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I love sliding with my daddy! Mommy the snow is going to stick, I believe it! I can't wait to walk in it... with your help of course. Ha ha! Told you so! Mommy I walked just like you! Who knew Atlanta could get a snow storm after 60 degree weather a week ago I loved seeing our first home with snow on it. A day to remember. Definitely a moment to remember Mommy I don't know about this snow thing. I think my butt is freezing. Watching someone experience snow for the first time is an unbelievable thing Time to let the snow melt and see what tomorrow brings. It brought icy roads, and lots of beautiful snow. It also brought Matthew home. He along with many others were stranded at work. We are thankful that despite the white beauty, we are safe and praying so many others in the south are safe and warm today. ~CC

We decided to honor Mr. Luther King Jr. this past Monday by stepping back into his era. We "unplugged" and had a "no screen day".  It wasn't really for MLK, but I'm sure he'd appreciate our efforts. In reality it was just something we wanted to try. The phones were turned off, the computer and ipad were put away, and the tv stayed asleep while we spent the 60 degree day hiking and enjoying being together as a family. Honestly, I'm not a huge screen timer when compared to some, but I never realized how often I check my phone until I wasn't able to. It was such a great day though! I absolutely loved being away from all things media/tech-related. I think we should have a national unplug day. Kind of like how some stores are closed on national holidays, well wifi and signals should all be shut down for at least one day a year so that we can remember what it's like to sit and be together as human beings. It's a lost art, but once you get pass...

There are some markers I believe designate whether you are really a mommy or not. I have recognized, besides the excruciating pain and indescribable joy that I experienced when giving birth to our precious baby boy, that I really have crossed over into the realness of mommyhood. You are a real mommy if, but not only if, 1. your favorite Christmas present is your new dustbuster 2. you don't mind getting a little drool in your mouth that belongs to your little person 3. you believe true love stems from sharing half eaten, mushy cheerios 4. you don't mind the new, improved 50 second rule with a justified scraping off any dust or debris 5. you think a good dust busting equates to a full vacuum, thus enabling the 50 second rule 6. you don't mind using ointment or vaseline as your new hand lotion 7. you are contemplating making your own children's songs album in your spare time 8. you call clothing clean if it passes the sniff test 9. you think your jeans and a wh...

What is time? It is something that cannot be truly defined because it is not real. It is simply a way to calculate duration. People have been trying to measure their existence for thousands of years. Whether through the waxing and waning of the moon, the trees dropping and budding their leaves, or the countdown to midnight as the annual date changes in January. Either way, it brings about a sense of nostalgia thinking about years gone by.  Rather than think of the years past and things that I still want to do before I die, I want to live in the present moment, and rest in the notion that everything in this life is temporary, including time. I have eternity--never ending life--waiting for me when my time on earth comes to an end. Thus, I must live in such a way that matters, make choices that have eternal significance, and not worry about how to portray my moments to the world. Rather capture them in my heart. Whether 2014 is a tough year or an amazing year, I will count it a bles...