"JOYSTICK"

This evening,I was organizing pictures, getting my ducks in a row, deciding which pictures/events I should add to the blog next. I have started the process of making our blog into a book for Trey and any future siblings. Each year they will have a book of "their" lives to look back upon. the monkey pictures have already been shown, i'm aware, however as i was looking through my computer i stumbled upon a series of pictures that i never really took the time to look at..but tonite, i was looking at them and i just loved the story that my sweet son was showing me.disclaimer: i did not leave him for a second with this stick and was very careful to prevent any poking of the eyes or ingestion: which is probably why i didn't catch the "lesson" at the time.

Look at his expressions, his simple, pure joy and curiosity at this "stick".

i remember now, trey, you found this stick and were just totally curious and joyfully excited about your new "find". looking at these pictures,i am reminded of the simple things in life and how easy it is as adults to lose that "joystick"....to forget what truly makes us who we are and what we stand for. as adults we tend to either get "stuckonourstick" when we should be making changes in our lives that make us unhappy, or we "lose/neglectourstick" because we are too "busy" checking the "important to-dos" off our list, or we just plain "forgetourstick" whether it be we forget what makes us who we are or we forget what makes us truly happy. trey: you reminded mommy not to "losemystick" looking at these pictures caught my attention to STOP: and "just be" for a moment, that whatever it is that "needs" to get done isn't half as important as maintaining, fueling, and adding to our own personal "joysticks". this thanksgiving i am so happy,grateful and thankful for you, trey, our son who has made our life so rich, and our hearts so heavy with pure love for you.










yes..eventually you dropped it and we had to go inside!