a few things

My dear cousin Jared reminded me just yesterday that the little moments in life are what make our existence so meaningful. The cup of hot chocolate, the feel of your child's sweet little hand on your face, the coolness of your pillow when you first slide into bed. Little things make up our lives. There's a quote that I've always loved that says "Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things." So true.

I'm trying desperately to document the little moments in the life of my family, hoping that Sarah (and all the pigbears to come) will look back and know that they are loved and that God is good. This blog is helping me to do that. So is my pretty pink calendar that I LOVE. I bought it at the end of '05 with the intention of jotting down notes each day of the things we did, important milestones, things that made me smile. Then I lost it. Until two weeks ago. It was hiding behind a row of books on the bookshelf. Stinks that I lost four months in my pretty pink calendar but I think it was also a gift because now I'm even more determined to write in it everyday.

I also love scrapbooking the little moments. The things I don't want to forget. The things I want Sarah to know. There are tons of super sites that I pillage for ideas but I rarely post my work. I get too caught up in what other people think my pages should look like, rather than how I want to remember my moments. They're mine. I scrap them my way. But I thought I'd share a few of my latest favorites with you all...