Sunday, January 29, 2012

Groundhog Day



























































































The other night, "Groundhog Day" was on TV after the kids went to bed. I was folding laundry and sat up and watched part of it. The thing is, sometimes I feel like my life is Groundhog's Day: get up early to deliver the newspapers, wake the kids, get the kids ready for school, hurry them out the door, get the house picked up, laundry, exercise, pick the house up again, homework, dishes, extracurricular activities, etc. I could understand his insanity with the same crazy things happening over and over again. Some nights I go to bed so tired and think, I get to get up and do this all over again tomorrow! It is not a comforting thought! Yet I loved how he found his purpose in serving others and bettering himself. It helped him be at peace with his situation and find happiness. It gave me a gentle reminder that it is the little stuff that is the big stuff in life. It is sitting down and connecting with my kids for that one moment I have with them. It is sitting down to read a book if I get a chance. (The above pictures are from many of my groundhog days. The last time I downloaded pictures from my camera to my computer, there were 28 pictures! It had been a while!)

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Being Ordinary

I read this post and loved it and thought I would share! Corban has recently asked me to give him 10 reasons why he is fun. Brynna told me her only talent is being crazy. I personally struggle when asked my talents. An online survey I took told me my talent was being humble. After reading this post about being ordinary, I think I need to share it with my kids and feel more confident in my ordinariness.
On a side note, my most recent accomplishment is finishing 2 books I wanted to read! Go me! Now on the the things I have been neglecting to do so!
http://segullah.org/daily-special/on-being-ordinary/

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