for a minute.

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more loaded than my to do list, are my pinterest boards. pin, pin, pin and never get around to doing it.

i came across the above quote a couple of days ago, exhaled, smiled, but forgot to pin.

last night making a quick run to the store for detergent, mumbling under my breath all the loads that needed to get done, i was tired.

chit chatted a bit with the cashier, and when i walked out a beautiful sunset stared me in the face.

i'm not exagerating when i say it took my breath away. the trees had a golden splendor that unfortunately my phone could not capture. in that moment i remembered the quote above and took it in for one minute. or five, i lost track of time in that moment.

life is amazing. my children are healthy, we have a warm home and warm beds to snuggle in, we have each other. we have God.

i need to get better at that. i get anxious too quickly, overwhelmed too soon, and for what. the list doesn't end, the chores are still there but at the end of the day my spirit is drained. i don't want to go to bed with my spirit drained anymore, trying to squeeze the last drop. i want to be renewed, revived, and lifted.

as the sun sets a lot earlier this time of year and the day seems to have only twelve hours, i will slow it down a bit and breathe it all in.

ps. i can't thank you all enough for how encouraging your words and prayers were with my son. he had a better day yesterday and had a reassuring attitude that he wasn't alone. you guys are such beautiful souls.

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