My Facebook cover photo is of my kids. My profile picture is of me and Noah from my show. It hit me that this is what I have chosen to represent "me." My blog is one thing but Facebook, my personal space, and my mom-ness shimmied in without me ever thinking about it until now. I imagine if I had a Facebook timeline cover photo fifteen years ago, it would be of me in a play or with friends at an outdoor concert. That's what I loved to do back then. And if I wanted, I could still do and then show off all of that now. But I pick my kids because they are what I want to look at when I log in to Facebook. And they make me who I am as much as I made them them.
The sky is beautiful today, so bright with white stretched-cotton-balls clouds and Ivy sighed that she doesn't like that the sky is so blue. She'd rather it be pink. "And I'm going to need a very tall ladder to climb up there to change it."
If she could I believe she would. And maybe she will.
-just write
And I believe she would if she could!
ReplyDeleteYou're a fabulous mother, Steph.
ReplyDelete... always love these 'rambles' of profundity! You just capture the everyday moments of beauty! xo
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needle and nest
Awesome post!
ReplyDeleteOh,such a sweet post. I could so see Ivy painting the sky pink. I love pink and I love that Ivy loves pink....
ReplyDeleteAs always, your words speak right to me.
ReplyDeleteLove it! If I could I would change the sky to a pinkish orange all the time...like in a perfect sunrise. If Violet could she would make it purple and it would be lovely.
ReplyDeleteI love reading your heart and imagining Ivy's joy!
I love your line, "And they make me who I am as much as I made them them." It's so true!
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http://www.normalchaosforamultitaskmom.blogspot.com
ok, i had to search you on the effbooks just to see ;-) i'm nosy like that. i too have a photo of one of mine at the beach, a photo of me and the babe for my photo...the boundaries have trampled, i am them and they are me. i rather love it.
ReplyDeleteps: i see we have common interests, esp. dr. tenpenny - huzzah!
Oh yes, Avi would do the same. If everything could be pink, the world would be good.
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Wow. I could use a ladder like that right now.....XO
ReplyDeletePerfect! I never thought about face book that way. Mine is of my oldest little guy (just turned 4 today) and the little personal photo is of me with all my kids.
ReplyDeleteI love looking at my kids in pictures. I love my kids in pictures. I enjoy ever second of looking at them. I don't care if other people don't want to see them.
I do. And that desire is me!
Oh, I love this post! I can so relate. Thanks for your sweet comment on my interview on Catherine's blog today!
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