Random Reflections and good pictures

This past week has been a week of reflection. So, I've had lots of random thoughts....

1. I love blogging. It's like being in therapy, or having an imaginary friend to talk to at odd hours of the night--which seem like the only hours I have for friends now, or pretending to be a writer/journalist, or just memorializing your family's life.

2. Having friends and maintaining friendships is a hard thing to do as a mother of young children, which is so ironic, because I feel like I need friends in my life now more than ever.

3. Sometimes it is great when you don't have a lot of money, because you can't help but realize how richly blessed you are with more important things--like children, family, and faith.

4. I love being married and being a part of two different extended families (really four 'extended' families). It has exposed me to so many different ways of life, and allows me to be related to a lot of wonderful people.

5. I love nursing my babies, and what a priceless and precious connection it creates with them.

6. Nursing babies is such a hard job, and sometimes it sucks! (no pun intended :)

7. This next week is a HUGELY monumental one in our Skow lives: I register my firstborn--my baby boy--for Kindergarten tomorrow. Then he will be baptized on Wednesday by his Daddy. Then we will dedicate our sweet, little baby Adelyn to the Lord and His ways on Mother's Day. Wow! Big week!!

8. God answered some major prayers for us these past few days. He provided His peace throughout a very emotional, and potentially tense, time for Dawson's family. He also gave strength to those who needed it, and joy during a time a sorrow. Thank you, Father.

9. And Final....I want to become the best version of myself. I think I've decided that I want to stop trying to "be like" other people--like have 'her' legs, or 'her' clean house, or 'her' cute hair, etc. I just want to allow God to change me to become my best self, physically, mentally, and most importantly, spiritually. Now that I've realized this, all that's left is the hard work, discipline and total surrendering to God. Geat--No problem! :)

Now for some random pictures.....

Laying in bed for story time before naps--a daily part of our routine I should remember not to take for granted


My sweet husband, leading a Skow/Leftwich/Paul family sing-a-long, part of celebrating Pawpaw's legacy


Granny and just some of the family that were enjoying the good songs, the great conversation and the healing laughter


Ellie, with one of her cousins (and current heroes) Look how happy she looks, because she's getting attention from one of the 'big girls'!


Caleb's response to "give me your 'handsome face'"