{Thursday Thoughts....}

 The sun is finally shining and summer is finally here:)

Wow wow wow...Last day of school around here Monday we said goodbye to grades 2,4,6 this morning and hello to K, 3, 5, 7 next crazy how much change each year brings insane that my kids are getting so so big:(( not liking it so much:((  Ask me if I'm ready I for sure am not but I do love seeing my kids' personalities and spirits grow:)

 

 First and last days and teacher gifts

 and fun end of school welcome to summer block party for the kids

No blogging the past week and some... because we've had a lot of disasters around here LOTS of rain....in which our basement flooded after days of it in the last few hours of torrential down pouring......  so sad:( This was my FB status that night  "So what do you think the chances of your basement severely flooding? and your husbands work office flooding on the same night? For us pretty good. Not a good night. 

But I'm reminded of how awesome friends and neighbors are in a heartbeat to come help. I feel blessed to have such good people in my life. Realized all I really care about are my photo albums amongst all the junk we gather and it felt great to dejunk and throw things away. {not necessarily how I would plan it but....} but Crap happens. Pick up, brush off...... keep walking:)

D has been bishop for a year now as of last Sunday... crazy year its been busy and lonely and long, and I may have shed a few tears along the way..... but he has my no complaining.... 100% love and support attitude .... 

so many blessings along the way {of course a few curses too:( 

refiners fire I suppose all to make us stronger right:)

I'm sure some blessings I won't even realize until this journey is over....

Finished Soccer and Marathon L's team got gold in the final rounds she was so excited and played really well:)

 our rained on marathon day but we pushed through... 

love these hard workers!!

 I kinda love those silly face book quizzes because maybe its just me but when I'm done I read it and think wow that sounds like me;) For real though I like surveys and things:)

 I have a CRAFT trade show on this Saturday SO if your around please come support lots of new styles and fun pieces:) Msg me if you want to know where:)

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ME THINKS

I miss doing  

ME THINKS Mondays

So Here goes an oldie.

ever thought of that?

We read blogs and we see a perfect life sometimes {obviously not here lol}  real life yes but perfect FAR FROM , where it looks like every thing is just great....perfect, happy and that everything is just like it seems...

Life is far from that for most of us...don't get me wrong I am greatly blessed

there are hurts that sometimes no one knows that you suffer alone and through that very few know or any

there are feelings of being  inadequate in whatever area in our lives, 

there are feelings of not being a good enough mother sister, friend 

feelings of loss for things that didn't happen that we wish did

there are misconceptions because of what we look like sometimes its called judging or what we've heard or what we unintentionally assume 

rumors, gossip and judging based on what you see and hear, but not what you KNOW or care to get to know the truth or the person....

taking time changes everything.

 I AM MORE THAN WHAT YOU SEE... 

more than what you label me with, more than what has happened in my life,

and so is each one of us...it doesn't matter if we weigh 110 llbs or 190 whatever...have brown hair, red hair, 10 kids, no kids......

each one of us is more than what we see.....

what comes from inside, our actions, or thoughts, our past, our present, our future 

is now what we are doing....  

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2. I listened to a song called "if I only had today" by Hilary weeks 

" if there was no tomorrow what would I do differently today"

and I thought of how many little things we do or feel need done where there is only so little time with our children RIGHT NOW

Sometimes I worry so much about how my children will turn out and what makes them tick and why they do this or that, I need to remember that now is what is important stop worrying about what is to come and work on today because before we know it today becomes tomorrow and we never know how many tomorrows we even have....

GET TO KNOW someone for more that what you see or assume you already know....

Anyway my whole point really is sometimes we get down and people think they know who you are all but in actuality they don't...

and never will if they haven't 

walked in your shoes or your path of life....

if we really understood each other and really got to know others it would become apparent that all walls that we put up would be down....none of us is greater than another.  We'd see that we are all so much alike no matter what it is everyone see's about us....

I get mad occasionally

pretty sure some of us yell to much for things to get done,

we ask to much sometimes, expect to much

I get impatient to often

and feel like a maid everyday...

pretty sure  a lot of us feel the same

We are all children of God on the same plane 

and each of us is more than what we see...... 

inside is where it counts...

We are more than what you see.

Have a great week...

Look beyond the mirror and see whats there. 

Within and around you.

So how about a giveaway its usually the only way to see who still reads this blog;) ha ha and who's new:) 

so comment away:)

So how about the awesome new cookbook by my favorite group of sisters 

and a pair of my new Canadian or American button earrings:)

 and a pair of my new Canadian or American button earrings:)

{a little sneak peak to of whats new at the craft show at my booth too:) }

Since its Thursday tell me the things your most thankful for:)

Have a great week 

I'll pick a winner next Monday June 30th