Stop and Smell the Roses

Today, I'm feeling like there are not enough hours! Time seems to be flying by. I need this reminder:

SLOW DOWN and smell the roses... or the lilacs... or the lilies... or the irises :)

I know this... but, I constantly need to be reminded that the beauty comes in the moments. And, if we are rushing so fast that we don't slow down or stop to mark the moments, we miss a lot of beauty. Knowing this & living this isn't one in the same for me. I need reminders!

2015APR 2 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day: APRIL 2015
Based on the book, One Thousand Gifts, (by Ann Voskamp) #1000Gifts #JoyDare
I took the 1,000 Gifts Dare for the year of 2012... continued in 2013... and 2014! Now, I'm headed into 2015 :) GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...
 

Sat 4/11/15

3469. sleeping in until 10am! after a night of not much sleep

3470. lots of hard outdoor work & a big fire

3471. sore muscles - thankful that I am able-bodied to work hard!

Today... It Should Be Snowing...

The emotions were too raw the day I wrote this. I could not bear to publish it on that day. But, today I find myself missing & thinking about that friend who went HOME on December 6th... and is now made whole...

Today is cool & rainy. But, given my mood... it should be snowing today. It feels like winter. I feel like I need to hibernate in my home and come back out in the spring. My heart is full of emotions as I just learned from a dear friend that she will be turned over to hospice care next week.

2015APR 1 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day... APRIL 2015
Based on the book, One Thousand Gifts, (by Ann Voskamp) #1000Gifts #JoyDare
I took the 1,000 Gifts Dare for the year of 2012... continued in 2013... and 2014! Now, I'm headed into 2015 :) GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...
 

Wed 4/1/15

T's SENIOR RECITAL AT CCM!!!

3439. the hilarious things that can happen with TEXTING!!!

3440. friends of all ages
3441. modern music

A Mother's Heart

I've written this before... and I say it again today... if we truly LOVE those we claim we LOVE, we must let them own and share their own stories... on their own time and in their own way. It's especially hard when the other person's story, their choices, their actions so greatly affected our lives.

But, I continue to believe that a person's story is their own to share when they feel ready. I still have secrets from the past that I've not written about... some I've not even spoken of. It's sobering to realize that every one - even those resting high up on pedestals towering above us - have parts of their past that they choose to leave in the past.

2015Mar 3 of 3 ONE THOUSAND GIFTS

Three Gifts A Day... MARCH 2015
Based on the book, One Thousand Gifts, (by Ann Voskamp) #1000Gifts #JoyDare
I took the 1,000 Gifts Dare for the year of 2012... continued in 2013... and 2014! Now, I'm headed into 2015 :) GOD IS FULL OF BLESSINGS...

Sat 3/21/15

3406. spring-fed brooks that flow along my walkabout path

3407. "climbing the ladder of success"