Moments

The snow has continued and is about 3 - 4 inches high on the railing now



At 5:30 am... the snow has not stopped falling. It is beautiful- but come on- It's May 27th!

In the last couple days, I've had a couple people say things that I have impacted me very  strongly. First is my friend over at  sonneblomstudio  with her blog that was titled "pitter patter." She says....

Sometimes I wonder how I will survive 20 years from now. That these times I'm in right now might simply be the highlight of my life. Those tiny fingers, chubby cheeks, the little ones following me everywhere (and I mean absolutely everywhere). How they want to be with me. What if this is it? How can I live with a quiet house and no tiny legs pitter pattering everywhere. The day will come when they leave... when they think someone else is their "BEST", then what.

Oh it hurts my heart to think of them all grown up, distant - perhaps in body and in heart.

So what do I do?

I leave the house's messes, the phone calls for appointments, the way overdue thank you cards and I nuzzle my nose in that soft little neck. I listen and delight in the tickling squeels and I savour, savour, savour every moment....

Yesterday I had one of those days- when I was able to savour each moment, cuddling my sick boy on the couch, playing games and coloring with my other boys. We had a long night with out sick boy, and I ended up getting to sleep with him from 5:30 am -9:30 am.  It was wonderful.

Then another friend sent me this link to this new author she is reading. And I suspect I will be reading her soon too. This youtube clip is amazing. Watch it alone, you may cry. Take time to soak it up. As God what it means to you and how it looks for you.

One thousand gifts

God has given us these days, as long and difficult as some can be, they are still moments to be treasured. Because as my friend says, they may be the high light of our lives. SO now I am off to enjoy these moments!