crickets

crickets…that’s what you’ve been hearing around here at asmallsnippet…

since Christmas, life has been a blur.  a heavy blur, actually.  we are in a season of waiting, and change, and disappointment, and stretching, and wondering, and unsettlement (is that a word?)…life has been hard, and i long for the days again where we don’t have a cloud hanging over our heads, or stress as a constant companion.

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if all that sounds dramatic, i’m really sorry.  i tend to be dramatic, i think, but i’m pretty sure its because i feel emotions so strongly…both good and bad…and because i’m a female, and drama comes with that territory  (sorry to overgeneralize, but that is just truth…i have 2 small humans of the XX category in my home, and, coupled with me, there is no lack of drama!)

but anyway…change…i hate it.  hate it.  even if its a good change, i am one who still needs some time to process it.  our life is in a state of change.  i’m not giving you details of it today, mainly because i don’t know the end of the story yet.  its also one of those heart-change kind of stories…you know that ones where things happen externally and then you have no choice but to evaluate and think and pray…and then God ends up doing something massive in your heart and the external circumstances were really just God’s intervention because He’s after your heart?  yeah…well that’s happening.  and if i write prematurely about it, i just might sound like a big idiot.  so…seeing that i’m still smack dab in the middle of it, i think i’ll wait before i share.  however, in the midst of it, i’m reminded of all that is wonderful:

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– an amazing amazing amazing husband…who’s commitment to Jesus and me results in a beautiful marriage…one that i don’t deserve!  “Happy Valentine’s Day, Babe.  will you consider this your card?  cause beyond this, i don’t think you are getting one…I’m boycotting Hallmark and the ridiculous prices of pieces of paper with some writing that are called cards, which just end up sitting in our bedside tables for years to come.  and i would make you one, but, well…its no secret that you are better in the homemade cards category than i am!”  case in point:

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i mean…how can i compete with that? :)

– a job where my hubby gets to do what he loves everyday, and just so happens to get paid for it
-3 healthy, beautiful, wonderful kids, who bring me endless joy and at the same time make me insanely crazy on a daily basis :)  and i’m still reeling that i just wrote the number 3…
-Jesus, who is our very lifeline…

(i could list a million more things….)

but beyond that, what else really matters?  y’all might need to remind me of that in the coming months :)

so…for today, let me show you a picture of my 6 month old.  yes…you read that correctly.  Berkeley is half a year old.  HALF A YEAR, people!!!!  when did that happen?

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she’s as precious as precious can be, and we are still head over heels for her and her sweet rosy cheeks…that get kissed all the live long day!

and i’m a day late and a dollar short (story of my life) but here’s our Valentines this year.  they took minimal effort (thanks Pinterest) and minimal moula…thanks to the Dollar Store and Amazon’s  Glow In The Dark Bouncing Balls.

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 i made dinner last night…and took pictures for y’all during the process, because its one of those new recipes that has become a constant in our rotation.  you’re going to love it!

so…that’s coming.

btw:  this is how i have to blog these days…

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which is why i now need to end this post.  chicken pecking only gets you so far…

i’ve missed y’all!  thanks for the emails, the check-ins, the funny statements like, “are you still alive?”  “WHERE ARE YOU?”  “is everything okay?”  y’all are funny…and so very kind!

XOXO,