Rewoven
I just finished reading Of Mess and Moxie by Jen Hatmaker (it was awesome by the way). One of her last chapters is called Rewoven . She tells a story of a precious handmade baby blanket that was viciously destroyed by the dog and how she took the tattered bits to her mother in law and asked if there was any way she could piece it back together. She didn't want a brand new handmade blanket but the same one that her baby girl had been sleeping with. Sure enough, it was lovingly put back together and was even stronger and could now be washed in the machine! Keep this little story in your mind... You may know of the trip I took to CA with my two oldest kids recently. It was amazing, such a priceless time of family bonding and relaxation. At the beginning of the trip I was able to see my Dad. Quite honestly, at first I was very resistant to the idea because he insisted that he see only me, without the kids but my uncle talked me into it (and ...