I spend a great deal of time and energy complaining and crying about things that I don’t have in my life.
A house. Extra money. A thin, toned body. Perky boobs. a nice camera. Etc.
There’s nothing wrong with wanting a house to call my own. There’s nothing wrong with wishing for extra money to take my children on vacations and to buy a nice camera with. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to get in shape and be thin.
However, when wanting and wishing for those things consumes my time, my thoughts and robs me of joy, something is wrong.
Especially when what I do have is worth so much more than what money can buy.
Laughter.
Joy.
Closeness.
Bonds that can’t be broken.
(Unlike the wind that surely broke as this picture was taken.)
But most of all, Love.
(Brought to you by Love Thursday.)
Perfection ! Have a beautiful love-erly day !
Freakin’ A, woman!!!
You have got some PRETTY kids!
And look at you!!!!!
Gorgeous!
You’re killing me with the Cheese! And that Loca t-shirt is priceless.
You get me every time. You have an amazing ability to make me value the things that mean most in life. You are such a special person – I mean that.
Beautiful photo. Lovely post.
A good reminder. I tend to think, “I’ll be happy when my kids can . . . (fill in the blank)” I sometimes forget to just enjoy what they’re doing today.
Just like Brandi said, you get me every time too and that’s one of the reasons I love reading your blog. The way your love for your family, their love for you and each other, and the way you feel so beyond blessed comes thru in your posts. It makes me get in touch with how much I really appreciate my family and feel blessed. And right now with how I’ve been feeling lately, I need to keep getting in touch with the stuff that matters the most. Thank you so much Y.
Oh…and G-Unit…omg! she’s looking more and more like a big girl. She’s so adorable.
You are so right. I know some hoity toity people who dont even eat dinner in the same room, much less the table. (Not that i’m a saint in the family -table department, but we TRY.Real.hard.)
You have a beautiful family.
You dont always get what you want, you get what you need.
oo, now i am thinking of that song!
After I read that comment above, I thought about something……..
When on the phone with a friend (yesterday) i hadnt spoken to in years (YEARS-Im such a crappy friend) anyway, i asked how she had been, (She had a husband who committed suicide after becomming disabled about 6 years ago) and she went on to tell me how things were, yadda-yadda and asked how i’d been.
I tell her how the family is and mentioned that my hubby had been driving me nuts lately and “If i trip over his shoes one-more-damn-time this week, that i was gonna throw them at him!” (expecting her to laugh) and then she says……… “I’d give anything to trip over kens shoes” I think my heart just stopped. Sometimes i am a insensitive asshole !
Either way, she went on to tell me that if she could offer me any advice it would be to love every single second, every smile, everything…………..”Dont sweat that small bullshit heather!” She said she would give a million bucks and the best of everything to hear him laugh just one more time.
So i guess im saying- who gives a shit about the fancy house and name brand clothes, they dont mean squat compared to the love of a family!
And girl——— You got some serious love in that house!
ok. im done. just thought of that and wanted to share.
What a wonderful photo. We are all guilty of the same thing aren’t we? focusing on the things we don’t have instead of finding the joy in the things that we do.
I have lovedLove Thursday for this very reason.
Your kids get more beautiful every day and you look stunning in that photo. Amazing.
That is a gorgeous picture. We all so often get bogged down in the small stuff. Thanks for being the one to step back and say, Hey wait a minute, this isn’t right. Thanks for reminding us all what’s important.
Okay, now I sound mega-cheesy.
But at least I’m not typoing the word “hole”. We can all thank God for that small mercy! Hehe.
Beautiful Yvonne!
And so are your words.
You are so very, very pretty. Don’t argue with me.
Great…..So, shut the fuck up and enjoy it for once.
period.
My daughter just walked by and saw this picture and she was all “OMG Mom, I thought that was you!”
Then I told her that we’re twins, you and me.
And you’re right, everything you need is right before your eyes!
Beautiful and funny at the same time.
me, totally weeping over here. what a beautiful post. and what a beautiful family.
Your family is SO beautiful! It looks to me like you have everything you need.
You have such beautiful kids!!!!
How incredibly beautiful, Y. Heatherg beat me to it — I immediately thought of “you get what you need…” As a person in a similar boat (you know, the one where sometimes you’re not sure if the plug will hold), I needed that.
You cannot begin to understand how much.
Beautiful smiles all around! Happy love thursday (you know, because it’s Friday).
You look beautiful