I just love the look!!
I feel that with the last name of Freed having a giant F in my house would not be cute and playful, but look a little more like this...
FAIL, FLOP, FEARFUL...
With this in my mind I try and resist the urge to jump on the monogram bandwagon of cuteness. Instead I went to the store to buy a H and M for the girls room (I will reveal that soon!!) and while I was there and fighting the urge to buy a F, I picked one up..... "Why do you want an F, Mom?" Hannah asked. "Why do you think, Hannah?" I answered, sure that she would instantly answer FREED!! "Ummmm" she thought, "FUN!" she blurted out. "Nooooo" I said shocked that she didn't think of the obvious. "Friend" she tried again. "Fancy, Fantastic!"
My innocent, positive and sweet little girl, THANK YOU! I realize that it is not the letter F that is the problem, it is where my heart is, that is the problem. My heart aches everyday with the thought that my body Failed to carry our third child to term. All of my hopes and plans for the year came Falling down and I am left Fearful of what will come. Will I ever become pregnant again? FAILING FEAR... Will this just happen again, if I do become pregnant? FEAR!
We are Freed, and we are Fun and Fantastic and we will Flurish. We will be Fearless because God has our Future in his hands.
So in an effort to change my heart I bought the letter F.
I think it looks Fabulous!
I love your red F! The Freeds are fun and fabulous and fantastic! WE LOVE the FREEDS!
ReplyDeleteI wanted to share with you some of my thoughts after reading this a second time. Sometimes it is hard to say the simplest things to the ones you love the most. I know that the past few months haven't been what you had expected, and sometimes when things don't go how we hoped, we get lost in the sadness, the despair, and lose sight of our strengths. I am relieved that you ended your blog with Fearless, Flourish, Fun, Fantastic, and Fabulous. And, although I am not as creative as you with All Words F, I wanted to point out some things that you HAVE accomplished recently.
ReplyDeleteYou have a way of turning raw materials into beautiful things. Here is my list of your success (and I am sure that if I asked around, the list would become MUCH longer):
You have turned a house into a home,
Rags into a Rug
A single (smart, beautiful) woman into an amazing family
Grass into a playground
Garden into family nourishment
Josh into a wonderful man and father ;)
Trash into Treasure
Strangers into Friends
Pennies into Riches
Laundry Room into a place you actually WANT to be (craziness!)
Fabric Scraps into Pillows
Daughters into Sunshine
Struggles into Strengths
You should feel proud of who you are and what you have done. I know I am proud to be your cousin. So, have Faith. You are amazing! And I love you.
<3
Cathy