Magic Time

 As I was minding my business, snapping pictures around the house of the beautiful sunlight that pours in around dinner time each evening, it dawned on me that I don't think the story of this little French print was ever properly recorded on my blog.

The French must not be morning people, because we walked past a charming shop on a quiet cobble street two early mornings in a row, and neither time were they open. I mentioned to Micah how I admired the print of the young girl, dressed in red, sitting in a garden that I recognized as Versailles, where we had just toured a few days prior. 

"If they were open, I'd pop in to inquire about purchasing it. I sure do like it," I told him.

"Maybe a photo of you standing next to it?" He suggested...

On the morning of our departure for home, Micah proposed we dash over to the shop one final time... 

"No," I said. "I can live without it."

Well, it's found its forever home on my dining room wall, as you can see.

Micah had it shipped to America, matted and framed, all behind my back.

I opened my Mother's Day gift to this surprise a month later.

The evening light, (or Magic Time, as Micah calls it) sure was pretty tonight. 

There's just something so special about splashes of warm light in the house.

You never know where it's going to land or how long it will last.

I realized I had been indoors all day, working my life away 😉 and should really get out on the trails for some fresh air.

My Saturdays now consist of housework in the morning, then studying and preparing my notes for my class in the afternoon. So the walking break was well-earned.

We are in week 9 of school, and I've really been enjoying tutoring Roman's class of homeschool juniors.

There are five students in my class, and I've fallen in love with them all - ha!

 They truly impress me each week. These teenagers are so bright and wise, not to mention genuinely fun to be around. I feel quite blessed to get to do this, even if it means learning hard things like chemistry, music theory, and algebra - yikes!

Roman is healing up from his surgery splendidly, and is back to his normal routine. I am so glad that is behind us! 

He had the best recovery and outcome we could have asked for. I'm so thankful.

Now we can settle in, cherish the Magic Time of fall and winter, and hopefully not have any stressful family matters for a while.

 (Homeschooling and tutoring highschoolers is all the stress I need at the moment.)

🌟

~ Courtney