As We Wind Down...

To my Loves ~

I have heard it once said that if one were asked to recount at least ten highlights - moments that stood out to them - from a person's previous year of life...that it can rarely be done.

 As a general rule, people fail on their recall.

Maybe it's because we are a world fast addicted to speed and rarely do we take the time to slow and savor, to stop and see...and to remember.  Life just becomes a blur - a daily rushing of one thing to the next where we never stop to ever fully "be" in that moment in time.

That is what the goal of this blog has been for me.  A journal of your Mama's journey through life as a wife, as a mother, and as a woman in pursuit of Jesus.  Pages of your Mama's heart, and of her fight for joy, and of her passion for family...written down for you to see, and for you to read, and for you to remember.

Snapshots of life.  Snippets of our days.  And the findings of daily sacred amidst much chaos.

This blog is my gift to you ~ a scrapbook of memories ~ of all of the many gifts that you've given to me, really.  Memories I want to record, so that we will never forget.

Might you read within these pages a Mama's heart who loves you deeply and unconditionally - no matter what; and a wife's unwavering love, respect, and faith in her husband.  May you see a woman humble - one who has never pretended to have all of the answers, one who gave up on the idea of perfection long ago, and one who is on a journey with Jesus ~  in which she is so very grateful that you have all come along for the ride.

You boys, this baby, and your Daddy are my greatest gifts from God, and I love our life!  It is simple, it is crazy, it is loud, it has had some wild twists and turns...and I have loved the adventure.  I hope you have, too.

And, maybe - just maybe... as a result of having this journal in hand...if someone were to ever ask you someday to recall ten highlights from your previous year...you might just be able to do it ~ be they grand or small.

How I love you, my men and my sweet London Faith.
Thank you for an amazing 2012...

All my Love ~
Mama

Because...
"It isn't the great big pleasures that count the most; it's making a great deal out of the little ones."
~ Jean Webster, Daddy-Long Legs

#4212.  A family messy - but a family in love.
4213.  Our health - something we rarely think about, but something I am so very thankful for.
4214.  A new chapter, and a new year upon us.
4215.  A Heavenly Father - ever faithful and never changing.
4216.  My oldest boy -  our "Gentle Leader" - who birthed me into motherhood.
4217.  My middle son - our "Gift from God" - crazy and happy.
4218.  My baby boy - "God's messenger of Hope" - strong-willed and sweet.
4219.  My London - Mama's namesake - preparing me for an all new season of life and learning.
4220.  And My Husband Love - soulmate, best friend, and Love of my life who I would follow to the end of Earth...and back again.

~ My Joy Journey - Forever Counting...