Today I was at my grandparents’ house looking at old, black and white pictures of my grandmother’s parents, of my grandmother when she was a little girl and pictures of her when she was my age with little babies hugging her ankles. That’s when this thought/feeling ran over me like a freight train that LIFE just feels so much more real & fragile than it ever did (this has consistently run over me since becoming a mom.)
In February of 1927 my great-grandmother, was doing exactly what I do everyday–raising babies, writing, being married, missing her mama, making ends meet, & working hard to be a good mom/person/wife. It was neat to see the similarities mirrored from the past & the present in our lives.
Which leads me to Day 4: A Woman who Inspires You:
Today I was thinking about women who inspire me. The women who inspire me are the everyday women, my great-grandmother, my grandmother, my mom, my aunts, my MIL, my sisters, & my girlfriends (real world & blogosphere.) The women who cook supper, take care of the kids, clean the house, pack lunches, go to work, work in the home, take kids to and from school, basically the CEOs of families. They are the ones who inspire me, the ones who do everything and don’t get paid a million dollars to do it.
I am inspired by the EVERYDAY woman. I am inspired by YOU.
So true. Great reminder to tell my wife how amazing she is!
What a great post! It is true, history does repeat itself and while many things change, many things still remain the same.
I love your new post! I too am constantly amazed by the women who cook dinner every night, have a clean house, happy children, menu plans, balance the budget, and seem to do it with ease!
Change is constant. I am learning to embrace it. Great post! Blessings on your day, amiga! 🙂
Hear, hear! My mom is my hero. Thanks for re-posting this, I loved it as much as the first time you did!
Hope the extra sleep kicked that bug!
I think moms are the real heros in life! This combo worked really well.
I really enjoyed this post. And I love the picture! I hope you both feel better soon! Myles is sick too, I am praying that no one else in the house gets his cold! Relax and get well soon!
beautiful picture! that's a treasure. Hope everyone is feeling better.
Seeing my grandmother with my babies is one of the best feelings I get from having children. They way she looks at them is like they can do no wrong, absolute love! It makes you forget about the destin they were rubbing all over there face that morning!
I agree with your women of inspiration! I love and respect my mom so much more now that I am a mom!
Hope you guys are feeling better, thats no fun when you are both out of commission!