And just like that, we’ve gone from loosey-goosey summer to the full on hustle of a school year. School day, soccer practice, piano lessons, gymnastics. Throw in church services and church/volunteer activities and my uber desire to do more and please everyone and my soul has been hijacked by the hustle.  There is zero time.

Well, maybe there is 30 minutes of time. Or even an hour. You guys, I’m clinging to these pockets of free time with my people. I’m being intentional about making them count and not wasting it.   Putting the phone down and basking in the energy of my kids.  Breathing in stillness.

Car rides become conversation time. Dinner, whether at home or on the road, is sacred togetherness. Early morning quiet times help me survive.

Instead of letting myself get stressed with our schedule (which I tend to do–my soul was not made for this hustle), I’m clinging to and taking full advantage of the down-time we DO have.  I’m talking myself down off the ledge of doing more, succeeding more, being more.  I’m learning to say no to the things that I can.

And when I feel stress bubbling up inside of me, I’m going to take a deep breath, say a prayer, and let it go. Because this is a season and I want to enjoy every minute of it.

Today is release day for Emily P. Freeman’s new book, Simply Tuesday:  Small Moment Living in A Fast-Moving World.  I was lucky enough to get my hands on this book a few weeks ago and it was so important in my “this season” mentality.  I have underlined and highlighted on almost every single page.

You can order your copy for only $9 here.  I promise it’s worth it!