Welcome to Drift Off, bedtime stories to help you unwind, relax, and drift off.

Thank you for joining me, I'm your host Joanne, and it's a pleasure helping you get

restful sleep. I created this podcast because I wanted to provide a quiet space for comfort

for my listeners. Life can get really busy, and I want this podcast to be a soft place

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Little House in the Big Lens by Laura Ingalls Wilder

This story takes place in 1871 and is about a young girl by the name of Laura Ingalls and her

family who live in a house in the woods and about the challenges and the joys of Pioneer Life.

And so is always my friend, settling comfortably under the covers.

Take a full comfortable breath and as you exhale relax and let go.

Allow any tension to just melt away.

Sinking deeper and deeper down into the softness that you're resting on.

There is nothing else to do and nowhere else to be. So just lay back, relax, and enjoy the story.

Chapter 6 Two Big Bears

Then one day, Pa said that spring was coming.

In the big woods, the snow was beginning to thaw.

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