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Love Is in the Everyday Moments (And Why Those Are the Ones Worth Printing)
Published 2/23/26
Advice
I Used to Think Love Was About the Big Moments
Hi, it's Julie Taylor here, Director of Mission Marketing at Chatbooks.
For a long time, I thought love was supposed to look a certain way. Grand gestures. Picture-perfect celebrations. The moments that make it to the highlight reel.
But then I became a mom, and everything changed.
Because the truth is, the big moments are great, but it's the small, ordinary love that builds the traditions kids actually remember.
The Moment That Changed How I See Love
I learned this lesson early, actually, back in high school.
I was 16, and my choir did a Valentine’s Day fundraiser where we'd show up in small groups and sing to people. Yes, it was as awkward as it sounds, but at least we could hit the harmonies.
At the start of the day, we were focused on all the typical teenage stuff: who had crushes, who might get gifts, who was doing what with who.
But then we spent the day driving around to people's homes and offices, singing to them and delivering messages from people who cared. We stopped talking about who was going out with who, and instead the conversation was about how fun it was to interrupt a board meeting singing The Carpenter’s (The 1970’s group, not Sabrina) to people.
And everything shifted.
We started noticing the joy we were creating for others. The way a stranger's face would light up. The laughter that filled a quiet office. The unexpected moment of connection.
The joy wasn't in what we got. It was in watching people feel loved.
Even then, I remember thinking: This feels better. This is what matters.
What Love Actually Looks Like
Now that I'm a mom, love looks completely different than I used to imagine.
It's not always big or perfect or Instagram-worthy.
It's:
- A dinner at the table with the "fancy" plates on a random Tuesday
- Sodas you share at the drive-thru, because why not
- A little candy platter waiting when the kids get home from school, just because
- Forts made from couch cushions on a rainy Saturday
- The way they still reach for your hand in parking lots
It's different every day depending on schedules, stress levels, and energy.
I still feel that pull to make things big and magical, but I'm learning that it's the simple, everyday love that builds the traditions kids actually remember.
Love Is Everywhere, If You Slow Down Enough to Notice It
Here's what I've realized: love isn't just in the milestones. It's everywhere.
It's in the sticky fingerprints on your jeans. The hundredth time they ask "why?" The way they light up when you say yes to ice cream for dinner.
It's the ordinary moments that somehow feel magical when you look back on them.
And those moments? They happen fast.
Print the Love That Matters
At Chatbooks, that's kind of our whole thing.
Not perfect. Not Pinterest. Just real love, captured in the everyday moments you don't want to forget.
Because here's the truth: you won't remember them all. The brain just doesn't work that way. Days blur together. Years speed by.
But you can print them.
And when you do, you're not just preserving photos, you're preserving the feeling. The love. The magic hiding in the ordinary.
The Moments That Matter Most
So here's your reminder:
Print the real moments. The messy ones. The ordinary ones. The ones that make your life yours.
Because those are the ones that matter most.
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