the constant

I'm thinking of all the things that are going on in my life right now. Getting the house ready to sell, insuring that Olivia has a rich and fun childhood, making sure that I am where I'm suppose to be, making sure that the house is clean (most of the time because as you probably know, a 4 year old tends to behave like a hurricane), and enjoying my weekends with my husband and daughter as much as I can.

It is summer and I L-O-V-E summer with all my heart. It is so warm and inviting and the days are long and the nights are short and it is wonderfully hot all the time. Thank GOD for summer. The constant is knowing that I have all of this and that it could change and will change (praise God) to keep that perpetual momentum going in life. In the last few days, I have heard several people say that "they don't like change". I say, WHY? Change is constant and will always happen. It may not be in big, huge ways but change is always by us, near us and helping us onto the next step, the next chapter, the next phase of our lives. Embrace the change, look to the future and remember the past.

YOGA!

I do love yoga. I have recently reacquainted my self with this wonderful form of mind, body, spirit connection and am a better person for it. I am a Catholic girl, raised as a Methodist and am pretty good at saying prayers, however doing yoga really helps me to be mindful of the fact that there is more to life that just my earthly life. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE living and if I ever get sick, I'll fight like hell to live, but I can only imagine what it's like in heaven, and I'm sure that doesn't even come close to what it's actually like. Yoga is a very powerful form of prayer and meditation and one that I hope to always be able to do. I'm glad that I have found it again and in turn, have found another form of prayer.

On another subject, family... my Olivia is truly the best thing in my life. Charming, fun, independent, stubborn, beautiful, smart as hell, and MINE! I couldn't ask for better. I LOVE being a mom! Something else to be thankful for :)

Live, love, laugh

My new coffee cup!

that's what we are suppose to do, right? I am so glad that I have the opportunity to do just that. I must say that this has been a SUPER long winter and I am finding myself more and more anxious every day to get out and get some sun, vitamin D and fresh air. I recall the summer and the summer solstice every year is a tiny bit sad for me because it means that the days will be getting shorter and daylight along with it. I don't know why I babbling about this now because Spring is coming, it really is, if not next week then at least in the next month or so. and Summer will soon follow. :) I do so long for it...

on another note, Olivia will be starting tennis this Saturday :) obviously inside for now. I think I might put her in an acting class this summer because she is very, well, dare I say, dramatic? She acts out the movies that she watches in our living room and has all the lines memorized. I think she might like it... Swimming lessons will be happening for her this summer too. I can't believe she is 4, only one more year with her before I send her off to Kindergarten. Crazy!

Matt is doing well, Shook is good for him and he is good for the firm too I believe.

Easter is just around the corner and I will be celebrating with my family. God is so good! He is so good to me!

New Year~more blogs... maybe :)

It is 2010 - two thousand and ten or twenty ten. A new decade, a new outlook on life. I'm almost 40! I can't believe it. I don't FEEL 40 or even close to it. I feel more like 32. Perhaps that's what I really am but time is just moving a little faster than my brain.

It is snowing and it seems like there is more snow on the horizon for tomorrow night - 4-8 in. of the horrid white stuff. I'm a floridian for God's sake. This is really foreign to me. It shouldn't be but it still is. It's just too damn cold for words.

Olivia is 4 and is a hurricane - A true force of nature. She just continues to learn, explore, grow, and mature every day. It's such a wonder to witness. I think that's what parents are for - to witness their children's lives. It's truly a wonderful gift.

I'm outta here for now. Must sleep.