good morning sunshine

IMG_8596IMG_8593 IMG_8587 IMG_8588 IMG_8591That is a weird title for this post seeing as how the sun has not come out for us for more than 10 minutes all week, making this week of packing even sadder than it already is.

Last week, I woke up with a little song in my head.  Just one line and I had not heard it in many years.  Probably about 30 years to be exact.  I woke up to a little song that goes like this…. Good morning Sunshine, Mommy says helloooo.  I stopped to savor that moment because somewhere in my brain, my heart needed to hear my momma singing to me just as she did every morning when I was little.  Have you ever heard that song?  Well, I never knew it was someone elses song until I was an adult.  To me,  that was a song that my momma made for me and I have greeted my little Matthew with it every morning since.

Last night after a long day of packing, moving issues and everything that must be done before we can move into the new house, I sat on the couch and decided to make my mommas song into something tangible.  I found the box with my embroidery stuff in it, carefully untaped it and I made this little saying to hang in Matthew’s nursery.  And oh is it silly of me that I intend to hang it in his nursery here in this house, even if for only one night?  No, I don’t think so and it brings comfort to my heart.  Win!

I came downstairs to find Erica had posted a packing plan for me on the dry erase board.  She loves to make plans that girl of mine, indeed we are so much alike.  As you can see from this list we are so very busy and it feels like there is little time left.  That thought has put a permanent knot in my stomach and I don’t think I have done anything nearly as hard in my life as what we are about to do and leave behind.  I keep thinking to myself that I cannot do this and then something will happen that will give me hope and a smile and we keep packing.  Oh those moments which I am hanging on to right now, every laugh we share here, every pretty flower outside and every meal brought over by a friend accompanied by quick little visits that are healing beyond anything you can imagine.  We are so very blessed to have friends that have showered us with for the past few days with home cooked meals and love.  I have only had to step into the kitchen to cook a few times and that is a life saver right now.

We are starting to really see the progress with the packing.  There are entire rooms that have nothing in them but boxes now.  I did pack up all the sewing machines, but that gave me too much anxiety so I unpacked my favorite one and it sits on the table in the loft..just in case I want to use it for some last little project.  There is time 🙂

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4 Responses to good morning sunshine

  1. Linda Baker October 9, 2013 at 1:35 pm #

    Good luck and blessings. Your moving tasks are very difficult right now but will end soon and you will be happily settled in your new home!

  2. pam October 9, 2013 at 8:46 am #

    Oh my, a big hug for you from down under! This is the messy, hard, not gonna make it week. I know it sounds mean, but you will make it. Btw you can & should have a good cry. It's all part of the grieving & acceptance process. Please know that I am praying for you, hoping that you'll be comforted. It won't feel like it right now, but you will be ok, not for a while, but you will be ok. Like transplanting, you might loose a few leaves but soon you'll flourish in your new home (which is not a geographic place, just the place where your family is).

  3. Peg Campbell October 9, 2013 at 1:17 am #

    Like, Like, Like…..wait, no! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!

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