“Excuse me while I kiss the sky.” –Jimi Hendrex Taking a moment to marvel today.  Remembering how small I really am.

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  • Anonymous - February 1, 2012 - 7:48 pm

    Hi Summer,

    I think this is nature's way of saying "Good Morning!" You're pictures are amazing and you're writing is awe inspiring. Hope you're family gets healthy soon.

    Cheryl N.ReplyCancel

  • Summer - February 2, 2012 - 2:39 am

    I agree with you, Cheryl and what a "Good Morning" it was! Thank you so much for your kind words. They mean more than you know.

    I hope you and your family are well.ReplyCancel

  • Anonymous - February 2, 2012 - 9:48 pm

    I'm always amazed by the Lord's paintings in the sky! Its like HIs way of saying "HELLO, I AM HERE!"

    JoEllenReplyCancel

  • Ky • twopretzels.com - February 7, 2012 - 9:29 pm

    Pink and purple are absolutely supposed to go together.

    I mean, look at that. God said so.ReplyCancel

  • Iris Took - February 10, 2012 - 4:11 pm

    Gorgeous!ReplyCancel

Kleenex, coughing fits, runny noses, ear infections, Amoxicillin, cough medicine, children’s Tylenol, and constant preaching. . . wash your hands, get a Kleenex, don’t wipe your nose on your shirt, please don’t put your face in Meadow’s face–we don’t want her to get sick. (This one never works–they are like magnets to Meadow).  What a […]

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  • Anonymous - January 31, 2012 - 2:18 pm

    ahhh, such beautiful pics! Love the pics with Meadown wearing the scarf…adorable!!!!!!

    Glad you were able to get out and enjoy nature for a lil while! 🙂 I think every Mommy needs that every now and then, especially after a week spent at home taking care of sick kiddos.

    Love ya girly!
    JoEllenReplyCancel

  • ally, zane, avery and nola - January 31, 2012 - 6:31 pm

    omG what awesome pictures.

    and words that ring true, loud and clear. breaks are essential.

    🙂ReplyCancel

  • Sassytimes - January 31, 2012 - 8:54 pm

    So beautiful and so true. You always seem to say exactly what I'm thinking/feeling, but waaaaaaay better. You have a gift. You do.

    …and it's nice to know someone else is just like me. I was starting to lose it today and luckily, my inlaws came to watch the kids for me so I could step away, alone, for an hour. The funny part is, when I'm away, I always think of the moment I get back home to see their little faces. It's my reminder that there isn't anything better out there. I'm not missing a thing. 😉

    LOVE the photo of you and the sun. Love it.ReplyCancel

  • Adopted Aunt - February 1, 2012 - 6:08 pm

    Love the pictures! And I am the same way!! Don't feel bad about it either. I needed my time and I still do. Do I mind being home alone? NO!!! You are a great mother!

    How did you take pic of the berries?

    give the kids hugs and kisses from me. Was in Wooster yest but the doc took to long or I would have called.

    Miss you all:)

    LYReplyCancel

  • Ky • twopretzels.com - February 7, 2012 - 9:31 pm

    Summer, Summer, SUMMER…

    THESE
    PHOTOS
    ARE
    PHENOMENAL.

    With each one, I kept thinking, "I'm going to comment about this one… not this one… not that one…"

    Summer, holy Toledo.

    Summer.

    WOW.ReplyCancel

Is it possible for a week to go extremely fast and extremely slow at the same time? On one hand, I find myself saying is it Friday already?  But on the other hand I am thinking is it Friday yet?!  The week was both long and short. Reviving and exhausting.  Good and not-so-good.  Do you […]

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  • ally, zane, avery and nola - January 27, 2012 - 7:04 pm

    i had already planned a trip to target by myself this afternoon when zane gets home, and now i have another item to maybe throw in the cart. love them!

    ps, i have snuggly baby girl, eyelash, reader and treadmill envy.ReplyCancel

  • Sassytimes - January 27, 2012 - 8:09 pm

    I am always amazed how similar our lives are, even on a weekly basis.

    I don't think M minds being entertainment. She just always looks so….content. Her eyes are calming. She is totally a mini C. I see it. Such a doll baby.

    Love C's eyelashes. They remind me of E's. I'm jealous too.

    Love the Adventures in Babysitting reference.

    Hope you have a great, healthy, weekend!ReplyCancel

  • Aop - January 29, 2012 - 2:52 am

    Love the red shoes! My favorite! I think you are doing a great job of finding fun ways for the kids to play during this cold weather! Those pics look like days at grabs house too! Love that Charlie is reading more! HopeChanelle is feeling better and no one else gets it! Slow and steadyReplyCancel

  • k - January 29, 2012 - 8:52 pm

    Summer,
    I don't know you. You don't know me. But I follow your blog and have for quite a while. Yes, I'm one of those blog stalkers 🙂 Because I love your posts about motherhood and life and children and (more than anything) love, I nominated you on my blog for the Liebster blog award (http://100letterstoyou.blogspot.com/2012/01/liebster-blog-award.html). If you don't participate in blog awards, that's okay. I just wanted to let you know that your posts are read, and appreciated. Your children are beautiful, and your insight to what really matters in life is amazing. After all, what's a messy living room as long as you're making memories 🙂
    -KReplyCancel

  • Ky • twopretzels.com - February 7, 2012 - 9:33 pm

    I cannot get over how big Meadow has gotten.

    She and Chanelle are twins. 🙂

    Your children are gorgeous. Charlie is becoming such a big boy.

    Great post.ReplyCancel

I’m a really big believer that we all have this voice inside of us, and that voice is God talking to us, and we are all magical, and we all have something as specific to do as our fingerprint.  And everybody should go out and do that.  And I think between the ages of 15 […]

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  • Adopted Aunt - January 27, 2012 - 12:54 am

    Love being part of your journey as it helps me on my own journey. Words are so important!!! How we say them, the tone we use, how the other person hears them.

    Where do you get your quotes? Do you have a book????

    ly

    give kids a hug from me:)ReplyCancel

I must have been 12, or maybe 13.  It could have been Thanksgiving Day, but I can’t be certain.  I remember it was cold.  Very, very cold.  It was raining, too. Or snowing. Or probably more like sleeting.  I remember the thick, dense clouds that hung low in the sky.  It’s difficult to remember a […]

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  • Loanhead Lass - January 24, 2012 - 1:11 pm

    How very blessed you are to have a dad who has gone ahead of you to block the wind in your journey. May he have a very happy birthday, with many more to come. He has a wonderful daughter.ReplyCancel

  • Trophy Life - January 24, 2012 - 2:06 pm

    such a great post, Summer. what a wonderful relationship and example you have.ReplyCancel

  • Yes Jesus Loves me - January 24, 2012 - 3:15 pm

    Happy Birthday Mr. Christen. Thank you for raising such a beautiful woman!! This blessed my heart. Have a blessed day friend.ReplyCancel

  • Sassytimes - January 24, 2012 - 5:59 pm

    This made me cry. You are so blessed to have such a great father.ReplyCancel

  • Written Permission - January 24, 2012 - 9:40 pm

    What a PERFECT illustration of everything a dad should be to his daughter. It made me cry, friend. 🙂 Without a doubt, you're lucky to have such a wonderful father, and he's lucky to have such a fabulous daughter! Thank you for sharing this.ReplyCancel

  • Abbe - January 24, 2012 - 10:08 pm

    i don't think a dad could ask for anything more for his birthday than an absolutely beautiful post like this one. (and a daughter like you.) and me? well… i'm going to quit reading running chatter unless i have kleenex reeealll close by. 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Summer - January 25, 2012 - 12:50 am

    Thank you all so much!! You all brightened my day!ReplyCancel

  • Adopted Aunt - January 27, 2012 - 12:57 am

    What a great dad you have to block the wind for you and to know when to step aside. You are a lucky woman!!!ReplyCancel

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