Showing posts with label Thousand Gifts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thousand Gifts. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

I Want to Remember......

all her little sounds
 her eyes lighting up when she sees my face
the way her eyes crinkle at the corners when she smiles
the first time she realized she could kick and splash in the bathtub
and after her bath still kicking but no splash came
the frustrated cries from not being able to turn all the way over
the little hand repeatedly batting at the red butterfly on my shirt
her feet (right now) pushing against my desk as she sits on my lap
the loud sound she makes trying to sneeze again when there are no more sneezes 
 Zeke kissing her, over and over, sometimes way too much
 Kiersten running for the camera to capture these moments
Micah rocking her for hours, both of them quiet and so content
Nathan packing her into the carrier for a walk outside when she's fussy 
all of us together in our little living room as Tim reads the Bible to us



How to hold on to all the memories???  I forget so quickly.  But I want to remember.   I don't want to let these moments slip into nothingness.  Phoebe changes every day, so quickly.   But so do the rest of my children, just more subtly.  In only six days my first baby will be fifteen and truly the years have flown by.  I feel like I can't keep up.  But I want to.  I want to be present in every moment.




Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Counting my blessings

Today's "little" things....

folded cloth napkins
warm towels in a neat stack
tea served by my sweet daughter
my dad's voice on the other end of the phone
cold water
sunshine
fresh eggs
books, oh so many books
a new journal
a funny card
toy tractors strung across my living room floor
lots of green in my garden
the t.v. hit by lightening not the computer
pine tree essential oil
new "wheat field" candle
fancy pad of paper
bills paid
bowl of beans with ham

Friday, September 18, 2009

Gratitude List ~ The Thousand Gifts

#21 ~ chocolate (I was blessed to find these chocolates for only $1.60. All I can say is they do me much good!)
#22 ~ Kailee Grace, she's here, with us, on this earth, healthy and whole!

#23 ~ my little brother, he's a wonderful man and I'm so proud of him. He'll make an awesome father!

#24 ~ my friend who teaches my children art ~ She certainly inspired them this week!

#25 ~ soil ~ I love soil, the texture, the scent, the life it holds.

#26 ~ Indian spices, make simple food so very yummy!

#27 ~ The Arts, I'm by no means educated in them, but every little bit that I learn enriches my life and opens up new avenues of joy.

Monday, July 06, 2009

Gratitude List ~ The Thousand Gifts


I want to begin this journey of chronicling my everyday gifts. I need this. The awareness to the moment. The heavenward focus. The storing up to savor later.

And I begin.....

#1 ~ Being married to my best friend. We've been friends for, let's see.....since I can remember, and intimate friends for 20 years, and totally, loyally in love for 15 years.

#2 ~ My baby's voice singing "Trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy to Jesus, but to trust and obey." (And yes, he sings it, "to be happy to Jesus".)

#3 ~ Dark Chocolate Truffles found on clearance for 50 cents.

#4 ~ The first ripe yellow Pear Tomato from our garden.

#5 ~ A mom who's only a phone call away.....ready to just chat.