I have often wondered how it was
going to feel to turn 40!
I can honestly say, for me,
it was HEAVEN!!!!
I can DREAM BIG!
But I never could have dreamed or imagined
what my birthday would bring
and the HEAVEN I would find.
It has been said
"A picture paints a thousand words."
However,
pictures can never capture the
PURE JOY and GRATITUDE
I feel for the pieces HEAVEN in my life.
My family has always been heaven to me
BUT I found heaven in them on my birthday,
for they gave me the gift of being
with my sisters in the Florida, Keys.
I am STILL overwhelmed that
my AMAZING husband would plan
such an amazing trip for ME and
that he knows how I would enjoy it best.
He IS MY HEAVEN!!
I found HEAVEN on my doorstep in Georgia
the night before I was to leave with my family,
Fred and the kids,
(what I had been told since Mother's Day)
to the Florida Keys.
It was my 3 SISTERS!!
THEY would be coming with me,
not Fred & the kids,
to the KEYS!!!
What a surprise! What a reunion! What HEAVEN!
And so it begins ...
I found HEAVEN IN ...
A trip to Charming Charlies to buy ringsto remember the trip.
The store was heaven for my sisters too.
Soaking in the SUN!!!
At the pool and on the beach.
We all found heaven in "toe-dulls"as
we visited the turtle hospital.
At Tranquility Bay in Marathon Key.
This BEAUTIFUL place to stay MADE the trip, for me.
The view from my bed as I woke in the morning.
(THIS is heaven.)
Finding this BEAUTIFUL branch on our beach.
A floral arrangement by nature.
DELICIOUS food and WONDERFUL conversation at dinner.
Morning "therapy" sessions.
SOOO relaxing!! SUCH Heaven.
Just BEING with my sisters.
SUNSETS!
Taking LOTS of pictures!
Boat docks are heaven.
Especially after a rough day at sea.
HEAVEN is TIME with the ones you love!
LAUGHING, LIVING and LOVING
That is HEAVEN - LOVE.
Not only LOVING others - sisters, husband, kids
BUT feeling LOVED - by sisters, husband and kids.
THANK YOU for the gift of HEAVEN!!
It was so much more than
I could have imagined.
The best part - it was so REAL!!
6 comments:
I love this, Steph. It's great.
But really, pajama pictures? Really?
Love you!
Yeah Steph, really, pajama pictures? Especially ones that look like I'm crying?
I love you anyway and will always have the best memories of this trip. I so wish we were there now.
I love you MUCH.
What beautiful pictures and a wonderful birthday gift. Happy Birthday!!!
Wow, Fred wins the Most Thoughtful Gift award! What a great time--and you are all so good looking.
That was so awesome. I hope you had a great Birthday. I love your blog. You are so good. The kids are growing up so fast. I am so glad you got to see your sisters. Once again Happy Birthday.
What fun! How nice to enjoy such warm weather while the rest of us were cold. The toe-dull was so cute! They seriously have a hospital for these little guys? Glad you had a great time! Tiffany
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