The view out my front door, which goes on for miles and miles and MILES. No really. We are so grateful to be here, in this place, at this time, in a home of our own.
Motherhood is more than carrying a child in your womb for 9 months. Motherhood is more than daily wiping of noses, cleaning of faces, filling of bellies. Motherhood is more than driving, shopping, cleaning, cooking. Motherhood is part of being a Woman, but not all of it. It is part of growing up, for some of us. It is conducive to gaining appreciation, but not for everyone. I was still a child myself, really, when I became a Mother. Joshua and I did a lot of growing up together. We both learned a lot about sacrifice. I learned how to say good-bye to him in the morning, he learned that separation from Mother wasn't such a bad thing after all. Especially since he got to go to Grandma's house (which, sorry Disney, was the happiest place on earth). I learned I could love someone until my heart might burst and be completely enraged at the same time. He learned that the wrinkling of my forehead was not a good sign for anyone. We learned a lot about time, more specifically abo...
I love Christmas. Love , love it. I usually put up the decorations early (think pre-Thanksgiving even) and then re-arrange them a few times throughout the season to keep it fresh. This year, I'm particularly happy to have my OWN home to decorate. Come on in for a holiday samplin' of our home: Here we are in the living room. The formal one, that is. We don't do much living here but at night we sometimes plop down for family time. I love having a formal living room with no TV in it. I made the little tree on the table, if you remember, and I still think it's fab. The runner was a Super Saturday (read church) project. The books are our favorite Christmas books plus another Super Saturday notebook project filled with Christmas stories and the scriptures on top, all ready for our Jesse Tree selection for the night. This is the other side of the living room and our Jesse Tree in the corner. Sometime later I'll show you all...