Quiet day

Just a very quiet day here. The first one in a long while. Church this morning. Then I spent the afternoon at basket bingo. Haven't done that in FOREVER and had a great time. When I came home, the kids were playing legos. The roast I prepped this morning had come on with the timer, so the house smelled like a sunday should smell, warm and yummy!
One thought that kept coming to my mind when I got home was a conversation I had yesterday at my tennis lesson. First, yes, I said MY TENNIS lesson! Kaite takes lessons at the Y and they offered an adult class immediately following hers. It works because I don't have to make an extra trip or find someone to watch the kids. Kaite is getting quite good, so I thought a few lessons for me would help me be able to play with her a bit better. So, yes, I am taking tennis lessons! Woohoo! Anyway, while waiting to take our turn at back hand, we were chatting about a new Max Lucado booked called Living in the Sweet Spot. The subject obviously came up because we were playing tennis and the sweet spot is where you want to hit the ball on the racket. I remarked that one of the most difficult things we have to do as humans is find "the sweet spot"( never mind the challenge of learning to stay there!) That place in our lives were we feel loved and comfortable, satisfied and happy. For the christian, that also involves our faith. This thought kept hovering in my brain as I puttered around this evening. Sweet spot. My sweet spot definitely starts here. My home. My children. My husband. There is nothing more peaceful than all of us here together. Even if we aren't doing anything together. It just feels right that we are all here. I know I have a long way to go to find true calm and peace, but this is a good start. The world, and usually Oprah, has most of us so conditioned to think we should want more. We can't possibly be satisfied with this! what do you mean you don't want to run a corporation, find a cure for cancer or run a marathon? I personally feel there is nothing wrong with being average, loving our family and putting them first and being perfectly happy doing it. Normalcy is highly under-rated. I know there are people who live perfectly quiet normal average lives that have impacted more people in their life, than most "super stars" ever will. My prayer for everyone I love tonight is that each of you can find your "Sweet spot", be happy in it, and find a way to stay there.