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A pause can be good. Enjoy.
Yep, a pause can help us keep our sanity!!!
Great words sweetie. Enjoy your pause!
God bless and have yourself a glorious week sweetie!!! :o)
I hope that you’re okay, Maery. Yes, I agree, sometimes my heart doesn’t just march on like nothing happened.
So necessary – at times – to simply take a break. Enjoy!
Hope you’ll be back soon! Breaks are good.
Hope nothing too sad has happened. Beautiful words and shot.