You Are Worthy : You Are Enough : Brené Brown DVD Giveaway

when my son asks me nightly to snuggle with him "just for a minute." i know it won't always be so.

Riding in the car with my boys, listening to them make jokes and laugh and appreciate the world around us in funny teenage ways is one of my most treasured ordinary moment right now. I love being able to hear their perspective and informally talk to them when in a fun, playful mood.

How easy it is to not appreciate those ordinary moments, but they are the sustenance of our lives.
Being with my grandchildren is the best that life has to offer. I know as they get older this frequent pleasure will become an occasional treat, but for now I shall enjoy it for all that it is worth.

Right now my favorite moments are when my almost 4 year old asks me what all the different road signs mean. It's so cute...."Mommy what does five oh mean?" Or "Mommy what does that arrow with a circle and line across it mean?" He's growing up too quickly so I truly cherish these little moments together.

Talking about the best & worst parts of my childrens' day at dinner time. Dinner time is so important.

My favorite ordinary moment is my cup of tea and reading a few pages of my book each night.

I look at photos of my daughter. The same photos. Everyday. I think of the moments I had with her when those photos were taken.

So well said...Now in my 40's I've finally come to accepting my "stories". :o)

I guess "ordinary" for me means what does my typical day look like, which is pretty much a blur of four busy kids, one loving husband, a lot of shuffling from kitchen to computer to diaper changing to laundry to computer to errands to... whatever comes up in the day, followed by a couple hours of peace & quiet at the end of the day to reflect (and catch up) on it all. :)

My best ordinary moment is our Sunday evening ritual, we let the children chose a board game, we play, we have finger foods and cuddle. Very relaxed and fun.

I love it when I get mad at my little three year old boy (well, I don't love that part...) but he knows he has my heart when he smiles and laughs after and knocks me over with a hug ;)

reminders like this are so key in what can sometimes be the chaos of everyday life. thank you for sharing.

Now that my daughter is grown and has moved away, I'm reading some of the comments and wishing that I hadn't wasted so many opportunities to have "ordinary moments" with her. Who cares now that her room wasn't cleaned or the household chores weren't finished? Now thinking back I wish I hadn't cared so much about the things that don't really matter. I'm trying to live my life "in the moment" now, so every day is a new opportunity to have my "ordinary" moments. And yes, I'm picking up the phone to call her now, lol.

I had a great ordinary moment today - a rare 55 degree day in March in Michigan, walking to the park enjoying the sunshine with my children. Really an extraordinary moment!

On Sunday mornings before getting up and going or doing anything else, Jon and I share a cup of cocoa with whipcream and the Sunday paper, in bed. It has been our way for twenty plus years now.

I have to pick just ONE favorite everyday moment? LOL. Probably my "conversations" with my three year old son. The things he learns, says just amazes me and cracks me up at the same time. He totally takes after me in his story telling, hand movements and all. LOVE IT!

The interview with Dr. Brown is amazing! One of my favorite ordinary moments is just listening to the sounds of the wind chime outside our front door. There is no rhyme or reason to it, it just blows with the wind...I like the randomness of the sound.

Great idea! I can't wait to explore this topic.

me too! it's so nice to be friends with my children.

I love having quiet time to read, spending time in the summer with my family playing by the lake, and I really cherish those moments when you haven't talked to an old friend in ages and you pick up like no time has passed at all.

this morning as we lay in bed with our almost two year old daughter between us, my husband commented on how two years ago, it was our son miles who lay between us in the very same position. at that time piper was still securely tucked in my womb and we had no idea how our family would adjust to her arrival. this morning we paused for just a moment, acknowledging the gift of our children and the all too quick passage of time. it was entirely ordinary and perfectly worthy of celebrating.

I love the "ordinary" moments when I stop by to see my nieces and nephews and my sweet 7 yr old god-daughter asks if she can paint my nails. I'm not a painted nails type of person, but I just have to let her because she so enjoys it and to be honest, it does make me a bit happy over the next couple of days to remember her sweet little face as she so intently sat there and painted my nails!

Some of my favorite ordinary moments are when the kids don't know I'm watching them. When they are being sweet to each other, being polite to a schoolmate, being thoughtful of their grandparents, etc. It makes my heart almost burst to watch them, through lots of tiny every day moments, turning into beautiful PEOPLE. (Makes me feel like I'm doing something right too ;)

It's what I'm doing right now. Snuggled in bed with my 7 year old listening to the sound of her breathing as she falls asleep.

...reading to my kids, in bed.
Ali, I found Brene's site through your blog and I am reading her first book with the podcasts. I can't thank you enough.