Today we took a family hike on Sunrise Trail.

I love being away from the TV, Game Cube and every other electronic thing that distracts us from each other. Nate cracks me up right now and Julia and I are trying to find a balance in the world of mother and daughter as she starts to grow up before my eyes… am I ready for this?

We came up on this beautiful fence out of nowhere…

Once upon a time, someone had divided the land, set up boundaries…

I struggle with boundaries, every day. I tell people I can do things, when I know in my heart I have absolutely no bandwidth to do any such thing. Where is that line? How do you draw the lines between wanting to help and being completely stretched too thin. Where does loving your neighbor stop and taking a mental health break begin? Are we too worried about mental health and downtime? Do we just keep pushing?

Feel free to share your thoughts, I’d love to hear them! (and think that maybe I’m not the only one who wonders these things….)