iheartfaces, Week of Feb 21 :: Camera Phone!

I just got a smart phone 2 weeks ago. Because I am, if nothing else, frugal. And I could not justify the cost of such a phone for a stay at home mom. If I needed the internet, I had a large computer set up, ready to go, complete with Wi-Fi for all my surfing needs. If I needed to talk to someone, I would actually CALL them and TALK to them. Not text them. So a simple phone satisfied me.

But then we changed plans. And there were incentives. And I now have a smart phone. (and, if you promise not to tell, I love it!) My husband found the FX Camera app for Android and he started having great fun taking Polaroid styled images. I immediately downloaded it to my phone and found that I can now be in pictures much more frequently with my handy phone camera. For this week's I Heart Faces challenge, my baby and I show off the fun of old school Polaroids on new fangled technology. What fun!

You have until 9 pm CST today to share your camera phone picture. Come on over...this one is for EVERYBODY!!!

iheartfaces, Week of Feb 14 :: Red

She was so excited for the class Valentine's Day party today. Dressed in too many hearts to count, she turned heads the entire walk to school. The party was at 1:30 this afternoon. The call from the school nurse came at 11 am. I guess all the love and the excitement of the day made her temperature rise and she spent the rest of her day at home.

Still ensconced in hearts. And still too cute for words.

Don't be afraid to show your color of love over at I Heart Faces! This week's challenge of red reminds us to celebrate love: a child's love, a husband's love, a pet's love. Any love at all! You have until Tuesday at 9 pm to enter.

Through my husband's eyes

I was driving yesterday, which is my sacred time to listen to music and think. Whatever wants to tumble through my head. Sometimes I think mundane Mom thoughts about my children, the grocery list, the level of gas in the car. Yesterday I thought a deep thought.

I thought about the opinion my husband has of me. He seems to really like me. He says I am beautiful. He says I am thin. He even says I am a good mother. He can't wait to get home to be with me. He says I am his best friend. And he says these things often to me. Each time, though, I counter with the fallacy of his view.

What if I really were the person he sees? What makes my opinion of myself the right one? I know I am my harshest critic and I do not have the best perspective when trying to look at myself objectively. What would life be like if I chose to believe my husband's words?

I think it might be time to let someone else's voice fill my head. A positive, encouraging, loving voice. And then my inner voice might start singing along in harmony with the outside voice.

Maybe.

It is certainly worth a try. I am beautiful. I am thin. I am a good mom. My fingers itch to add a caveat, to minimize those boastful claims. But I will not. I will let those words be. Be me.