Well hello, sweet friends. Have you forgotten what it feels like to see a new blog post from me? Several weeks ago, I decided to momentarily close the etsy shop and take a little break. I never intended to take such a break from the blog as well, but life spun out of control for a little while, and I simply had to tend to the chaos that had become our daily lives. It had gotten to be too much for me to handle.
I’m still trying to find the perfect balance between work and life. I’m not there yet, but I’m working on it.
I’ve finished all of my major writing projects and I’ve gone to youth camp. I’ve washed about 511 loads of laundry and changed as many diapers. I’ve gone running and rocked with Micah and read countless books. I feel like life is finally back under control (for the moment, anyway), and I’m ready to slowly add a few things back.
I quietly reopened the etsy shop at the end of last week, and a couple of orders have already rolled in. I’ve also got a smaller writing assignment to complete in the next couple of days. Life right now is good.
I know that there is much to share with you, and I’ve been promising you updates and backstories for a while now. I’m planning on handling some of that over the next few weeks. I promise I won’t be gone for nearly as long next time. You’ll be hearing from me soon!
Until next time, grace and peace.
Have you missed me? Last week I told you that life had been wild lately, and I wasn’t kidding. Thankfully, things have slowed down a bit since I closed the etsy shop and the submission deadlines for the latest Minted challenges have passed.
There is much to fill you in on. For now, how about some snapshots from our crazy life? I’ll fill in the blanks later.
Micah loves playing outside, and since the days have warmed up, we play outside often.
A couple of months ago, we took a trip to the Memphis Zoo with our Sunday school class – I love this shot of Dennis and Micah looking at the big cats.
This is seriously the first picture I’ve taken with my sister in years. Don’t know how that happened, but I’m glad we’ve got a new one.
We went to Starkville for several baseball games. Micah knows what a cowbell is, and she knows how to use it :)
Summer days in Mississippi are hot, hence Micah’s newfound love for the water hose.
More to come later.
Until next time, grace and peace.
Hello all. I don’t have much for you today, but because it’s Friday I thought I’d share a short little video with you. I’m always amazed at how much Micah is learning day by day. There are many things that she’s mastered in the past few months, but jumping just isn’t one of them. She thinks she’s got it down, but as you shall see, she definitely does not.
Hope that little video made you smile. Have a great weekend!
Until next time, grace and peace.
Our morning got off to a traumatic start. I heard Micah talking to herself in bed as I finished up my Bible reading, but I didn’t think much about it because she usually plays quietly in bed for about 30 minutes before I get her up each morning.
SO, I headed off to the bathroom to brush my teeth, but as I shut the water off, I heard wailing. Very loud, very persistent wailing. So, I did what any mother would do. I raced across the house to Micah’s room to see if she had finally managed to climb out of her crib.
She had not.
Instead, her entire leg was stuck between the rails of her crib. She had somehow managed to stick the whole thing through, and her knee wouldn’t come back out.
She was inconsolable by the time I got there.
It took me a few minutes to figure out which way to push to get it out with the least pain, but I’m sure it was still uncomfortable. Poor thing.
After all of that, I felt sorry for her, so she got the sippy cup of her choice this morning. I know, I’m such a generous Mom.
We also did some of this:
No, I’m not sleeping. And the picture’s from Sunday afternoon, but you get the point. I’m trying to embrace the camera. Can you tell?
For the record, you should know that she’s fine. I think her knee will probably be a little bruised for a few days, but maybe she learned a lesson about climbing in her crib.
How was your morning? I hope it got off to a better start than mine.
Until next time, grace and peace.
Mama and me, circa 2008
Dear Mama,
I somehow managed to send you a package for Mother’s Day without including a card from myself. Silly, I know, that a stationery designer didn’t send her own Mama a mother’s day card, but I hope you’ll forgive me. Micah drew you a picture. I hope you liked it.
She’s a mess these days, Mama, and being Micah’s Mommy helps me appreciate all the things you’ve done for me over the years. How frustrated you must have been with me when I threw all of those terrible tantrums! And even though you left me in the grocery store that one time, you came back to get me. Thanks for that.
Seriously, Mom, I’m more grateful for you now than I ever was then. Being a mom changes things. It really does. Thank you for making sure we were always taken care of. For taking me to the library and teaching me to love reading. For hauling me around to 5,000 different ballgames and practices. For staying up all hours of the night painting for craft shows that funded our Christmas presents. For putting us before yourself. For hand-smocking me dresses and rolling my hair on those pink spongy rollers. For taking me to church and introducing me to the Lord. For creating a home that was always safe and secure and smelled like chocolate chip cookies. For always believing in me, even when I didn’t believe in myself. And mostly, mom, for loving me. Always for loving me.
You are quite a special lady, and I love you more than you could ever imagine. Know that you’re appreciated and loved, and all of those things you did for us didn’t go unnoticed. I promise. So Happy Mother’s Day, Mama! I wish I could celebrate it with you in person, but I’m definitely celebrating you in my heart.
Guess what, Mama? Only you know.
