I want to say a quick thank you to all of you for visiting the store yesterday, and raising $181 to send to Doctor’s Without Borders. I did not expect to sell out, but the family and I will be working over this weekend to stock the store for Monday!
My mother always said that you could never truly be friends with someone until you had broken bread with them.
Have you ever had the experience where you met someone, and inside of thirty seconds you knew you would be great friends? I love those moments, probably because they have only ever happened a handful of times, and they have always yielded someone who came into my life and changed it forever.
We deserve the time to make true connections; to talk, laugh, cry, dance, eat, drink and be ourselves.
Life is short. Too short to not sit around a table, with a bottle of wine, warm soup, rich bread and a lot of conversation. Too short to not set the table, open the door, and let our children play while we sit for hours talking in the sunshine.
Connection begins early, and we hope only strengthens as we go along.
Life is too short. too short to not take the time to nurture ourselves, to seek out relaxation, to walk silently through the woods, and to laugh out loud with someone who knows us better than we know ourselves.
Connection to ourselves, and connection to each other. That is what we all deserve
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and words with me this week. I know that I write posts like these because the subject is clearly on my mind, and I need to form into words where my feelings are, but I appreciate all that has been said and discussed over these past few days.
The pictures above are of Bernadette and her daughter Zoe.
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That soup looks delicious! And connections are such an important part of your life! I have either been in the military or have been a military wife since I was 20 (over 9 years!!!) and I have to say connections are HARD to find when you are moving every couple years! But I have found some (thank goodness!). I know that because of this moving, I tend to want to distance myself and not make the connections I need, knowing that I will just have to leave again. I constantly remind myself that I can keep this friends even after I move.
Thanks again for the great series! And I LOVE the yarn in your shop! Beautiful. I have to find a project… and I am looking!
I simply want to say…you are so right.
This type of connection is what I have missed most since having the boys; our schedules have gotten so busy (and so have our friends'…) that we have trouble getting together with our friends. And when we do, we find that sometimes we even have trouble enjoying it simply because the ages of our boys make sitting down to a meal hard. You give me so much HOPE, and I am so thankful for our little connection here on the web.
your week of highlighting what we deserve was really a blessing…thank you so much for highlighting some of things that I treasure in my life…and on that note I'm off to take a hot bath with bath salts;)
I like your emphasis on connection and it is a good reminder for all of us.
I have a friend coming over Saturday to help me hang a curtain rod. I think first we'll share a simple meal with wine on a set table. Thank you.
I couldn't agree more. Connections are so important. This has been a wonderful series, Heather. Thank you!
growing up, my mom would go "have coffee" with her friends not at a coffee shop though – at each others homes. they would sit and talk for hours while I got to play with her friends children. now, it seems this is unheard of for the most part. thanks for sharing this. thanks for reminding us that it is "ok" to take hours and be with friends even if it means that nothing got done on the to-do list.
I love these pictures. Authentic. Friendship. Sharing. It shows.
Awesome series, Heather. Such great reminders. And per your yoga kids post I signed my four and two year old up for a yoga class. We went yesterday and it was FANTASTIC. So, so fun to see them learn new things with such exuberance. Thanks for planting the seed.
This has so made me need to connect with my girl friends, we are now planning a night of relaxation. Thank you for this, dear friend!
it is lovely to put a face to the crafty bernadette! i have several friends i feel this way about. just the right number and i feel so lucky!
nicola
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I love this series Heather. It has been so wonderful to see these things and think about them and know they are true. We were so lucky to fall into a group of friends when we moved (18 months ago). The kids and I spent part of the day with them today — having tea and lunch. The moms talked while the kids played (they had another snow day today). That connection helps keep us sane and calm. It helps us be ourselves instead of just someone's mom.
Very, very lovely posts Heather.
Your friend, Camille.
Thanks for sharing. I believe in those true connections as well. It feels almost like the minute you make eye contact, you know. You are correct in saying those moments are rare. I try and embrace them with all my heart & then begin building a relationship to treasure for years to come. Keep true to those who keep true to you, I think this is part of happiness & peace.
Blessings your way~~~~
<3 <3 <3 Just what I needed to read today. Thank you.
This is a beautiful post. It makes me feel hopeful, but it also makes my heart ache to have a friend with whom I can truly connect over the peaks and valleys involved in motherhood. As the first in my circle to have a child, my closest friendships have changed in some key ways. They still exist, we still get together…but they are different. I do long for some good mama friends to share this journey with. Thanks for the inspiration to keep trying to maintain old friendships, and to spark new ones.
Elizabeth
Friends make all the difference. this is a lovely post.
I couldn't find the link to your shop.
I missed something big! can you help me?
I am agree: life is too short and all beautiful moments are to multiply!
connecting with kindred hearts is so vital….this is such a great post. friends really do make this journey so special.
Wonderful…I've loved this series…it's so easy to forget (how) to take care of ourselves.
This is beautiful, Heather – thank you. xox
This is such a thoughtful post. I have been thinking about this a lot, too, because I live in a cold place. In the winter, people hurry between buildings. We don't see so much of one another for those little chats before and after school and on the playground. I decided that to get through the winter I must let the sun shine on my skin on those days the sun comes out, and I must make many get-togethers happen with my friends. My friends have also been making the fun happen, and we are all feeling more cheerful now. Thank you! love, Beth