This is my daughter, Ruth. Isn't she beautiful?! I'm pretty much obsessed with taking her picture. She always looks right at the camera. So helpful. Ruth is such a gift to my life. I am so thankful for her. I only hope I am teaching her as much about life as she is teaching me.
For example:
Everyone spits up sometimes, might as well have no shame about it.
A smile offered is something to be very excited about.
Smile back!
Sleep is good. Do it as often as you can.
To be held is one of the most comforting things in the world.
Music makes everyone happy.
It's ok to cry.
Sacrificing truth to people-please is at the root dishonest. Be transparent. Babies never lie and that's beautiful.
Innocence is mesmerizing.
Joy is mysterious. Once lost, it can be found again.
Being needed in some capacity gives great purpose to life.
What have you learned from children (your own or others)?
Friday, August 30, 2013
Monday, December 24, 2012
A Sort of Intro
My first entry is, fittingly, in an airport. I love to travel. I love the “getting there” as well as the “in transit” parts of it. Promising myself I wouldn’t marry someone who didn’t also enjoy traveling, it wasn’t until Mr. Day had returned from a number of overseas quests before I was fully free to consider marriage(though don’t get me wrong, I wanted to). When he told me he could see himself living abroad someday, I rejoiced. So here we are reading and writing together, waiting for a flight to take us home for the holidays.
I am the type of person who will consider, consider, consider for too long before making a decision. Much of the time after making the decision I’ll consider why I waited so long or what I may miss out on in those other forgone options. All that being said (as my dear friend would say), I’ve decided to just start writing even if it isn’t the perfect beginning. Who knows, maybe this will save me from many more days of over-analyzing. No sparks, no grand story to set me on a course to blog-fame, but a huge accomplishment, if only for the creator.
I hope these entries will serve three purposes:
As a creative and sometimes cathartic outlet for myself and perhaps my hubby (if he so chooses, which he should because he’s a wonderful writer).
As a relief to all those tuning in that they aren’t alone in the ups and downs of life and
As a place to develop a better understanding of the true purposes of living.
Thanks for reading, and I hope we all find what we’re looking for, or at least what we need.
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