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Will post soon about little D's first birthday :) it was wonderful!
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Monday, February 24, 2014
Friday, February 14, 2014
"maybe we're more like the fuzzy glove people..."
Not private quite yet...though thanks to those of you who are still reading and still want to read!
Happy Valentine's Day. I think I mentioned this last year, but Sparky and I aren't big Valentines people. I was telling Daniel this morning when I was giving him his bottle that Valentine's Day is a day of love, but not the only day for love. I told him every day is a day for love and that you should always tell people you love them. He just looked at me with those precious eyes. I know he can't understand, but he does understand affection. Hugs, kisses, and coming to lay his head on me in the middle of playing. He tries to say I love you but it sounds like "I wa wa" or "I ba ba" or even "ba BA ba," very endearing :)
I had to do a devotion yesterday morning for all of my secondary teachers, and I mentioned that I feel love is misused more than back when I was young. My dad always told me that HATE was a strong word and never to use the word hate. Hate is a terrible word, and to this day, I rarely say that I HATE anything, and never do I hate anyone. But I think we should be cautious in the way we use love as well. Do you think that loving everything--shoes, clothes, earrings, facebook photos--has devalued the word LOVE, or do you think that the expression is appropriate for expressing effusive like?
When Sparky and I dated in HS, for an ill-fated 8 months, I told him I loved him around Christmas (we broke up for real the following April...for real because I tried to convince him to stay with me starting in February). He said, "I don't believe anyone can love that way in high school." This coming from an almost-16 year old. That statement still rings in my head, and almost 7 years later when we did say I love you, he was still hesitant, probably for the same reason. It's funny to think that now we never close a phone conversation without saying I love you.
Maybe, though, there are just different kinds of love. The love you share for good food or good wine. The love you have for your best friends. The love you have for your family. The passionate, heart-wrenching love you have for your spouse, and the fierce, protective, give-my-life love you have for your child.
I have learned more about love in the past year--and loved more--than I ever thought possible. Maybe the amount of love is equivalent to the amount of dirty diapers changed? (not really). I've also learned that love is different. Sparky was worried that I wouldn't love him as much as the baby. I still don't think it makes sense to him that I love them differently, and one is no better or worse or stronger or weaker than the other. Now, he worries that when we do have another baby, that he won't be able to love that baby as much as he loves Daniel. (I, on the other hand, worry about how I will do 2 bath times at once)
Love is infinite, not finite. It is beyond us to understand that kind of love.
And now the photos I took for Valentine's Day. The chalkboard is mine ($19 on clearance at Homegoods!) and typically lives on my kitchen wall, and I got the design idea from Pinterest; not my best design, but cute for the pictures. I used a die cut machine to cut out all the hearts and then used twine to string them. The heart pillow is from Target and the kisses onesie is from Zulily. I draped a white blanket and then used another white blanket as the base. I tried to catch the light in his eyes, but I was only successful in doing that when he faced the window, and the backdrop was perpendicular to the window--not perfect placement. I'm getting better, but still not where I want to be in being able to make his eyes really stand out in pictures.
Happy Valentine's Day. I think I mentioned this last year, but Sparky and I aren't big Valentines people. I was telling Daniel this morning when I was giving him his bottle that Valentine's Day is a day of love, but not the only day for love. I told him every day is a day for love and that you should always tell people you love them. He just looked at me with those precious eyes. I know he can't understand, but he does understand affection. Hugs, kisses, and coming to lay his head on me in the middle of playing. He tries to say I love you but it sounds like "I wa wa" or "I ba ba" or even "ba BA ba," very endearing :)
I had to do a devotion yesterday morning for all of my secondary teachers, and I mentioned that I feel love is misused more than back when I was young. My dad always told me that HATE was a strong word and never to use the word hate. Hate is a terrible word, and to this day, I rarely say that I HATE anything, and never do I hate anyone. But I think we should be cautious in the way we use love as well. Do you think that loving everything--shoes, clothes, earrings, facebook photos--has devalued the word LOVE, or do you think that the expression is appropriate for expressing effusive like?
When Sparky and I dated in HS, for an ill-fated 8 months, I told him I loved him around Christmas (we broke up for real the following April...for real because I tried to convince him to stay with me starting in February). He said, "I don't believe anyone can love that way in high school." This coming from an almost-16 year old. That statement still rings in my head, and almost 7 years later when we did say I love you, he was still hesitant, probably for the same reason. It's funny to think that now we never close a phone conversation without saying I love you.
Maybe, though, there are just different kinds of love. The love you share for good food or good wine. The love you have for your best friends. The love you have for your family. The passionate, heart-wrenching love you have for your spouse, and the fierce, protective, give-my-life love you have for your child.
I have learned more about love in the past year--and loved more--than I ever thought possible. Maybe the amount of love is equivalent to the amount of dirty diapers changed? (not really). I've also learned that love is different. Sparky was worried that I wouldn't love him as much as the baby. I still don't think it makes sense to him that I love them differently, and one is no better or worse or stronger or weaker than the other. Now, he worries that when we do have another baby, that he won't be able to love that baby as much as he loves Daniel. (I, on the other hand, worry about how I will do 2 bath times at once)
Love is infinite, not finite. It is beyond us to understand that kind of love.
And now the photos I took for Valentine's Day. The chalkboard is mine ($19 on clearance at Homegoods!) and typically lives on my kitchen wall, and I got the design idea from Pinterest; not my best design, but cute for the pictures. I used a die cut machine to cut out all the hearts and then used twine to string them. The heart pillow is from Target and the kisses onesie is from Zulily. I draped a white blanket and then used another white blanket as the base. I tried to catch the light in his eyes, but I was only successful in doing that when he faced the window, and the backdrop was perpendicular to the window--not perfect placement. I'm getting better, but still not where I want to be in being able to make his eyes really stand out in pictures.
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| he's currently obsessed with an old teddy bear of mine |
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| handing the heart to his daddy |
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Ch ch ch changes...
If you're a reader, you've noticed that my blog has been private lately for very personal reasons. No, it's not because I have some big announcement about baby #2. As of yet, there is NO baby #2.
I'm trying to figure out the direction of my blog. I think I am going to go private, so if you are a reader, please either leave a comment with your email address for me to add, or you can email me jmb 2007 at gmail dot com.
I love writing this blog, and I miss it. I have so many projects that I've done in the past few weeks that I'd love to share :)
I don't know if I have many readers left out there, honestly. All my former "friends" from when I started have left to be part of the mommy world...but if you are out there, please leave your info so I can add you to my blog reader list :)
xoxo,
J.
I'm trying to figure out the direction of my blog. I think I am going to go private, so if you are a reader, please either leave a comment with your email address for me to add, or you can email me jmb 2007 at gmail dot com.
I love writing this blog, and I miss it. I have so many projects that I've done in the past few weeks that I'd love to share :)
I don't know if I have many readers left out there, honestly. All my former "friends" from when I started have left to be part of the mommy world...but if you are out there, please leave your info so I can add you to my blog reader list :)
xoxo,
J.
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| Smash Cake :) |
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