Sweet Moments

It is a cold, wonderful, winter day.
I love the cold.  I love winter.
Sitting by the woodstove, drinking chocolate coffee, watching Harry Potter movies one after the other while I do laundry, taking care of little chores here and there and all the animals are curled up in different spots sleeping the cold day away.
 
2017 has started out really busy for us so far.
We have so many things planned for the year, God willing.

My house is so full of stuff and every room has a work space. 
We do not live that minimal life everyone longs for.  We have many things and find them fun.
We are a family that loves memories, old toys, old things, and traditions.
The house is drafty, the way old farm houses are, and it makes you think of how things might have been.  You imagine the family in the kitchen where the cook stove kept everything warm.
There was a door on the kitchen to keep it warmer, and at night the children would leave the kitchen, run quickly to their rooms and crawl under the covers to get warm.  My mom told me that many times.  She seemed to find it charming, even if it was probably a bit miserable.

My Christmas tree is still up.  It looks very old fashioned this year.  I managed to find tinsel, so the tree looks like when I was young.  I have ornaments that are handmade and some are old, given to me from different people that touched our life at some time or another.  Some are very precious because they come from people who are no longer with us.
I will probably take the tree down soon, but for now, I'm still enjoying it.

I've been praying a lot this year because of the changes ahead.  I'm very hopeful.
We lose our insurance this year and that makes me very nervous.  But we always manage with God's help and guidance.  My faith is everything.  It is my peace, my joy, and my strength.

My cousin sent me a tiara the other day.  I've never had one.  If I did, it was plastic or aluminum.
This one is really beautiful and well made.  When you put it on your head and look in the mirror, there is this very sweet feeling of being adored.  Every little girl wants to be adored and feel safe.
I don't think that ever goes away.  Each woman has a little girl inside that comes out when you put a tiara on her head.  :)
Hugs my dear friends.
Let's have a wonderful 2017





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