....sometimes

sometimes...

you have those moments (in my case 4 days)

that you

search

and search

and search

to find the words to capture your feelings...

but sometimes

you just can't.

like when someone asks you

about your wedding day,

or the day your baby was born,

or the love you feel for your children,

or an art retreat that you went on,

or a weekend spent with a dear, dear friend....

there are not any words

that will do it justice...

that can encapsulate

all that you felt...

so i am following my dear

friend Chrissy's lead and

showing my weekend

spent with her in pictures....

(the most heartfelt gift from a friend

who TRULY pays attention...)

(go ahead...zoom in...yup

that's bird crap!

is it good luck???)

so my friends...

enjoy your family.

enjoy your friends.

enjoy those moments

those treasures...

where you know there aren't

any words.

happy friday!!!!

big loves!!

and thank you for playing

along with "what your fav color" is

SO much fun!!!!

xoxoox

say whaaaaaaaaaaat wednesday?

happy, happy hump day everyone!!!

whoo hoo!!!

the week is almost over!!!

today i wanted to keep it fun with my question...

so i came up with this....

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR

AND

HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT????

(mine is purple....i feel happy and content when i see the color purple!

it has been my fav since i was a litle girl!!)

can't wait to read your answers...

i truly appreciate you all stopping by

and answering these

sometimes serious, sometimes

silly questions of mine!!!

i LOVED reading everyone's response to

my question about "paying it forward"...

THANK YOU!!

sending love

xo

...monday music INSPIRation

this was written outside of a store in Ojai

that Chrissy and I went into...

wanted to share...

just love the message!!

here is my choice for music on this

beautiful Monday!!! hope you like....

.....soul food

i am so full up from all the soul food

i was fed this weekend....

i think it is going to take

quite

some

time

to digest.

i am feeling beyond grateful....

and undeserving...

more to come...

in its time!

sending love

xoxoxo

....expect the unexpected

that is what a very wise, brave soul told me before i

set out on the adventure that was Unearth....

and boy oh boy was she right!!

i had no idea what i was in for...

no idea the connections i would make...

the friendships i would form...

the love i would feel...

the sisterhood that i would become a part of...

the bonds that would continue

to grow stronger and stronger and stronger....

i certainly had no idea that i would meet

THIS gor-juss, beautiful light

that would quickly become one

of my dearest and

most treasured friends.

the friendship we share

was instantaneous and bestowed gently

upon us to nurture and to

cultivate...

i am so grateful that she took the time out of

her life and be away from her beloved

family to spend time

with me. her light shines SOOOOO bright....

i cherish our friendship

and i simply adore her!!!

(more to come on our adventures

together out here in sunny cali!!!

stay tuned......)

sending love

xoxoxoxo

....question for you

what is love to you???

to my sweet 10 year old daughter Sophia...

"LOVE IS A BRIGHT AND COLORFUL RAINBOW."

isn't it though??

full of color,

full of hope,

full of wonderment,

full of goodness,

full of light.

so...what is it to you???

monday music inspiration

this heartwing is flying off to visit my sweet niece Sofia!!!

had fun painting her this past week

my music choice today reminds me

completely and totally of my hubby...

he gave me this CD on our first date!!

happy happy monday....

hope it is a magical one and

that you love this song as much

as i do!!!

sending love

xoxo

SAY WHAAAAAAAT WEDNESDAY?

merry wednesday everyone!!!

so....i have noticed many posts that brought

me to my question for today. i hope you all play along!!!

HOW DO YOU "PAY IT FORWARD"???

(do you wave someone into traffic, hold a door

open for someone, leave a little thank you

in your bill at the restaurant

for your waiter or waitress...)

please share!!!

i like to leave little notes scattered about or have

been trying to get into a habit

of sending snail mail....i mean, who doesn't

LUUUUUUUUUV

to get something unexpected in their mailbox

or on their front

stoop???

i had this sweet little card waiting in my mailbox

a week or so

back that made me smile SOOOOOO big.

this precious treasure mailed it to me

and what she wrote inside made me smile even bigger

(if that was possible!!!)

please go visit her...

she could use some extra sugar!!!!

wouldn't our world be better

if we all just paid it forward a little more

than not?!?! just sayin......

sending love

xoxox

(sorry for the underlining again....what the what???)

MONDAY MUSIC INSPIRATION

my monday!!

hope everyone is having a happy monday

and had a happy weekend too!!

thank you so much for all the love from my last post.

truly appreciate it!!

and if you want to listen

to a really pretty song....see my post from friday!

here is my pic for today....

LOVE LOVE LOVE this song!!

(pause playlist to enjoy!!)

sending love!!

xoxoxo

......thoughts

today i have been thinking a lot about mom's day....

it is upon us in less than 2 days

and i began to think about those i love who

have lost their mama's.

how i cannot even imagine what that must be like.

how my heart aches for their loss.

see, i have two beautiful step children

who lost their mom at such

a young age...an age where

she had SO much more

to give, to learn, to share...

so much more to teach her children...

so much more to do with them...

so much more to see from them...

so much more love to shower upon them...

so much more....

so much more...

i wish i could take away that pain they must

feel...i wish i could make it all better...

but i know that i cannot.

all i can do is love them and be here.

be a mom.

so today i wanted to share this song with

all of my dear friends who have

lost their moms...because truly

who REALLY knows us by heart??

sending love and a great big hug...

xxoo

sAY WHAAAAAAAT WEDNESDAY?

WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY

BA DA

BA DA DA DAAA

(my attempt at singing!!)

i hope everyone is having a wonderful week so far....

mine is great...no complaints!!

so here is my question for today...

DID YOU PICK A WORD FOR 2010 AND IF SO

WHAT IS IT AND ARE YOU HONORING IT??

mine was NURTURE

and to be quite honest i have been really

good at times with honoring this word

and what it represents to me and

at others...not so much!!!

i would love to hear all about yours....

and thank you for visiting me....means so much

to me and i loved hearing about

places you all would love to visit!!

sending love!!

xoxox

(....cannot figure out why everything is getting underlined!

what the ????)

Monday Music Inspiration and a little visitor....

(flat stanley hanging with one of my little heartwingsisters)

happy monday loves!!!!

we have a visitor that is staying with us for a few weeks from Illinois.

His name is Flat Stanley and he wants to experience

California living for a bit....

this weekend he was at the beach with us soaking up the

sun and the sand!!!

I hope he's liking it!!

today's song choice is by Brett Dennen....

love him, love his voice!!!

He has many good songs but this is

one of my favs....hope you all like!!!

sending love

xoxoxo

....my little saturday

TODAY...

I'M HERE...

DOING THIS...

WATCHING THIS...

INSPIRED BY THIS...

please go HERE and see what my dear friend Kelly is up to...

this is her gor-juss necklace!!

LISTENING TO THIS...

READING THIS...

ENJOYING THIS....

what are you doing today??? please share!!

thank you SO much everyone for the

happy anniversary wishes!!!

we had a wonderful evening at one

of my favorite little italian restaurants!!!

so much to be thankful for....

sending love!!

xxoo