jumping for joy because the garden is ready to plant
mama working in the garden
crawling to daddy
big brothers helping little sister walk
watching the garden get plowed
eating a popsicle for the first time
running through the meadow
wrestling with daddy after dinnerI was at the library this week and the title of this book caught my eye "Ordinary Days...Family Life in a Farmhouse". That sounded like my life so I picked it up. It is written by a mennonite woman with six kids living on a farm in Oregon. Although there were differences in our lives I was blessed by the book. She used humor and everyday stories from her life to show how we can appreciate the oridinary days of mothering. I read almost the entire book in one afternoon while sitting in the leather chair sipping iced tea (NOT an ordinary day!). The last paragraph of the book says this,
"I have a new awareness of the preciousnes of the people I love. Too often, I realized, I had taken my family for granted and complained that my life wasn't exciting. Now I began to understand theat even the most ordinary moments are treasures, priceless and fragile...
Amen. Here's to enjoying the ordinary days of life and thanking God for all the gifts He has blessed me with!
Happy Memorial Day!
2 comments:
let me know if you ever need help in the garden...i would be happy to come up for the day and let the chaos roll. you will be busy...i know i am...and mine is just little. :) have a good one. mis.
hi Heather~it's been too long. I enjoy your company, but your blog will do for now!! Your garden looks amazing! You are one hard workin' Mama!!
This post was especially beautiful. Normal day, let me be aware of the blessing you are!
We have SO MUCH don't we? Thanks again for the reminder....
stop in again.
Love,
J.
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