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Friday, April 13, 2012

all you need

i'm a sucker for cheese. cheesy stuff, that is. give me a good romantic comedy.  pick me a flower. set the coffee pot for me. if it's a sweet gesture, i'll fall for it every time.

one of my favorite movies is love actually. what's not to love? it combines my slight obsession with british culture, colin firth, hugh grant, a great soundtrack, and, of course, an extra dose of cheese. it's hard to choose a favorite scene, but this one is definitely one of them (along with the mark and juliet "carol singers" scene):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqHRMuUhmnA
**Note embedding was disabled. Just take the extra second to click and watch it, okay?**

oh yeah, the movie also has a wedding. and a proposal. cheese overload? yes, please.

anyway. so at the end of last june, i attended my first magnolia creek alumni reunion. the timing was perfect: i was stressed. i was tired. i was feeling alone.

the last activity we did that day involved each of us getting a sheet of paper with a single phrase on it. we were told that we had to figure out how they were related. this was mine:


coincidence? i think not.

it now hangs on my closet door as a reminder.

i've mentioned faith and fate on this blog a lot already, but i'll say it again: despite the rough times i've been through (and am sure are ahead too), i truly believe that everything happens some way for a reason. there is no accident. life is a chain of events.

it is this amazing group of women in recovery that reminded me that creating is therapy for me. and a reason i started this blog in the first place. yeah, i know, the crafts haven't been showing up...(oops)

but i have been creating! see?


i love my crafts. love the process. love the thought that goes into them. however, the best ones are made with love.



it should be ready at the end of october.

(side note: to those who understand, it's a "tough mudder" baby!)



7 comments:

Laura said...

Yay Kim!! So excited for y'all!!! The best crafts are made with love!

Congrats!

Jill Greer said...

Hey Kimberly,
I am Lindsay Haswell's mother as well as Greer's grandmother. Ha! I am very impressed with you and how you have refocused on a new life. But what I'm most impressed about is what you have worked on and will be finished in October. Congratulations!!!!! I so look forward to meeting you at the Haswell going away party!!

Jill Greer

Sara berry said...

Yay! Congrats. Being a mommy is amazing.

Amy said...

YES IS BE MY ANSWER TO THE QUESTION! Holy crap, I am so excited for you! Congratulations!

Leslie said...

A tough mudder hih?! Well, Well, Well I guess David did not expend all of his energy out on that event field then! LOL - you know how happy and excited I am for the 2 of you! Love ya Mija :)

Cassie said...

Absolutely beautiful! I already love little Farr :)
Praying for all 3 of you!

haswell said...

Now I know why you didn't go out with us! You had something cooking in the oven! Yay for you and David!!! You are going to be great parents. Cannot wait to find out what you are having! Boy or girl, it doesn't really matter! All babies are miracles and are by far God's greatest gift in life! So happy for you guys!!! Now we need to go back to Atlanta for some baby shopping!