HGTV’s Jenny Marrs is encouraging us to put down our distractions and show gratitude for the present.
“‘Take a deep breath. Put your cell phone away. Let your heart slow down. Let God take care of the world,’” she captioned an Instagram post, citing a quote from author John Ortberg.
Marrs then shared a personal story; recently, her sister texted her to say “that the sunset was especially beautiful tonight.”
“I hadn’t even glanced out the window,” she continued. “When I did, my breath caught in my throat and I ran to the front door to step outside into the most glorious fall evening. Luke and I marveled together at the fact that the sky had turned ‘into an orange’ and we simply lingered outside in the pasture, soaking in the beauty.”
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Marrs wrote, “I could have missed all of that beauty. I could have stayed caught up in my school-work-night-routine and not let my heart slow down long enough to marvel at His handiwork.”
She then shared that, in that moment, she “took a long, deep breath and exhaled a prayer of gratitude for the beauty of the evening, for this place we call home, for my love, Dave, and all our babies (2 and 4-legged ☺️) and for the fact that He indeed can take care of the world. My worries and anxious-reaching for control can all be set at His feet. He is trustworthy.”
Marrs often reminds her social media followers to be present and mindful of the moment.
“Even if it’s smack in the middle of a busy work week and the temperature has climbed to scalding and it seems inconvenient; take the photos,” she wrote in a July Instagram post. “Document the beautiful, ordinary, every day of life. This season will pass too quickly just like the others. These snippets make me so grateful that we took the photos last week. These are the days indeed.”
Marrs and her husband Dave recently made an exciting announcement: new episodes of FIXER TO FABULOUS are on the way.
“SEASON EIGHT of FIXER TO FABULOUS is coming!!” she captioned an Instagram post. “We cannot wait for you all to see these projects and meet these incredible families. We have amazing stories to share this year and are truly grateful for the chance to do so.”
While Marrs is busy with her work on HGTV and the family farm, she’s made it a priority to slow down and appreciate life’s little moments — and wants her fans to do the same.
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