Day #7 A picture of someone or something that has had the biggest impact on you.
So what, I'm gonna break the rules. I am naming at least 5. This is my journal and this is how I want to journal it.
Ri is my first baby and that definitely impacted my life. I will never be the same shallow person roaming the world without a point. Having kids gave me much more focus, deeper understanding of life, and made me take the spiritual side of my life much less flippantly. Riley is my right hand. She is a great sister and a good buddy for me.
Jacks helped me understand boys better. They need a lot more physical attention. Jack was another limb on my body until he was about 4 years old. Jack has a deeply sensitive side that I feel the urge to protect and yet I wish I could toughen him up so that he didn't feel so intensly. I can see a lot of myself and my parents in Jack. It's helped me to appreciate my mom and dad more.
Ah, my little piece of ham, my little Maddy Cat. Before Miss M was born I had a blessing that said she would bring me so much joy. Boy was that ever true. She is funny, beautiful, and a screaming genius. This kid has it all......except for the good eye sight. I wish I could attribute all of the good parts of Mads to my fantastically honed mothering skills but this kid has taught herself everything; getting dressed, tying her shoes, riding a bike, putting on makeup, reading........this chicklet is the total package.
I have never been more tired than when I look at this picture of Max. Max is in constant motion. He is his own law of physics. He is sweet and sunny, mean and devious, and super funny. He asks me all of the time if the cars he sees really transform. Everytime I say that I don't think so and he answers in return that he does think so. He's my little bitty baby. The last of the greatest souls ever sent this way.
That's my guy:) He's eating a Happy Meal shot. That would be a complete Happy Meal blended together to make a tasty, vomit inducing treat. He did it because I thought it would be funny and he likes to make me happy. He spends a lot of time making me happy. He impacts my life everyday. He keeps me on the straight and narrow. I would surely not be the person that I am (for good or bad) without his constant love and encouragement. Frankly kids.......he's a stud.
Not pictured are my parents. They have been fantasticly loving. I think of how much patience my mom had when I was little and wonder why I didn't inherit any. I see what an upstanding man my dad is and hope to ever be that smart and have that much integrity. It has been the best thing in the world to see them as grandparents. Watching them be happy because ALL of their awesome grandkids has really done my old heart good.
Last but not least, something I am pretty tight lipped about. The
thing that has impacted my life in a big way is my faith. Ya, I actually have some. Without the knowledge that I have of eternal concepts, I would be a quivering heap. It helps center me to be able to see the big picture and know that everything and everyone I love will go on. I can mess up with every step I take and I'll still be okay. I don't have to be perfect. I can't be perfect.
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