Inspiring

Inspire:

1. to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence

 

2. to produce or arouse (a feeling, thought, etc.): to inspire confidence in others. 

 

3. to fill or affect with a specified feeling, thought, etc.

 

4. to influence or impel 

 

5. to animate, as an influence, feeling, thought, or the like, does: They were inspired by a belief in a better future.

 

6. to communicate or suggest by a divine or supernatural influence: writings inspired by God. 

 

7. to guide or control by divine influence.

 

8. to prompt or instigate (utterances, acts, etc.) by influence, without avowal of responsibility.

 

9. to give rise to, bring about, cause, etc.

 

10. to take (air, gases, etc.) into the lungs in breathing; inhale.

 

11. a. to infuse (breath, life, etc.) by breathing (usually followed by into  ).

      b. to breathe into or upon.

 

I have been inspired lately in so many ways!!

 

* watching the boys say a variety of different words and combinations..with eyes wide open.. what an inspiration to my Mommy heart.

* writing down the account of our Son~Rise journey this morning for our upcoming outreach in January. ((Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible.. your donations are being used in such a great way!!)) How INSPIRING to work so hard on that.. it took me a couple hours, with a few ((welcomed)) interruptions.. but in the end.. what a relief!! I, hands down, love talking about how much progress the boys are making..they are so inspiring to me to keep growing!!

* having the opportunity to go browse at Anthropologie twice in the last couple weeks.. WOW!  Although the prices were out of reach, the inspiration was abundant.. The colors and textures and patterns and styles and ideas a plenty!! Super Inspiring!!

*OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE AMAZING!! I have loved giving them feedback these past couple of weeks!! We are seeing so many sweet interactions in Sammy's playroom.. Incredible JOINING (( Sam is inspiring in that way too))...Fun is been had in there!! I am learning from watching them too!!

 

We are definitely inspired by a belief in a better future!!

 

AND... we are inspired by our better TODAY!!

 

TODAY.. right now.. is so inspiring!!!

 

A quiet, sleeping 2 year old.

A dripping rain.

A cup of tea.

A happy playing 9 1/2 year old..((which he declared the other day..Who told him he was "and a half" by the way?))

A blissful 8 year old.. making a tiny plastic cow fly through the air as if it is in a Blue Angel's air show.

Pandora Christmas music playing in the background.

Inspiring.

So... I sat down to write a quick little note right here.

 

Here's to great big plans!!

 

 

I hope you are inspired!!

 

Joyfully..

me