This is possibly the closest I will voluntarily get to ironing. My shorts needed their hem turned up, and my computer was still warm. Worked like a charm 🙂
Mobility
A good reminder for us all.
My daughter recently tore her ACL and was in a wheelchair for the better part of a couple of weeks while it healed enough for her to walk for longer periods of time on crutches and then finally on her own.
It’s never a good time to tear your ACL but there are certainly worse times. This felt somewhat in the middle, leaning towards “worse times”. She tore it while I was out of town in Croatia, which was horrible for me since I felt awful that I wasn’t there to take care of her (no worries, my husband was there and did a fab job but still, that mom-guilt hit hard). It was just one more reason why I wanted to get back home so bad despite the universe conspiring against me.
The other complicating factor was that she and I had scheduled a bunch of college…
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My Ears Still Have Sand in Them
Even after a shower. Is there any better example of a blessed life? The sand came on a gentle wind as I lay at the waters’ edge listening to a fabulous story (Hidden Figures) with the sounds of peaceful waves and seagulls in the background.
(Note – picture from the other day — not today. It’s not sunset yet. I was too relaxed to take pics today — even more blessed. Two amazing beach days within a week 🙂 ).
Nature – Restoring the Soul
When life gets stressful, sometimes the best medicine is sitting back and looking out a window. Chipmunks scampering, birds flying, the wind rustling tree leaves, and even the occasional hoot of an owl (the video below doesn’t have visuals, but you can hear the owl). How soothing for the soul.
