“a portrait of Ezra, once a week…every week, in 2014.”
Creating his first art piece!
Category Archives: MotherhoodAnother awesome part about motherhood is the craft making we get to do for daddy. I’ve never been a huge fan of Valentines Day, but the thought of helping Ezra make a Valentine for Reed, especially the first Valentine…..made my heart all happy. I got all into this year. Maybe a little too much…… Trying to trace an 18 month old hand was HARD WORK! Ezra was not a fan. Totally freaked out. We’re talking about a boy who hates stickers- doesn’t like things sticking to him at all- or holding him down! And what about all those hearts that I cut out by hand using felt, foam and glitter paper?!? I seriously loved every minute of it, but couldn’t help but laugh as I remembered seeing a bag of cut out hearts in the craft isle where I bought all of my supplies! But no, nothing compares to MY hand cut hearts, right?!? While I was cutting out felt, foam and glitter hearts [as Ezra was napping] something stopped me for a brief second to stop and soak in what I was actually doing. I had waited years to be a momma and here I was…..doing a mom thing. This Valentine craft wasn’t something that I had to do, but something I got to do. Im thankful for that moment….a moment where I can always look back and remind myself, especially on the hard days…..that this job is the highest honor and a precious gift. Go all out….don’t settle….HEART & SOUL. XOXO
    
“a portrait of Ezra, once a week…every week, in 2014.”
“a portrait of Ezra, once a week…every week, in 2014.” Ezra certainly experiences so much when we get the opportunity to travel, especially when we go on the road [for a Fresh Life O2 Experience tour!]. It’s always a jammed packed week and we intentionally squeeze a lot into our days off and time away from the venues- like eating food that we don’t have in Montana and putting our toes in the sand at the beach! Speaking of food, Ezra experienced his first hamburger ever and this happened at Shake Shack! I always thought it would be an In-N-Out burger, but this joint was ridiculously good. We were not disappointed at all. Oh and Florida oranges….don’t even get me started. Yum! Ezra loves the sand….and loves the water, so Florida was a fun little getaway for my little man. Ezra and I flew to Ft. Lauderdale last week so momma could photograph the O2 Experience, which was held in Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and Melbourne. You’ve got to check out Pastor Levi’s blog for the re-cap of the event. Truly incredible. The question I get the most is “how does Ezra do while traveling?” Ezra is pretty good when it comes to going with the flow. He’s only 18 months old, so being strapped to my lap on an airplane for 3+ hours gets a little boring [for him- not for me- I’m just trying to keep him entertained!], but we have to get creative [with lots of snacks on hand!]. We also had many late nights and a few long car rides to adjust to during the week. All in all, he did great! I love being able to reward him with allowing him to explore a bit, whether it’s on stage at the venue [yes, helping unpack guitar cases, testing out the microphones and chasing the stage lights] or in this case….playing on the beach! It truly is a blessing to be able to bring Ezra along with me. I love being part of this ministry and movement and having him along for the ride. I love that he gets to see us doing what we love…rather than keeping him away from it. So thankful. Here’s a glimpse into last weeks adventures in Florida….. // Ft. Lauderdale venue | Calvary Chapel Playground // Miami Beach // Melbourne, Florida // Melbourne venue | Calvary Chapel // Indian Harbour Beach | Melbourne, Florida |
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