it's the little things: emotions

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I am so excited to join together with a talented group of friends from Clickin' Moms for a blog circle celebrating "the little things" in our lives. Photography has been a gift for me  - a reminder to slow down, take notice, and record the beautiful in the everyday. Each month we'll have a theme, and you'll follow the links from blog to blog all the way back here. Be sure to leave a comment here and on the others' blog posts! From here, please click on over to Celeste Pavlik's blog. Celeste is an incredibly talented photographer, a Clickin' Moms mentor, and mom to 4 boys. Her work always blows me away!  


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I love to sing to my girls before bed. It has always been part of our routine, and strangely, it's always been hard for me. As I clutch my girls close in dim light and sing lullabies sung to me by my parents and to them by their parents, I am overwhelmed by my love for my children. I am overwhelmed by my Father's perfect love for me. And it's when I start thinking of days none too distant that my girls won't want bedtime songs or feel so tiny in my arms that I begin to lose it. My voice doesn't work anymore, and I have to stop, gulp, and will those lyrics to come out stronger. Sometimes it's easier just to hum.