1st, I'm excited to announce the winner of this week's giveaway from Simply Simon is Stef from Glitterbabe!
This is a picture of my two oldest children, both of whom now have children of their own. Wow. Where did the time go?
Elizabeth Stone said
"Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body."
It's true. My heart belongs to my family ... Physical distance just means my heart is stretched further. For those of you with kids, did you have any idea your heart could stretch so far? Don't have kids? What/who has captured your heart?
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What a cute photo!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so true! My heart is outside my body when it comes to my kids!
Sadly I have no parents in my life .... so my love is so strong for my children....and I hope that love just continues to grow as I get older. xoxo
I love that phrase, "your heart is just stretched further." Just like it grows bigger with each baby that's born.
ReplyDeleteoh goodness, my dog has my heart :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a profound quote and so touching too.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the Empress;-)
yayyyyyyyyy me! let me know if you need any info. you can email me at poca62@comcast.net OR what i need to do. HUGS :)
ReplyDeletei have 1 son. just 1. i found out i wasn't the "motherly" type. but i sure am the GRANDmotherly type! i have more fun AND patience with jade than i had with DS. tho' i really don't think he'd turn out any different if i had!
and ur right.... where does the time go?????
hugs :)
Congrats to Stef!!! and what a wonderful post! Your children are truly blessed to have you as their mother ... and in turn you are blessed to have them!! Happy Saturday ..HHL
ReplyDeleteI had NO idea that I could love someone the way that I love my children. It is such a deep and protective love that they don't understand yet but, if they have kids they will...
ReplyDeleteKeep trying for Friday Pretties and then I will just leave you on if you want.
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Have a fun weekend,
Joyce
I love the quote and the picture of your kids it too cute! It's true that you don't really understand unconditional love and the ability to truly put another's needs first until you have kids! xoxo
ReplyDeleteNo kids YET but I can totally imagine that feeling =-)
ReplyDeleteWhen my son became a father, I became unable to explain the love I have in my heart. There are just no words. Watching him with his daughter...it's just unbelievable that my heart can even hold this much love. It's the closest I can come to imagining how much I am loved by God. To know that He loves me even more than that, wow!
ReplyDeletei love old school pictures like that. :)
ReplyDeleteno kids yet...gotta find me a man first, but looking forward to the day when my heart experiences this.
I don't have kids, but I sure do love my niece and nephew! I received my book the other day, thank you so much, it is truly inspirational! XO!
ReplyDeleteNo kids............but our two dogs has my heart......happy weekend ...love Ria......
ReplyDeleteNo kids............but our two dogs has my heart......happy weekend ...love Ria......
ReplyDeleteWhat intrigues me is that my heart could handle multiple kids. After the first I thought there was no way to handle loving another. That I'd be forced to forgo love somewhere. It just multiplies.
ReplyDeleteI wanted kids more than I have ever wanted anything. But since I couldn't have them I got my dog. My gorgeous dog expands my heart everyday. Love her madly.
ReplyDeleteI don't have kids yet, but when I see how my parents still are with me, I think I start to understand that type of love a bit.
ReplyDeleteLove that picture, and this is exactly why I'm terrified to have kids... I just can't imagine all that love and all that heartbreak just walking around....
ReplyDeletepray for me friend... my first day of medical school is Monday and I could not be full of more nervousness and self doubt!
I had no idea having children would be so wonderful and painful, all wrapped into one.
ReplyDeletelove the hats! i don't have children yet, but considering the tremendous (and somewhat unexpected) amount of love i've come to have for my two little kitties, i can only assume that my heart will explode when kids do come into the picture. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat quote. I can see your children are lucky to have you
ReplyDeleteCute photo. Love that quote!SarahD:)
ReplyDeleteOh Denalee that quote was absolutely beautiful. We don't have kids yet but right now my heart belongs completely to my husband. I do however look forward to the day that we welcome children into our lives.
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