Books, Bjorns, and Brides

“Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. Thus is your time on earth filled with glory.”
– Betty Smith (from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)

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Books, coffee, and candles = spiritual practice.

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This photo was taken right after Maeby’s heart surgery three and a half years ago when we were all feeling very vulnerable. She wasn’t supposed to jump or walk much so we needed to carry her everywhere. She was given a less than 10% chance of making it another year and, three years later, she is as spunky as ever.

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Hugs after tears.

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Jackson made dinner. An interesting (albeit not very healthy) selection of pizzas – mustard, BBQ, and pretzel/potato chip. There were AWESOME.

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My parents and grandparents on their wedding days. Beauty isn’t so much about a bride in shimmery white or a dapper young man in a suit as it is about the life that the couple creates thereafter. So much beauty in these lives thereafter.

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“Life is a long lesson in humility.” ― J.M. Barrie
In my experience, parenthood has definitely tilted the learning curve a bit. With its unpredictability, its constant reminders of just how little I know, and its moments of absolute chaos, every day seems to be a lesson in humility – in the very best way.

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