"...if and when we find ways to do the things that also help us to feel deeply, fully ourselves, we’ll be even better equipped to deeply and fully love those God has given us the privilege of loving." So very true, Jen! And what an honor to have kept you company via audiobook - thankful that my words are an encouragement 💖
You have such a gift for teasing out our memories as readers as you tell your stories. Thank you for the gift of remembrances and for sharing the ups and downs of the journey - totally relatable content!
"Who knew how many magnifying glasses a 90-something could stash away?" My husband's grandmother had 5-7 purses and every single one contained a comb, tissues and lipstick. Apparently, a well prepared woman should always have those things with her!
I remember those slides, the heat would burn our bums! and the burlap sacks we put our legs in - the backs of my knees would be dripping with sweat! I didn’t even think backs of knees could drop with sweat! Haha! And I have had a pair of black Birkenstock Madrid slides on my wish list for a while. I have the most senator I’ve feet and my son has slides (like the Adidas rubber ones you put on after you take your baseball cleats off) and they hurt my toes. I don’t know if I can wear them but I love love love my rubber Birkenstock Gizehs. The most comfy sandals ever!! I hope you’ll love your new white ones! Enjoyed this post! I’m coming back to these podcasts. Thank you! ❤️
Sliding! I loved these photos so much. The captured joy and excitement on your face made me remember my own times of being on a mat sliding and loving it while also secretly hating it because it felt scary. Slide were a place where I learned to overcome fear of the unknown while enjoying the ride. As you point out so well, some of us still find ourselves doing that. Not that there is enjoyment in all you are encountering right now, but you are showing up brave, and you are making sure your dear parents have a measure of enjoyment in their new surroundings.
Slides. Slides for the feet! I love those too. I need a pair of those slides for my feet. I’m always searching for something that slips on easily, and slips off just as easily as I go out water plants, or head up the street to get the mail.
Thanks for the recommendations for Audible. I have let my subscription go, but I think I’ll renew it. I do like listening to books while I putter about or while I walk. Your recommendations intrigue me.
Jenni thank you so much for listening to (and recommending!) Create Anyway ❤️ I’m obviously a few years behind you in the motherhood department, but I was so encouraged to hear that the message resonated with you. Also, this is random, but I LOVE every single photo in this post. Such a lovely wave of nostalgia in each one.
I hope that this new home provides peace and contentment for all. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I am grateful for your book recommendations too! And that feeling of the few centimeters lift off the slide will stay with me as I seek to write more about our friend Mary. XO
Oh Jen! Those slides - and sliders - makes my heart swell (and my stomach turn when thinking of the wavy slides) I love your writing because it evokes such wonderful memories of my own. Those heady, long 70s summers and arcades and amusement parks. Love it all! Thanks for sharing. xxx
"...if and when we find ways to do the things that also help us to feel deeply, fully ourselves, we’ll be even better equipped to deeply and fully love those God has given us the privilege of loving." So very true, Jen! And what an honor to have kept you company via audiobook - thankful that my words are an encouragement 💖
You have such a gift for teasing out our memories as readers as you tell your stories. Thank you for the gift of remembrances and for sharing the ups and downs of the journey - totally relatable content!
Can I ask, where is your gorgeous blue and white skirt/dress from?
"Who knew how many magnifying glasses a 90-something could stash away?" My husband's grandmother had 5-7 purses and every single one contained a comb, tissues and lipstick. Apparently, a well prepared woman should always have those things with her!
I remember those slides, the heat would burn our bums! and the burlap sacks we put our legs in - the backs of my knees would be dripping with sweat! I didn’t even think backs of knees could drop with sweat! Haha! And I have had a pair of black Birkenstock Madrid slides on my wish list for a while. I have the most senator I’ve feet and my son has slides (like the Adidas rubber ones you put on after you take your baseball cleats off) and they hurt my toes. I don’t know if I can wear them but I love love love my rubber Birkenstock Gizehs. The most comfy sandals ever!! I hope you’ll love your new white ones! Enjoyed this post! I’m coming back to these podcasts. Thank you! ❤️
Sliding! I loved these photos so much. The captured joy and excitement on your face made me remember my own times of being on a mat sliding and loving it while also secretly hating it because it felt scary. Slide were a place where I learned to overcome fear of the unknown while enjoying the ride. As you point out so well, some of us still find ourselves doing that. Not that there is enjoyment in all you are encountering right now, but you are showing up brave, and you are making sure your dear parents have a measure of enjoyment in their new surroundings.
Slides. Slides for the feet! I love those too. I need a pair of those slides for my feet. I’m always searching for something that slips on easily, and slips off just as easily as I go out water plants, or head up the street to get the mail.
Thanks for the recommendations for Audible. I have let my subscription go, but I think I’ll renew it. I do like listening to books while I putter about or while I walk. Your recommendations intrigue me.
Jenni thank you so much for listening to (and recommending!) Create Anyway ❤️ I’m obviously a few years behind you in the motherhood department, but I was so encouraged to hear that the message resonated with you. Also, this is random, but I LOVE every single photo in this post. Such a lovely wave of nostalgia in each one.
I hope that this new home provides peace and contentment for all. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I am grateful for your book recommendations too! And that feeling of the few centimeters lift off the slide will stay with me as I seek to write more about our friend Mary. XO
Oh Jen! Those slides - and sliders - makes my heart swell (and my stomach turn when thinking of the wavy slides) I love your writing because it evokes such wonderful memories of my own. Those heady, long 70s summers and arcades and amusement parks. Love it all! Thanks for sharing. xxx