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oops! something's not right! lol

when i have to step out of the house from time to time she & her daddy have a good 'ol time without me! this particular day i was gone on a shoot & came home to p dressed in this little onsie.

notice anything? lol. that silly daddy!

...but that's okay; they have a blast & he wore her little self out!

i get tickled imagining him trying to get to those snaps to fasten her backwards onsie up! (pics taken 9.14)

babies don't keep

my house isn't the cleanest by a long stretch. we often dress out of the laundry room. there are days i don't get a shower until afternoon. supper is sometimes a ham sandwich or scrambled eggs rather than roast and rice & gravy.

things could be different. i could have a clean house & put away all the laundry. i could make it to the grocery store more often & plan out better meals. but i choose, and am blessed to have the support, to spend every moment i can soaking up the roo.

pailyn is letting me snuggle her more. she selects books from her wall case (goodnight moon is what she reaches for lately). we sing songs. clap together (she began clapping last week) when she does something spectacular. tell nursery rhymes with made up hand & face gestures. and during her morning nap, while i could be doing housework, i sit in her monkey chair once she's asleep & spend some quiet time with my heavenly father by the light of the window.

i have a favorite little book i picked up several years ago & am reading through it for likely the fourth time. i find it so amazing that God's word still applies to my every singled day. there is instruction in the form of scripture for ever single thing i face as a wife, mom & person.

everything that was written in the past was written to teach us. the scriptures give us patience & encouragement so that we can have hope. romans 15:4

you will bear children as a vine bears grapes, your household lush as a vineyard, the children around your table as fresh and promising as young olive shoots. stand in awe of God's yes. oh, how he blesses the one who fears God! psalm 128:3-4 (the message) 

i want, very much to fulfill God's purpose for my life & i believe being a godly wife & mom are meaningful, purposeful roles in His eyes. so while i may not have it all together according to any standard, worldly or heavenly...i do feel blessed to be a momma and determined to be the best one i possibly can!

all of this reminds me of a favorite r h hamilton poem, song for a fifth child. i recall coming upon it when bennett was little & loving it's message. when i looked for it to post here & saw the 'roo' line, it brought a smile to my heart & face. :o)

p.s. i might have changed the 'his' eyes to 'her' eyes. ;o) 

this may get printed to go in her nursery. its message is one that eases the guilt of my unkept house.