Letting it Rain - Day 81

Yesterday was another one of those days when it simply poured down rain! I have to say - it is better than the snow that wants to fall lately! The rain at least feels a bit more "spring-like" - or so it seems! And since there is nothing I can do about it - I will spend my time looking for the sun to come out and make me a rainbow!

“The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.”    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Little girls - Day 80

I love my girls. I don't think there are enough ways, or enough times I can say it. I know they tend to take over here a little, but I can't help it! I look at them as this amazing gift that God has given me - and it is more wonderful, challenging, rewarding, and amazing than I ever could have dreamed. And I love them more than I ever dreamed would be possible.

“Courage, determination, pride…that’s what little girls are made of.”   Unknown

Too many pictures - Day 79

I know sometimes my kids get tired of the camera...but I know that I will regret the pictures I didn't take, not the ones I took too many of! And digital photography makes it so much easier to take too many pictures and not feel guilty! So...I will continue to take too many! Because I don't think there is any such thing as enough!

“…So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you’ve never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you’ll never get back.”   Unknown

Dreams - Day 78

I love listening to my girls dreams for the future...and how much they change from year to year - sometimes even from day to day! I know they are moments that I will look back on and treasure as I watch them grow and live their dreams...

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”    Eleanor Roosevelt

Little Me - Day 77

Sometimes I am amazed at how much one or both of my daughters mirrors me! This is my daughter reading again...lost in whatever adventure she is imagining. Just like her mommy was (and still is...)!

“When I look at my daughter I see myself…only better.”   Unknown

Talking with my hubby - Day 76

I really enjoy talking with my husband...especially when he is out of town! This last week, the phone has been my connection to him when he is far away. I knew some anxiety last night, because I suddenly realized as it was getting late, that I hadn't talked to him since early that morning. He was on a later time zone, and he always calls me before he heads to bed, and I couldn't reach him despite numerous attempted calls. I spent a good 20 minutes getting pretty worried (and praying really hard) and then he called. Can we say relief? Needless to say, all was well, and I felt a little silly. But I sure enjoyed talking to him again this morning when he called!

“A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.”  Andre Maurois

Silent Growth - Day 75

Did you ever notice how subtle the beginning of spring is? I often feel like it suddenly springs forth from the snow and is here in all it's glory! But I've started to notice, if you look quietly, it is slowly, silently, almost sneakily creeping up on us. It doesn't need to have everyone's attention to do what God has made it to do. I could learn a lot from the silent steady growth of spring - the promise of what is to come. It is there, you just have to look for it!

“See how nature – trees, flowers, grass – grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence…we need silence to be able to touch souls.”   Mother Teresa