Family: A Day Filled With Love

Paula Farris
Nov 4 · 1 min read

Today was a great day. Filled with family, friends, and food. And so much laughter!

It was amazing. But exhausting.

A good kind of exhausting, though. The kind that comes from time well spent. The kind that feels content rather than drained.

The kind of exhaustion that can only come from giving love, receiving love, and knowing you are secure within the circle of those closest to you.

Today was noisy, and messy, and full. It was the kind of day that we long for and hope for and never forget.

It was the kind of day that everyone should have at least once a year, but that we deserve to have often.

The kind of day worth exhausting ourselves for.

The kind of day we would do all over again tomorrow. And wish we could do every day.

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