baby love letters

Friday Letters...73

To do: Take the 15 minutes you were going to use to answer this week's question and give it to yourself. Take those precious 900 seconds and allow yourself to be a child again and to dream.

Been thinking a lot about dreaming and doing this week. I'm a bit long on the dreaming up of ideas and a bit shorter on the doing side. When I was a stay at home mom, dreaming seemed like a thing of the past and doing for everyone else was my day. I think that is what exhausts moms....so busy fulfilling their children's lives that they forget themselves. 

Give yourself the necessity of a moment alone to dream. Then take one more moment and share that dream with a friend. You never know where it may lead you.

For an example see the post The Untraditional Bride.  jasmine star's blog  I love following her blog...great writing and wonderful photography. Warning...she's contagious.

   This image does make sense just read the quote below

"Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference."

Nolan Bushnell

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Friday Letters...72

"See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun how they move in silence...we need silence to be able to touch souls."

Mother Teresa of Calcutta

To do:

Look for moments of stillness in your child and photograph one.

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Friday Letters...71

"Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children."

Alex Haley

Something to do: Have one of your children's grandparents write a letter to your child. Have them jot down a paragraph about what it is like being a grandparent.

Although I had the perfect picture for this post, I left it in my memory.

My grandson and I spent the afternoon at the zoo. It was the day every grandma should have had her camera. And yet, I got to spend this time without the interruption that my camera all too often presents. That perfect opportunity to capture the expression while totally missing the connection.

So picture in your mind an eight year old boy and his grandma watching a mother elephant play soccer. No kidding...she had a kick you wouldn't believe! And we have a memory we will never forget.