- Working through things
- being glad I’m here
- Compromise
- New levels of consciousness
- Asking- and receiving more than I could’ve expected
- Mulling over plans with my husband
- His amazing insight and forethought
- My grandma. Every day I find more reasons why I love and appreciate her
- Thinking of things the way she does, finally after years of listening to her soft and patient wisdom
- this
- Help from my husband
- Well-behaved toddler in stores
- Finding a few things
- Encouragement
- A new book to read, last in a trilogy
- Baby steps (mine, not Hannah’s;)
- Finding new ways to self-talk
- Sticking with it
- Friends
- This
- Long walk to the water
- Not overextending ourselves this eve (stayed home)
- Forgiveness
- Benefit of the doubt
- Precious babies
- Dry brushing
- New clothes
- Expanding my ability to feel joy
- And love
- This
- Middle of the night writing
- Being honest with a friend about what’s on my mind
- Mail arrived a day early
- Creative space
- Beauty routines with my toddler
- A small walk, love being out in the air and wind
- The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
- Staying with joy
- R&r
- This
- Stepping into a higher zone
- And staying with the joy
- Believing differently
- Giggling and giggling
- Dancing instead of worrying
- The energy that comes when I stop worrying or complaining
- Preciousness
- Sychronized deep breathing of sleeping babies
- My eldest’s new command of language
- This
- Creative inspiration
- Time to practice it
- Time with Mark
- A long walk
- Watching Ava and Mark ride the lawnmower and her steer
- Leaf jumping
- A sleepy baby
- A dear friend who said pull the (metaphorical) trigger
- Anticipation
- this
- Farmer’s market
- A friend’s recollections of Europe
- Receiving big things
- Compliments from my husband
- Creative work
- My hilarious toddler
- My sweet baby
- Opening to more joy
- Love
- This
- Opportunities
- A clean home
- Fun playdates for my girls
- Helping a friend
- All things French
- Owning
- Opening
- Receiving greater levels of joy
- One moment at a time
- This
- Castles in the sky
- and building foundations under them (L.M.A.?)
- Shared interest with a dear friend
- Feeling “gotten”
- Ah, language
- Patience
- Doing what I can
- Hanging on to dreams (for if dreams go…life is a barren field, frozen with snow[quote?])
- Living dreams now, in this castle
- Amen
- I’ve never loved anyone as much as I do my daughters
- I am so honored to be their mom
- And to have the honor of spending time with them
- I love to watch them interact with the world
- to see and taste and hear and learn and smell and try and practice and play
- And laugh
- Being a mom is absolutely the best thing I’ve ever done
- I wouldn’t trade it for the world
- I love my girls
- And every moment of this