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a summer of growth

tiny baby boy hands! // a favorite breakfast // little lady playing on the stairs // my mommy’s beautiful roses // our 8th anniversary // her lashes!!! // little siblings playing under the table // a little farm time // the face of a boy loving pasta! // eating grapes in her favorite headband // crepe myrtle pop of pink! // setting the coffee table for a tiny luncheon // family candy land in the sunroom // daddy and his little man // a birthday cake pop to start her birthday week! // waking up after a farmhome sleepover // making muffins with gaga // entering maddalena’s salon 😉 // babies brushing teeth!! // home life, as usual 🙂
…i feel like it’s been said now about 1 million times, but goodness, this summer really came and went, didn’t it! and oh, as much as i’ll be jumping on board the pumpkin train at the first hint of chill, i just have sooo many little moments from life around here with my people all stacked up on my hard drive… i can’t possibly enter a new season without officially documenting a few more favs from the past summer months!
this summer, i think, has definitely been one of growth for each of us. at least… i hope it has been? haha. i mean, clearly the babies are growing like weeds! they both had birthdays. steven and i celebrated 8 [million ;)] years of marriage. and well, whatever season of life i’m in, i have to say… there’ve been some growing pains on my end! anxiety. realizations. stupid adult-realm thoughts and concerns that keep me up and googling at 4am. all this grownup crap is hard! why do i feel so flipping ill-equipped so much of the time?? and to think… regardless of anything else that happens in life, my favorite humans are completely depending on me to keep their lives in order, which happens to be my favorite job! but still… some days? oh my!

i have to say, though, i’m learning a lot! constantly re-calibrating. i have a much thicker skin now than i ever thought i could. i also realize my limits and am trying to just let it be okay... and, most importantly, i’m figuring out the whole reason for faith. life is too big and too much for me to take it all on my own! and i can’t say i’m at all good at the whole let go and let God thing… oh, i’m actually terrible at it!!! but like i said, it’s all about growth, right? i’m getting there. 🙂

aaand in the meantime, i’m completely soaking in these sweet babies that grow another inch every time i turn around! i love love love my every day with them, from start to finish… and oh, looking back on how much i enjoyed each of my loves this summer just makes me the happiest! i sure am one lucky lady. <3

Comments

  2. Sarah Tucker says

    such beautiful people -all four of you – inside and out.

    and i'm with you … it's easy to say let go and let God to someone else but really letting go and letting God for me personally is hard!

    you are a real inspiration in motherhood to me.

    love you sweet friend.

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  3. Ann Bishop says

    Brittany, thank you for sharing your life with my great grandchildren so beautifully. I almost feel like I'm just around the corner in your neighborhood. The thing about God, I've learned, is that He is going to have His way despite my best efforts, and I just need to stay tuned. He wants me to do the footwork, but the results are in His hands.

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  5. Laurie Olsen says

    Oh yes you know how I feel about this summer coming to a close and babies growing and anxiety that just floods in at all hours. It's been a tough one! I'm so glad that we aren't alone in this and there is no judgement here. We get it right?

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