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July 09, 2012

sweet one,

July 09, 2012/ Erin Morris
A reminder...

"But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness."
-Psalm 86:15

via


And announcing:
**The winner of my Shabby Apple giveaway is.....
Amanda Maggio!**

PS - I'm in the middle of a serious blog makeover! Excuse the hot mess, soon it's going to be fab & finished!


XO 
Happy Monday!

Erin 
July 09, 2012/ Erin Morris/ 18 Comments
God's Love, Shabby Apple

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Erin Morris

 

a blog by erin morris

This little space is my heart.

Here I share life, my family, our story, love, marraige, motherhood, grace, and gratitude. Weaving words and pictures together to hopefully inspire those who read. Along the way, I share our adventures, our daily life, my passions of personal style, home arts, tips and fun things, and our music. 

Pour a cup of sweet coffee and curl up with your favorite cozy throw, you are oh so welcome here in my little online living room! 

 

 

 @itserinmorris

Monday blooms on my table 🌹🌿 http://liketk.it/2so4D #liketkit @liketoknow.it #gallerywall #roses #interiors #homedecor
• "I have this analogy... there is a woman leaving the hospital in her car, she has experienced a death in the family and she is driving home in a fog...a disarray. Driving slow. Out of sorts. And a woman in another car angrily swerved around her, throws up her middle finger, shouts something, honks and speeds past. The woman leaving the hospital can barely see through the tears, in almost slow motion turns her head and connects eye contact for a moment with this hostile, angry person. There is a moment where their eyes meet and the woman who has just moments earlier lost so very much is looking at the person thinking, 'If you only knew. If you only knew...would you treat me this way? Would you extend me grace & mercy? Would you try harder to understand why I might be doing the things I am doing?' Isn't that an interesting way to view social media & blogging as well? Like, it's so easy to look at a snippet someone shares on Instagram or a blog and assume we know everything? What if there was more to each story? Way more happening behind the scenes. Reasons for decisions. Explanations for actions?" - Casey Wiegand • 💗 I often think about this quote in my daily life (online and off) when I misunderstand and when I'm misunderstood, when I assume and assumptions are made of me. Honestly, I've learned this so poignantly the past year, as my heart has hurt over grief and pain that few understood. It's so easy to fall into judging and coming to conclusions about the people we see and know... but there is always so much more behind the scenes. #GiveGrace 🌿🌸
• T h i r t e e n M o n t h s • with this handsome boy 👶🏼 (well, half-way through thirteen months... and I just must do a remembrance post before fourteen is upon us, far too soon. Time, slow down?) • He is obsessed with "Guac" 🥑 (smashed avocados, a spritz of lime juice, and a dash of Tajin. My baby loves his flavors!) and sneaking little sips of Mama's iced coffees 🤦🏼‍♀️ • He adores playing on a sandy beach or "ouside" and loves seeing "a dog" 🐶 (and it's my secret dream to someday give him a Lab to grow up with, like Daniel and I did.) • His favorite thing is lifting things! 🏋🏼It cracks us up. He is very strong and looks for anything "heavy" that he can lift; when I grocery shop, he just loves lifting water bottles and bins of Costco paper towels or toilet paper and carrying them into the next room with a gym-like grunt! • He is mischevious, charming, and wild. Gentle, observant, and kind • He has twelve teeth and weighs 26 pounds • He is *obsessed* with "Dada" and his music. • He knows exactly what he wants, likes, dislikes, and doesn't want. He is strong and decisive, and lets us know. • He very much hates being strapped in his car seat, but he adores his little schedule and goes down so easily for his naptime and bedtime routine, sweetly laying his head down on his crib mattress with a smile, that I am often awestruck at how "easy" he is and am ever so grateful for rest for all of us and a very naturally happy little one. • Shauna Niequist once wrote about her son, Henry: "I see flashes of his future face all the time in him, partially because he looks so much like me, and so much, in turn, like my dad. And because he's right on the precipice, the tightrope walk of little boy and big boy. Yesterday at his kindergarten screening I saw both of them -- the little boy and the big -- in alternating moments. He was shy and proud; he was uncertain and full of swagger. He was little and he was big, right in the same day, right in the same moments." He's still very much our one-year-old baby, but some days, I see flashes of little boyness, and big boy, and grown-up boy. Being his mama is happiness, and it heals and hurts... so good. 💙 #WestonJoel
Ever since Weston was born, I've been longing for a gold necklace that spelled his name 💛✨My wish came true thanks to @lisespiecesjewelry and now I can keep it close to my heart always! It's my newest favorite piece added to my jewelry box... I adore wearing things that hold meaning, significance, and a story. (All of her items are just lovely so click over to her page and be swept away by the sweetness!) 💫
I wrote some honest, raw thoughts on my blog today: "When Breastfeeding Doesn't Work Out." (link in bio) 💛 I share my heart about how last week, it was hard to scroll through Instagram because, #worldbreastfeedingweek. How my mindset changed & how God worked through birth, feeding and postpartum going oh so differently than I planned. And how so much of our joy was stolen those first months as I fought through shame and wanting "the dream." It is okay to grieve over it, it was a loss. But, it's not the most important thing. No one shows up to their college orientation and says to their dorm-mate, "Where are you from? What's your major? Were breastfed or formula fed?" Treasuring time with your babies is the most important thing. Filling their hearts, most of all. And being faithful to fill their bellies, however we can. Someday, when my boy is at college orientation, he won't be thinking about breastmilk or Similac.... but I sure hope he thinks, "Man, I miss my mama." ❤️ #FEDisbest #onmyheart (you'll also notice I've simplified and given my blog a little facelift to fit my heart in this season: my heart is to bring back writing, honesty, and sharing authentically....I pray my real-thoughts give hope and make someone feel less-alone 😘 feel free to share the post with any mamas you know who are struggling. Breastfeeding struggles are not often talked about and I want to be a voice that speaks up in truth and empowerment for motherhood.) . . . . . #formulafeeding #feedyourbabies #breastfeeding #reallife #honestmotherhood #mynameismama #letthembelittle #parenting #postpartum #momlife #motherhoodunplugged #motherhood #birthtrauma #postpartumptsd #postpartumjourney #healing
All those years.... those years of waiting, praying, wondering, holding out hope, dreaming, feeling forgotten, wishing, questioning, loneliness, not-settling, believing for the best, trusting.... these two and this life... they were *so* worth waiting for. 💓 #worthwaitingfor #malibu #thankful #travelwithkids #godisfaithful http://liketk.it/2sk7b #liketkit @liketoknow.it #ltkbaby #ltkfamily #ltkswim
"Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds." - Louisa May Alcott 🎡💛 #santamonicapier #hope #liveauthentic #thatsdarling
My mom & my baby 💗 #grateful #malibu #beachday #westonjoel
When sisterhood collides with best friendship, magic happens. ✨ One of the sweetest joys of my life is my bond with my sister. Seventeen months apart, we were always very much like twins. 👯 I, always protecting and directing. 🙊 She, always caring and loving. 🌸 People always called us "The Girls" and most couldn't tell us apart. Attached at the hip, singing in harmony, we could (and still can) read each other's thoughts without putting them into words. Side by side, we've walked through heaven and hell. We've lost and found, spent seasons distant, climbed the highest heights, kept the sacredest secrets, wept with one another over the deepest grief, and share dreams no one knows. The way she loves my boy is markedly like a second mama. She's the strongest, bravest, best girl in the world, and she's my sister. 💗 #NationalSisterDay (photo from my wedding after she gave her purely wonderful maid of honor speech, 📷: @cal_and_kristen) #sisterhood #bestfriends #happilyevermorris2015
"I view my Instagram feed as a daily, visual list of things I'm grateful for." - Joy Prouty ❤️ I've loved your honest, heartfelt thoughts fill my message inbox in reply to my post about how blogging and social media has changed and shifted. So many of you resonated with my "missing" what blogging was at the start: an honest and safe place to write, share, connect, and enjoy. Some of your words (combined and rephrased a bit): "I miss the authenticity and good, honest writing." • "I've been a blog reader for a long time, and I can tell how much my favorite blogs have changed." • "I miss the good old days of blogging." • "I always loved reading blogs back in the day. But now it seems like most blogs are about getting more followers and being popular." • "Blogs now seem to be all about 'life is perfect.'" • "I so miss the old blog posts people would write, where they just showed real life and perfect moments all the time." • "Blogs are now 'all glitter but no gold.'" • my friend @rachelmariekang shared something that struck a chord in my soul: "I wonder...honestly... how Jesus would have handled his crowds online. He had compassion FOR the crowds. But spent most of his time pouring into his twelve. For our generation, it's reversed." • Maybe, we can bring it back, in our small words, simple but significant posts, and sincere honesty. "Daily, visual lists of what I am grateful for." 📝📷💗 Motherhood and a year of joy mingled with pain has taught me much, but most of all, I've learned how beautiful the "ordinary" small things are, how silly comparison is, how much we have - right here - and how powerful and connecting storytelling, genuine sharing, and gratefully posting our hearts and lives is. Cheers to you, story tellers and grateful sharers 🥂 your words and posts, your kindness and gratitude - they matter. In fact, they change the world. (Whether you have one hundred thousand readers or one reader.) 😘 #blogging #socialmedia #onmyheart #grateful #lifestyle #blog #liveauthentic #connection #reallife #honest #bringbackrealblogging

 

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