I decided to be engaged in play instead of watching her behind the scene. What a delight it was, we went down the slide several times, rolled in the brown grass, ran around, talked, and looked for bugs. I love her sweet way.
When it was time to venture in the house and take a nap she said, "mommy glovers." She had found a patch of what Tess told her was green clovers brought to us by the "lepechaunth". She was thrilled with this discovery and I couldn't help but grab my camera now and snap some photos of her anxiously engaged in picking the clovers.
As I sat there watching her collecting the clovers I just kept thinking about how very lucky I am. This past weekend I was quite emotional...emotional in a way that is dripping with thankfulness and love for life. Emotional in the best way. Life has been good to me. Really good to me. Right now I feel this tremendous sense of gratitude. I am in this place, this positive place, where I am consciously aware of the blessings I have been given. These are blessings that have always been with me, but I am just now beginning to understand them. For too long I have pushed them aside feeling unworthy of them, afraid to accept them, or even unknowing that these blessings exist.
Today I welcome and give thanks for my blessings. They are needed and certainly appreciate in a life that travels down an unchartered road. Today I see the hand of God in all things and have a constant prayer in my heart that I will always be worthy of what He has given me.
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This is why I love blogging..the chance to capture & remember this kind of magical moment...the letting go & playing...the stopping to be grateful. Thank you, Amy! Great inspiration on a tiring Monday.
What a sweet and touching post. I love that you joined in on her fun, and that she was able to persuade you with an outside and camera outing. And, as usual, I loved the photos.
Those will be great photos to decorate with for St. Patrick's Day next year.
I have also discovered many blessings I had all a long and finally took the time to notice them and be thankful for them. It is so wonderful when this happens before the blessings are gone.
Beautiful pictures! It seems like the most simple things are the most beautiful. I love hearing about the place you are in your life. So content. So wonderful.
The part about feeling unworthy to accept the blessings we have stood out to me. It is true that we have been blessed with so much, yet hesitate to embrace it all and run with it. Thanks for helping us remember that Heavenly Father won't bless us with things he doesn't want us to have.
Those pictures are fabulous! I love those times of being overwhelmed by gratitude, I try to use those times to help me during the "glass half empty" times...
I love close ups of sweet little baby hands! We used a live bunny for Easter pics this year and although the pics are great I was sad that because my kids were holding the bunny their hands ended up being covered in many of the photos. Great pics!
I love days were I feel full of gratitude. It makes everything beautiful.
The picture of the green clover in the foreground and its "plucker" in the back is probably one of my all time favorites from afm!! thank you for that. And thank you for helping me reflect on how lucky I am.
i cant believe magan said that... how cute!!! the photos are darling and i am so glad to hear you are in such a great place...
Nothing better than a grateful heart. We are so blessed and it does help to write it down and remember all we are given.
The photos are amazing Amy! What a sweet little girl. I think they know what stall tactics work, don't you?
It's hard to imagine little Megan phasing out the nap. I hope for your sake that it doesn't continue!!! It's great that you seized the moment and went out with her to enjoy nature and your time together. I love the photos, of course. Once again you captured a beautiful moment. You are my idol.
PS Did Adam get his bday gift?
amazing photography. i wonder if you notice a correlation between your current state of gratitude, and what is coming through in your photography? (or, conversely, when you are feeling otherwise, does that show in your photographs?)
Beautiful post and photos Amy. I love that Tess told her the leprochan brought them to you guys. So sweet.
Painfully cute pictures Amy!
"A constant prayer in my heart!" Words that I so can relate to! Amazing photo! So great that you took that time to stop and play! Isn't that what it is all about anyhow? Living in the moment. Thanks for sharing!
so happy for where you're at amy. it's wonderful. love your line, "dripping with thankfulness and love for life."
Amy, I was wondering what lens you used to capture these photographs. I love the close up of her hand and the DOF, really neat!
I love this! Amazing photos, wonderful thoughts. I love those times when I feel so aware of my blessings.
so sweet. love the little phrases and words children come up with...glad you are seeing your blessings and feeling them each day. wonderful.
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