Oh So Rosy

Life is so rosy with Rosy!

You can see she's scared, but I admire how she stops her crying to scoot just a little, cry some more, scoot some more.  I can relate to those feelings...

Yep... 

Jane: "Awwww!"

Flex Some Muscle

Life.  Yikes, it's complex, isn't it?  Good days, bad days, life-changing events, boring normal events we don't even remember. I'm not the best example of being in touch with my feelings, or recognizing stress, but I think we all have those moments of feeling sad, powerless, happy, and often grateful.  

Looking back on the last few years, and especially this past year, I am amazed at how much has happened.  This morning while reflecting, I realized something. The daily tests of emotional and physical strength slowly build up stamina and ability.  When we need those muscles and "muscles" - speaking figuratively - they are there ready to work for us, lifting us and carrying us through whatever new thing life is throwing at us.  It's kinda like this... 

I don't have a regular exercise program, except wrestling three kids and a diaper bag. Yet, I'm constantly doing things that test and try my muscles.  And this morning, looking in the mirror, I discovered this.... 

No way!  How cool is that!?!?  Kinda feel like saying, "Bring it!"

We don't have to be body builders - speaking figuratively too - to be strong.  We don't have to go through a constant barrage of tough things to be strong enough to handle our own personal burdens.  Each one of us, day by day, is testing and trying our limits and slowly increasing our ability to handle whatever comes our way.  

And not only that, we all have countless family, friends, and random kind strangers who help remind us that we don't have to do it all by ourselves.  There are others who lend their strength to ours and share our tears of joy or sorrow.  That is super cool.

Rosy's first word