It's a beautiful life!: March 2012

Monday, March 19, 2012

Tucson Book Festival

Sorry it's been a while since I've posted. Things have been especially crazy...

So I took the kids to the Tucson Book Festival a couple of weekends ago and they had a blast. Jonas got to meet a couple of his favorite authors and all the kids got a picture with the Cat in the Hat. The book festival is a pretty big deal here, I guess. They have hundreds of different booths of all different kinds and it was fun to walk around. Here are some pics from our excursion:

Jonas with Jon Scieszka

The Cat in the Hat

Jonas with Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett

Cat in the Hat

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back---concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now."
-Goethe

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

--Marianne Williamson, author

Our family

Monday, March 19, 2012

Tucson Book Festival