MOTHER'S DAY

I had a pretty wonderful Mother's Day. Normally on Sundays we all get together for a family lunch and one or all of the moms end up cooking a feast. This Sunday however, to give all the moms a break, my wonderful Husband took a stab at it. He even started my morning off right with breakfast in bed and a surprise serenade.

We made everything pretty...

and he cooked up some of my favorites...

topped with ice cream sundaes for dessert...

the rest of the day was spent playing in the park, enjoying the day together...

 

 

Today's Reflection:

Sometimes when I meet someone for the first time they'll ask what I do. Usually I quickly respond, "I'm a stay at home mom," but sometimes I stop and think, for a moment I wish I had something really "impressive" to say. For a moment I let the insecurities of what the world labels as success cloud the beautiful appointment God has given me. I am a stay at home mom. I am a mom. Thank you Jesus for this wonderful gift that not everyone gets to experience. Thank you for their smiles, their tears, their little hands that reach for me. Thank you for hiring me for the best job in the world!

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving."

-Colossians 3:23-24

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

Ahh the weekend, how I love you! Everything just seems to taste better and look better and even smell better when you are in sight. To help usher in the weekend we had a lovely Friday playing with cousins and grandma... 

   

 

followed by Valentine crafting. Did you know it's just around the corner? I'm not big on spending money for Valentine's day, but I am big on celebrating it and trying to make it special for my loved ones. I'm really a lucky girl (I can hear my mom correcting me now), I am really a blessed girl! This Valentine's day I was able to make it more homespun using materials I found from the segunda (again, 'thrift store' for my American friends). I did two crafts today, using some wool socks (49 cents) and an old book ($1.49).

When I saw these socks, I just knew they would be the perfect little leg warmers for my Lucia...

a little snip, a little sewing and voila! The cutest little Valentine leg warmers!

With the book, I cut different sized hearts out of the pages... 

Sewed them together making strands...

Hung them from the ceiling...

and 'Ta-Da!' a sweet little touch for our bedroom, reminding my Honey that love is in the air!

What a great way to start the weekend! I hope your weekend is filled with lots of fun and even more love!

Today's Reflection:

I know they won't all be like this, but thank you for another great day Lord! Thank you for my feet that can chase after my little Henry! Thank you for my arms that can hold my little Lucia! Thank you for my sight that can see how beautiful you made today and thank you for my hearing that got to hear "I love you, goodnight" from that sweet husband of mine!