The day has been both slow and sweet. I am still in awe of such a good Mother’s Day. My family was so kind to fulfill my wishes of working in a new shade garden. I think the wildlife and birds will be thankful, too! This is probably my biggest wish.

I ate entirely too many sweets, which are my weakness. While tasty, they made me feel kind of bad, and I am back in the saddle of eating healthy food today.

It’s wonderful to be a mom!

I thought I would share a little bit of my day with you in this post. It has been full of good things.

When I woke up this morning, I went straight outside with my journal and current books. I finished The Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer today, and I just loved it so much. Happy tears were shed when I read his book The Untethered Soul, and I plowed through The Surrender Experiment. As a fun coincidence, as I was reading the last chapter, the mail literally arrived with two more of his books.

It’s just so nice when you read something that resonates with you, especially after you’ve read so much that does not. Do you know what I mean?

Anyhow, I felt ready to start my day after my reading time. The sky was overcast, so most of my children were slow getting out of bed. I posted a short to my Youtube channel, and then decided to go ahead and water my garden even though there was a chance of rain. I’m glad I did, since the rain never did come. It took a while to water everything since my four year old was “helping” me. But I will gladly accept his help any day!

We then moved on to reading with my first grader. She is a reluctant reader, but has really been blossoming lately. This is so nice for my mama heart to see.

My younger girls were so excited about attending an end of the year dance party. I helped them get ready, and then they were off with one of my older daughters. I think they had a great time!

While they were gone, I exercised and spent time with my little guy. My husband and one of my sons spread a lot of mulch, and I marveled at just how much they accomplished. I’m so thankful for them!

I’ve learned that it’s important to remember that there is a purpose for everything in life, and to accept things as they come. This perspective has helped me to fall in love with my life in a way that I didn’t think was possible. And it keeps getting better and better. Most of my days feel full to the brim with goodness!

I hope you’ve had a wonderful day too, friends. Thank you so much for stopping by today!