all of our windows are open in the house right now.
it's a breezy seventy degrees.
i can see the sunset out my bedroom window.
there are about a dozen birds singing a sweet melody amongst themselves.
this feeling-
it is lovely. peaceful.
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i have been working from home for a week now.
i cannot tell you how many times i have thanked the Lord for this.
i prayed + prayed over this for a week before i was told i could stay home + work.
i do not take one minute of it for granted.
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we camped at the lake the last couple days.
they were probably the best two days we've had since everything started.
being in nature usually solves most problems.
it's where i feel closest to the Lord.
jackson played on the beach area at the lake.
not a beach, really.
it's kansas.
but there was sand.
and waves.
and it was beautiful.
as i drove home from the lake this morning, i noticed this tank.
or rather- what was written on it.
how many times have i driven by this?
dozens, probably.
for some reason, seeing that "i luv u" made me smile.
had i not been savoring the peaceful drive + my morning coffee, i would have missed it.
rushing around is not a part of life right now.
that is what slowing down will do.
what i once thought was important seems insignificant compared to the joy of the little things.
like a tank in a field on the side of the road, graffitied with a tiny love note.
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i have never seen more people taking walks than as of late.
and i think it is wonderful.
i, too, take more walks.
jackson + i take a stroll around the block several times each week after dinner.
i also journal each day.
i pray more.
slowing down has made the little things become meaningful things.
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this season of life has been a mixture of all the things.
but we have a choice in the matter.
and for me-
i choose joy.
laughter.
a good cry, when needed.
an extra cup of coffee.
worship music.
spending most of the evening outside.
taking walks with jackson.
hugging jared a little longer.
all of the little things that are really the big things.
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