The cool, sunny, soccer Saturday mornings remind me of the calm before the storm that changed my life.

Halloween decorations and fall porch decor don’t mean the same that they did. Last year at this time my biggest issues were hay barrel remnants in my trunk and whether the burlap I was wrapping the mums in, was cut correctly.

It’s crazy to think of how much has changed for me in the last year. How things that I thought were so important, no longer are. They aren’t big deals.

So this year, the mums aren’t wrapped in burlap and most of the Halloween decorations didn’t make it out… and you know what? I’m okay with that.

I chose to play outside with the boys and enjoy the day instead of spending my time obsessing about the perfect porch.