Tending Roses

The inspiration for my blog title and address come from one of my favorite books, Tending Roses, by Lisa Wingate. The book is a sweet book about small towns and family. In the book, one of the main characters, who is now older and wiser, speaks of her rose garden, noting that those times when her garden ran wild, when her children were small or her life was full of family and friends, were some of her best and most cherished memories. So, for me, who is now in the thick of changing diapers, chasing toddlers, learning elementary school bus routes, and rarely having a clean house, a fully weeded yard, or a neatly organized picture collection, I frequently remind myself that the garden of little growing things that I am tending now is certainly much more important than the one growing outside my window. I hope frequently that my "Wild Roses" are not just a sign of apathy, but an indication of time well spent elsewhere. Of course, in my spare moments, I love to see scrapbooks get organized, flowers get planted, and rooms get painted, but I hope that I will not miss the important moments and enjoy living in the now.

The purpose of this blog is to share those "now" moments with you. It is hard when we live so far from each other to share the little and big moments that make up our lives, so I am hoping the pictures and stories I post help you get glimpses of our family and the reasons the roses run wild in my yard. (Ok...just so you know, I don't actually have any roses...but it sounds better that way!)

Love,

P