"I have learned to quit speeding through life, always trying to do too many things too quickly, without taking the time to enjoy each day's doings. I think I always thought of real living was falling in love, or when I got my first job, or when I was able to help somebody, or watch my baby get born, or have a good morning of really good writing. In between the highs I was impatient - you know how it is - life seem so Daily. Now I love the dailiness. I enjoy washing dishes. I enjoy cooking, I see my father's roses out the kitchen window, I like picking beans. I notice everything - birdsongs, the clouds, the sound of wind, the glory of sunshine after two weeks of rain. These things I took for granted before."
~from Mitten Strings for God, Reflections for Mothers in a Hurry ~
by Katrina Keninson
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