I spent most of the last 36 hours doing activities related to painting as I was working on house projects in my preparations to move. But this afternoon, I took a break to go to a ladies gathering at church …. to paint a pallet 😂.  Believe it or not, the time away from the house, being with my friends, painting ( and eating a cupcake 😬) actually did help me to de-stress. Also, I found myself smiling with an inner joy as I painted my Scripture verse; God was reminding me of exactly what I needed ….