This is what I noticed today: my kitchen, warm and quiet after making Coconut Drop Biscuits. The lamp on the counter still glowing. The scent of coconut and vanilla lingering in the air. The way the light falls gently across the rug and reflects off the stovetop. My pink dutch oven resting, used and content. A space that has seen both hurried weekday mornings and slow weekend breakfasts.

Shauna Niequist writes,

At the end of the day, this is what matters most to me: bearing witness to the unfolding miracle of everyday life.
– Celebrate Every Day

This space is part of that miracle for me. This kitchen—narrow and loved, clean but not perfect—is where so much of life happens. It’s where I feed my people, where I pause with coffee in hand, where I stir and sauté and sometimes cry when no one is watching.

Shauna reminds us that noticing is a spiritual act.

I notice as a way of saying thank you, as a sacrament almost.
Celebrate Every Day

Today, I say thank you for this kitchen, for the biscuit dough on my fingers, for the soft light that makes this ordinary space feel a little more extraordinary.

And now, I ask you the same question I answered this morning: Right now—what do you see? What do you smell? What are you hearing, touching, noticing around you?

Gracefully yours,

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Reference
Niequist, S. (2024). Celebrate Every Day. Zondervan.