Simplicity

I am the only in the house awake.  I am not kidding.  Gracie just fell asleep on the couch next to her sleeping daddy.  Daisy and Harley are asleep next to my legs and behind my shoulder, respectively.  As I reflect on the last few weeks and year, I am suddenly struck by how incredibly fortunate I am.  I have a husband who loves me and our daughter, a daughter who makes me laugh daily, oh wait, hourly, and 2 dogs that drive me insane but I love them for it.  It.is.just.that.simple.  My life is filled with love.

Now the last few weeks has been anything but simple.  I have had to adjust to many things the last few weeks.  I have struggled with homesickness, frustration about our future (are we EVER going to move from El Paso?), changes at work, and a few other things that aren’t even worth mentioning.  As I have struggled with dealing all of the above, I have momentarily forgotten the simple part of my life.  The life I have been blessed with.  At the end of the day, no matter how frustrated I have gotten or how far gone the day went away from my plan, I come home to a beautiful, crazy little girl, a man who doesn’t care if I am happy or sad, he is just simply there, and two obnoxious poodles who are all excited to see me.  It.is.just.that.simple.  Explain to me why I let all the other stuff overwhelm that simplicity.

I have got to remember the simplicity of life, take a step back from everything else.  Taking a step back and living.  It.is.just.that.simple.