ok, so i have no idea where december went. christmas came & went. i truly love christmas, but everything happened so fast this year, & i have been left in a spin. already the new year gleams before us like a shiny new pin.
i have always been a person who wants do it all. its not that I'm greedy, i just yearn to fill my life & my families with experiences, memories, sights & sounds. I'm always dreaming & planning & looking forward to the next adventure. this is the year for doing! the world beckons & we have itchy feet!
i really want this to be the year that i step outside the square. i want to be daring, i want to have the courage to fill my life with amazing experiences & to fill my mind with the culture of the world! i am excited! i feel like this is going to be a great year!
my first LO of the year... yer, how slack!
the journaling reads..."with dreams in our head's & hopes in our heart's, we begin a new year... we know not where it will lead, but together we will be."
was cleaning the boy's room yesterday... ( this child, bless him is like a walking cyclone!) & i said to louis, " you are such a lucky boy, you have so many nice things. there are lots of children in the world like heidy ( our sponsor child.) who don't have beautiful things like you!" & he replies, " yes, i should share!" so i went one step further, " would you like to pick out some of the toys you don't use & send them to those children to cuddle & love?" then waited for him to throw him self protectively at the toys, after all he is only three! to my surprise he starts making a little pile. " i will give this one to them & this one. um, not this one. but this one..." etc. was i just the proudest mummy! i know he is just a little boy, but i want him to grow up knowing how lucky he is. i would like him to take pleasure in helping others whenever he can. so i think this is the perfect opportunity!
there is a wonderful organisation in the uk called containers 4 africa. they send clothes, toys, pencils, schoolbo
oks & much more to needy communities, schools & orphanages in africa.
so i got to thinking, we can do this. ( on a much smaller scale of course.) if a whole bunch of mum's get involved, i'm sure we could find lots of toys, books & children's clothes we no longer need. seek out communities in need across the world & find possible sponsors to freight the items. we can make a difference, even if it is only a small one. but what a wonderful example we will set for our little ones.
if you think you may have some toys or clothes or have a suggestion, let me know!
its a whole new year, lets make it count!! :)
what a gorgeous layout!
and what a good momma...that is wonderful that you are teaching him to be giving.
xx
jill
Posted by: jill s | January 15, 2007 at 07:08 PM
just after our container with stuff arrived from holland last year my girl and i packed a couple of garbage bags full with stuffed toys and took them to the local refuge centre. it feels good to do something with all this excess stuff..
Posted by: vivian | January 14, 2007 at 04:22 PM