in memeory

Yesterday a butterfly
Came floating gently through the sky.
She soared up through the atmosphere
Then drifted close enough to hear.

I said,"I'd love to fly with you
And sail around the way you do.
It looks like it would be such fun
To fly up toward the summer sun.

But I have not your graceful charm.
I haven't wings, just these two arms.
I've been designed to walk around.
My human feet must touch the ground."

Then magically she spoke to me
and told me what her wish would be.

She said, "What I'd love most to do
Is walk upon God's Earth with you,
To squish it's mud between my toes
Or touch my finger to my nose.

I'd love just once to walk around
With human feet to touch the ground.
But I have not two legs that swing,
I haven't arms, just these two wings."

And so we went our separate ways
In wonder and surprise.
For we'd both seen God's precious gifts
Through someone else's eyes.

-Author Unknown

Clementine Grace
January 21, 2009

Forever in our hearts...

a blessing

I have to say that if I could play a chorus of angels singing and shine a heavenly light onto this post I would! Anyone who has had sinus issues and has not tried The Neti Pot...well, you're just plain unfortunate. I have been dealing with sinus pressure for the last two weeks. A couple of times I even think I may have wished for death...especially when the barometric pressure changed! It has been excruciatingly painful at times. But thanks to the good, old neti pot I've gotten some awesome relief.

If I could show you the "stuff" I've gotten out of my sinuses with this thing...well, you'd probably barf but, I can assure you, you would be in awe. I know I am every time...I am truly amazed at how much mucus my sinuses can hold. OK! Enough snot talk...just wanting to help the sinus sufferers out there...if you haven't tried the neti pot don't say I didn't do my best to convince you!

for Jenny

Pregnancy update! I haven't done much talking about it because I honestly haven't felt like it was really gonna happen until a few months ago. It's been a long journey. I've been pregnant forever minus three short months in the middle. I'm ready to have my body back and at the same time, not.

I am 35 weeks as of yesterday! Hooray! And, my c-section is scheduled for February 5th. That is the good thing about c-sections...you can always plan them and you have a definite end in sight!

I am looking forward to meeting "gumdrop" (Ty gave her that nickname)...a dream of a third finally coming true. Scary and exciting all at the same time! And, here before we know it...

looking forward

Happy New Year! I'm totally in the mood to clean out and organize just like Better Homes and Gardens and Target and every other magazine and retailer want me to be. I'm a good little consumer! Just one slight problem...my expanding belly and dwindling energy...I guess that's technically two problems. Being "advanced maternal age" ain't no joke. What is a joke is that every part of my being wants to clean, organize, and simplify...one, because (as I mentioned before) it's in my face 24/7, and two, because I'm in my last 4 weeks of pregnancy and I'm a nesting fool right now. So, the joke is that I have zero energy! Three words..."advanced maternal age", and two other very important factors, Colin and Ty (whom I adore, of course).

So...first lesson of 2010. Let go. Give up the illusion of control. Cry. Get over it. Nap. :)