Brown Paper Packages Tied Up With String...

These are a few of my FAVORITE things!

If you're a mom, you know the boundless love that can explode from the specially prepared handmade gifts that come to you in a decorated brown paper bag.

I noticed this morning, sitting under our christmas tree, a carefully placed package. The wrapping is simple-- a brown paper lunch sack. But it's special-- there is a carefully drawn picture on the front, it is stapled shut at the top, and the important message written in first-grade handwriting:

To: Mom
From: Sadie

I often refer to a book I've read called "The Five Love Languages" by Gary Chapman and know that one of the love languages that speaks the most to me is gifts. I love the element of surprise, the thoughtfulness from the giver, and the love they impart via a treasure for me... big or small.

So I can hardly wait. Yet I love the anticipation. But I am counting the days to Christmas (with help from my kids) until I get to open the precious brown paper package from my sweet first grader that's carefully placed beneath our tree.

Addicted

Okay. So I've "officially" gone over the deep end. I'm addicted to blogging. I constantly find myself wanting to write about the little things in my day to day life that I don't want to forget. And there are a few creative projects that I do and like to share. So I blog.

And instead of bogging down my family blog w/ my thoughts and creations (since family who visit it really only want to see the cute photos of my kids), I've decided to start my own personal blog.

I hope you can find encouragement and joy from the posts that I'll put here.

Sincerely,
Angela