~Through The Eyes of a 4th Grader~

Sunday, April 22, 2012

~Through The Eyes of a 4th Grader~ "See, there are these two new girls at school. One of them is really pretty and the other one is not. And the pretty one. Well, everybody likes her and thinks she's good. But the other one, they make fun of her and whisper funny things about her. I felt so bad for her so I asked who wanted to play a math game with me and she said, 'I do.' So I told her, 'Okay!' So yeh, that's it." So proud of my son. So thankful for the evidence of compassion and God at work in His heart. I'm enraged by mean, spiteful behavior. (Be it from children or grown ups.) There is no excuse for it and it brings out a crazed woman in me.  Go out of your way to love the unlovely.  Accept the ones who may not be widely accepted. Value the humble. Find beauty in imperfection. And for heaven's sake, tell your kids to do the same. They won't always do it right but live before them in compassion. Build them up. Hold them to a high standard. A standard of loving people.     ~stacey

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~engaged~

Friday, April 13, 2012

~engaged~ Engaged. Fiance'. Getting married. He's the guy. Want to grow old with him. He's the father of my children.  I remember like it was yesterday. A million thoughts and emotions swirling around at once.  It's pretty phenomenal, actually.  Finding the person you are forever connecting yourself to.  It's not perfect. It's not necessarily magical. At times, you'll want to hit him. But it's so great. Commitment. I've said it before. The single most attractive quality in a man. ~cOmMiTMenT~ I'll stick it out with you, baby.  I'm not going anywhere. Brad and I? We love hard and we fight hard. I'm stubborn. He's fiery.  But he makes me feel like I'm 18. I make him laugh. We work together. Work, I said. But he's not going anywhere and neither am I. So, Abby and Cameron. Roll your sleeves up and get to it. It's a journey well worth it. Congratulations! ~stacey

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~sunny~

Thursday, April 05, 2012

~sunny~ had a mommy/kids getaway this week.  thank you, brad, for working hard while we played in the sand.  and thank you, mom, for keeping little miss emma. i missed that baby of mine but i was SO glad she stayed behind.             if you haven't seen "Soul Surfer", you really should. these two were being Bethany all week.  we finally had to tell them to stop pretending they had only one arm and to please stop stretching their shirts by putting one arm inside. these girls and their kiddos have been the type of friends that can be hard to find. ~simple. easy to get along with. welcoming. warm. real. supportive.~ i'm in my pajamas, coffee in hand at 10:40 on this thursday morning. so thankful for spring break. brad is off today and tomorrow. looking forward to a little more down time that includes him and maybe we can get just a couple  "honey do jobs" checked off the list.  biggest news of the week so far is that my little sister got engaged yesterday!   couldn't be happier for them. ~stacey

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