my songbird and my little banjo

it has been one of those days.

the kind of days where you can't win for losing.

i think i cried uncle at least a dozen times...

my report card:

failing at our grocery budget...is anyone ahead on this one?

if so, what is your secret??

turned in 3 important papers for olivia's school
a week late.

haven't gotten back to the list of people i need to text
or call back...

miscommunication with mi espouso.  louso.

the dog dragged something unmentionable into our abode

from the great outdoors. 

i scorched our fajitas...torched-scorched.

my avacados weren't ripe enough

and i waited 2 weeks-really?

{hoping they weren't genetically modified somehow}
*ew

i forced them to work into my quacamole.

i really wish i didn't do that.
*force things to work*

i picked the wrong paint color

for this amazing project i'm working on.

it was supposed to be a pale smoke color-light grey.

well, in a warehouse full of windows-it hardly gives

the color i envisioned it would.

will has discovered that he has some really awesome pipes

and he loves experimenting with his range.

high screeches-to higher screeches-to highest screeches.

wow. 

and, liv is feeling replaced.  

i am pretty sure i got a 

D-

today.

i cannot wait for the day to end.

with that said,
my songbird can't go to bed without me singing to her

and scratching her back.

and my little man has to be held

just so.  he enjoys back scratches too.

he is my banjo.  he strums his little lips and

is just right for drowning out my high notes.

liv asked for words tonight for me to scratch out on her back.

she asked for 6 1/2 words because-yep, you guessed

it...she is 6 1/2!

these were her words tonight.

U WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE HERE.

i pray pray pray

that this phrase will be etched on both of their beautiful souls

f o r e v e r.



and, more importantly...
that they will grasp God's love for them.

 that He sees them...
when they feel like no one else does,
and He feels
the pain of their broken little hearts,
when little hearts break.
 He hears
the doubts that come
when they feel unimportant.

and He Promises-promises-promises
that He will take it all.
all of our doubt,
all of our failures,
our D- 's,
our past mistakes,
our feelings of inadequacy...
and remind us of these 6 1/2 words as well.

U WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE HERE.