May 2011
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"You've got to catch him..."
I had the sweetest conversation with Zion tonight before bedtime. So sweet it brought tears to my eyes and reminded me once again of the divine role this child has played in my life.
It went like this:
Zion: Mommy, when you were just a little girl, was I waiting in heaven?
Me: Yep, you were up there waiting for me to grow up so I could be your mommy.
Zion: And then one day when you grew up...
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Hot as a sausage...
If you’re wondering where I got the title from, that’s my Zion quote of the day. Our A/C is apparently not working and it is currently…ooooh 90 degrees in our house. Literally. So he’s been going around all day saying
Shoooo mama I am HOT as a SAUSAGE!
Have no clue where he got that from, but I have to agree!
So this past weekend was super fun for the whole family,...
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Children Inspire Design--LOVE
The Mini Social is featuring one of my FAVORITE companies this week: Children Inspire Design.
Children Inspire Design has beautiful wall cards, posters, mobiles, and much more to decorate a child’s room. All of the pieces have strong global influences and the company’s mission is to make a positive impact for children throughout the world by partnering with organizations that share...
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One small step for man...
This past week marked a big milestone for our little family…Phoenix became a walker! He had been practicing taking a few steps here and there, then out of nowhere he just did it! Soon he was walking across the living room, then around the whole house, so we decided to put his new skill to the test by taking him out to the park Saturday afternoon. I gotta say…I don’t take a...
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Phoenix's Baptism, May 1st 2011
Welcome to the Church, little friends, I thought. We interrupt your morning nap so that a stranger with a voice that is too loud can put some cold water on your head.
I got the impression, just listening to the general reaction of the children who were baptized, that they did not completely understand the whole business or why it seemed like such a fine thing to their beaming...
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The un-lived life....
Nothing affects the life of a child so much as the un-lived life of a parent.
— Carl Jung
The truth? I struggle with depression. A hard fact I am not quick to admit to anyone, most of all myself (consider yourselves privileged). When I came across this quote today I nodded my head in agreement. I know it’s true. It made me think of the hours I’ve lost with my children...
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Half a world away...
I’ve been dreaming of traveling lately. And I don’t mean daydreaming—actually dreaming. Every night it seems I’m in a different place in the world. I don’t know what it means, but I’m sure enjoying it :-)
It inspired me to go pull out all the old photos and look for the ones from my travels—the actual ones, not the dream variety—and reminisce. ...
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Avoiding Naptime...
Zion: Mom, I want to chat about something important.
Me: Well, it's naptime, Zion. Maybe we can talk about it when you get up.
Zion: Just wait, ok?! I just NEED to talk to you about something, ok??
Me: Fine, ok! What do you need to tell me?
Zion: So what do you think about the U.S. Government? Like what do they do all day?
“I really enjoyed the gradulation today, Mommy! It was pretty interesting.”
– ~Zion, as we were driving away from the graduation at UNC Chapel Hill. “Gradulations” to my brother and sister, Andrew & Caitlin!!
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Mother's Day 2011
{sometime in the 1980s: Me & My Mom}
{January 21, 2007: The Day I Became “Mommy”}
{June 10, 2007: Mom prepares me to be “wife”}
{April 17, 2010: The day my Mommy-heart doubled}
I have come across endless poems and...
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{What I wrote to Zion after a bath on September 24, 2007}
Your tiny hand explores
the contours of my soft stomach
Do you remember, love?
This was your home
The lines you see
are the map you left
They point to where
your tiny foot laid nestled by my heart
You can always return, love
This was your home
You are eight months now in the world
I protected you as you grew
for eight months
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Bathtime miracles...
{Phoenix—fresh out of a bath}
Dear Phoenix,
Words have eluded me lately. Sometimes my brain seems too muddled to sit here and type out much of anything.
But tonight was one of those moments worth remembering.
You’ve always loved the water. I don’t know if there’s ever been a moment that you’ve cried in the bath. ...
