in-between days

i cannot describe to you the panic i felt about having 2 weeks of limbo, having just had a baby and being exhausted and inadequate to care for 4 children while traveling...my thoughts regularly spiraled out of control for a bit there. through the incredible generosity of friends who happened to be overseas, we were able to all stay in town and in one place for the whole two weeks. basically, we have been granted a local vacation (except adam has been putting in lots of work hours). i can't pack or unpack, so we have just been able to be present with each other and that has been so good for our relationships. having a baby and packing up the house kind of forced us to semi-ignore the big kids for a bit, so this short season has turned out to be so sweet. that's grace. we certainly do not deserve such a lovely place to stay, but we are oh so grateful!