Simply journeying deep into our imaginations as we get caught up in a story certainly is rewarding in and of itself. But sometimes it’s fun to add a sweet surprise at the end! 🙂 A few months ago, we read and fell in love with Homer Price! His quirky antics captivated the boys and I found that […]
The Daily Outdoor Challenge
What would happen if we made a commitment to spend special time EACH and EVERY day outdoors? I’d venture to guess that we would feel: more relaxed more connected with our family more connected with the Lord more productive with the rest of our day I’d venture we would be able to: think clearer focus […]
Drawing them Into the Word + a GIVEAWAY!
Xander: “Mommy, can I stay up late tonight?” Before I can respond with a negative, he quickly adds, “I’d like to study the Bible with you.” Rich and I can delay our War Horse movie night. How could I say no to such a request??? As you can imagine, we had a wonderful time digging […]
Remembering Sendak
As we read of the passing of Maurice Sendak, it brought back memories of a post that my mom wrote for an old blog of ours and I thought I would repost it. Makes me want to go upstairs right now and check on my sleeping ‘wild things’ – all four of them! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Imagine-Lit: Where […]
Handmade Tradition, Passed On
I am slightly obsessed with making handmade gifts. There is something so fun about the creative process and then giving the results of your dreaming, planning and creating to someone… This last Christmas, my boys were excited to join in. My sister had sent me this link since she knew that Keegan had clay to work with. We were […]
Community Matters
Community matters. And I’m a firm believer in not putting all of our {relationship} eggs in one basket. While I adore my online community, I also love having {in real life} community. And my kids really love it too. In this digital age, I think it is easy to try and fill our relational needs with […]