My brother (who believe it or not is studying to be a Rabbi) once told me that it wasn’t good to say that ‘I am blessed’ or ‘I feel blessed’ –because that implies that someone else out there isn’t blessed. So now every time I say that (or even think it) I feel a little guilty (insert Jewish Guilt Joke here). With that having been said, this morning I woke up and felt extremely blessed (sorry bro). I am currently in Palm Desert with my daughter, husband and mother-in-law. My amazing MIL plays with Ida all day and has given Jason and I a much-needed break as well as a little time for ourselves as we approach our one year wedding anniversary (eep!). Ida has two brand new teeth up top, and her hair is finally coming in… and I know that it doesn’t matter at all, but I must admit that I am really happy her hair is turning out to be curly like mine. :D. Also, this glorious online community of ours has been UH-MAZING in supporting my online styling class that starts April 1st, and this outpour of love , sharing and support has me teary eyed for real. So with that, I wish you a blessed weekend with a little reminder of how blessed WE ALL ARE. Thank you thank you thank you.
she totally has your face and specially your laugh…
Ida is gorgeous-such a happy smiley face! She reminds me of my 10month old baby girl so cheeky! I think it’s ok to feel blessed!! I do! Xx
So sweet ! :) Have a wonderful weekend!
Same deal here with my little Henrik. He was born with a to of hair but I wasn’t sure it was gonna curl. It slowly is starting to twirl up and I’m not so secretly stoked, hee hee!
As for blessings, I think expressing gratitude for your specific blessings is good to do!
Don’t let that guilt creep in! Everyone in this world is entitled to their share of blessings, there’s more than enough to go around!
Ida is adorable!
xo,
Gagan
She is beautiful like her momma!
And well deserved blessings, indeed!
Love this post, Justina! I think it’s perfectly fine to say that you’re blessed out loud. It serves as a gentle reminder that you are experiencing all that you’ve been hoping for, and are able to be present during the day-to-day.
Ida is the cutest baby. Thanks for sharing these personal posts!
Hello! And thank you for a really wonderful blog.
I’m just curious, didn’t you have photos of your first daughter on the blog more often before or am I only dreaming? I was sure I remembered you have more children but I tried to go back and check your posts but couldn’t find anything.
Anyway, just thought it’s important to value all our children as much as possible :) Which I’m sure you do! Take care and much love, Flora.
Hey Flora! Thanks for stopping by and for your kind words. You are probably remembering posts that featured my niece, Noa, from when my sister Faith was contributing to the blog. Ida is my first baby.
I love my nieces too and they make appearances now and then here–but more often on my Instagram feed. Take care!
~Justina
Look at little Miss Ida! It brightens my day to see her little face. I don’t think there is anything wrong with saying your blessed. I say it each morning I wake up. I’ve been allowed to see another day and I’m blessed to have that opportunity. It’s not about material things— so don’t feel guilty because you are blessed.