This Moment

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"{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember."

Daydreaming...
 

Sunday Blessings

Sunday was one of those days.
You know the days...
You don't want to clean another surface, launder another article of clothing, or cook another meal.
You just want to curl up with a good book and tune out the world.
However, given that Luis is in the home stretch with school and feeling very overwhelmed, I knew I couldn't have an entire "Me" day.
So...

This Sunday, Bella and I did a little painting

and a little cutting

and hung some curtains

and created a sanctuary.

She had a great time playing with her doll

and dressing up

and having a tea party.

This smile was better than any book or any "Me" time I could have had!!

How was your weekend?

Linking with Amanda for Weekending.

Weekend in Pictures

This weekend we:

Made strawberry jelly…

Imagined ourselves superheroes…

Enjoyed a delicious bowl of ramen made by Julian…

Created a menu for our “fancy” Easter brunch…

And napkin holders…

And place cards…

Dipped a lot of strawberries in yummy chocolate (and licked our fingers, of course)…

Harvested oregano from our garden…

Set a beautiful table for Easter brunch…

And shared a delicious homemade meal with our loved ones…

 Acted silly…

Hunted…

And hit the jackpot!

Hope you all had a terrific weekend!

Linking with Amanda (a little late) for weekending.

Invitation for Wishing

Invitation
By Shel Silverstein


If you are a dreamer, come in,
If you are a dreamer, a wishers, a liar, 
A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer...
If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire
For we have some flax-golden tales to spin.
Come in!
Come in!

This weekend we made wish boxes. I got the idea from this book that I found quite by accident as I was buying another book which SouleMama wrote about in this post.

A wish box is place to drop your wishes no matter how impossible they may seem. The idea is that once you write them down they become real and there is a greater likelihood that they will come true. I think we can all remember a time when we wished on a shooting star or stood in front of a water fountain, penny in hand and eyes tightly clenched as wished the most secret of all wishes. However, as we grow older we allow the voice of our mature rational and practical selves to silence our innermost desires.

There is a saying in Spanish:

“Soñar no cuesta nada.”

It translates to: Dreaming does not cost anything. Except for maybe a penny or two now and again. So why not give free reign to our dreams and wishes? I figure if I can help my children learn this at an early age they will always be dreamers and wishers and not let rationality and practicality stand in the way of what they truly want.

Isabella and I have started putting wishes in our wish boxes every night before bed. I see the deep concentration on her face as she writes down her wishes and the complete faith in the possibilities when she drops each wish into her box. I have to say, it also feels quite liberating as I drop in my own wishes. There is a great peace in knowing I have turned my wishes into the care of the universe. And who know? Maybe someday…

7-Year-Old Wisdom

Word of the Day:  Imaginated

Definition:  To use one's imagination.

What a wondrous place the world would be if only we imaginated more!