Joining SouleMama today with this moment.
{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments.
When I was younger I had a couple of very special pen pals. I was not the best correspondent – especially when it required a stamp and a trip to the mailbox (and I haven’t improved on that point with age) but I loved getting that return mail!
I still love the excitement of personal mail – especially during these days when most of our mail comes with a financial request of some sort. In these days of email and social networking, a handwritten letter is nearly unheard of, making it all the more special.
Last year Elizabeth, my seven-year-old, began exchanging letters with one of my dear friend’s daughters across the country. It has been thrilling for her to send off her notes and anxiously await the return letter. Their letters are short and sweet but oh so charming with their questions of, “How old are you?” and “What’s your favourite colour?”
Seeing big sister receive special mail has given a couple of the siblings the letter-writing bug and I’m thinking we may work letter-writing into our weekly schooling.
This has been a rather longwinded way of sharing a link to the kiddie pen-pal club over at Twig and Toadstool. I think it is a wonderful idea and wanted to spread the word. The full details are here but to summarize, she is collecting names and ages of interested children until February 25th and pairing them up with pen-pal matches.
For a little extra letter-writing inspiration here are some sweet Etsy finds:
Resolve to Write More Letters Clutch
Are there any letter writing supplies you can’t live without?
This little boy spent his weekend feeling under the weather. It was very sad for him and very sad for Mommy. Thank goodness Daddy was able to keep it together. We are so grateful that he is on the mend and back to smiling, laughing and strange animal noises.
Although it was nothing serious, it sure made me reflect on many of those things I remembered on our winter walk and also how very quickly this boy is growing up (not to mention his siblings).
All I can do is cherish every moment.
Here’s one of those moments.
We love smoothies. Simon is no exception.
They get a little messy.
And suddenly they get a lot messy.
It’s no surprise and when you’re so darn cute bits of frozen berry just add to the charm.
That was one good smoothie.
“That’s it?”
And then we were all laughing at this funny little face.
“I am pretty funny!”
And pretty darn cute.
(I was laughing too hard to hold the camera steady.)
How I love these moments.
Joining SouleMama today with this moment.
{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments.
Joining with Amanda at SouleMama for this moment.
{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see.
