Thankful Thursday

"An act of love that fails is just as much a part of the divine life as an act of love that succeeds, for love is measured by its own fullness, not by its reception"

Harold Loukes

Something about this quote brings a sense of peace to me. Perhaps it's because I don't always feel like I'm good at showing love to others, or because I've lost touch with people I care about, or because I struggle to find the right words to say to express my care, especially at important moments. Perhaps this is especially true because this week my husband has been a dream to me, and I have not been a dream to him in return. Naps, sleep-ins, back rubs, chores around the house, fixing random things that I break, giving me time away - he's been so good to me, and for that I'm so grateful. It brings peace to know that my heart, and my attempts at love, are worth something.

Love to you especially, Greg.

Wordless Wednesday - Christmas Eve 2010

It's a White Christmas...

... and 2 of my 3 boys are really excited about that! They spent most of the morning outside today doing this...

Merry Christmas Eve all!

Thankful Thursday

One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, "What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?"

Rachel Carson

Wordless Wednesday - FLASHBACK of Asher's 1st Christmas

Lately I have been...

... feeling restless and sometimes bored despite having lots to do

... not doing much of the things I "should" be doing

... wrapping Christmas presents

... having the occasional evening glass of red wine

... worrying about how I will manage when Greg goes back to work in a couple of weeks

... but also looking forward to Greg going back to work so I can have my space again

... potty training the toddler, with some success and some accidents

... eating too many cookies, and too much cheese (although not at the same time)

... considering registering Levi for swimming lessons in the new year (I started with Asher when he was 3 and a half months old!)

... anticipating with both sadness and excitement the day when Asher will start preschool in January (it's just one morning a week, but that's a big step)

... looking forward to seeing my dear friend Erin soon

... experiencing blocked milk ducts on and off

... receiving physiotherapy treatment for said blocked milk duct, which seemed to have some positive results, but didn't fully resolve the problem

... wondering if I should hold onto my baby stuff as Levi grows out of it or find a place to store it

... sleeping more at night as Levi is consistently sleeping through until about 5 AM

... reading too many books at once

... wishing my hair would just hurry up and grow a little bit more

... looking forward to Christmas morning

Thankful Thursday

My baby slept 7 hours straight!!!!!!!!!!!

Need I say more?? :)