again and again...

I wonder if I'll be able to remember the memories of my babies that mean so much to me that I never want to forget....because there are so many of them...I think sometimes if I remind myself often of a certain memory I can etch it into my mind and forever it will stay....not so much....I've realized that my days,weeks,hours,minutes, and everything in between is full of things my brain couldn't possibly hold.....so many things I want to remember to comfort me when they're grown, gone and have families of their own....


so.......Im grateful....grateful that God has blessed my family and life so abundantly there is no possible way to keep track of all the blessings... grateful for the memories and moments I can recall, for the ones to come, and for the overwhelming feeling of thankfulness that fills my heart, home and soul....

again and again my cup runneth over.

so lucky this is my life

I took this photo recently at a park. It was one of seven hundred some pics. I ended up taking.... and even though its not the best photo of the bunch it spoke to me. I felt it really embodied who this boy was and it said a lot about how his Mom is always sprinting to keep up with him... and all his milestones and transformations as he grows.


For me, and millions of other Moms, there is no greater reminder that time flies than when you look at your child {or children} and remember when they were just babies yesterday.

Its hard to remember them that small sometimes but you never imagined them THIS big.

We are always reaching out, stretching and sometimes barely grazing the back of their collars with our fingertips.... we are tired, worn out, exhausted, and sometimes a sweaty hot mess... .... but I know I wouldn't have it any other way... Im so lucky this is my life.

sweeter than candy

 

Sometimes Im not able to concentrate on the things that really matter. I get distracted. I re open cuts or wounds that should be closed. I read somewhere that when something goes wrong you allow yourself 10 mins to cry about it, blow your nose and move on.

I gave myself a few hours. (much longer than I should have)

Sometimes the decisions we make come back to haunt us.
They come back to be second guessed. Or in my case third & fourth guessed.

The benefits and peace that come as a result of my choices should be concrete enough to not be guessed.... at all.

I believe God uses certain people, and situations to show you where you were and how far you've come.

How he brought me out of Egypt.
and that reminds me how truly blessed I am, to stay focused and try not to get distracted.

Still... I am thankful for the distractions.... it makes me work harder to stay focused, and appreciate the blessings I too often take for granted.

**my photo is of Sophia & Scotty... better known as Faye & Cotty. Two miraculous blessings that really matter.

The Carly & Brandon Show

Carly and Brandon... known to each other as Carla & Beezy are a hoot! Soon to be married Carly & Brandon dig each other, and love to skip around on the beach.... literally "skip" ..... From sun glasses, to a proposed game of mercy, and making out between two houses, this phenomenal couple oozes passion for each other.... thank you C & B for letting me catch some of your love birdie - ness.. xo, Stevie

 
I have been neglegent. Neglegent to the blog, neglegent to my chores because I have been wrapped up in this...
Wrapped up in Scotty & Sophie world. Or as they know each other "cotty" and "fogee" .... such a beautiful distraction. ..... wouldn't you neglect everything else for this????