Enough

Beginning this blog has me excited for all the topics swirling around in my head. But today, the word I cannot let go of is "enough."

Right now as I type, it's early in the morning. The house is quiet, except for the cats trying to sneakily destroy my Christmas tree. Our heat is on and though there is a chill in the air, it's cozy. Coffee smells permeate and there is a soft glow of white lights from above our kitchen cabinets - the kids' idea to add more Christmas to our home this year.

And it is enough.

Last night we played games and ate family dinner at my parents house. The kids went off to play together and we chatted about all sorts of things and nothing. We ate too much banana bread and laughed a did head stands and snuggled. We aren't perfect.

But it is enough.

Today I'll get ready after I write. I'll take a bath and fix my hair and look in the mirror and likely see a flaw or two or a hundred. But then I'll remember that my body is strong and capable and those proverbial "last 5 pounds" aren't a make or break deal for me.

And it is enough.

Later I'll drop off my 7th grader who oscillates between kid and teenager and whose attitude is all over the place. My 5th grade middle son will vie for more attention and my daughter will float magically through the day. My husband will work hard and juggle the bills and the carpools and help with dishes and dinner and bed time. We'll make mistakes. We'll all say things we don't mean, but we'll overcome it all with love.

And it will be enough.

This blog will explore so many issues: God, body image, motherhood, working, life.

But at the end of the day, no matter where we land together, I hope you look at you and yours and no matter the lack or the excess, realize that it is enough.

There is enough love for us all. Enough hope for us all. Enough peace for us all. And it's not superficial. It's deep. It's eternal. It's living and breathing. It's you and it's me.

And it has always been, is, and will always be enough.