Saturday, November 14, 2009

I did it!




Look what Collin did all by himself!!He amazes me every day! He was so excited and kept yelling "I did it, I did it Mama"! That is a pretty complicated puzzle-25 pieces!
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So Cute!

Do you ever see your child doing something so stinking cute you just want to run and grab the video camera and capture that moment forever but you know if you do you will miss it and they will never do it again? I do. I'm really bad about that. Sometimes I struggle with trying so hard to get the perfect picture or video just so I can hold on to that forever but I end up missing out or not being involved. I had to hold myself back this morning to just take in this precious little moment of Collin playing in his own little world not knowing that his Mama was watching him so intently. If I were to get up and grab the video camera it would have jolted him out of his "personal vacation" and the moment would have been lost-so-I resisted. I'm glad I did because it was so cute!

He was laying on the floor next to me while I was on the computer. He was playing with one of those super hero magnet sets that comes in a little tin where you stick the magnet guys in different scenes. Out of no where he starts singing "Happy Birthday"-I didn't even know he could sing the entire song. When he got to the "happy birthday to insert name" he had a long pause and then he sings " to batman, hoppy borfday to jew". Then he says "now blow" and he acts like he is blowing out the candles. I know that probably doesn't sound amazing or super cute to anyone but me but it was the highlight of my day!
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Guatoberfest Cruise 2009

My soapbox about the Advent Conspiracy

I came across this video on another blog. I have to admit I only looked at it for entertainment value. I assumed with a title like that, it had to be some wacko conspiracy theory and who doesn't need a good laugh. Suprisingly enough it really touched me and made me think. It didn't grab my interest because of it's religious value, because that's not really my thing. I am not the type of person that flaunts religion or believes in pushing your beliefs onto others. It touched me because of it's human value and because it shows me how quickly I forget.

When we were in Guatemala it was truly a life changing experience for a myriad of reasons, only one of which was bringing home a baby! We saw poverty that we could never imagine in this country. I remember thinking when I was there that despite all of the stress of the situation, I was more at peace than I had ever felt in my life. Among other things, there was no pressure to have more...there was nothing to have. People just lived their lives. Families worked together, lived together in cramped housing-if they had a roof over their heads at all-and they were happy! We were forced to enjoy eachother without our "creature comforts" and I loved it. I now remember hoping that once we got home, I would never lose that idea that we don't really need much at all. I realized our society makes us think we need more but we really don't. And after watching the video it makes me realize that I have failed miserably.


I had made up my mind that in order to honor my new found attitude and our sons heritage, we would sponsor a Guatemalan family every year so that they could have food and heat and their children could go to school-things we take for granted on a daily basis. For some reason I can never seem to find the money to do that- BUT- I can find the money to buy coffee every day, sometimes several times a day, Collin will see a room full of gifts on Christmas morning, I can go out to eat, I can do whatever I want for the most part. My priorities have gone right back to where they were before I experienced Guatemala and it makes me sad. That is the reason that I am posting the video in a permenant spot on the blog, so that I am constantly reminded, not only during Christmas but all year to give PRESENCE to my friends and family not PRESENTS and to give back to something that I feel very strongly about. I don't write this to push Guatemalan charity or any charity but to encourage anyone reading this to slow down and take a look at your life and see what means the most to you and see where it takes you.

Advent Conspiracy