a cork board for Bennett's room i made out of old branches....Kevin used the saw and almost lost a thumb helping me with this project....YIKES-oh..i would have felt horrible
Kevin bought Bennett a soccer ball and cleats for his soccer season starting on his birthday...
it was a good day:
I am learning i am horribly selfish. I love Kevin and yet most of the time i ask things of him more than converse with him.
these are many days...i am ashamed to admit....
but some days......i look at my wonderful husband in the eye and am deeply thankful and full of love for him, and have the capacity/energy to tell him and show him...
some days i've had a good nights sleep....( thanks to my parents sleep training AMOS LAST WEEK....THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU..its a gift that keeps giving)
Some days i see my sweet baby and can barely keep myself from EATING him...he's so dang cute...i have to just squeeze his thighs...
some days im overwhelmed with the gift i have in staying home and hearing Bennett's funny comments and teaching him every day things that tears of joy come to my eyes...
some days i sense GOD..and His love while im folding the 3rd load of laundry....
some days...both boys sleep at the same time and i can let the worries of the world fall away and BE CREATIVE....today i worked on a few things..preparing for Bennett's 3rd birthday.....time ticking in my ears....a smile on my face...i worked as though each minute were gold....
i CREATED...
5 comments:
so, so true! some days it feels like its too much, some days it feels like its not enough, and some times you get a glimpse of glory.
i am so glad you got to experience that today! i love you!
mandy--i resonated with nearly every single word of this post. somehow, it is so reassuring to peek out from my own laundry pile and read this...to realize that my friends are having the same experience as i am most days. it can be so challenging, but days like today, when you get a minute to create, to find joy, to realize how blessed you are instead of just how exhausted you are, these are the ones to hold onto. (umm, i also related to wanting to *eat* your baby :) because you are so consumed by the sweetness of them that it seems the only logical thing to do. :) thanks for this post. i'll be rereading it often.
also, LOOOOOVVVVEEEE the cork board.
thanks friends...you make me feel less lonely. (not that im always lonely..but its like what Kierstin said....its realizing we arent alone in this hard, beautiful journey..
glad you like the cork board Kierstin...
you are such a great mommy--i can so relate to your post. thanks for being real and honest. i love that about you. miss you and Happy Birthday Bennett!!
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