MelodyFreebird

a little bird told me...

Dear Patient Girl,

So much beautiful peace comes when we finally learn that there is SO much more to life than trying to have everything, be everything and do everything.

When we can stop and take things in, one at a time, each little thing that we are focusing on in that very moment can reveal themselves as the beautiful miracle that they are. Whether this is a conversation with a child, where we really listen...or savoring every single bite of a scoop of chocolate ice cream...we truly can find everything we are looking for in small and simple things. (more)

{This is an excerpt from The Brave Girls Club “a little birdie told me – daily truth”.  Click to read this entire truth or to subscribe to receive Daily Truths in your email inbox.}

xoxo

summertime

If you've been to Brave Girl Camp, then you've met my mom, Myrna Jean, and you know what she's like.  She's 75 years old, sweet, serving, kind and never seems to run out of energy (if she does, she doesn't let on to it).  There's a running joke in our family that she can out work my dad and any of her kids, grandkids AND great-grandkids.  She's a hard worker.

At our July Brave Girl Camp, my mom suffered a minor stroke.  Before you worry - don't - she's okay.  BUT she has had to slow down a LOT, which is hard for her.  She almost never asks for help, even when we wish she would.  This week, though, she asked for help stacking some wood.  It's funny that she would consider doing it herself...unless you know her...then it's not surprising at all.

We showed up and there was a giant pile of wood waiting to be stacked and yet another pile waiting to be chopped....so we stacked what we could...

While the little kids helped....unless they got distracted by the toys and the swings and the chickens and the trampoline...then they did kid stuff...

While we were stacking, Tucker and Luke (Kathy's son and son-in-law) worked on the pile that still needed chopped...

I once heard that work isn't work unless you'd rather be somewhere else.  I think we all felt the same...it was awesome to be there together...didn't feel like work at all...

When we were all done, my dad got his lawn mower out and hooked up the trailer.  The trailer he's been towing grandkids around in for years and years and years...

My nieces, Kallie and Chelsea, who were there have especially tender feelings about these pictures, since their grandpa used to pull them around....and now he's pulling their kids around.

And as it got dark, and we ran out of work, we ended up just talking...my dad unloaded the grandkids, loaded up a bunch of lawn chairs instead and brought them out to us while my mom made everyone rootbeer floats.

And we watched summer magic happen...

It was dark before any of us thought about going home...we were having such a good time we didn't even notice.

Summertime with the family....doesn't get much better than that!  Hope you're finding some of this goodness, too!!

xoxo

Melody

a little bird told me...

Dear Courageous Girl,

Don’t be afraid to walk away from a fight, a battle, or a conflict when it’s time to walk away, beautiful friend. Listen to your heart, and shut out all of the other voices...(more)

{This is an excerpt from The Brave Girls Club “a little birdie told me – daily truth”.  Click to read this entire truth or to subscribe to receive Daily Truths in your email inbox.}

xoxo

a little bird told me...

Dear Wise Girl,

If you are ever in a place in your life and it feels like things are being torn from you one at a time....until it feels as though you are stripped down to nothing...please, dear friend, see it through those beautiful wise eyes of yours. See this time in your life for what it is capable of becoming, rather than for what it may seem...(more)

{This is an excerpt from The Brave Girls Club “a little birdie told me – daily truth”.  Click to read this entire truth or to subscribe to receive Daily Truths in your email inbox.}

xoxo

a little bird told me...

Dear Incredible Girl,

Be brave today and do something that puts a smile on your face...just for the sake of doing it.

{take a picture}

{take a walk}

{get the sewing machine out}

{smooooooooooooch!}

{buy yourself flowers}

{snuggle}

{have a pretty treat}

{wear your favorite boots}

{dance}

Little miracles will happen....you will see... (more)

{This is an excerpt from The Brave Girls Club “a little birdie told me – daily truth”.  Click to read this entire truth or to subscribe to receive Daily Truths in your email inbox.}

xoxo

a little bird told me...

Dear Seeking Girl,

Listen to those gentle and not-so-gentle pushes that your soul is trying to communicate. Moving on is important....if we don't move forward, we stay stuck. It's like a stream...or a river...when it stops moving, it gets mucky and contaminated........we need to constantly be finding our flow...we need to be growing and learning and moving.

Move on, sweet friend, if that is what your soul is urging you to do....and keep moving and moving and moving......Keep moving forward.  (more)

{This is an excerpt from The Brave Girls Club “a little birdie told me – daily truth”.  Click to read this entire truth or to subscribe to receive Daily Truths in your email inbox.}

xoxo

a little bird told me...

Dear Beloved Girl,

When we do the work necessary to learn who we really are in spite of who the world may tell us we are, we can find the love and acceptance we so need, whether we have other people in our lives or not. We simply do not NEED to have constant reassurance from others because there is a voice of knowing inside of us, a voice that comes from the only place that truly KNOWS who we are and what we are capable of....(more)

{This is an excerpt from The Brave Girls Club “a little birdie told me – daily truth”.  Click to read this entire truth or to subscribe to receive Daily Truths in your email inbox.}

xoxo

a little bird told me...

Dear Beautiful Girl,

It doesn't make us weak to let go of old garbage from our past...whether it's years ago or whether it was yesterday. It doesn't make us weak to forgive and forget and move on.......it is a sign of strength and character and of taking control of our own futures....our own feelings...our own place in the world....(more)

{This is an excerpt from The Brave Girls Club “a little birdie told me – daily truth”.  Click to read this entire truth or to subscribe to receive Daily Truths in your email inbox.}

xoxo

a little bird told me...

Dear Shining Girl,

Let each day go and be done with it. TODAY is your day. TODAY is THE day, the very most important day of your life right now. Let yesterday go and start over fresh.......(more)

{This is an excerpt from The Brave Girls Club “a little birdie told me – daily truth”.  Click to read this entire truth or to subscribe to receive Daily Truths in your email inbox.}

xoxo

a little bird told me...

Dear Loved Girl, There's so much to be thankful for, so much to celebrate and SO MUCH GOOD to be done in the world, that there's really no time for negativity, pettiness or gossip....

{This is an excerpt from The Brave Girls Club “a little birdie told me – daily truth”. Click to read this entire truth or to subscribe to receive Daily Truths in your email inbox.}

xoxo