No countdowns?!?

Sitting here looking at the sunlight bouncing off the bright green leaves, dripping from the ongoing rain showers I know that someplace a rainbow shines.

Rainbow of girl's dresses. 

I think that our lives currently reflect a peaceful raft gently flowing down a calm river. The empty calendar's blocks indicate a rare state. A state astonishingly free of any countdowns.  I cannot recall the last time this occurred in our house.

Today, right now no visitors, no teams, no travel, no meetings or events are scheduled in our future.

Yes, a few days appear on the calendar like family birthdays, but over 4 months remain until any of ours, or any that we can physically be present to celebrate.

School continues daily but without travel this continues despite rains. Life goes on...

Cory will travel to visit LaGonave in the weeks to come but as of yet no firm dates. We talk more and more about a fall trip to the USA but until a few churches get back to us on when it would be best to visit...we will not take the next step and look into airline tickets.

A rare state and therefore I'm not really sure how I feel about it. I like to anticipate positive events and enjoy crossing off days in a countdown. On the other hand I do NOT like the reverse, the rapid advancement of time that occurs if a negative or painful event looms in my future. To be without neither leaves one a bit unsettled, a bland, in-between feeling accompanied by the unknown duration. This state could be gone tomorrow or last for days or even weeks.

But 'normal', 'predictable', 'routine' should not be overlooked or under appreciated. So I'm intentionally choosing to enjoy today. A regular day. A fine day. Have a good day!