If you are looking for a good movie to watch this week, I recommend P.S. I Love You. It is a movie that definitely does its job to remind us about the meaning of life and the importance to find significance amid the simple steps of each day.
The night before Christmas Maddi prayed, “Dear Santa, please give the elves power so they are strong enough to get from my house back to your house."
I smiled.
Christmas morning Maddi told her brother, “Jordan, we’re just like Santa! We like milk and cookies!”I smiled.
Over Christmas break we spent lots of time outdoors and lots of time with family. We went sledding at Uncle John’s house and picked marshmallows off his legendary Marshmallow Tree, which magically produces marshmallows each December just in time for the winter bonfire party! Maddi earned a new nickname as she ate more marshmallows than anyone else that day. Marshmallow Maddi.
I smiled.
Maddi loved our trip to Florida this December and personally meeting the Mouses (Mickey and Minnie). Yet, another nickname for my daughter, Minnie Maddi.
I smiled.
Maddi loves to sing with me at church. Musical Maddi.
That always makes me smile.
Not everyday brings smiles. Maddi is notorious for taking a full ten minutes to get in or out of the truck...to go anywhere. I try to wait patiently as she gathers dolls and blankets and snacks for our long car rides to the gas station or the YMCA. Who can be slower than my very own Molasses Maddi?
All I have to do is call her Molasses and I smile.
Share one of your smiles today and then tell me about it. It doesn’t even have to be with a stranger. Sometimes those in our very own household need it the most!
As much as I love reading your words, I ADORE seeing pictures. Thanks for sharing Maddi with us:)
Posted by: Sara H | January 02, 2010 at 09:21 PM
THAT'S what the marshmallows are about!! TOOO CUTE!
What makes me smile... when one of my boys gets hurt, and the other goes to console him, get him a band-aid and be there til the crying and pain stops.
Or when one of them is upset about not getting to do something, and starts crying, and the other says, "I know... I know... It will be ok."
When they get up toooo early in the morning, slip into my bed without me knowing, and fall asleep beside me. To name a few.
Leaving for car rides kind of sounds like us, except that mine like to shed everything in the truck and leave it there. hats, mittens, extra shirts.... and yes, waiting for 3 boys to get themselves buckled up... molasses munchkins I guess is what I have! lol ;-)
Posted by: Tara | December 29, 2009 at 09:25 PM