We are choosing the words and tones we want to be spoken and heard in our home much the same way we would choose the colors of wall paint.

We’re choosing the virtues we want our home to be built upon, truth, integrity, compassion and grace, much the same way we would choose the materials to ensure a sturdy foundation.

We are choosing to where and to whom we will run in times of trouble, much the same way we would designate an area of the house to seek shelter in during a storm.

So we’re going back to the basics these days.  We’re saying ‘no’ to really good things in order to say ‘yes’ first and foremost to one another.

We’re carving out time, not necessarily massive quantities, but time intentionally allotted to be with the other.