They really are Possible!

With a little time

and lots of help from

my daughter,

look at 

the fun we had

redoing our living room!

The mantle got an updo,

with the gold frames tying it

together.

This broken chandelier

has some character,

only 2 arms are in tact.  Maybe it

will someday be a jewelry display piece.

And my favorite garden

statue of all times,

too crumbly to go outside,

but bringing me joy when I see it indoors.

The wildish rosebush in the backyard

surprised me the other day.

It's tucked away close to the house

and I just happened upon it

not knowing it had

blossomed.

That's a lot like watching

our children grow.

It's the daily mess and diapers

and feeding (I had 4 children in 6 years)

 and wondering if you'll ever talk

to adults in complete sentences again, and

then realizing

in a moment, that your

cute little preschool singing, "Old McDonald had a farm,

e-i-e-i-e,"

has grown into a brave, talented and confident young lady.

Blossomed, beautifully.

Of course,

throughout the day dedicated

to housecleaning, I had to 

go rust some things

and play a bit too!

Yes, dear, all things are possible

with God."  Raising children

most importantly

and even

those least 

things,

like housecleaning.

with joy,

deedee