Fall Morning

It's a beautiful fall Sunday morning at Casa Crews. As I sit out back with my coffee, I feel ever so grateful for peaceful moments. In this intense life we live, we don't get too many of those so when I have a few minutes of just sitting out back on a cool, crisp Autumn morning, I feel profound gratitude.

Plans changed for us slightly last night. We had thought we would head to bed early and get up for a run this morning. But we had a crisis to deal with. When your teenager hurts, you hurt with your teen. Even if on the surface you think it's no big deal, the truth is usually that the thing they are crying or screaming about is not what is really bothering them. So, you patiently sit with them, cry with them, hold them if they let you, stay calm if they yell at you and blame you. You have to dig deep, but if you can stay calm in the storm, the storm will finally calm.

It did last night and things ended at Casa Crews at almost 1:00 in the morning, but in a way that was worth the lack of sleep. When you have teenagers, you are thankful for any time they want to spend with you. So, with all four of us and the dog laying in the family room cuddled under blankets watching a movie, we got a little time of happy.

Because you never know what a day may bring, I will right now be grateful for the peaceful moment I'm in and for the happiness of being with my family last night. Later today, I'll head to the Greek Festival in Houston and celebrate that fun lively part of my heritage. May the day be blessed.