Funny Friday

The Background:
My daughter got an "iPod" (actually an MP3 player) for Christmas.
It records voices.

We downloaded what they have recorded thus far onto our computer.

The Setting:
The one below was recorded during a car ride as they sat at the back.
About a year ago.
I have super-spazzy girls.
That's pretty much all you need to know.

And you just might be seeing more of these. We have hours of laughter.

Thoughtful Thursday

Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who is the fairest of them all?
Last week I held my 7 week old up to the mirror for the first time.
A miraculous thing happened.
He smiled! Really big.
Perhaps it was gas, though I doubt it.
Perhaps he thought he saw a friend.
Perhaps, and more believably, he is so happy to be here
enjoying this body for the first time
and so new to him.
Seeing this beautiful being that is him.
It reminded me
To smile in the mirror.
Because what I have, though not perfect, is
undeniably
and indefinitely
beautiful.
So what happens to us over time?
Why does our mind distort the image looking back?
Will it be distorted for him in time?
I hope not.
Don't believe Hollywood, my boy.
Love your imperfections that make you unique.
So. . . .
What did YOU see in the mirror today?

Turnback Tuesday

We are all a bit crazy about this girl.



Happy Birthday! You are officially no longer a teenager!

Sunday Reflection

There is nothing that pierces me to my core as deeply as this song does. I don't know if there has ever been a time when I have heard it and not been moved to tears. It speaks to my soul. It nudges me continually down the path I should be on --closer to my Savior. Even when I am "prone to wander" I know where I SHOULD be and what I SHOULD be doing. Out of all the versions that have been done, I think this is my favorite. Powerfully moving. Not only to those hearing it, but those singing it (note the emotion of those singing it toward the end). Click play and just try and not be moved. I dare you. And loud. It will speak to you too, if you will allow it. Here are a few of my favorite lines:

I hope, by thy good pleasure
safely to arrive at Home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
wandering from the fold of God.
He, to rescue me from danger,
interposed His precious blood.

Prone to wander, Lord I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love.
Here's my heart, O take and seal it
Seal it for Thy courts above.

For my Broter

To a brother. . . . .

. . . . who has always been able to get me to do anything he wants.



. . . .who always looks "cool" when everyone else around him looks like a bunch of clowns

. . . . who loves, loves, loves babies

. . . . who will whip you into shape should you double-cross him



. . . . who gets high on music and adventure




. . . . who actually thinks he is Elvis




. . . . and who knows how to give a real good fake belly-laugh
Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

Summertime

Sunday's "True" Reflection

If you will watch this video, toward the end you will realize why I titled this post as such. I LOVE this message. It is so important, so needed in our society today. My friend put this on her blog a few days ago and I just had to use it as my Sunday thought. (Thanks Trace!) Imagine if we can really BELIEVE and KNOW who we really are! So many plastic surgeons would be out of jobs! The "need" for the newest clothes, the latest fad, the tannest skin, the thinnest body--all of it would float away into oblivion. So much of the shallow marketing tactics targeting the insecure wouldn't work! But, probably the most advantageous, if I can really believe who I am as a mother, imagine what sort of impact that will have on my children. What a gift that would be to them! I struggle with many insecurities myself and this is an awesome reminder of what is true, what is important, and what is real in this short life we have.