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Friends: I hope you enjoy this video<\/a>. I\u2019m so thankful for all the older mothers, those with grown children, who take the time to remind younger mothers like me of the gift of these days. It\u2019s wild how easy it is to race around meeting urgent demands and miss the small joys\u2013it seems to take a little self-restraint and a lot of grace to be able to pause and live in the moment. Please Lord help me to take better care to savor these moments.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"