tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12800065366209200262024-02-07T06:46:47.503-05:00Rae Daze...Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-1888926740861727012011-02-15T12:55:00.003-05:002011-02-15T13:00:10.446-05:00NEW BLOG!It's official! I've finally got a new space with a snazzy personalized design (thanks to my amazing hubby!) and my very own domain name.
Come along with me at www.raesdaze.comRae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-3006257787767778622011-02-13T20:03:00.001-05:002011-02-13T20:03:16.831-05:00Valentine's ReadsTomorrow is Valentine's Day.
I have great memories of Valentine's Days growing up.
My dad always bought 3 bouquets; one for my mom, and one for my sister and I.I always felt so special.(You'd be hard-pressed to find a father who does a better job of affirming his daughters' value.)
And so, because I think that Valentine's is a bit over-blown when it comes to creating unrealistic romantic Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-65073530639356225512011-02-11T12:33:00.000-05:002011-02-11T12:33:53.907-05:00Some Marriage ThoughtsI've been thinking a lot about marriage lately.It seems to be coming up in conversations with friends, and in blogs I've been reading. Funny, when life seems to synthesize things, how the same topic creeps into my consciousness from different and disconnected sources.Funny, too, how much I've needed it right now.
I am blessed to be part of a pretty fantastic marriage.There are times Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-78122227400849313452011-02-10T09:51:00.000-05:002011-02-10T09:51:05.085-05:00Love Songs for YouI am SO affected by music.This morning, as I drove to work, I listened to some BEAUTIFUL music by Seth PrimmYou should go listen to it, and buy it.Really. The money raised from the sale of his album Bringing Home Beautiful is going towards the adoption of a daughter from Africa.
I was especially moved this morning by the song "Come Home, Beautiful". So listen to that one, if no others.Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-42264212365569547862011-02-08T11:45:00.000-05:002011-02-08T11:45:21.945-05:00Honk if You're HappyHi friends.
Thanks to those of you who shared some kind words of encouragement in response to my thoughts on mediocrity. I appreciate them (even though, as I spend more time reflecting, I value them too much).
See, the thing is... I know that I am valuable and loved by God.I just have this difficulty in remembering that it's HIS love that matters the most. I like to hear it from other people a Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-50947452407235989872011-02-04T19:25:00.001-05:002011-02-04T19:50:57.714-05:00MediocrityI've spent a lot of my life striving to be better, different, unique, excellent.
Some days I think I peaked in grade 8, when I won the citizenship, academic proficiency, and language arts awards at graduation.
I won a handful of music awards in high school, but, they kinda had to give me something, I was part of so many choirs and ensembles.
Then university, and the awards ceased. There areRae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-76052060955406802112011-01-17T20:46:00.001-05:002011-01-17T20:49:18.425-05:00Feeling Resolute?I guess you could say my New Year's resolution this year is to add one thing a week to my daily routines to inch me toward what an "ideal" day might look like. So each week, I add one thing to my morning, and one thing to my evening.
So far, it's been:Week 1 - established consistent wake up and bed times.Week 2 - scripture first, floss
This is Week 3. Week 3's resolution is "wipe up".Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-38602678469878555002011-01-16T13:21:00.001-05:002011-01-16T13:23:32.289-05:00Eating Humble Pie With my (open) HandsIt was so good to worship with God's people this morning.I am so glad that I won't have to miss out on church because of work anymore.
You know that whole "open hands" thing I'm trying?That whole not being a control-freak thing?It's coming along, little by little.
James was leading worship this week. I usually have to have my nose right in there as he's picking songs,
sharing my two cents,
Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-40256456381410067842011-01-15T11:52:00.000-05:002011-01-15T11:52:05.283-05:00Sunrise of Your SmileThese beautiful words came out of my ipod this morning and spoke directly to me and where I'm at right now.
"Reject the wordly lie that says,
That life lies always up ahead,
Let power go before control becomes a crust around your soul,
Escape the hunger to posess,
And soul-diminishing sucess,
This world is full of narrow lives,
I pray by grace your smile survives."- Sunrise of Your Smile, Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-26584950154797342832011-01-14T21:18:00.001-05:002011-01-14T21:21:55.516-05:00A Day's DelightsToday was one of those days that just couldn't have been much better.One of those wonderful, ordinary, lovely days in which nothing extra special happens, but is full of all kinds of things that are so very special.Today was a long time coming, the first day I've had off after working 10 in a row.
And it was good. Kind of like God said it would be when he mandated rest.That God. So Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-201791013610769392011-01-12T07:16:00.000-05:002011-01-12T07:16:11.208-05:00Happy Birthday to MeeeeeeIt's my birthday today!
It's also the anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti, a country that is still devastated a year later.
Wanna give me a birthday present?
Why don't you make a donation to assist the people of Haiti in the struggles they are currently enduring.
Here's a link to Medecins Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders). They are on the forefront of treating the Cholera Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-79826043509397646072011-01-11T16:05:00.000-05:002011-01-11T16:05:37.593-05:00Resolutions, week 2Holy Guacamole has it been a busy week.
I did a pretty good job of meeting my time goals regarding going to bed and getting up on time. Not so much last night, but as my dear husband pointed out, when you don’t get off work until 9, it’s tricky to get home and be in bed by 10.
Starting this week, it should get a whole lot easier.
Why?
I got a new job!
With REGULAR HOURS!
That doesn’t Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-69688882292270696662011-01-03T14:17:00.001-05:002011-01-03T14:27:08.258-05:00ResolveIt's a new year, the calendar tells me.Do you make New Year's resolutions?
I haven't really made any huge goals, but I consistently am looking for ways to tidy up our lives and stay on top of things, and so I'm working on a little plan to try and make sure that the important things happen.
The plan is to write out all of the things that should happen in a day, jot down a rough schedule of what a Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-31266656336466761322011-01-03T10:19:00.000-05:002011-01-03T10:19:32.205-05:00That Sleep ThingI had kinda made a decision that I wasn't going to keep returning to the subject of sleep, 'cause everyone had probably heard me complain enough.That said, we recently started some sleep training and I've had a couple people ask me about it, and rather than repeatedly answering intermittent questions here and there on facebook, I figured I'd get it all out once and for all for those who want to Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-72142918131530959502010-12-30T08:50:00.000-05:002010-12-30T08:50:53.348-05:00A New Year's NameI've been basking in some beautiful words lately at the blog of Ann Voskamp.You should absolutely go and be there for awhile.And take your favourite hot drink, and bask in her carefully chosen prayer-filled words.
Yesterday I read about how she names her years.A beautiful idea.And, considering I've been doing some new year's reflecting anyway, I thought I'd think about a name for the year. Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-90550879738808971402010-12-29T22:04:00.001-05:002010-12-29T22:20:16.596-05:00Heavenly HolidaysMy sweet St. James got me a new boxing-day sale laptop for my birthday (coming up in a couple weeks).
So, here I am, with a basket full of unfolded laundry and a cluttered dining table personalizing and getting to know the ins and outs of this new machine.
Nice to have my own. Nice for James not to have to share his anymore. Win-win, as they say.
And, as I have been blessed with this Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-80075553420325983732010-12-26T14:31:00.001-05:002010-12-26T14:31:44.608-05:00Merry Christmas!
We have been having a blessed (albeit busy!) Christmas with our loved ones.
Hope you are too!Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-89966811663067505112010-12-17T13:07:00.004-05:002010-12-17T13:40:53.855-05:00Happy Birthday, Haydon!Well. Life got the best of me in terms of the 12 Days of Haydon.
I assure you, he did live past July. And we did take pictures. And it was wonderful.
It's been interesting to re-live in my mind the events of a year ago. We were told our baby had some signs of distress in-utero. Despite being deeply committed to a home birth, under the direction of a midwife Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-65208022957799506812010-12-13T05:31:00.000-05:002010-12-13T05:31:04.415-05:00No Sleep = Angry MamaFor the love of all that's good in the world.
We need some sleep.
Or something.very.bad.might.happen.
I don't mind getting up in the morning (the very early morning). Usually it means I plug in the Christmas lights, get a few toys out, grab my bible and sit on the couch while the wee man plays happily. Usually this doesn't happen until after 5.
But no. Not today.
Today? &Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-2298000200308172582010-12-12T21:48:00.000-05:002010-12-12T21:48:49.141-05:0012 Days of Haydon - JulyPhoto blogging every day about your kid is a serious time commitment, just so you know.
Also, my kid is seriously cute. Just so you know.
I'm enjoying this year in review. Just so you know.
Enjoying a Canada Day picnic with friends.
Waiting for Canada Day fireworks. I think he looks like a Cabbage Patch Ewok here...
First time sitting in a shopping cart.
Swimming at Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-68224919323225699612010-12-11T22:02:00.002-05:002010-12-11T22:05:41.796-05:0012 Days of Haydon - month 7!June.
Lots of happy pictures.
Hi. So glad you keep coming back to see my beautiful face.
So this is technically May and I overlooked it, and how could I not add it...?
hip hip HOORAY!
Hanging out while we do some yard work (fave summer jumper)
first swim!
He had just started sitting up - it was tricky to get him to stay long enough to get this picture
Yep. Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-6422744670728195432010-12-10T06:53:00.001-05:002010-12-10T06:54:00.791-05:00Use Your WordsI've heard myself saying that to Haydon a few times this week. We're on the cusp of language.Before we get there, there is this frustrating time, as his little personality, his STRONG will develops, and he wants..
.but he can't tell me what, or how, or when. Frustrating for him, frustrating for me.And I hear myself say"Use your words!"
I fee like I, too, am in a place of needing to Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-39624739089467111372010-12-09T21:58:00.001-05:002010-12-09T22:00:00.702-05:0012 Days of Haydon - MayMay.
Mother's Day is in May!
And Haydon's first food was in May.
And I'm sure other good things happened in May but I haven't had the time to mine through my past blog posts and face book stati.
This sling was my mother's day gift. We like it.
He puked ALL over me seconds after this...
Have I mentioned we like our slings? This was at church one Sunday. Mmm. So Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-68159855927698129492010-12-09T11:01:00.000-05:002010-12-09T11:01:30.347-05:0012 Days of Haydon - month the 5thApril.
I didn't take many pictures.
Luckly, our talented friend Jeremy Curry did.(look for more great work from Jeremy later this month...)
These were from Haydon's dedication, April 11, 2010.
our fam at the church
Haydon, with his Uncle Andrew, Nana Smith, and Great-Papa Smith
Ugh, have I mentioned how talented Jeremy Curry is? Seriously...
I <3 my family.
Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1280006536620920026.post-63622098142670110972010-12-08T06:55:00.003-05:002010-12-08T06:58:55.758-05:0012 Days of Haydon - MarchUgh, March already? This whole first year thing goes quick!
March was good. I started to get into a groove I think.
Also - less pictures for some reason. Maybe I was busy trying to do things rather than just snap pictures of the boy? Not sure.
Toys started to become interesting
My favourite hat and sweater.
Grabbed food off my plate for the first time!
Rae...http://www.blogger.com/profile/02735243908513383325noreply@blogger.com1