Sunday Sustenance

“Life is just too short.  Too short to not forgive yourself when you fall.  Everyone makes mistakes. Successful people own them, learn from them, and get back up.  Life is too short not to taste, smell, touch and see everything.  Life is too short to say, ‘what if?’.  Life is too short not to wake up every day surrounded by the people you love who lift you up and encourage you to grow.  Life is too short to have people in your life who tell you that you aren’t enough.  Life is far too short not to tell those people to kindly take a hike.  Life is too short to be small.  Life is too short to short not to turn the music up, throw caution to the wind and do something out of your comfort zone.  Life is too short to accept your limitations.  You are the only person who can give yourself permission to be great.  Life is too short not to be loved fully… for who we are… right now.  Life is too short not to give everything.  So many people have so little.  You’ll leave this world with nothing anyway.  Life is too short to not laugh, play -even when things are falling apart- and give thanks for what’s right under your nose. Life is too short not to express.  Say it.  Write that letter.  Make that call.  Love deeply.”

- Lara Casey

 

Sunday Sustenance

"I mean that there’s got to be a lightness in your way. There has to be a lightness; you have to be as light as you can be and not get weighed down and stuck in your emotion, stuck in your body, stuck in your head. You just want to always be trying to elevate somehow."

- Bill Murray

 

 

 

Sunday Sustenance

“The happiest people I know are not those who find their golden ticket; they are those who, while in pursuit of worthy goals, discover and treasure the beauty and sweetness of the everyday moments. They are the ones who, thread by daily thread, weave a tapestry of gratitude and wonder throughout their lives. These are they who are truly happy.”

 
- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

 

 

 

Sunday Sustenance

"When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: 'If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.' It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something."

- Steve Jobs

Just because (41)

It’s almost here… just 26 more days until Halloween!

This is Connor’s third Halloween.  (Here’s my favorite Halloween memory!)  We’ve been coaching Connor for several weeks now… “What do you say on Halloween?”  Brian’s even been doing a little role playing with him.  This year is going to be his very first trick-or-treating experience… I think he’ll have it mastered by the big day!

Sunday is his NICU reunion, and we’re so excited!  (See past years’ – 2009 A&B, 2010)  The NICU staff does a fantastic job of organizing a “carnival” for all the past babies and their families, and the kids have the opportunity to dress-up in their Halloween costumes a few weeks early.  It’s a can’t-miss event for our family, so I’ve had to do some advance planning.

When I first asked Connor (back in August) what he wanted to be for Halloween, he said “ELMO” (of course!).  So, I promptly ordered him a costume… which ended up looking nothing like the picture in real life.  He hated it, and I did, too.  (And there is still red fuzz scattered randomly throughout my house.)

Then he said he wanted to be Buzz.  Have you seen the Buzz costume in the stores?  IMO, not very cute for a 2-year-old.  In the meantime, I fell in love with this year’s Old Navy costumes… and settled on the robot.  Thankfully, he loves it (!!!) and calls it his “Buzz Robot” costume.  Knowing how fickle a 2yo can be, I’ve got the hamburger and the skeleton (yes, he is still that small) in reserve.  Whatever he doesn’t wear to the reunion will be returned.  :)     

Truth be told, Halloween is not my favorite holiday… at least not the creepy, spooky side of it.  (The house next door takes the cake on that one!)  So, I’ve been collecting more cutesy décor lately for Connor’s benefit.  And, making some, too! 

And for you, here’s another 5x7 installment of the Just Because series – there are 2 colorways in 9 different patterns.  I sure hope you have fun with this one.  :)

To download the 5x7 image(s) for printing, simply click on either collage image above, and a new window will open to the download locations in 4shared.  Save the image(s) to your computer, and they’re yours!  Just print it out yourself, or upload to your photo printer of choice.  (Wondering how to download from 4shared?  Please read more here.)

I’ll be posting this project to some of the link-up parties listed here:

Under the Table & Dreaming	Kuzak’s Closet	I Heart Naptime
Heather Lynne/Raising Memories	The DIY Show-Off	Keeping It Simple
Sew Can Do	The Girl Creative	Sumo’s Sweet Stuff
Making the World Cuter	C.R.A.F.T.	Skip to My Lou
Mad in Crafts	I’m Topsy Turvy	Sugar Bee Craft Edition
Tip Junkie	Oops! I Craft My Pants	Crazy Domestic
My Delicious Ambiguity	Today’s Creative Blog	Hope Studios
Lucky Star Lane	Someday Crafts	Blue Cricket Design
Sew Much Ado	Bargain Shopping Paradise	Night Owl Crafting
Somewhat Simple	My Backyard Eden	Creations by Kara
House of Hepworths	Fireflies and Jellybeans	Beyond the Picket Fence
Everything Etsy	Tatertots and Jello	6 Inches of Ribbon
Fingerprints on the Fridge	A Few of My Favorite Things	It’s a Hodgepodge Life
Fun to Craft	Tidy Mom	The Shabby Nest
KojoDesigns	Chic on a Shoestring Decorating	Just a Girl
Seven Thirty Three	Beat Until Fluffy	A Little Lovely

If you would like to blog about this free printable, please accompany any images from my site with a credit and link back to this post. As a courtesy, please do not link directly to a downloadable file but rather to this page. Thank you!

I always love to see the creative ways you put my freebies to use.  Please be sure to send me links or pictures!  I can’t wait to see what you’ve done with them.  :)

Enjoy!

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Sunday Sustenance

“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.”

- Goethe

 

October Birthday Wishes

 

Grandma Sprik celebrates her big day, TODAY, October 1st.

Uncle Dan gets another year older on October 4th.

Cutie-pie niece, Ally, turns TWO on October 7th.