She Likes to Sleep

Sometimes I have to wake Sariah up from her nap because if I don't she will  just keep sleeping and will not go down for the night until midnight - and by then my eyeballs will not be able to stay open.

However, he hates being woken up and is usually really grumpy and tries to turn over, hoping I will just leave her alone.

Twenty Months

Sariah:

Got a bad rash after eating nuts for the first time - we are thinking she may be allergic and will get her tested 

Likes to help mommy do everything

Builds towers all the time just to knock them down

"Jesus Loves Me" is her current favorite song

Likes to run instead of walk

Dirt and water can keep her busy for a long time while outside

Is becoming better at remembering people's names

Wants to draw with pens only

Tells Mama and Dada when she has a poopy diaper

Understands so many things we say, we are often surprised

Is not a fan of teeth brushing

Asks for hugs and kisses

Says 'Hi" to everyone, everywhere

Melts mommy and daddy every time she says "I Wove You!"

Walks around the house wearing mommy's shoes

You Have Called Me Higher

This song has been on my lips all day and the more I sing it the more I want to declare to the Lord that I will be his for all my life. He has called me and I will go where he will lead me. 

All Sons & Daughters - You Have Called Me Higher Lyrics

I could just sit

I could just sit and wait for all your goodness

Hope to feel your presence

And I could just stay

I could just stay right where I am and hope to feel you

Hope to feel something again

And I could hold on

I could hold on to who I am and never let You change me from the inside

And I could be safe

I could be safe here in Your arms and never leave home

Never let these walls down

But you have called me higher

You have called me deeper

And I will go where you will lead me Lord

You have called me higher

You have called me deeper

And I will go where you lead me Lord

Where you lead me

Where you lead me Lord

And I will be Yours

I will be Yours for all my life

So let Your mercy light the path before me

Beach Getaway with Friends

Sariah, John and I had a chance to getaway for a weekend with some friends and the beautiful weather, scenery and company left us wishing we could stay away longer.

Nineteen Months

Sariah:

• Is very attached to mommy these days
• Likes to push her own stroller while on walks
• Is an animal lover
• Hiked a good chunk of a 2.5 mile trail
• Is perfecting the art of eating with a fork
• Can blow bubbles
• Repeats everything we say and do
• Says "Ice, ice, baby" every time we get close to the fridge
• Invites Mama to join her while doing stretches
• Gives all trees hugs and kisses
• Is not a fan of sand touching any part of her body
• Does not like to go to bed without saying 'night-night' to Dada
• Enjoys changing her stuffed animal's poopy diapers
• Loves playing with other 'babies' 
• Wears Mama's pearl necklace with class
• Waters the flowers in the garden with her plastic shovel 
• Is getting her first molar

Where did My Mojo Go?

I am feeling so tired these days it is hard to find motivation to do anything. Where did my mojo go?

I do run around with my 18 month old all day and I have managed to still clean, do the laundry, cook and keep up with photography responsibilities, but I am completely exhausted at the end of the day. I miss the energetic me.

Could it be the lack of sun and warmth? I should need to move to Hawaii!

I have never enjoyed the dark, rainy days of the Pacific Northwest, but I feel like the weather impacts me more deeply as I get older - one would think I would be used to it by now. But instead, I wake up, look outside, see dark clouds and immediately want to go back to bed. I declared today would be "sweats" day and I still have not brushed my hair...it probably won't happen until tomorrow.

I am not sure where my mojo went or if it will return with the sun, but for now, I am meditating on these words:

Isaiah 40:30-31

Even youths grow tired and weary,

    and young men stumble and fall;

 

but those who hope in the Lord

    will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles;

    they will run and not grow weary,

    they will walk and not be faint.

ReMoved

Tears streaming down. Sometimes truth and reality are shared in a way that impact me so deeply that I am left completely humbled...and I know I will never be the same: