I always smile when...
My three very different girls, at three very different ages, find a common ground on which to play together. And all the more when it involves dress up and role-playing and finding orphans on the doorstep.
I always smirk when...
Dumpling smiles at me first. She's usually got an agenda, and she doesn't even try to pretend she doesn't.
I always relax when...
Cuddlebug crawls into my lap and snuggles up with me. Even if she is sucking her thumb.
I always praise God when...
I see true repentance wash over the countenance of a child who has just been relieved of the weight of her guilt by God's prescription. Even though--or maybe especially because--it is so counter-intuitive.
I always laugh when...
Fifi giggles her loud, high, uninhibited giggle because the kitten has done something. Anything. It doesn't take much.
I always cry when...
Tzeitle is whisked into her wedding reception by a proud and quiet Golde and then greeted by the wide happy grins of her adoring sisters in Fiddler on the Roof.
I see the happiness shown on the children's faces in The Sound of Music as their father answers their song by joining in with harmony on Eidleweiss.
I think too long about the suffering in the world and how helpless I am to affect it.
I always think of...
Girl Scout camp when I smell strawberry-scented shampoo.
The "young me" when I smell Calvin Klein's Obsession.
My mother, when I smell White Shoulders.
I always get frustrated when...
I try to make changes in my life that the Lord hasn't called me to, just because they work well or look good for someone else.
I always feel confused when...
Someone asks, "What's for dinner?"
I always feel bad when...
Husband cooks dinner on a weekday.
I always feel better when...
I restore the kitchen to its tidy, shiny brilliance because Husband is a very messy cook.
I always feel protected when...
Husband sends me upstairs to check the children while he locks up the house nice and tight.
I always feel confident when...
I have my heart right with the Lord and am living my faith before Him as if He and I were the only two in existence.
I got this idea from Melanie at This Ain't New York.
8 comments:
"Tzeitle is whisked into her wedding reception by a proud and quiet Golde and then greeted by the wide happy grins of her adoring sisters in Fiddler on the Roof." I *love* Fiddler on the Roof!
!Amen!..I always get frustrated when...
I try to make changes in my life that the Lord hasn't called me to, just because they work well or look good for someone else.-sooo true. Loved reading this 13 meme
Oh, friend, I really, really loved this. Such a peek into *you*.
I love those parts on the movies you mentioned equally as much - the tears as well. I love the smiles the sisters exchange.
And the husband locking up the house, the repentance of a child, the laughter, the playing together... you are blessed.
Be blessed even more today.
This is a neat T13 -- I might borrow the idea some time. :)
Lovely, just lovely.
The previous one was very well thought through. The end result is what it's all about, and that has been a difficult part for us. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the fun and interesting read! If I was as thought-ful I would try this one too, but I'm not. Not today. :)
I thoroughly enjoyed reading through this today. Thanks for sharing all of the things that evoke various emotions and expressions in your life. :0)
:) I enjoyed reading this post! I especially liked the bit about Fiddler.
What a clever idea. I love your answers, especially the thing that makes you feel protected. That just made me smile because we always had that routine in our home, too.
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