I love this picture! We were all struggling, mainly me.
I had to have our Christmas jammie photo. It was hard to wait. So I snapped this photo, even though Lucy was unaware. What can’t be seen in the shot is a lot of hustle and bustle of getting Papa and everyone together to capture the moment. I was dealing with aggravation over skates that didn’t fit and shorts I chose for PJ’s this year. (Kinda dumb)
Sometimes I just struggle to BE when I am with my children and grandchildren. I have expectations for all of them and I wonder constantly about everyone else’s expectations.
Expectations are my greatest joy-killer!
Expectations for what we want others to do or be is what most often makes moments difficult.
I have written my thoughts that seem helpful on some of these subjects. On this page there are posts about navigating:
Oh people! What glory and grief there is to this truth. We may experience life’s tracks together, but when we remember we do so individually. Big sigh! Why? because as a grandmother I am just now figuring this out. I had no idea how I would rely on the merciful hearts of my children as…
Reality is often quite different from one person’s memory to another. Therefore, Heirlooms of Our Mothers & Grandmothers is about the complexity of perspective in which each person holds their memories. Remembering is simple and complex. Some moments are like cling wrap which preserve the bits and pieces of the people, places and things of…
Life grows from relationships. Relationships create the narratives of our lives. Romances of all kinds lead to family and family stirs conflict that can result in the knowledge of loving. But, what if we are mindlessly moving through the stories of our lives without connecting to the Designers intent. How do we know what is…
Mind over things that matter 