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Free Advice on Mother’s Day

Black Currant Cola (fair trade certified, and it was free, so I’m drinking it without {much} guilt), baby snuggles, and silly faces… All while the windows are open, allowing in the sunshine and gentle breeze.  The breeze is carrying the scent of fresh cut grass.  The grass my healthy and strong big kids mowed, with the help of Mr. Awesome.  Oh how I have grown to love the smell of the outdoors. It reminds me of my creator. 
Mr. Awesome, my beloved guy, has once again earned his title.  The past 3 weeks I’ve been sleep deprived and balancing out hormones while caring for a newborn, and he’s filled all my gaps.   Like the gaps where I forget food out, leave lights on, can’t stop nursing long enough to cook a meal, and sob over nothing and everything.  Gratitude abounds for this man. 
God is so good to allow me to recognize these joys, and share them with each of you. 
I also recognize the crumbs stuck to the bottom of my feet because the floor wasn’t swept today. The dishes are needing loaded in the dishwasher, and the pans are still on the stove from lunch.  I asked the kids to gather all of the laundry into the laundry room so I could wash it, then I didn’t… it’s a disaster area that smells like stinky feet and is leaving grains of sand from the sandbox all over the floor.  
Thank goodness none of that less than desirable stuff truly matters right now.  
I was reminded this week of how we can’t get these moments back with our littles.  It’s so true. You guys, I have a kid who can drive! Yes, legally DRIVE our $30,000 vehicle, that we are still paying off, down the highway!  Where did the time go?  So I’m saying I have some perspective on this.  I mean wasn’t it just yesterday that I was preparing her bottles and changing her diapers?  It sure feels like it!  She’s nearly grown though and before long she will have a family of her own, and so will the rest of my “babies”.
This Mother’s Day weekend give yourself the gift of sloooooooowing down, savoring the small things, and forgetting the rest. 
Don’t get me wrong, I love cleaning and appreciate a clean house like no one else could, but what I’m saying is that sometimes you should put aside everything else and just breathe in the goodness of your situation and savor it awhile. 
You won’t regret it, and you really won’t get these moments back.  Be present, today, and always. 

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My love for simple living and homemaking was deeply shaped by my grandparents. I have the best childhood memories of being in the kitchen with my Grandma Edna, learning the beauty of home-cooked meals and a well-tended home. My Grandpa Link’s storytelling and wisdom instilled in me the value of faith, family, and slowing down to listen during the little moments that make life rich. Their influence is woven into who I am today and I’m so grateful for that.

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