I love the funny way that babies look when you scrunch them into a lifejacket – and holding them is even funnier. It is like trying to hold a giant wiggly basketball on your lap. Not the easiest of tasks.
A Rainy Day
Remember last week when I was reminiscing about childhood fun with maple helicopters? Well, they aren’t fun as anymore. This morning I was walking from my kitchen to the dining room when I felt a large SPLAT on the
Maple Tree "Helicopters"
Leanne over on the FIAR boards has just begun a weekly Nature Study challenge with the goal of getting all of us outdoors to focus on and enjoy God’s creation all around us. This week the topic is to choose
Stop obeying me like that!!!
The kids have been learning about birds lately, so I sent them outside this afternoon, binoculars in hand, to fill our backyard feeder and look at the local birds. “When you are in the woods be quiet, and try to
Wishful thinking
Boxcar Museum
My mother in law recently read “The Boxcar Children” to my kids. It is an adorable series about four orphaned children and their innocent adventures. My kids were especially captivated by the second book in the series “Surprise Island,” because
Reflection
I have always found early mornings to be a good time for reflection. There is plenty of time for me to think while sitting up with an early-bird child or finishing up my exercises. Sifting through my thoughts this morning,