Monday, February 13, 2012

when so much is going on


what do you do when so much is going on that ....well, i don't even know how to finish that sentence.

let me put it another way; do you find it easier, or more difficult to support others (family, friends) when you are going through things your self?

i just spent the weekend with a dear friend who's family is going through a very difficult time.

we are as well, but in a totally different way.

it was a really amazing weekend for me.

i felt so supported, but it was in the chance to serve another that i was able to be at peace with our situation.

let me just clarify that it was not a "misery loves company" sort of thing.
it was that in the distraction of service i was able to see my own situation for what it was.

God speaks to us all in different ways. Yesterday i encountered Him at mass, in the Eucharist. but the night before it had been on my couch, nursing my baby beside a friend, as she nursed hers. It is in the dirty dishes, the mess of diapers, the broken heart of a friend, when things seem so overwhelming, God speaks.

are you listening today?

more importantly, are you responding?

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

because

because i have sons...there is always lego on my kitchen counter

because i have sons...i am well versed in all things star wars

because i have sons...i get called mama

because i have sons...there is always arnica near by

because i have sons...all i need to do is say the word "fart" to get someone to smile

because i have sons...i am humbled every day by the souls God has entrusted to me


because i have daughters...i have to answer the same question more than once

because i have daughters...i get to buy pink sparkly shoes in size adorable

because i have daughters...i hear the words "i hope i can do that someday" as i tandem nurse

because i have daughters...there is always someone willing to dance

because i have daughters...i remember the joy of being a little girl

because i have daughters...i am humbled every day by the souls God has entrusted to me

Friday, February 3, 2012

this moment



{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savour and remember.
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