A Full Heart

 
My heart is feeling quite full of appreciation and blessings these days.

So thankful to be mindful of everything around me right now.  My children are at such wonderful stages, aren't they all wonderful though?  While that may be true, I'm guilty of not always being present to enjoy all of the little everyday things that make each stage of life wonderful, and when I'm living life in that way, it seems to slip by so quickly.

It's scary.

We can miss moments that are gone forever in just the blink of an eye.  My heart is so full of gratitude for having realized this and for my husband and his endless support.  I'm thankful each and every day for the changes we've made to our life to be able to leave my very full time job and stay home with my children.  This time is so precious.  They are so precious.

My heart is so full of adoration and respect for my mother, as she is on my mind and in my heart quite often.  She teaches me in her own subtle ways and leads by example.  She truly does her best to enjoy life to the fullest in such beautiful ways.  People can sense this about her spirit within minutes of being around her.  This has been the most trying year to date for our family, after the loss of my father, and the way she is carrying herself through this pain and loss renders me speechless.  She's simply amazing to me and my heart is so full of gratitude and love for her.

A new type of joy, derived from time spent in my kitchen to nourish family and friends, has also found it's way into my heart.  Bumping this task up on the priority list for all the right reasons has turned the chore of cooking, baking, and even clean up, into time that I find simply delightful and peaceful.

Hoping you're enjoying spring and reflecting on what is filling your heart these days.

Making the Beds

With some sunny weather finally upon us, we were able to get to work constructing the garden beds today.

We had such a great location for our garden last year, but were in need of a much sunnier spot this year as some of our beautiful trees at the back of our property are growing too tall to allow the sun to bathe the garden as much as it requires.

So Kevin, along with some little helpers...

who come along with their own tools by the way, set to work to create several new garden beds to become home to our 2012 seedlings.

A great day, complete with lots of tools, sawdust, dirt, delicious food, and even a few minor boo-boo's, was had by all.

Looking forward to filling these over the next few weeks!  Hoping your weekend was wonderful.