thankful#48: reminders to just live

i've had another disappointing experience today but i'm trying to turn it into something positive - some sort of take-home lesson, if you will. twice now, i've had my hopes up for something potentially amazing, and twice now i've been disappointed. are my hopes too high? are my expectations unrealistic? is the whole thing a sham? i genuinely don't think so. but whatever the case may be, and i may never know, i've been mildly rocked.

but then small moments like these bring me back to the now.

dagny found a small blue stamp that she decided belonged on her face

this is where i need to stay. regardless of anything else that is going on, i need to be present for my girls - all of the big moments, but all of the small, seemingly insignificant moments as well.

these two brighten my day.