A little more Hope

A couple of people have stumbled by my blog in the time since I started it and have done very little with it.  There really wasn't much of a purpose behind it and I couldn't really figure out what I wanted to be saying.  Random posting took place every so often and I kept wanting to write these insightful posts or beautifully documented recipes, but it wasn't happening...

Then as I was doing my Christmas baking and planning out this glamorous cookie post, I realized that the little things that are important are the things that keep getting forgotten.  Those are the things that I love.  Little moments add up to the big moments and are always working to shape our lives as we keep living.  Truth be told, I bake in the middle of the night most of the time and never seem to take pictures.  Sure, I could have taken pictures the day after Christmas when it was beautifully bright out (not normal in the Chicagoland area at the end of December!) but I had day after Christmas shopping to do so I could get ready to meet this little munchkin and spend time with her older brother and sisters and parents.  It was a short trip to Nashville, but so very worth it!  She's going to be so big the next time that I see her!

The cookie post will be coming shortly in several chuncks as I re-bake some and just post the recipes to others.  All the cookies were wonderful including my first ever batch of french macaroons, but it was time to enjoy the little, very important ones in life.  Isn't she absolutely precious?  Auntie Jen loves you and thinks the world is so much better off for having you here little Hope!  (And I know your mama is enjoying the fact that it is easier to breathe again, because after all, it's the little things!)