Together

It's been a month since I have attempted a Five Minute Friday. I knew I missed a few but not a months worth. Some of them were hard to write on. Not knowing how to and what I should include and not. The whole point of it be a five minute was lost in all the complications of writing it.

Well, back from complications (for a tad bit) and to more clarity (for a tad bit), I take up the Five minute nudge to write my heart out without over thinking it.

My five minute starts now

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Resolutions every New Year came with its challenge to commit to it.That itself being a resolution in itself. This mostly survived a few weeks.But somethings develop over the months, and the perseverance to commit and complete them comes about. I like those kinds of resolutions. Without naming it a resolution.

As a young mother (if I dare call myself young),of two boys , 2 and 5, building up foundations and traditions have come to be importance for me. Finding a foot on what personality type of a family we are and what we treasure and want to carry on for years, begins to shape. It isn't all about diapers and abusing your washing machine.

Benjamin has begun his journey in reading. And just discovering that he can read and even write 3 letter words has been a life altering "WOW" in these past few weeks. So, being the parent, I go around buying grade level beginner books and using all the resources I can find to stimulate and grow that has been WOW too. Both him and I have enjoyed sitting TOGETHER and reading his first books. It is priceless to see that twinkle in his eyes when he read his first sentence. And of course each sentence has a WOW at the end.

I always assumed living in Eindhoven, Netherlands, a small city, was not BUSY and was RELAXING. It is most times, if I can see it that way. But the 3 days that I work makes it BUSY and UNFOCUSSED. Having close friends living 15 to 20 minutes away, makes it a moment of calculating how much time do I have to go, sit for a while, drive back in time to pick up kids make the whole prospect of meeting up very tiring. And hence, meeting them in church becomes the final way.(If our husbands aren't driving the car with our side door open and giving us last warnings to get in). Fretting about friendships can be "fretful". But I know I can pray for them fervently, with that request they throw on you while rushing. I can hold on to that and let my love for them grow.

That is what God has given me for the moment.
Making every minute with family and friends count.Even if it was just a few minutes....

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(7 MINUTES)