Today I’m grateful for when 2 minutes turns into 55 minutes and 28 seconds.

11.19.2023

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I called my mom tonight. We’d texted a few times over the past couple of days, and I knew she was wondering if my cough was gone and if I was feeling better heading into a new week. I intended to talk for just a minute or two – just to assure her that my cold was almost gone and that all was well. But, before I knew it, almost an hour had passed.

This is not surprising. It happens all the time.

Tonight as we talked we got caught up on all the things – big and small. We reminisced, we shared a recipe, we talked about our plans for the week ahead, and we laughed. Oh, did we laugh!

I always enjoy talking to my mom. There’s an ease about it that I just love. She gets me – moreso than anyone else in the whole world.

So who did I think I was kidding when I thought we’d talk for 2 minutes tonight? Two minutes didn’t even scratch the surface. In the blink of an eye my two-minute phone call had lasted 55 minutes and 28 seconds. And I’m grateful for every single second of it.