#tiny traditions

“The older I get, the more I realize meaningful lives are usually built from seemingly ordinary things. Soup simmering on the stove. Tiny traditions repeated enough times to become culture. Walks after supper. A porch light left on. A child learning the world one puddle at a time. The sort of things that seem small while they’re happening, right up until you look back and suddenly can’t see your days without them. When you realize they’ve quietly become the foundation of a home”