989. A blog post shared by my Dad that gave me great pause in the middle of it all. This brave woman's post also gave me two views of perspective; one of trusting that people are parents to the child(ren) they have for a reason (or reasons) that we may know or have yet to be revealed - to understand that we have Lily with all her beauty of many kinds and sensitivities for a reason; perspective to feel grateful for the many precious moments we have had with our children, and heeding the fact that we don't ever know how much time we will have with our loved ones, and feeling with equal sorry and gratefulness of the limited hours some have together, or that others never meet face to face, little hand wrapped around a large finger of its parent. I love the courage, strength, and faith the author of this blog bares: http://iwillcarryyou.wordpress.com/about/
990. The brain surge of a good idea.
991. A chat tonight that will hopefully lead to great savings thanks to standby flights!
992. Roasted cauliflower with garlic, olive oil and Parmesan. Pretty sure I've mentioned that one before, but had it again for dinner tonight and it is something I love having in my life and on my taste buds. Which means that I should be thankful for evolving taste buds because I wouldn't touch cauliflower with a ten foot pole until a couple of years ago!
993. So grateful to hear that my mom was treated like a princess for her birthday - in just the ways she would want to be pampered and so deserves.
994. Holding hands with Lily while walking in the dark evening and both spotting a flowering Palo Verde tree at the same time. Lily said, "Mom, it looks so pretty, like a highlighter!" I said, "That's just what I was thinking, it looks amazing with the flowers lit up against the black sky behind!"
995. Finding good tennis shoes (a first!) for Lily and seamless toe socks that she LOVES. Hopefully this will make the mornings just that much smoother without the socks and shoes causing a hang up.
996. New black flats! So very grateful, as I have been wearing the same $20 pair since I was pregnant with Emmy and could not stand their condition (or odor, sorry to say, but true) one more day. And these newbies feel like I'm wearing slippers! Wow, will I be a happy camper at work:)
997. And while it first appeared that flats were important, I was just reminded otherwise as I just viewed the aforementioned blog www.iwillcarryyou.wordpress.com, read the update of their sweet, miracle baby girl born just yesterday, viewed the pictures on her friend's website that she referenced that give the raw emotion of their story, and will now, with the close of this post, respond to their call for prayers, strength, and peace.
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