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, June 28, 2011

Nights With My Baby


She's so beautiful snuggled in the crook of my arm, eyes heavy with sleep.  Her skin is as smooth and soft as silk and I can't get enough of her.  And I cherish these nights because I know they don't last forever and before long she'll have her own bed, her own pillow.  She may still need me in the night once in awhile, seems all my children still do from time to time, but it won't be every night like clockwork and I won't wake up with her intently looking at my face.  I love it when our eyes meet and she smiles her smile that lights up her whole face.  These are priceless moments, moments I'll carry with me forever.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

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

Thursday, March 04, 2010

Teaching

What a blessing it is every Wednesday evening to set aside time to pray!  I love partnering with another as we focus in on God and the needs of others. True fellowship can take place, not that it always does but it can.  Last night I was blessed when that happened.  There were tears, burdens were shared and then we lifted those people, burdens, and situations up to the Father.


The short Bible study that followed was uplifting to my heart, also!  Here are a few quotes that I jotted into my journal.  I have lots of notes on the word study that we did, too, but I'll just keep it brief.   I love word studies and look forward to continuing this study on Wednesday evenings in the future.

 Everyone is a teacher. 

A teacher affects eternity. 

He can never tell where his influence stops. 

Teaching is a partnership with God, working with the Creator of the Universe!