{"id":17016,"date":"2025-08-04T20:10:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T01:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/?p=17016"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T16:32:10","slug":"when-life-becomes-the-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/when-life-becomes-the-story\/","title":{"rendered":"When Life Becomes the Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||6px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|auto|0px|auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/sandiherron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/when-life-is-the-story.1200.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;2025 Snow day.&#8221; title_text=&#8221;when life is the story.1200&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<h3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">&#8220;Sometimes the most meaningful inspiration comes when we pause long enough to notice what\u2019s right in front of us.&#8221;<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0Sandi<\/span><span class=\"authorOrTitle\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>Last week, we spent a few days away from home for a meetup with our son and his family. It was a welcome and much-needed break from the usual routine of gardening, canning and freezing, rushing to meet writing deadlines, and watching the dust settle throughout our home, layer by layer, on the furniture and floors.<\/p>\n<p>In many ways, the trip felt like an unexpected writer\u2019s retreat. Everywhere I turned, stories kept coming, inspired by the simplest things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The joy on my grandkids\u2019 faces echoed in their sweet voices when their daddy walked into the room.<\/li>\n<li>The look of awe on my grandson\u2019s face as he pointed at an airplane taking off from the nearby airport.<\/li>\n<li>Hotel workers who went out of their way to serve and speak kind words.<\/li>\n<li>The blooms on an old magnolia tree in the hotel parking lot reminding me a new season is coming soon.<\/li>\n<li>The steady hum of traffic, always going and coming.<\/li>\n<li>Hearing my name, Mimi, spoken with a thousand questions over the few days we were together. Each time, it was as refreshing as a cool summer breeze on a hot southern day.<\/li>\n<li>My granddaughter at lunch one day, eating cheese dip like it was ice cream. Later that same day, she ate a bowl of Oreo cookie ice cream as if it were cheese dip. It reminded me how quickly life can change and how there&#8217;s still goodness in where you are and what you are doing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One afternoon, I stood by our hotel window and watched dark clouds roll in and push the sun out of the way, as if saying, \u201cIt\u2019s my turn.\u201d It began with a sprinkle, then came heavy raindrops sliding down the windowpane. Suddenly, a flash of lightning in the distance split the sky. Moments like these remind me why I write\u2014to capture life in the quiet, the sudden, and everything in between.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Throughout our time together, the experience of ordinary moments reminded me that rest and reflection are not distractions from life but part of its design.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes the most meaningful inspiration comes when we pause long enough to notice what\u2019s right in front of us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Reflective Questions To Ask Ourselves<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"296\">When was the last time we paused to truly notice the ordinary beauty around us?<\/li>\n<li>How has God spoken to you through simple, everyday moments lately?<\/li>\n<li>What does \u201cbeing still\u201d before God look like in your current season of life?<span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h2><em>Let&#8217;s Pray<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Lord, thank You for the gift of stillness and the beauty hidden in ordinary days. 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