Saturday, August 30, 2014

Finding Joy in the Chaos

Adding another member to a family... brings a lot of change. All of our schedules and routines are thrown out the window... bedtimes aren't as consistent (happy to say, the girls still are in bed by 8 pm or earlier), the house is a messy/disorganized disaster, hobbies are put on hold (for Mommy at least), lack of sleep (which means Mommy walks around in a zombie state of mind), outings are put on hold (because you know, it's tough to breastfeed those first few weeks when there's no real "feeding schedule"), laundry piles up, fighting the feeling of guilt because you're not playing with your other children as much as you used to, dressing yourself becomes the most tedious thing ever because of your postpartum body... change... or in this case, it feels more like chaos, because there's no rhyme or reason to your days.

It's in those moments that it's really easy to start throwing yourself a pity party (been there, done that)... feel like you're drowning... allow your joy to be stolen...

So, I'm trying my best each day to remind myself of finding peace in God's abundant grace, and to focus on all the victories and "little things" that bring me much joy... rather than all of the chaos.

Here are just a few of those moments/things that have brought me joy this week: 


















-  A big bowl full of yummy watermelon...
-  Watching Marley enjoy said watermelon... 
-  All of her dribble juice from said watermelon... 
-  Having an outside space to "play" in... 
-  Finn and the adorable way that he puts his arms... 
-  Sweet little baby toes... 
-  Beautiful colors on beautiful blossoms... 
-  Charlotte's "pregnant" belly... 
-  Charlotte pretending she just had a baby, and snuggling said baby...
-  Charlotte "recovering" in the "hospital" from having said baby...
-  Runyan enjoying being let outside... 
-  Marley is walking all over the place...
-  Marley and Runyan's interactions... that girl loves her cat...
-  Reflecting on everyday being a new day... 
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3 comments:

  1. Beautiful!!! I love these... part of me craves seeing some of them in black and white, too. :)

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  2. You take the most beautiful pictures! I love how well you capture each of your children. And Charlotte with her baby...PRECIOUS!

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