You, Me + Coffee | Regular Days

I wish I could sit down for coffee in real life with everyone who reads this blog! Since that’s prooooobbably impossible, here’s what I’d tell you about if we were on a coffee date. You can join in the conversation in the comments!

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The rate at which these summer days are passing by is UNREAL to me. Just yesterday I turned 25, right? (Nope, that was on June 1st.) Nate and I have regularly said to each other “wow, that was a long time ago” or “no way, it’s already *this day*?!” It kind of worries me. That maybe I’m not fully living. Or really embracing the ‘one day at a time’ concept that I want so desperately to be true in my life. My current world is defined by weekends; which wedding is on what day and which dates are open for this session. It’s necessary for business, but I still feel like I’m missing the regular days. The normal, ‘what’s for dinner’, ‘let’s watch Netflix’ ones.

I was really lucky to spend a day at my family’s lake house this past Sunday. Just a short visit, but we fit so much in. My sister and I kayaked in the morning and went to the (greatest) country store (ever) in the afternoon. My mom and aunt made a big homemade meal and we all sat around the same wobbly-metal-legged table that has been there since before I can remember. I had time to sit by the breezy windows with my coffee and take in the familiar view of the glassy lake. I even took a short nap on the couch. The day felt fresh. Like it mattered. Like we made the most of it.

These next few weeks are looking to be doozies. The kind when there are way more tasks than I feel like I can handle.

But these are the days that matter the most. The regular days. The ones that don’t need to be marked on the calendar, because they are already there! I’m going to try to live them intentionally and joyfully. AND trust that God has the next hundreds of days in my future all set and ready to go. I challenge you to do the same.

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