Thank You, Today

So.
I started this day with a pinball machine ring ding-dinging through my brain.
Nothing super stressful or terribly strenuous
just STUFF.
Lots and lots of this, that, little, bitty STUFF.

I needed to, I had to, I should, I will, I better.
I. I. I. I.
iiiiiiiiiiiiii

uh huh
& in the process of listening to this continuous noise, I opted out of writing my daily blog because, you know, I was consumed with my STUFF, man.
MY STUFF

& then,
I happened to glance out my window …

see that tree waaaaay in the distance, blanketed in the glow of the sun about to rise ? I’ve never, ever noticed that guy before

& shhhhh.

The mumble jumble drumbeat of my mind began to soften.

Soon, instead of doing the many things my pound, pound, pounding told me I should be doing,
I found myself sifting through some dusty, hey, it’s been awhile !! albums. And old-school, I enjoyed instead.

And since today is Big Sister and Nephew‘s birthday, I exclamation point celebrated them.

Soon after that pleasant moment, I stumbled across a Pinterest reminder of just why  in the world I do what I do …

& as I sit here with my early evening ponders I think, things SURE don’t seem as urgent as they did at dawn

& yeah
I know my multitude of teeny, tiny STUFF is still out there, nothing magically disappeared, things will still need to be done.
But, you know what ?
for now ??

Thank You, Today.

Thank You.

‘Cause Jesus Told Me So