Precious Moments

I don't know if its because I decided to take the day off ...

{ie NO working out, NO cleaning, etc ... I realized today I have worked out 9 days in a row ... it was time for a day off!!}

... or the fact that by "taking the day off," I found myself with a lot of extra time on my hands. I could've been productive, but instead, I watched a lot of videos on Godvine. So many of the videos made me smile, laugh and even cry.

When something unexpectedly brings me to tears, I'm always so caught off guard and feel myself saying "Whoa, Whoa! Who suddenly turned on the waterworks???"

I got to thinking how my family has been dealt a difficult deck of cards and often times its easy to feel like they are stacked against you rather than in your favor. But I realized something today, its how YOU arrange them that makes this life beautiful and to not let what you've "been dealt" choose what life you live.

As I went into Boogie's room to wake her from her nap this afternoon, she was sleeping so peacefully, that I couldn't bare to wake her. So instead, I scooped her up in my arms, came into the living room and sat in the recliner. As I waited for her to slowly wake up, I found myself relishing every precious moment ... feeling her body move with each breath she took, how sweetly her hair and skin smelled, her warm breath on my face and how I could kiss her over and over.

{The bridge of her nose is my favorite spot to kiss her}

 

Before I could stop them, tears began to roll down my face!

All I could do was look at her, breath-in all of her essence and feel total, complete love and gratefulness for her!!! There was an overwhelming since of pride, joy and love for everything she is in this moment and for whats to come.

 

Every moment with her is quite literally so precious to me!

It doesn't matter what cards have been dealt ... I have my Jocie-Bear!!!