thankful...

today i am thankful for...

a little boy who finds playing in the backyard so much more fun in his rainboots and his diaper...



a beautiful house to call home...

a job that provides for our family's needs and for financial freedom (almost)

for good friends... long walks... inspiring conversations... and double strollers...

my life is full... my heart is happy... god is so good...

having one of those days...

a day when things don't work out the way i had hoped
a day where i have to choose to get out of bed
a day where i have to choose to trust
a day where i have to choose to love
a day where i have to choose to be thankful for the blessings i do have


a day where i have to look to Him and Him alone
                         ... to trust what He has in store for me is greater than I can imagine

a day where i need to rejoice in my trials
                        ... no matter how hard it is... no matter how much i don't want to

a day where i need to choose to be happy for those who things have worked out for
                       ... and not to wallow in my own self-pity or self-doubt

a day where sweatpants and chocolate can't soothe my pain...
                      ... although it does help
a day where my heartbreak and frustration can be more than i want to think about.

Today... 

i will cling to His word
i will love on my husband
i will teach my son something new
i will accept my situation and be grateful for everything i have
i will get dressed and put my make up on
i will clean my house


i will be still and know that HE is God...

just to hear you laugh....

my little buggy has quite the laugh... he has several of them actually...

he has the "growl, laugh, growl" laugh.

the "i am hot stuff" chuckle... i love when he is watching tv by himself and all of the sudden just starts cracking up.  

the "pity" laugh

the "am i happy or sad" laugh/cry

my favorite of all is his full on belly laugh. that undeniable, can't breathe, can't speak, all out chuckle.

your mama loves you my little bug. you will never know the amount of laughter you have brought to our life.