Lot going on this past week.

At work.  Changes.  Big ones.  Ones that have impacted many.

On the home front.  We are working toward change.  On every level I believe it is toward something better.

With friends.  There are some incredibly challenging times we are working to help others through however we can, and with what little time there ever seems left in a day.

Some days challenges and change can feel empowering.  Other days and times, simply overwhelming.

I’ve learned over the years, to step back, turn off the noise, step away from the phone/computer and ground myself in what is most important to try and accomplish in each God given day .. and get at it.

I may not always do it well.  But I try my very best again the next day.  And I guess that’s all I can ask of myself.  And as my phone is ringing again .. the name of a friend showing on the screen I know is struggling through some pretty big changes, it is truly my hope for her and so many others .. they find their way through.  Better.  Stronger.  Wiser.  And looking forward to whatever tomorrow may bring.

“Although the world is full of suffering, it’s also full of the overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller

Spent a few minutes of downtime this week over lunch in Brookings, SD.

Brownstone truffle fries

And before we took back off for the ranch, I wanted to pick up a gift we needed for friends that was long overdue at a cute little store across the street from where we had grabbed a bite to eat.

And stop by the antique store just a few doors down ..

Some great finds there ..

My daughter always enjoys exploring every nook and cranny of these places, we often meander into them on our roadtrips each year.  Always something she can find ‘she just has to have’ .. 

Our neighbor boy that was along on the trip, not sure how often he had ever been in an antique store, but he seemed drawn into the mystery of it all.

Including .. this old ‘cell phone.’

“How does this cell phone work?” asks the boy..