Me.
I have been all about self-reflection lately and after hearing a talk in church today about recording your life story I am itchy to do it. I thought I would start with this: A short list of what I have wanted at different phases of my life. I think making a list of things you yearned for paints a very good picture of who you were and are inside. Also, it's fun! :) Try it out, I think it will make you smile to remember the things that were on your internal Christmas list. Wants: purely things I desired, most of which never came about - thank-goodness.
Elementary School:
*cheese (yum!)
*a cure for acne (yup, started at 8 years old - my poor kids)
*fruit roll-ups in my lunch box
*ballet lessons
*a baby named Chevrolet (weird right?)
*to be psychic
*a perm
High School*to be an actress
*a cure for acne
*a date
*jeans that weren't handed down from my sisters
*combat boots
*to be like "everyone else"
*marry Brandon Fraser
College*have a nose ring (didn't really get one, just dreamed about it.)
*a cure for acne (are you sensing a pattern here?)
*be an "artist"
*a jeep
*not be broke
*be different than "everyone else"
*be skinny
*work as a designer on Broadway
*Insert a time period where I served a mission to Brazil. Then came home to meet and marry the man of my dreams. Those two events changed absolutely everything for me. Again, thank-goodness!
Today
*wainscoting
*still a cure for adult acne (sheesh, I'm 32 already!)
*a minivan with doors that open with the push of a button on my keys
*hardwood floors
*children who remember to flush
*various un-necessary surgeries to "tune-up" this mommy body
*find the perfect salsa recipe
*live on the coast in Oregon
*To enjoy my kids while they are still little
Oh how life changes what we think we want. I think it's good to reflect on who we were and to delve into who we are. It doesn't always have to be in serious, time-consuming ways. I think our kids would probably rather know these silly, fun things about us anyway. :)
p.s. I didn't include anything spiritual or too deep. I thought it would be fun to record things that probably wouldn't normally be known about me.
Me.
3 comments:
You were such a cute little baby!! You have such a beautiful family, your kids and husband are so lucky to have you!
Seeing that picture of you as a baby first thing I thought of was Wes and a little Shannon! I had a few similar things over the years. This was a good idea, thanks for sharing!
Too cute!
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