\u201cThe best things in life are nearest:<\/p>\n

Breath in your nostrils,
\nlight in your eyes,
\nflowers at your feet,
\nduties at your hand,
\nthe path of right just before you.<\/p>\n

Then do not grasp at the stars,
\nbut do life\u2019s plain, common work as it comes,
\ncertain that daily duties and daily bread
\nare the sweetest things in life.\u201d<\/p>\n

~ Robert Louis Stevenson<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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\nMy heart is beginning to settle into this calling of motherhood. I am finding more peace and contentment in the moments. In the ordinary days, I am less restless for more. God has given me all I need.<\/p>\n

This season is like rich, sweet honey oozing over. My cup overflows. It is like the first ripe peach of the season. Dripping with sugary goodness, still warm from the afternoon sun.<\/p>\n

This is my spring and I will choose to run bare foot through wild flowers. With eyes wide open, I will watch with wonder as my children reach for the stars. The light of life sparkling in their eyes.<\/p>\n

I have no need to reach for something bigger, better or greater. The best things in life are right here and there is nothing sweeter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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