thankful

one of the writing assignments from misty's Open Studio class involved writing a list of (at least 100) things we were thankful for, and then turning that into a poem. she encouraged us to start a "gratitude journal". which coincided perfectly with reading One Thousand Gifts this spring. i waited till i made it to 100 to write my poem. i decided to just pull out the ones that were about joey, and write a poem about him at this age. 

at two and a half

part whirlwind

blond curls and

fever snuggles

cuddly-jammied lullabies

I learn truth in the song

the paint you choose

One more book

Boy laughter floating

helping daddy

gentle delight in babies

worrying about your brother even before he is born

Kisses to “feel better, mommy”

routine-loving change-hater

kitchen-aid operator extraordinaire

sleeping all night

all-boy, healthy

trains, fire trucks, airplanes

you have opened my heart

reading this, i suddenly want to do this for all my kids (however many that is ;) every year. i used to be a crazy chronological record-every-moment-scrapbooker. and i have felt like i've missed so much these last 2 1/2 years of not recording faithfully the moments of joey's young life. but keeping little lists like this gratitude journal gives me a glimpse into this life as it's lived over days and months. i think this will not be a quickly-abandoned habit. also, instagram ;)

you've seen the first 65 of my list, and i'll keep adding them as time goes on...