Good Thoughts

In the morning we talked about

the dreams we had. He dreamt of his family.

I had a dream that he took off his shirt and had major abs!

And then I went and had coffee with Scott Glenn (actor).

We both laughed.

" Happiness is that occasional moment when

we forget what we deserve

and let what we have be temporarily enough."

xoxo

💗

 

Fifth

" he

did not

teach me

how

to love

myself,

but he

was

the bridge

that

helped me

get

here."

~ I thank God every day for you~

I hope you are well.

Be safe.

💖

Peaceful

We sat on a log pushed up against an old hay bale.

Snacked on almonds.

 Listened to the peepers

& the wind blow through the trees.

We gazed out at the cows in the distance, 

talked about old dreams,

and made new.

Held each others hand.

Feeling in sync.

Grateful for the longer days...

and more time.

💗

Surrender

Sometimes things don't make sense,

and I am swayed by fear and doubt.

My stomach tied in knots,

seeking to figure things out.

Then a stirring comes from deep within my heart,

to surrender, and let it go.

Blanketing me with peace,

guiding me more gently with the flow.

💗

Don't let fear disable your dreams...

let it increase your capacity for faith.

Trade

" If you don't do something with life, 

life will do something with you. "

play

love

celebrate

enjoy

share

appreciate

give

Sometimes I get a little hung up on:

WHAT I need to do with my life?

Am I doing it ?

Cause....if it didn't feel like I was doing it...

how do I know ?

Is life doing me ?.

And.

That tends to drive me a little batty.

Makes me a little anxious.

So...

I traded in that hang-up for a new hang-up:

HOW am I doing life ?

I likey !

To focus more on the HOW.

How am I doing ?

I can pretty much figure that out.

If my HOW was yucky....[selfish, false or unkind]

then I will feel that yuckiness to my core.

No doubt!!

BUT !

If my HOW was good, organic,loving & kind ?

Oh...yes.

More of that feeling please!

And.

The great news is...

the choice is mine!

I can work with that !!! :)

Hugs & love 💗

Call

Because when he asked me to go on 

a call with him, I told him I wasn't ready yet.

Then I called him back.

I was ready enough.

The whole seize-the-moment vibe...

it made it all the sweeter. :)

XOXO

Nook

Because we I have spent a great deal of time on this house.

purging. sorting. donating. rearranging.

and cleaning. 

Hopelessly addicted to making this house our home.

And with each new completed project,

I fall a little more in love.

XOXO

Valentine

Love is in the air...

because it is Valentines Day.

And we let the people we love, know that we love them.

And we painfully long to tell the ones we lost, how much we miss and love them.

And we want to love more, love bigger, love with out fear.

I know I speak for myself...but I don't think I am alone.

I love my hubby with all my heart.

One of my biggest fears is losing him. 

Our age difference makes me  more painfully aware of how quick the time passes.

Truth is...none of are guaranteed tomorrow...

or even the next minute.

All we have is the moment to moment.

My friends & family remind me of that when I get all emotional about it.

We lose loved ones everyday... at every age.

It helps me to shift my focus from the future...

and focus more on ALL that I can do about it.

Love.

More, bigger, and with out fear.

Everyday.

"Because that is what matters in the end,

is that you were loved. " 

Happy Valentines Day !! :)

*loving...

having flowers delivered from my hubby

a day all about love

feeling loved

the *butterflies*

*hugs & *kisses

my family and friends who are so easy to love

XOXO

Candid

" While you are experiencing life,

life is also experiencing you. "

Despite being focused on getting things done

around the farm,

hubby takes the camera and snaps a few photo's of me. :)

Be still my heart.

I am loving these shots !!

Being behind the camera most of the time...

I am usually just a foot or a leg in most shots.

It's refreshing for me to see...well.... all of me ! :)

I'm very grateful for a husband that loves me...

and always stops, to look my way.

He's getting pretty good at using my camera too ! *proud*

He's always said he has a pretty good eye for things.

And I would have to say...he's right ! ;)

*loving...

hubby really seeing me

our family outings on the farm

sitting in the grass

seeing the furkids roll, run, jump and explore

balmy days in February

the bird song

the lazy laid back afternoons

the peacefulness of the farm

my camera and all the memories it has captured for me :)

XOXO

Celebration

" Happiness [is] only real when shared."

Capturing...freezing in time these special little moments.
To keep forever.

*loving...
having another Mrs. Whitesell in the family :)
family and friends that come together and *love BIG
young love
children always being a reminder of uninhibited play, dance, & love.
being a part of this magical day
new beginnings
the amusement of sliding down a ice covered parking lot...in dress clothes...
while holding hands with my hubby. *visual*  :)
a beautiful December wedding
our first snow

XOXO