Comments on Enjoying the Small Things: straw, taters & hay...and a very happy new year to...

The trip down header memory lane was fun! A wond...

2012-01-03T10:01:18.795-08:00

The trip down header memory lane was fun!
A wonderful present indeed.
This year? I'm going to remember to breathe and be present with my children more often.

All of my resolutions have to do with eating healt...

2012-01-03T07:51:22.217-08:00

All of my resolutions have to do with eating healthier, exercising more, sleeping more, getting rid of clutter and organizing. I am going to be the healthiest me that I can be because I'll be homeschooling my daughters this semester, reveling in having just the two of them for now, and welcoming a new baby into our little family in August. My daughters will be almost 11 and 7 1/2 years old when August arrives, and I'm thrilled and a little scared at starting all over again with a new baby. This year is going to rock!

I love seeing all these pictures of you Florida ga...

2012-01-03T07:24:04.728-08:00

I love seeing all these pictures of you Florida gals in the snow!! Hope you're having the time of your life.
xo
Kris

The trip to Michigan was a perfect gift for you. L...

2012-01-03T06:34:29.281-08:00

The trip to Michigan was a perfect gift for you. Loved your 33rd birthday post too, just read it again...What you wrote about the "raw emotional state" is so true...and that is why is also beautiful...a time when our soul cries out for help...also...when support comes our way...then...we begin to feel we are not alone...and..."know" everything is going to be okay.

Best Wishes for 2012! A year to celebrate, every day, who we are and all we are.

Ox. Joy and Laughter~

"All that we have ever been is totally present now, coded within us." ~Jean Houston

Seriously?!?! This is crazy. I was at the McDonald...

2012-01-03T05:49:36.441-08:00

Seriously?!?! This is crazy. I was at the McDonalds in Gaylord, MI on Friday December 30th too! :) We have a cabin in Waters. When I read that I was kind of sad I wasn't paying more attention! I love reading your blog!

Hello from Melbourne Australia, where my baby boy ...

2012-01-03T04:23:30.270-08:00

Hello from Melbourne Australia, where my baby boy who's about to turn one experiences his first 40 degree (104 F) day!
The heat makes me love your photos all the more.

My resolution is to keep learning how to sit with uncomfortable and painful emotions and just let them be without trying to push them down, hide them, be ashamed of them or be scared of them. Because, this too shall pass.

Happy New Year, your blog, insight and compassion really touches hearts all over the world

xoxo

... I forgot to share my new year's resolution...

2012-01-03T01:03:08.205-08:00

... I forgot to share my new year's resolution with you! I had just written post on it, so I forgot to bring it here, too :-)

I will/shall "show myself the way I AM" (at work) and stand by it, firm and steadily.
May sound easy but facing own fears when it comes to having to do so at work, as a leader, is not an easy task for me. I will prevail though!
This, I hope, will lead to an even happier, jollier and wilder me - as a private person, 'cuz I refuse to let work steal all my Joie De Vivre :-D

So, be me, stand up for me and be jolly good - is what I aim for!!!

This made me smile and made my insides go all warm...

2012-01-02T22:02:01.169-08:00

This made me smile and made my insides go all warm, fuzzy and mushy...

What great memories you are making with your girls...

2012-01-02T20:26:46.655-08:00

What great memories you are making with your girls. Love Lainey's hat and coat...and the pic of her carrying the lil dog. Love Nella's hat too. Such cute cute pics. Enjoy the rest of your vacation. :)

I always read, but hardly ever comment... just had...

2012-01-02T20:08:33.558-08:00

I always read, but hardly ever comment... just had to this time!
I'm so happy you got to go home to winter AND your family (you know what I mean!) for your birthday! Yay!
I know you and your girlies will be enjoying every second of it.
Happy Birthday, and Happy New Year!
Donna from NZ

HAPPY GIRL!!! One of my favorite unicorns over th...

2012-01-02T18:33:28.810-08:00

HAPPY GIRL!!! One of my favorite unicorns over the moon happy songs and perfect for you while you are home.

Yeah yOU!!!!

http://youtu.be/2QhWevCpbSY

Thank you for writing such inspiring posts and for...

2012-01-02T18:07:18.533-08:00

Thank you for writing such inspiring posts and for reminding me of what it is to be a mum. Thank you for sharing your gorgeous photographs. Thank you for always appearing so positive to uplift your readers. Thank you for reminding me to enjoy the small things!

I hope that 2012 is full of love, laughter and happiness for you and your beautiful family.

I love this post! If you're still there, you ...

2012-01-02T17:06:20.839-08:00

I love this post! If you're still there, you are only about an hour or so away from where I live - and you got a LOT more snow there than we got here!

Enjoy your time in Michigan - I enjoy reading your blog! :)

Where ever did you get those fabulous boots & ...

2012-01-02T17:00:36.293-08:00

Where ever did you get those fabulous boots & what shade of red is that lipstick?

Jealous of actual snow for the holiday. I did get a reprieve with a brief experience with cooler weather in North Carolina. Alas, we had to return to our real lives in the Bay Area of Florida.

Thankful tonight for the cold snap that has descended into the local area. I so miss having four true seasons.

Funny how us Michiganers want to get away from the...

2012-01-02T16:36:41.319-08:00

Funny how us Michiganers want to get away from the cold and snow... Yet, you make it seem so lovely, almost mystical! How do you do that!? Always a Michigander at heart and I love it! If you're coming back through Lansing and coming to see Heather, I'd love to meet you! Maybe I'll text her to find out! I so enjoy reading the blog! May 2012 be absolutely wonderful for you and your family! Hugs ~ Cammie

Seriously?!? You, snow, and a cabin stuffed up wa...

2012-01-02T14:37:28.895-08:00

Seriously?!? You, snow, and a cabin stuffed up way up north where the snow falls down. What a spectacular gift. Enjoy every moment. Breathe in that cold air until it makes your lungs burn. Find. Some. Skates. Now.

Happy New year to you and to all of your family.

This past year had many a surprise, but the cup is half full, not empty. I don't just love making plans, I love changing them too. So I'm going to learn how to crochet while my husband pursues his new career in nursing. Wild and precious, right?

-Jennifer

A friend told me about your blog and it's wond...

2012-01-02T13:21:49.150-08:00

A friend told me about your blog and it's wonderful -- thank you for sharing your beautiful family with us all!

My old stomping ground is not far from yours -- I grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario -- so I'm really enjoying your gorgeous winter photos from Michigan! I live an 8 hour drive away from "home" now, and I dearly miss being close to my family, too, as well as the natural beauty of the north. Thankfully we still get some snow and some winter critters in Southern Ontario where I live now: http://pocketfulsoftreasure.blogspot.com/2011/12/oh-deer.html

Hope you continue to have a wonderful holiday up north!

Skip the resolution, decided on just a one word mo...

2012-01-02T13:05:12.760-08:00

Skip the resolution, decided on just a one word motto this year that I will filter all that I do through, LOVE. I want to love big, love sacrificially, love without restrictions, love like Jesus would, love whole heartedly. My motto: LOVE

So envious, though it has been pretty chilly here ...

2012-01-02T08:52:11.787-08:00

So envious, though it has been pretty chilly here in FL. But oh how I would love to see my boys in that snow. Looks absolutely wonderful!

1. Hope you're enjoying the snow! As a South D...

2012-01-02T08:16:41.519-08:00

1. Hope you're enjoying the snow! As a South Dakota girl I'm not sure how to handle this snowless winter we have had so far

2. Nella's hat is way too fricken cute! She's a doll!

3. What do you use to design your headers? I've been trying to make one for my blog for quite sometime and needless to say, i fail.

Blessings to you and yours in this New Year!

Love Lainey's coat!!! Please tell me where you...

2012-01-02T07:21:07.034-08:00

Love Lainey's coat!!! Please tell me where you got it!

I love the year in review where you share your hea...

2012-01-02T05:53:33.992-08:00

I love the year in review where you share your headers. Reflecting is good and I love to see how much the girls have grown.

Have a great time with family. I love the getaway house. Quaint.

I found your blog by chance and I'm hooked! I&...

2012-01-02T04:30:20.258-08:00

I found your blog by chance and I'm hooked! I'm currently working my way through old posts. You described Nella's birth so truthfully which is refreshing and wonderful to read. You could've just said she was born and all was great but you let us, the readers into you very real fears. I thank you for that. It was hauntingly beautiful to read.
Down Syndrome has touched my life forever as my friend had twins, the first born, Freya, had Down Syndrome. Tragically she died aged 21 months as she had very serious heart complications. She survived two bouts of open heart surgery when she was no bigger than a bag of sugar then got a chest infection that her little body just couldnt cope with. While s he was here, she was amazing and she lives on in her sister Imogen (Immy). Her mum is the bravest woman I know.

Anyway, thank you for sharing your life, and your beautiful girls and family. I wish you a wonderful 2012. It's. Big one for me. Baby due 10th May. We lost one in a previous pregnancy so this one is even more precious to us in some ways. All seems fine so far and I'm 21weeks now so fingers crossed!

Lots of love, Laura xxxx

Mum has a shape n' dry still in the box too! I...

2012-01-02T01:38:57.752-08:00

Mum has a shape n' dry still in the box too! I laugh at it every time we visit her and see it in the drawer there. Next time, I will use it. :)

My resolution is to knit a sweater for each of my family members... two kids, my husband and me :)

As well, I vow to finish next year's Christmas shopping by September. :D

Not completly on or off topic of this post, but I ...

2012-01-01T22:14:42.268-08:00

Not completly on or off topic of this post, but I just had to share with you that I just found out that my husband and I are about to start a new adventure this Jan! My husband just got a new job that is relocating us to Iowa. Which means these two born and raised Floridians are going to figure out what winter really is. I just thought it was ironic that we are kind of in opposite situations as far as relocating. Happy 2012 wish us luck :)