I am sure many of you know of Lisa Leonard and her fab jewelry..she has been featured in various publications online and in magazines..i love her blog…her photography, her hair, the way she writes about her family…she just seems like a really special person.
and, i have been a fan for what seems like a long time..how many years she has been in business i dont know but i would say i have wanted a little piece of her work for nearly that long… so you get the picture..i like her, i like her stuff.
well i finally got my necklace. today. in the mail.
and yall, i nearly cried. dont laugh, i am serious. now granted i still have some serious hormones raging on (Henry Brooks will be 3 months on monday, i cant use that excuse much longer;;;) but getting this necklace means the world to me. Why??? because it means i not only have ONE BABY but i now have TWO. TWO BOYS. My cup runneth over yall. I know you all love your children but there was a time when i thought i might never have one baby, much less TWO. During the lowest valley of infertilty i dreamed of days like this when i could really be comfortable in the place of motherhood..part of the club. today i have the necklace, i am part of the club. silly, maybe so. i’m okay with that.
why am i sharing something so personal. because i want you to do know i sort of believed some lies when i was experiencing infertilty. that i wasnt a “woman enough” if i was never able to bear a child. that something was wrong with me. yada yada..lies lies. and then after i had one wonderful baby boy, i still felt not enough. why? what if i couldnt have another maybe, i needed more to be enough right?…i couldnt order the necklace yet. how stupid would it look with ONE name on it..i needed at least two names. stinkin thinking one of my friends would say. and she is right. stinking thinking. because if whether you have one baby, two babies or ZERO you are still a child of God, his precious creation and you ARE ENOUGH. right now.
okay, enough with the gushy..lets get practical.
she has so many choices, they dont have to be engraved with children’s names..you could do a phrase, your initial, etc..i would love to have pieces made for Drew’s teachers with the school name..in fact, if i was Oprah, you would all be going home with one today. And her classic disc is awesome..it is BIG and at first i wasnt sure about that but i love it after wearing it a bit…it feels light. it is very humid and hot in Texas today and it feels so light. my friends know i like to accessorize but with a baby and our climate, not always practical. this necklace is perfect. 
She also sent this and it is LOVELY..love it too.. and the earrings.oh the earrings…so pretty.
SO thanks Lisa Leonard, your package today reminded me about being grateful and content..life is sweet..not always easy but such an awesome journey.
“Oh God, You turned my wailing into dancing. You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever.” Psalm 30: 11-12
How pretty..sweet post~
perfectly perfect.
I am so, so happy for you and all that you've learned and for all that God has given you.
Suzanne
Love your post and how you keep it real. And Lisa Leonard's things are just beautiful. Congrats on being the mom of TWO little boys! What a blessing.
What a sweet post to share with us. I am so happy you have your beautiful babies and that you have that sense of completion and contentment you longed for ~ what an amazing gift our children are, and posts like this help keep that in perspective for me. Thanks for sharing.
xoxo
-Kari
Thanks so much for sharing!!
He settles the childless woman in her home as a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 113:9
I too love Lisa's beautiful jewelry. And I, like you, suffered from infertility for 5 years before we were blessed with our first baby. I've gone on to have three more after his arrival. And I couldn't feel more blessed. But I grieve for those who are in the middle of the fertility battle, because it IS a dark place to be. Thankfully, we have a loving Heavenly Father who carries us during our times of burden.
Thank God for your blessing, I thank God for your joy:)
This is such a beautiful, beautiful post!! It made my heart sing.
As a teacher I loved the idea of receiving one but I do have to say that I wouldn't want my school name on it. If you knew the teachers childrens names (that wouldn't be hard to find out) that would be much more personal. Or even just blank. What a sweet, sweet idea though.
holly, thank you for opening your heart. (and your necklaces are beautiful … thanks too for introducing lisa to me, loving her blog and her work!). as always, you are an inspiring woman to me.
Holly, you shared the same feelings as my daughter, Jade for so many years we thought she might not ever get to be a Mommy. Now we are blessed with sweet Abbie and it is a love I have not experienced before! As for Lisa!!! I have introduced her to all my other "grandma" friends and her baby spoons are my favorite gift to share! Love, love, love them!
love this. . .i, too, experienced infertility, so i know what you mean. i have wanted one of those necklaces for ages, but i haven't got one yet. hope i'll win one on a blog or something! yours is gorgeous.
let me know what you decided on the blog. i'm open…..i just don't know how to do too much, just make things in photoshop!
I love this post–I am holding onto those words, "I am enough"….wow…I have been blessed with one child, but am having that second one itch like no other. But, sadly, science doesn't look good for my reproductive system right now. But seriously… did you think that the Holy Spirit might speak through this post today?
Because He did.
Hey Holly!
I just love you. You have such a sweet heart and spirit! You wear that necklace girl, you earned it!
Love you,
Missy
Oh my goodness! I just commented on Lisa's "orange" post right under you so I came over here to check out your post and I am so happy I did! What a beautiful post and sweet pictures. Having gone through infertility for a few years myself and now having been blessed with 2 children, I know just how SPECIAL those two names on that necklace really are to you. Thanks for sharing!
I loved this, made me cry, I waited 2 years for 1st baby and then 12 years for the 2nd. I was just thinking this week about getting me a necklace after I saw them on McKMama's site.
By the way, I love your blog.
I don’t comment very often, but I read your blog faithfully. I love your work, your eye for style, and your love for the Lord. So glad he blessed you with those two boys!! 🙂