Tuesday, May 28, 2019

the Raps!

those Toronto Raptors.  feisty and determined, persistent and gritty.  and it paid off apparently!!  they are heading to the NBA finals this week after a quarter century of trying....so it seems noteworthy to mention it here...
the Raptors acquired Kawhi Leonard this season, and man did they hit the jackpot with him.  the more i hear about him, the more there is to like!  i love his unassuming, calm, humble approach.   
soooo, leading up to game one against Golden State on Thursday, 
a beauty article about the star player 
who acts like anything but a star.  
so refreshing.  enjoy the link and the finals!
GO RAPS!!!!

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

the wonder of spring

what's not to love about this magical season of spring?


fresh, bold colours and new life springing up at every turn around here!  it's really the best time of year...
soak it up, my friends!

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

my crafty girl

this happened...


so proud of Layla and her sweet cousin and their super exciting venture into hand painted signs.  they do beautiful work, and Layla has found herself busy with orders and is turning out some gorgeous designs that will add warmth to any space.   
so talented...great job Lay! ♡

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

our moms

i'm getting older and way sappier.  i can't help it.  not exactly sure why, but i have a pretty good hunch...it's gotta have something to do with my own lived experiences shaping my perspectives and causing me to realize how amazing my earliest memories were.  how those experiences framed my entire life in a way that allowed me to enter my journey of motherhood with a good and right sense of what i was about to embark on....twenty one years later, as i/we raise this bunch, i'm even more grateful.  this isn't a sprint, it's a marathon.  as years pass i understand more, i can relate more, i feel it the same as my own mother did and still does.  
i'm also so thankful for my mother-in-law this Mother's Day.  my dear husband is a product of a mother who invested, who loved faithfully, consistently and who supported and nurtured him all the way through his life, and still does.  i see parts of her in him, and i'm thankful. 
in a world where so many are without this consistent presence of a mom in their lives, where so many long for more and so many have broken hearts and missing pieces~ we are immensely thankful our mothers chose to love us well...



Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Sunday morning chats

Jeff calls her "Z". like literally the name of the letter.  she calls him "Dave", and we have no idea why.  but of course we all decided to call him that at least part-time, so the name has stuck! :)


she's a talker, this one, and on this particular Sunday morning, Jeff is the listening ear :)

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

waiting

there's a lot of waiting to life, isn't there? waiting to grow, waiting for dinner, waiting for that one day on the calendar, waiting for test results, waiting at the take-out window longer than you'd like, waiting for answers to prayers, waiting for change, waiting for progress and a turn in a situation.  waiting for a job offer, for robin eggs to hatch, waiting for a new season, waiting for bread to rise, waiting on exam marks, waiting for a fresh start, waiting for Mr. Right, a dream realized.  waiting for summer plans, waiting for graduation, waiting for the weekend, waiting for spring plants to break through winter-weary soil and pops of colour to add wonder and beauty to our surroundings, waiting for relief, waiting for justice....
waiting, waiting and more waiting. 

waiting for the bus here on this crisp sunny morning in spring is my boys and Miss Z.  oh and the Andre Drummond bobblehead as well...


a friend recently told me about this song by Danny Gokey.  i knew a few of you would appreciate it as well.  it really sums up the feelings we often feel during seasons of waiting.  and all around me, even in my own life, it seems so many are waiting on God for something in their life to happen or resolve or turn or change or become.  so of course i love the lyrics and the gentle reminder they speak.
it's called "Haven't Seen It Yet"
enjoy!! :)

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

throwback cuteness

Layla and Adam...just look at the spunk in miss Layla's eyes, and the cheesy grin on her brother.  this was an idyllic time.  not sure i really knew it was while i was living it.  i did certainly enjoy it an awful lot, that much i know.  nothing like those fleeting years of sitting shirtless on the front porch with chocolate ice cream cones dripping, warm summer evenings running the neighbourhood, sibling closeness, summer shenanigans and Canada Day umbrella hats, of course!  i also miss the "foot path" bike rides, the front yard tire swing pushes, the sprinkler cool offs, the imaginative play, the wooden play-set with hours of "grounders"...


a wee bit sad it's over so fast, yes...but mostly thankful it happened....