Wednesday, April 22, 2009

It's The Little Things

Today I am grateful. I am grateful for the little things that bring happiness to me and to the people that I love. I am grateful for the things that make me smile and feel loved. It TRULY is the little things that mean so much...

Big Daddy made a smile using ketchup on J's breakfast today.
He is always thinking of ways to let her know he loves her
that their time together in the morning is special to him.
He also leaves her little notes in her lunch, just
a little reminder that he loves her, she treasures these notes.
My friend Alison brought me these beautiful
flowers from her garden on Saturday...
...they are opening and are gorgeous
These little things are also huge reminders that I too can do something small to make someone smile and feel loved. You can too...so, let's do it!
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41 comments:

Jessica said...

That is so sweet, about your husband leaving notes for your daughter... My mom did that but I would have LOVED it if my dad did too...pretty flowers!

fordfamily said...

What a wonderful post and a reminder that we can do little things to make someones day! Thank you.

Tweetest Background Designer said...

What a wonderful father he is!

sandy said...

What a wonderful reminder of how even those smallest gestures make a big impact! The flowers are gorgeous and the little notes are just so sweet:0)

banananutmeg said...

happy Earth Day!
Who doesn't love fresh flowers? What a nice friend!

Miss you. Come visit.

April said...

I agree...the little things mean more than all the gold in the world to me!

MomOf4 said...

I love this post! You are right - it is the little things that make life fun! :)

Amy said...

After having such a horrible morning, reading this post made me smile. Thanks, it's something for me to remember to appreciate the little things. :)

Bird Shit and Baby Caca said...

this reminds me that I need to start doing more little things for the people I care about...I have been taking them for granted lately

MiMi said...

I just did a post similar, called These things I love! Because the little things can really make a big difference! When you start to think about it, there are TONS of little things that add up to a WHOLE LOT of happy! : )

Julie said...

What a precious DAD! The flowers are beautiful! The colors are so pretty...Have a great Wednesday...Julie

Robyn said...

What a great Daddy. Your flowers are beautiful!

~Thought's By Dena~ said...

what an awesome post...and a great reminder to everyone that sometimes it is just the little things we do that can bring so much happiness to another person

Christina said...

What a great reminder! We always do the little notes everywhere too!

Beautiful flowers by the way!

Susie said...

That is so sweet!!

The Kooky Queen--Rachel said...

That is so cute!!!!!!!!! I love the ketchup smilies!!

Amy said...

Yes it is just the little things that make the world go round.

imom said...

It's always nice to stop and acknowledge your blessings and you have many!! Very lucky indeed.

R and R Stacy said...

What a wonderful father!! Blessings to you!

Grand Pooba said...

I can't believe how huge those blooms are! Jordan is so lucky to have such a loving father.

tollesons4him said...

What a sweet daddy! And your flowers are Gorgeous!!!!

Joann said...

I'm grateful today... because I forgot to take my breakfast to work today, but TWO people brought me breakfast!! = )

Andrea said...

Awww...those notes from Big Daddy to J -- how precious!!

Kelly said...

All soo sweet!

Mary Ellen said...

You're right - we can all do these little things that can make a huge difference to others. Thanks for the reminder.

Lynette said...

a good man making great memories for his daughter. also a fantastic way for her to always feel safe as his love is wrapped around her
BRAVO

hfl said...

Nice post, I love it. Thanks for the reminder that the little things do matter. We will be thinking of you tomorrow. Love you.
mom

Angie's Spot said...

I just love the little things too! Those notes in the lunchbox are great! I can't wait to do stuff like that for my girls. Doing things for others puts such a huge smile on my face! :-)

Cecily R said...

Such a great reminder...I needed a smiley on my breakfast today, so maybe my kids will tomorrow. Thanks for the cool idea. :)

Scott said...

Good Luck today. We're pulling for you.

Mindy said...

It's so nice to see a father that is so involved in raising a child especially a girl. You and Your daughter are so lucky.

cjnichols said...

Thanks for the reminder... the days always seems to be a little better when you are reminded that you are loved! And YOU are loved!

Cadance said...

it's the little things that keep me going each day! ♥

Merrianne said...

precious!!!!!!!!!!! i am feelin the love!

Yaya said...

My parents always put notes in my lunch!

Aim said...

I love your little slide show thingy of your awards. That's a great idea!

Jill said...

Sounds like Big Daddy is great Daddy! That is really sweet. My husband has done stuff like that for our oldest daughter. It makes me melt!

JamieH said...

The little things are almost always the best things. Have a great weekend!

Mya said...

Aww cute.

I do the same for my daughter and husband hahaha

Brandy said...

That's so sweet! I leave my hubs notes in his luggage whenever he travels for business. He still carries the first one I left for him in his wallet.

What a softie...

Shar said...

The flowers are GORG! What a nice friend you have!

And your hub is so cute with Jordan!

 
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