I’m excited to be trying something new today. As I scrolled through my Twitter feed, I happened upon #ShareFourSomethings at http://www.heathergerwing.com The idea is to share the four somethings: something loved, something said, something learned, and something read you’ve experienced within the past month. I don’t know about you but June flew by for me. The calendar page was full of appointments, meetings, special events, trips, you name it; but within the busyness were some very special “somethings” that I’ll always hold dear. So, here we go….
SOMETHING LOVED
June brought a double celebration of love! Two birthday parties in one day! Not a feat for the timid! Our morning celebration, in honor of grandson, Owen’s first birthday was a delicious breakfast buffet that included Cinnamon Roll Cake no less! How can he possibly be one already? Owen’s smile is infectious, his curls adorable, and he’s the spitting image of his momma!
Later that afternoon we went “Up, Up, and Away” for Carson’s third birthday! Airplanes and toddlers everywhere! The energy level was higher than this MiMi is used to! I can’t believe I’ve actually been a MiMi for three years! Carson has changed so much! He’s learning new things all the time, loves to cook, and looks just like his daddy did at his age!
I thought I knew all about love until these two precious blessings came into my life! All the sayings about how wonderful being a grandparent is are true! Carson and Owen are my something loved in June AND all year round, too!
SOMETHING SAID
It’s funny how what we perceive as reality often isn’t. I love to write and my kids know about “mom’s little blog”, however, I’ve believed that at best, they think I’m silly and at worst I’m wasting time. That all changed with the most meaningful words said in a belated Mother’s Day Card, one by the way, I’ll treasure forever! Accompanying a journal, these were the words said:
“This journal is for you to write down all your ideas so that everything is in one place and you can write many books and blogs from the ideas. We can’t wait to call our Mom/MiMi a published author because we know you can do it!”
As you might guess, the tears flowed as I hugged that card to my chest. To know my family believes in me are some of the sweetest words ever said!
SOMETHING LEARNED
The end of June found me atop a mountain at a cabin retreat with some of my closest and dearest friends. Now, whenever we are all together there’s laughter that rattles the rafters, food that satisfies every tastebud, stories that go on through the night, and gatherings around a campfire. This trip was no different except…….the wind! It was so windy that the fire queen couldn’t safely do her thing. Did that stop us? No! I learned that though the howling winds may blow, S’mores will be made and that an electric stove comes in pretty handy when there are six women craving roasted marshmallows and chocolate!
SOMETHING READ
As I wrestle with this desire I have to write, I’m trying to soak in as much knowledge as I can from those who ARE writers. I belong to a writing group called Hope*Writers and I’m going through all the varied trainings they offer. One of their recommended readings is “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamott, so of course I put it right on my Amazon wish list and low and behold it was given to me as an anniversary gift. (After 35 years he’s starting to know me HaHa) As I read it, a myriad of emotions come with each chapter. I haven’t finished the whole book yet, but this I know from my something read so far……I have A LOT to learn about being a writer!
This was fun! Want to give it a try? Share Four Somethings of your own in the comments! I can’t wait to read them! I hope to share with you again in a month! Who knows what wonderments July might bring?
Something loved – I got to see my Gracie twice in June, that’s a record!
Something said – Grace told me how proud she was of me for my work with Living Hope. Wow, I had no idea.
Something learned – In this fast moving tech world, I learned some new tricks to lessen the confusion. ha ha
Something read – Fascinating book about George Washington’s life after the War of Independence and his ascent to the Presidency.
This is a great blog subject Cindy. I always enjoy your writing and it’s always uplifting to count our blessings. Sigh me up for an autographed copy of your first book!
These are lovely LaVonne! Thank you for joining in! You are a faithful encourager and you’ll never know how much it means to me!