Unbelievable!
It's amazing what a little "break" does to you, though.
Since the kids have been out of school, I've been consistently trying to stay present. In the moments of every day. Emily Ley's "Grace Not Perfection" was a beautiful book I read at the beginning of this year, and Shauna Niequiest's "Present Over Perfection" keeps coming back to me after so many months. After reading and hearing about so many books about the reality that we, as mamas, NEED to purposefully enjoy our days, I KNOW it must be a theme for me, for this season in my life.
All that to say... Yes, I've been enjoying a little break from the usual. And I'm liking it.
And because of the change in pace in my routine, I've been able to READ a ton! As you know, I love books and I've been really trying to pursue a more active and diverse reading life. So, in my quest to balance reading non-fiction AND fiction books, I've come across some really good ones! Some expected finds, and some really surprising finds. It's apparent that I really DO need to get out of my literary comfort zone. If plainly to experience a place and culture I wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity to do so.
