Tuesday, November 24, 2009

finding joy

my heart's a bit {not a LOT} heavy this week.
not sure why.
don't really have much time to analyze it.
it will pass.
it always does.
just trying to listen to Him...and keep on keeping on.

{look at bailey's smile in the background! :-)}

and this little boy is very trying these days.
cranky.
demanding.
into everything.

i think he takes a lot of my joy {and everyone else's!} away a lot of the day.
and that's frustrating.
not frustrating that he's being a 16 month old.
but frustrating that i let him take the joy away.
{and his smile when i get him from his bed erases all the frustration in a millisecond...}

looking forward to a 5 day weekend with my 4 kids!
thanksgiving - possibly the BEST holiday! all the good parts (food, family, being together) without all the "bad" parts (gifts, materialism, stress...)

then decorating for christmas.
getting our tree.
and possibly a surprise day for the kids - it's going to depend on the weather!

"Be joyful always..."
1 Thess 5:16

5 comments:

Tisha said...

Beautiful pictures! Loved your words - about letting him take your joy when he is cranky - about Thanksgiving. You're doing another surprise day for your kids!? Wow! I'll say it again, it's good to be a Cassada kid! Enjoy!

Beckysblog said...

Sweet sweet post and pictures.
The last one of you is so beautiful.

Its so hard when the baby is fussy...it zaps energy and joy in a second!

Christy said...

oh, its so good to hear you say that about sawyer...

Kallen has had a REALLY tough week----really tough...and I couldn't agree with you more. It makes me so sad when I let it "get" to me...

love you!

Alden and Dorian said...

I LOVE the third picture!!!!! Just wonderful.

Ali said...

Happy Thanksgiving! Hope its a good one.