Monday's Moment ~ "Truck!"

"Truck! Truck! Truck! Truck!"

The inspiration behind Matthew's first word:
(No, it's not ours, but it has obviously caught Matthew's attention since its arrival on Saturday when our neighbor hobbled it off the road with a broken water pump.)

Going places

My favorite 16-month old has discovered that walking can take you to some very interesting places ... He's not stopping to smell the roses, but he's definitely stopping to study the sticks.

:o)

Big things ...

Big things fill up your weeks.

Things like VBS ...
Delightful fellowship with new friends ...

Floods ...

That devour your creek banks ...

Tractor deliveries ... (THANKS, Grandpa H!)

Starting school ...

Walking ...

(And for the record, that barely scratches the surface of the "big" things we've had going on these last four weeks ...)

Little things ...

Little things fill your heart.


Things like first lollies ...
Lego cities, Complete with Cair Paravel ...

Walking at 15-1/2 months ...

The return of the giggle game ...

Bubble fun ...

Storytime with big sister ...

Toby-love ...

Budding artists ...

Water bottle fascinations ...

Homemade alphabet books ...

Haircuts ...

Swings ...

I am thankful for my camera. I am thankful for the memories it captures for me to remind me of what's truly important. All of the "big" things are important, but the hearts of my children are much more so. Right at the moment, we are in the midst of some major changes in our family, and honestly, there have been some hard days. For a lot of reasons.

Briefly, my heart wants to be homeschooling this year, but the Lord has made it very clear that that is not His will for our family right now. And that's okay. Because more than anything, I want the Lord's will for our lives. I know that His way is perfect. But, that doesn't mean it's always easy.

So, with those struggles in the background, and the hourly giving of those desires back to the Lord, we have also had a major schedule change with the start of school. I tend to be very organized (ummm, ... that may be an understatement), and I like schedules. A lot. And I find it rather challenging when they get turned upside down on me. So, I'm adjusting. Slowly. Some days better than others. And my brain tells me that the new schedule has the potential to be "better" than the old, but at the moment, life hasn't caught up to it yet.

So, I am thankful for my camera. Because in the midst of all of that (and a hundred other things, including poison ivy), I need to be reminded that my munchkins' hearts are most important.