My Girl will be "5" in 5 days

Hope, my love, I adore being your mommy! You are the best little Girl. I love the little lady that you are becoming. You make me laugh everyday. You teach me what a good mommy is like every time I grow weary trying to keep up. I enjoy being with you everyday and feeling how special that you make me feel.

You have the best sense of humor. You are so funny and always, well most always, filled with such laughter and joy.

This sabbath you will turn 5 years old. I still see you in my arms in Guatemala just 6 months old. Something about the first time that will never leave my heart. I have to let you grow up, that is what GOD ordained from creation. But I don't want to let go of the "LITTLE" girl. These days are the days you need me to feed you, still dress you at times, bath you and watch over you with a close eye and guide you safe. I am not ready for you to grow past this stage yet. But I am a mother who wants to hold you close and never let go! When you are older I can't do those sweet little child things anymore. Those days will fly by and you will be grown.

I pray for all the beauty of our days to etch my memories so I can remember all the things I see and do with you every day. I want to remember and be able to see all the bugs that you show me everyday and that look of wonder on your face. I want to remember how you love braid's in your hair, taking walks, telling me stories, scavenger hunts, rocks, birds, chickens, buddy, mearah, and so many more things.

Especially how you love to sing and praise Y'shua. You are a worshiper. I am blessed, so blessed, to be your mommy. Thank you Hope for your love and for being my sweet daughter.....I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!

Happy Birthday and happy first day at homeschool co-op ALL this week!!!!

LOVE, Mommy and Daddy

Our progress Update

We are still trying to find the path to daily order and what that looks like. I have been looking at what I would like to get done in a day and most times it leaves little time to just have fun. That is not the right balance.

BUSY is all I know to keep the house and chores done. Then it feels like busy is trying to fit in all the family things. HOW do you balance this? Let the house go?

I have made a schedule that allows me to look at time and priorities. That is where I have to start and stay! I have way to much to do for one person and I have to realize that all my interest will not get my time.

YHVH please direct my path even when I have my hands on it...take me over LORD!

Homeschool is something that we do daily in some form or another. I do have set plans, but getting Hope to agree is something that I have to be gentle with. I have plans but she is trying to create something else. She is going thru the stage of story telling and imagination. SHe is good at it. BUt for that she is more into this creative dream world right now. She is very smart and picks up everything very fast. I do not have to go over it lots and lots of time. SHe gets things easy! We are just taking our time and I want to make sure that I am sitting with her more and creating those close times instead of working in the house all the time. Take time for tea, cocoa and a cozy snuggle up read, nature and TONS of snuggle and play time together. SOON she will be grown and I don't want to look back and see that I WORKED more than I invested time in just sitting and breathing "closeness" together.

I love you my sweet dear loving Hope!