Comments on: Beauty in the Mundane

By: editing proofreading services

editing proofreading services — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 14:35:59 +0000

Sadly, I am pretty bad at cooking such things as biscuits or cakes or even pancakes. But i’ll try to use your recipe.

By: Mandi Korn

Mandi Korn — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 01:16:30 +0000

Your such a wonderful inspiration and you are making me rethink all the Mundane things I feel that I do all the time too. Some days are better then others:o)

By: Allie

Allie — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 22:31:12 +0000

In reply to Jenny Lanctot. Hey girl, you and me both!!! HA. Thanks for dropping by Jenny.

By: Linda Jenkins

Linda Jenkins — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 17:44:06 +0000

Allie, this is beautifully written and so very true. Reminds me of our Bible Study discussions and reading the book you gave me to borrow. I find that when I focus on the beauty in even the most mundane of tasks I become completely absorbed and very peaceful. That shows me how subject we are to our society that rushes through tasks. Focusing on the beauty in the mundane reminds me that those simple, ordinary tasks bring us closer to family, friends, and Jesus. How could we be doing anything in His presence and not be at peace? True reminder to “take time to smell the roses” in life.

By: Jenny Lanctot

Jenny Lanctot — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 12:09:34 +0000

A lovely reminder. Thank you for sharing, Allie! I will tackle today with those thoughts as I pick up after little children, change poopy diapers, and prepare meals that I probably won’t be thanked for. I am thankful for meals to prepare and sweet little butts to keep clean!

By: Allie

Allie — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 18:10:09 +0000

In reply to K McDowell.

H K, I’m so glad you dropped by and many thanks for your comment. Always encouraging to hear from other parents. We are in process of fitting Hudson with a speech device, the appointment is coming up hopefully very soon. I know that is just a stepping stone towards speech, but at this point, we just need to be able to communicate. It’s pretty frustrating on both sides. I’m fairly certain Hudson understands most of what we’re saying too, but he is also very stubborn, and so that makes it extra tricky. I do know one word he completely understands… PIZZA! Ha. I also have an older sister who has DS and she is in her late 40’s now. She does have speech, but also has some form of early on-set alzheimer’s… she forgets and repeats herself a great deal. So nice to hear from you.

By: Karen Espalin

Karen Espalin — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 14:40:16 +0000

Mundane….oh how it bugs me.
We put make-up on in the morning and take it off at night.
Make the bed in the morning to undo it at night.
Pull weeds to only see more the very next day.

I could go on 🙂

I do appreciate how Capitalism has encouraged people to invent ways to make the mundane easier.

Thanx for the thoughts,
Karen

By: K McDowell

K McDowell — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 13:30:19 +0000

Allie, I have a son that is 14 that has DS. He was nonverbal for awhile but we were able to make a communication board and supplement with sign language which really helped (him and certainly us). He has always understood everything we were saying, we just couldn’t understand him… but with these two forms of communication… it really helped bridge our communication skills. Our speech therapist was able to help us once we asked about it. Thanks for sharing your journey.

By: Allie

Allie — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:59:24 +0000

In reply to Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary. Hey friend, thanks for your note and kind words. Always enjoy your thoughts. And thank you for the condolences. Their daughter was hit by a car in SC and it was ruled an accident. So heartbreaking. xo

By: Allie

Allie — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:56:24 +0000

In reply to Rosemary Houston.

Thank you so much Rosemary, and this is great information about SAD. What a fascinating project that Bradley is working on. I’ll tell Jon that I must fly south, immediately, for health reasons. 🙂 You and I can be “test cases.” And we can crash at Frances’ house. I would love that. 🙂