Contentment

Wendy again.

Today I want to share some thoughts on daily life, our daily life, here in Mexico. 

Daniel and I rise with the sun, when there is little to no one on the streets, and go for a morning walk. We walk right down the middle of the cobblestone streets, and except for conversation and morning church bells, there is total silence. Back home, the only time I've experienced this level of silence is walking during a major snow storm, and even then the snow boots squeaking in fresh powder is loud compared to the silence here. Do you know what real silence sounds like? It is amazing to me how silence feels. I don't think I've never felt so calm and content.

After our walk, we read for an hour or so in the scriptures and discuss the books we are reading:  Paradise Lost and Pilgrims Progress. Truly inspiring. 

At some point the girls wake up and we start homeschool. Daniel starts work in an adjoining room and there we work, together. This togetherness has been better than we dreamed. We feel ourselves getting closer and more patient with one another. Laughter and joy flows in and around every moment, interwoven with stories and sudden bursts of song. Is this what heaven is like?

Even our day to day tasks feel more valued, more real. Washing clothes, washing dishes, quick trips to the corner for fresh bread, tamales, tacos or churros, filtering water, etc... Every moment feels important. Every moment feels needed. I love this. 

At the end of the day we read scriptures together and pray. We do this at sunset. Sleeping when the sun sleeps feels different than sleeping by a set time or clock. It feels natural. It feels like home.

I will forever be grateful for this time. I'm so grateful to slow down and really focus on what matters most.