Lesson #6...we CAN get along wtihout TV

I know, that's hard to believe, but it is true. Don't worry, there's still TVs in just about every room of this house, but they are not 'on' 24/7. We have a new reality to discover and develop and we are embracing it well.

In this new reality we have time, a lot of time, to concentrate on listening to each other, and as we practice, we seem to be getting better at it.

This evening, for example, no one was very hungry when it was time to start preparing dinner--Randy had taken a poll. The girls were taking a long walk with the dogs and I was skype-ing my mom, so we didn't cook. Of course, an hour and a half later, we all found ourselves in the kitchen, preparing, together, a smorgasbord of crazy things...then we took our concoctions out on the deck to enjoy the rest of the cool evening before the sun went down.

We were talking about all kinds of things, and even Mal made the comment that it was really fun, how much we're all talking more, and not watching TV as much as we used to--I loved this comment, and it really hit me between the eyes.

And so, there's the lesson and the goal: not as much...in small doses...that's good enough...for watching TV. Conversation, truly listening to each other instead, is so much healthier, and way more fun. Earlier in the evening, we listened as Madison's told a story about something that she'd seen at school and we laughed until we were wheezing--hilarious--she can't make this stuff up, which makes it even more hilarious.

And so, here I am: lovin' life, livin' the dream, with a LOT less TV, and still waitin' on the Lord...

...and by the way: Thanks for Listening!