Showing posts with label sisters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sisters. Show all posts

Sunday, May 6, 2012

a simple kind of lovely

Sometimes I get ahead of/down on/hard on myself.  I get stressed, I start feeling guilty about slacking here or not doing this or that.  I get sad that my babies are growing at a rapid rate.  I get nervous/excited/anxious/hopeful about our future.  I get overwhelmed with work/home/parenting/responsibilities.  I feel blessed and happy and content.  Then I get nervous about feeling so happy/blessed/content.  I try and try to do better.  I set goals.  I pray.  I listen.  I get disappointed in myself.  I feel proud of myself.  I surprise myself.  I get inspired, and moved, and molded into the woman I'm becoming.  I get anxious/depressed/weepy.  I miss my tiny babies.  I miss carrying them in my womb.  I feel grateful for being able to carry them.  To mother them.  To love them.  I feel blessed for my husband and my children.  I feel loved.  I feel really, really loved.  And I love.  I really, really love.

And in the middle of my day, in the middle of the whirlwind of thoughts in my head, I can take a deep breath and remember what it's all about...
And it seems I know exactly the purpose of my existence.

My life is far from perfect, but my goodness, it's perfect for me.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Tough Sisters

Who: Stella Johann, age 17 months

What: first bloody nose

When: Sunday, January 15th, 10:48 am

Where: living room

How: running out of the living room fort, smacked face right on the side of the coffee table... Poor little goosey. Blood was all over Stella and mom, not a drop on the carpet/furniture. Miracle. Nose/lip were swollen for a day, nothing more than that. Cried for about 30 seconds, Popsicle soothed the pain.

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Who: Harlo Elle, age 3

What: first bloody nose

When: Sunday, January 22nd, 12:34 pm

Where: Miller backyard

How: Tripped over the hose outside, scraped knee and smacked face on concrete. Poor little lovey. Slightly bloody nose, fat upper lip and small scrape between nose and top lip. Cried for a couple minutes, Popsicle soothed the pain/stopped the tears. Miracle.

Happy to say that both of my brave little ladies are doing well! We're hoping for a safe Sunday next week. :/