any day now...
Published Thursday, October 10, 2013 by jodi renee.
For this moment.
Right here.
Any day now.
We chatted about nerves and excitement.
She reminded me of this amazing poem 'on children'...
On Children
Kahlil Gibran
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.
***
love and blessings...can't wait for you...little bundle of joy!
jodi renée xo
Labels: expecting, life, lifestyle, maternity, Oakville, pregnancy, prenatal
Shari + Mark...with Mason on the way!
Published Thursday, August 25, 2011 by jodi renee.
It never ceases to amaze me (actually recoil, gasp from within while trying not to retch at the same time) when brilliantly radiant expectant mommas say...
"I don't want to remember this time"
"No photos for me, I'm past the point of looking and feeling like myself"
can we just recap:
"I DO NOT WANT TO REMEMBER THIS TIME..."
???
Gorgeous Goddesses relish in the best and most unbelievable experience that us woman are BLESSED with.
I've not traveled this journey "yet" and what I can say is...
I can FEEL the difference in the women who hide away, shrink and recoil at the magnanimous changes going on within. VS...the gloriously ecstatic, radiantly divine Goddesses that rock the belly 'savoring' every minute, every hour, every day...
The babe can feel that too.
There is much more going on then your extra 50lbs.
Your swollen ankles...
Your stretch marks.
And that doesn't mean you have to 'photograph' all of the above.
Perhaps just a nudge to have a look in the mirror.
A really good look.
Shari walked into the hospital the day we were supposed to shoot.
False alarm.
And she was hell bent on celebrating this 'time'.
SO young, SO beautiful and SO excited! She rocked the body that yes, she has (she literally gave birth two days after we created the above) and I believe ALL of her beauty comes from owning it...embracing it.
Never mentioning 'fat' or swollen ankles once.
With a heart full of love and a belly even fuller.
Feel the difference?
Embracing beautiful from where you are now means feeling like a million bucks NOW.
Good luck getting at a thousand if you don't.
Owning the changes that happen through life whether you're expecting...or not.
Your body is a gorgeous vessel that carries you through this crazy journey.
Treat it like a temple...
Always.
xo
jodi renée
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"We're damn lucky to have our bodies, these strange, multi-functional machines, that let us leave our legacy on the planet. I hope you realize how powerful they are and decide that today you're going to start treating it with love and kindness. Think of it like a child; if you were to continue to feed it on mental and physical abuse, and stave it of love and nourishment, how would it grow into anything other than an angry, bitter and cold-hearted? Whereas if you tell that child every day that it is beautiful, loved and can do anything, there's no limits on what it can grow up to be...it's pretty simple: Serve your body best so it can serve YOU best ~ Evanna Lynch
Labels: Kitchener, life, lifestyle, love, maternity, pregnancy, prenatel
tamara's expecting ...part II | Calgary, Alberta
Published Friday, March 04, 2011 by jodi renee.
Life can change...dramatically.
In an instant.
Over the course of a few months...
when you meet the 'right one'.
Life sweeps you off your feet, down the aisle and right into the baby wing to deliver your TWINS.
And I don't know anyone that embraces change with so much willingness, fearlessness and courage than Tamara.
I know you'll pass on all these traits and SO many more to the boys...(who I can't wait to meet!)
They're blessed to have you and Eric as their mom and dad...
And I'm equally blessed -- I miss you!!! xo
jodi renée
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Labels: alberta, baby, Calgary, life, lifestyle, maternity, pregnancy, prenatel, twins
tamara's expecting ...part I | Canmore Alberta
Published Wednesday, February 23, 2011 by jodi renee.
..."I'm so not mother earth" she had said.Are you kidding me?!
Mother Earth...Mother Earth.
Maybe you don't weave often through the tall grass holding a bountiful belly of TWO babies...
Perhaps you don't bask in the sun staring up at the grand mountains while life GROWS inside you...
And yet...
YOU -- now mother.
YOU -- so earth.
So grounded...fearless, full of spirit, life and love.
Warm, ambitious, playful, open ...
In the whirlwind that is life, you stand ten feet tall and bullet proof with your arms wide open.
You inspire me...
and your family is blessed.
With so much natural instinct for life...and love.
Embrace it.
You are soooo Mother Earth ...(I know you're still laughing!)
I love you!
xo
jodi renée
*Obviously these are post-backs...like throw backs to a time when I could play outside in the fresh air, mountains and sun! ....winter be gone. Or Jodi by a plane ticket!
Labels: alberta, canmore, life, lifestyle, maternity, mountains, nature, prenatel
the beauty of Faith...
Published Monday, January 03, 2011 by jodi renee.
Faith is knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof ~ Kahil Gibran
Something so incredible, magical and beyond our wildest dreams.
We have no idea the capacity of our love...
Until she arrives
The beauty of Faith...is a gift from God
Faith Sum-Yi Nylund...welcome
Congratulations Jay and Marilyn...thanks for sharing so much love, laughter and...Faith...
jodi renée
Labels: baby, expecting, fall, Kitchener, life, lifestyle, love, maternity, newborn, pregnancy
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