last post, i reflected on my feelings regarding change & how we're working through it.
THIS post, i'm reflecitng on my feelings regarding things that stay the same...and how much peace can come with that.
we had one of the sweetest thanksgiving days that i can ever recall.
maybe i'm just getting older and sappy and nostalgic. maybe not.
but as i sit here typing this out, i have tears in my eyes (again) as i remember thanksgiving 2011.
we spent the day at nanny's house.
bobby's mom has lived in the same home since he was a baby. her property backs up to an inlet that hosts creatures ranging from cute otters, beautiful birds, giant turtles and (shudder) creepy, slithery snakes.
he spent a couple decades in that house. a lot HAS changed since he was a boy. but a LOT has stayed the same. just like back then, the teenaged girls still outnumber the teenaged boys.
THIS post, i'm reflecitng on my feelings regarding things that stay the same...and how much peace can come with that.
we had one of the sweetest thanksgiving days that i can ever recall.
maybe i'm just getting older and sappy and nostalgic. maybe not.
but as i sit here typing this out, i have tears in my eyes (again) as i remember thanksgiving 2011.
we spent the day at nanny's house.
bobby's mom has lived in the same home since he was a baby. her property backs up to an inlet that hosts creatures ranging from cute otters, beautiful birds, giant turtles and (shudder) creepy, slithery snakes.
he spent a couple decades in that house. a lot HAS changed since he was a boy. but a LOT has stayed the same. just like back then, the teenaged girls still outnumber the teenaged boys.
we feasted on a tremendous thanksgiving dinner, and then while the food settled, some laid around inside, and some went out back.
it was in the backyard, with the sun streaming down, that the nostalgia started to hit.
watching nanny collect sticks while hudson ran around the yard looking for rocks to throw in the water...
watching austin and jordan relentlessly tease each other about who could hit the rocks the furthest (i'm pretty sure she gets the prize for that one...all that volleyball practice works in her favor LOL)...
watching bobby interact with the kids out on the deck...hanging out with my baby girl...who spent her VERY FIRST thanksgivings here in this house...on this deck...in this yard...
later, sitting in the kitchen after everything had been cleaned up and having bobby's sister give jordan and i impromptu haircuts...
my nieces torturing my nephew by dragging him into the 'hair salon' for some primping...
the giggles, the laughter, the love...there is so much history in this house...
it was just so precious to see MY FAMILY celebrating life in the place where their father spent so much of HIS life.
we celebrated carson's tenth birthday and he got the skateboard that he had been wishing for.
nanny went out in the garage and came back in with BOBBY'S skateboard from when he was about the same age. that's ONE OLD SKATEBOARD. lololol.
nanny went out in the garage and came back in with BOBBY'S skateboard from when he was about the same age. that's ONE OLD SKATEBOARD. lololol.
she gave it to hudson and i think, honestly, that he would sleep with it if he could. it's not fancy, it's not RAD, it's not current, but it's DADDY'S. and THAT makes it absolutely priceless.
in the midst of alllllllll of the changes, i am grateful for things that DON'T change. i am grateful for the sense of peace and love and stability that my family experienced this thanksgiving. and i am grateful for the joy of being able to share that with all of them. and you.
as we continue to try and get our feet back on the ground after the last few rough years, i need to keep THESE moments at the forefront. i need to let the worry go...the fear of whether we'll get through the next month or not... i need to trust, and KNOW, that God knows exactly what he's doing. so thankful for the moments of clarity that i had on thanksgiving day. a faith refresher :)
'Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.' -- Phil. 4:6
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