One of My Favorite Months

 April is on of my favorite months of the year and that is mostly due to my location in the world. My world in April is full of new life all around me. The leaves are that new fresh green and the color never ceases to inspire.

There are Daffodils and Tulips and so many other beautiful fragrant blossoms everywhere. The colors and fragrances always remind me to dream again!

April is also the month I was born. Every year I wish to feel really celebrated and seen. I think every single person wishes that on their birthday. Sometimes it is easier to feel celebrated than others and this year there was no internal struggle. Some years my birthdays have been really really hard and I have cried buckets. This year I was happy with whatever happened and felt at peace. I was beautifully celebrated by my husband and my children (because, quite simply. they are old enough to do that now, and I have taught them how to celebrate well).

My oldest is an amazing cook and baker so she made my birthday meals and this amazing birthday trifle

My husband, brother and dad were so incredibly kind to me my heart was bursting. They bought and installed a new living room window for me. Since we bought this house the Summers have been very hard for me because my living room window did not open. I could not cool my very warm house down. So this Summer will be different! Yay!!! Getting this window out and a new one in was not easy and I so appreciate all the effort that went into it!

 My friends are always faithful and so loving in how they celebrate me and I so appreciate it.
This year my friend and I went on a little trip for my birthday back to some of my most favorite roots in my life and as usual it filled my soul full. We managed to go to my old home town, visit friends from childhood, and help another friend move into a new house all in two days!

                          My baby was a pretty wonderful traveler (during the day :)

                The creek I spent hours sitting beside and playing in when I was little.

                                    A beautiful park by the Ocean that was bursting with beauty.

                                               Stopping to remember my grandparents

                                                      New friends meeting for the first time

April has been filled with a lot of joy for me. I determined before it began that no matter what I was going to enjoy it to the full and I have. There is so much to be thankful for each moment of each day and I am glad to experience it and be truly in it!

I hope you are doing well
Love Tansy