i love that this incense is called joy-calm.  and that all the sticks and cones are mini.  micah got it for his birthday.

even though we were taking turns being sick, joy-calm was here.  i was somewhat frantic to find my camera to record the joy-calm…maybe because it was such respite from the cranky-chaos.

the kids were all sick sunday morning so i went to church alone.  after a night of rain (and a tornado warning!!!!!) the sunday sun seemed extra brilliant.

seriously, our grass turned green over night.

micah bought these ceramic houses at the thrift shop with this plan in mind…to make them look like they were on fire.  i prefer to think of them as housing a cozy fireplace.

i was an active participant in the cranky-chaos after church.  the younger two were clearly feeling well enough to do something.  and something helpful was my insistence.  i wasn’t feeling healthy enough to express joy-calm.  but with the promise of screen time, they cut and unraveled all the fabric from their birthday chairs.  it was really quiet for a few moments…the concentration of something new.

i have no plan for these scraps, but i couldn’t throw them away.  and  this eliza’s new “four” smile.

may you all have joy-calm moments too.