the gift of problems
the gift of friends
the gift of giving
the gift of gratitude
the gift of family
the gift of learning
the gift of money
the gift of laughter
the gift of a day
the gift of dreams
the gift of love,
which leads to the ultimate gift.
- from jim stovall's movie, the ultimate gift
my mother-in-law had recommended we watch the movie, the ultimate gift. and we did; we watched it together as a family last weekend. and just as she said, it was such a wonderful, heartwarming movie, with an incredible message. these gifts--problems, friends, giving, gratitude, family, learning, money, laughter, a day, dreams, love and the ultimate gift--truly are gifts in our lives, gifts to be recognized and appreciated as such.
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i've had a number of people ask / email me over the past few days, inquiring how i am. really...i'm fine. a bit numb, but fine. it's funny how it feels like just another day, yet in 24 hours, steve will be gone, on his way to iraq. to return in 204 days. tomorrow, the countdown will begin. i know tomorrow will be hard. and i know some days will be harder than others but i will do my best to remain strong through the good and the not-so-good times. for the moment, today is a day that we are still together...as a family.
last weekend, i took steve and the kids out, for a pre-deployment photo session. i am going to print a photo for each of the kids, to keep on their dresser. i want them to see their dad whenever they want. i want them to be able to hold their dad, when they're having a rough day. i want them to know that their dad is thinking about them and loves them, while he is away.
and i know firsthand how important a photo can be for a child. in 2000, when kiele was three, her dad and i divorced. i moved (via the AF) to FL and mike separated from the military and moved to NH. in feb 2002, mike sent kiele a photo of himself. we laminated it and she has slept with it every day since she received it. it has been taped, re-taped and taped again. at one point, i tried to replace it, with a scanned, laminated copy, and kiele wouldn't have anything to do with the new print. this simple photo has become her treasure, her everyday connection with her dad.
FRONT:
BACK:
don't ever overestimate the power of a photo!
P.S. i have no idea what is going on with my blog. it's going crazy.
the gift of friends
the gift of giving
the gift of gratitude
the gift of family
the gift of learning
the gift of money
the gift of laughter
the gift of a day
the gift of dreams
the gift of love,
which leads to the ultimate gift.
- from jim stovall's movie, the ultimate gift
my mother-in-law had recommended we watch the movie, the ultimate gift. and we did; we watched it together as a family last weekend. and just as she said, it was such a wonderful, heartwarming movie, with an incredible message. these gifts--problems, friends, giving, gratitude, family, learning, money, laughter, a day, dreams, love and the ultimate gift--truly are gifts in our lives, gifts to be recognized and appreciated as such.
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i've had a number of people ask / email me over the past few days, inquiring how i am. really...i'm fine. a bit numb, but fine. it's funny how it feels like just another day, yet in 24 hours, steve will be gone, on his way to iraq. to return in 204 days. tomorrow, the countdown will begin. i know tomorrow will be hard. and i know some days will be harder than others but i will do my best to remain strong through the good and the not-so-good times. for the moment, today is a day that we are still together...as a family.
last weekend, i took steve and the kids out, for a pre-deployment photo session. i am going to print a photo for each of the kids, to keep on their dresser. i want them to see their dad whenever they want. i want them to be able to hold their dad, when they're having a rough day. i want them to know that their dad is thinking about them and loves them, while he is away.
and i know firsthand how important a photo can be for a child. in 2000, when kiele was three, her dad and i divorced. i moved (via the AF) to FL and mike separated from the military and moved to NH. in feb 2002, mike sent kiele a photo of himself. we laminated it and she has slept with it every day since she received it. it has been taped, re-taped and taped again. at one point, i tried to replace it, with a scanned, laminated copy, and kiele wouldn't have anything to do with the new print. this simple photo has become her treasure, her everyday connection with her dad.
FRONT:
BACK:
don't ever overestimate the power of a photo!
P.S. i have no idea what is going on with my blog. it's going crazy.
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