talk about a focus....

check this out! this husband/father is amazing!!!!... I am just addicted to his site... he has such a healthy focus in this difficult situation... it is inspiring to read the thoughts of this man as I deal with difficult family and stories with sad endings everyday at work... I am amazed with his faith as well as his wife Tricia... their baby girl Gwyneth is so beautiful and growing everyday!... please join me in praying for this family every day... I am praying this is a happy ending and we rejoice with this young family shortly

word of the year....

taking the idea from Ali Edwards (one of the best scrapbooking/ life artist blogs i read) I chose a word for the year.... drum roll please....

F O C U S: 1. a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: 2. Physics. a point at which rays of light, heat, or other radiation, meet after being refracted or reflected. 3. Optics. c. the clear and sharply defined condition of an image. d. the position of a viewed object or the adjustment of an optical device necessary to produce a clear image: in focus; out of focus. 4. Geometry. (of a conic section) a point having the property that the distances from any point on a curve to it and to a fixed line have a constant ratio for all points on the curve. 6. Pathology. the primary center from which a disease develops or in which it localizes. –verb (used with object) 7. to bring to a focus or into focus: to focus the lens of a camera. 8. to concentrate: to focus one's thoughts. –verb (used without object)

...just trying to not be so distracted and focus on the things that matter... God and his desire for me, time spent with my husband not being distracted and to focus on my children and their joy, growth, abilities, I want to be with people and make them feel like they matter... shop with a list and focus on it... make a present and finish it... sell our condo and know that it is God working and not us... I am off to do a quick scrapbook page about my word... lata

Precious Christmas moments... take 3

I do love having Christmas morning at our house (although I am not apposed to spending it elsewhere in the future)... the house was buzzing with people coming and going... lots of laughter... wrapping paper all over the place... easy brunch of Nanny's Christmas tree bread, Stolen from my side, oranges, scrambled eggs, bacon and sausage... oh and Mimosas , coffee and hot chocolate... Daisy was making the funniest of faces all morning when she got excited... and Carter couldn't get into the presents fast enough... it was a lovely morning to celebrate Christ's birth, family and the joy that fills our home!