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The speed and hurry feels like too much but the glorious reward is the achievement of completion and the best of all: things wrapping up and falling off of the calendar. This spring season has started hard for me with lots of reasons to rely on and lean deep on God and His provisions for various things. And after I come to the absolute bottom of wondering how to proceed on these specific things I'm praying for - He provides and goes above and beyond. Yes, yes He does do wondrous works and excel our understanding time and time again and not just because He provided the things I prayed for.

For this past Sunday it included sitting out on our screened in porch - such a beautiful day, wearing cute socks, looking at the light filtering through flowers, journaling prompts in the Magnolia magazine, a little crocheting and serving a tasty treat to my family. These simple things don't cost a thing yet what they give back to me is both restorative and inspiring. Both my body and spirit are fed when I carve out time for a slow afternoon and isn't that part of the reason God gave us the Sabbath! ? It starts my new week out on the right foot to have this slow time which combats fatigue and infuses me with energy and motivation for the week ahead.

By dinner time, I realized I hadn't really rested or enjoyed any beauty and that needed to change! We wiped down chairs and cleared surfaces on tables to embrace the opportunity of eating outside. After dinner, there was more time to relax, play cornhole and build a fire to enjoy our read aloud by. Laughing together and gasping with surprise at the twists and turns in our story made a sweet family memory that I want to treasure and ponder.

Thirdly, it was Emily's turn and she chose this Chocolate Fudge Cake - this was our favorite of the recipes we've tried and both girls have already requested this cake for their next birthday. I didn't actually keep track on eating a salad every day, but some days I had two and some days I didn't have any. Like everything, I have days that are better and days that aren't as great. So, I'm going to try to keep my goals very reasonable as I don't want to add pressure to an already full time.- host an all day