new word up over at One Little Word!! Surround. what a wonderful, loving & caring word it is. i just had to use this picture again, my sweet friend Florence took of Ruben & Sanne, when Ruben was only 2 weeks old.
Journaling in Dutch: all the love i've missed in my childhood, i gain back ten times by them <3.
life is good. surround yourself with love.
rev
word up lovely wordsters! and please go check out the One Little Word blog to see what my fellow wordsters have created.
last couple of days were very very hard. i'll update asap about what happened with his plaster coming off. rollercoaster part 104522548946...
life is good. we need a fresh new start.
rev
{cute chipboard huh? you can buy them at my Dutch shop here}
HOME never had more meaning to us than the past couple of weeks. as you might have read here and here Ruben had an accident in school and broke his upperleg. it's been quite the rollercoaster from hell for us, but slowly things are getting back to 'normal'. for as 'normal' it can be with a 5 year old in a wheelchair longing to run. and cycle. and jump.
i created this layout for One Little Word and the journaling is in Dutch:
"we just want to be home. at school another boy jumps accidently from a big height on top of Ruben. he broke his upper leg. an ambulance ride to the first hospital. with the second ambulance, 4 horrible hours later, to the childrens hospital. his leg was hung into 'traction' to 'ease' some of his pain. the next morning he was operated. hell on earth. and all we want, is to be at home, as if nothing ever happened. but home seems more far away than ever..."
on the agenda today: speaking of childrens hospital, we got our check up date today. he will have new x-rays and we'll have a date with the surgeon. questions questions and hopefully some answers. Ruben is nervous already. i just hope i can entertain him before he has a meltdown.
life is good. coffee please. lots and lots.
rev
oh. please. ALWAYS feel special. my message for you today. this was just me playing with my goodies lying around on my desk <3.
go check out my gorgeous friends over at One Little Word and be inspired to play along!
life is good. always feel special.
rev
the new word is up over at One Little Word and Karla made us think about the new year!
one of my resolutions must be 'believe'. journaling is in Dutch but means something like "how about truly start believing for 100% in myself this year?". kinda cynical meant, because i really need to start believing i can do what i want. i can achieve what i have in mind. i can follow that dream, and catch it even.
on the agenda today: REVolution day, but it'll start later because other business has some needed attention first. but don't worry. i'll be working these little fingers off on my lovely new notebooks, which you are ordering like mad woman. crazies. thank you for that. and for all the sweet words & encouragement. it truly means a lot to me.
life is good. i hope for snow today!
rev
"We have to dare to be ourselves,
however frightening
or strange that self may prove to be."
May Sarton
Word up #65: DARE. go read the gorgeous words from Denise about her word "DARE". she's so right. i love her so much.
and i created a mixed media canvas this time:
{soon available as a print in my Etsyshop, i do take reservations}
and as a bonus i also taped a video while creating it! buuuuttt that's not edited yet. ha. need to get my snorts & silly comments out of that before i can present it to you lovelies. so stay tuned for that one.
think of playing along? DARE to join? please do so! and as another special gift: you can win a set of my whymsical christmascards ANDDDDD there's a 10% discount in my Etsystore! go check out the code on the One Little Word blog and get yourself some cute christmas gifts!
life is good. remember. don't you dare give up. whatever you were thinking of. you can do this.
rev
i am so grateful. so extremely happy. the time that i LOVED creating scrapbooking layouts the most, the time when i was able to put all my love, anger, hope, faith & feelings in there the most, was during the OLW challenges. not only when i was on the team, but also before that when i was enjoying every single challenge. every single word.
oh did i hoped for a return. when Ronda asked us to return, we were all so happy, giddy & out of our minds (well, i was :). YES. One Little Word returns. in a simpler way. no stress (for us). no prices. no winners. but just words & gorgeous creations and asking all of you to join in! you can simply see everybody's creations here, on the One Litte Word blog. And everybody's blogs:
Ronda
Jessi
Denise
Gudrun
Karla
Lynn
and here's mine:
{aren't those buttons lovely?! a few of them are from my sweet & dearest friend Leah. she makes rad camera straps AND also has an amazing scrapbook / paper Etsy shop. check it out. you'll love it! the white one on the bottom is from Polkkaponi which i received from my dearest friend Riikka}
just a lovely snapshot which turned out lovely in Instagram. don't you love the easy way of taking pics? i sure do!
the word is CELEBRATE.
the journaling is in Dutch:
Celebrate, me at 38.
i came from far, but i'm very proud of what i've reached | i accept myself with all my 'stupid' stuff | yup. i am the sweetest thing and ok | i don't seek confirmation from others anymore | i feel less guilty and enjoy good times | i'm proud of my creativity | i dare to dream big. f*ck negative people.
so. why not just join us in this journey of words. strength. happiness.
on the agenda today: well. kids have a week of during Fall Holidays so i just go with the flow and see where it leads me. i have to go to the office though, so i will try to sneak out and leave Daddy with those buggers. i've ordered my christmascards and i'm so giddy about that. can't wait to share them with you!
life is good. celebrate.
rev
