sling diaries :: expression

oh my.  emelia and evelyn are 5 months old and have really

just started to have fun with their expressions.  watching a baby

learn never gets old, does it?  they are so fun & precious.

i still really stop at least a couple times a day and just look at them wondering,

is this really my life?  i love it.  

i couldn't be more blessed, thankful & excited.

[look, evie feels the same way.]

 someone took the liberty to remind me recently that i'm not perfect.

you can believe that i know that.  oh, how i know that.

and, well, i couldn't let one more post of beautiful pictures go by without

saying it [again].  please don't let someone's highlight reel make you feel

any less about your behind the scenes.  if it does?  maybe that is a gentle

push to either change your behind the scenes a little or to change your

outlook of your behind the scenes.

  in between the sweet smiles, warm cuddles and idyllic nursing photos

is real life.  that means sometimes crying, screaming, poopy diapers, messy

house, unfinished projects, headaches and bad days--for alllll 11 of us.

yet, i choose to see things in the light you see here.

it's a conscious choice that has become natural now.

my life--every part of it--is beautiful.

i'm so grateful for it.

i'm not perfect, for sure.

yet-i rest in the fact that i'm exactly where He has me.

living my perfect life.

[you are, too.]

 

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this post is a part of Sling Diaries: volume II--chronicling the art of babywearing

in 15 families.  you can follow along on the facebook page and pinterest.

photos by my friend, liz.
sweet hoho monsters purchased from little bit funky. 
headbands purchased from lou and lee
wearing sakura bloom in essential silk sandstone and pebble