Linking up again with Five Minute Friday at the wonderful Lisa-Jo Baker‘s.
The rules: write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.
Hop over to her place to find out the full scoop behind FMF, and to visit other posts that were freely written in just five minutes.
This weeks prompt: RHYTHM
GO:
He cries, long and hard wails of fear. I climb the stairs, bottle in hand, and pick him up. We sway to a made-up song that comes straight from my heart. We circle the room, swaying and dancing, bouncing to a beat that only we share. I hear his heart thumping away and can do nothing but thank the One who gave him to me. He snuggles deeper into my neck, and his breathing slows, steady. Our rhythm calmed him back to sleep.
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We rise early, bleary-eyed, and pad downstairs to pour the coffee. He showers, I dress. We talk details of our day, and say how we’ll miss each other until suppertime. He calls me on breaks, to tell me of his love and to hear his little Boy say ‘daddy!’ When he returns, I hand that very Boy over and work on supper while they play, wrestling and chasing and giggling and delighted. We eat together, then it’s bathtime for the sticky Boy. Our rhythm is security, the comfort and safety of family.
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The hum of the dishwasher, the swish of the broom, the swipe of the rag. The catch of the refrigerator, the slam of the garbage lid, the velcro of the diaper. The click of the dog’s nails, the toddle of the Boy’s feet, the shuffle of my slippers. Ours is a rhythm of blessed routine.
STOP.
– anna
{girl with blog}
You write with such ease….at least that is how it is read. Love how obvious it is that you love your life and those in it! Beautiful, friend…just like you!
Beautiful…I’m learning to find that beauty in the familiar of routine. It really is a good rhythm, isn’t it? I love this…happy Friday, sweet friend! 🙂
Anna, I love the way you said that, “Blessed routine”. As a stay at home mama, I had to learn to find holy in the monotonous. You’ve described it well in your post today… Blessed routine.
Anna – I love this image of your family’s routine. All too often we can take that blessed routine for granted, become irritated and discontent with it. Thank you for the reminder that the rhythm of our day to day is one to be cherished!
“Ours is a rhythm of blessed routine.” Oh, I love that picture of blessed routine. With a young child and even with an older one..routine is good, safe, and secure. What a privilege we have to encourage our little ones in this rhythm of routine and love. Blessings and Happy Friday!
I love routine, and I hate routine. I thrive off of routine, but naturally I’m bent towards tossing it and letting go and just enjoying whatever the day brings. But your routine sounds simply delightful. I can see why you love it!
Beautiful! There is something safe and secure about routine. Have a blessed weekend.
I’m in love with this view into your family rhythm, friend. The heart song you sing over your life is precious. (next week you have to join in the FMFParty! missed you!)
oh I remember those bleary-eyed days, weeks, months … ah … for blessed sleep to come!
I can so imagine this! You write so good. Stopping over from Lisa-Jo’s place and glad I did. Be blessed:)
oh so lovely~ first time here in your space and I’m so thankful I stopped by this morning. simply wonderfully spun!
What a beautiful rhythm routine can be, like that old hymn that you learned as a child. At times it may not be the song you want to sing but the beat and words are so familiar you have to sing anyway.
“Ours is the rhythm of a blessed life.” Such a beautiful peek into the beauty of your everyday. Sweet moments, so much joy. Thank you for letting us peer in and give thanks with you!
I love this. You wrote so beautifully about all those simple, “ordinary” (but so not ordinary) routines. What a lovely rhythm!
What a wonderful snippet of your life and it’s rhythm. Thank you for allowing us in.
Love it, just love it, and I could even see ‘the story’…
How beautiful, and thanks again for inadvertently introducing me to Five Minute Friday. It’s such a comfort to find the fellowship of other women.
Also, I thought you might be interested to hear that girl with blog has started to appear in my most visited links!
such beauty and peace in routine. I love that Rhythm too!