Any guesses as to what we’ve been reading about lately??? I just love how they bring it into their everyday play! Boston Tea Party Time!
Why Nature Walks?
A repost from the archives… because it is that time of year. Here is some fresh inspiration to take your children outside and enjoy time together in God’s beautiful creation wherever you may live! What is a nature walk and why are they so beneficial? When a friend posed this question and asked me […]
Illustrating the Imagination.
We read. …a lot. So it would seem natural that my artist boy, especially, would want to undertake writing and illustrating his own. Since it is so laborious for him to write at this point, I took his story down from dictation. After deciphering how many pages we would need, I proceeded to cut and […]
Mud Play and a Handbook Freebie…
(photo credit: my sister, Bethany) No, it isn’t chilly enough for coats around here, although the weather is taking a downward turn. I’m simply feeling a bit nostalgic today… It is my sister’s birthday and I’m missing her. I can’t help but think of our last visit to the nature preserve near our home back in […]
The Ubiquitous Family Photo
I guess there is something about Easter that just calls for the ubiquitous family photo… We do it every year. After something like 30 shots, this was the best we could muster! After an 8am service outside, we headed to my parents for the day. We missed having my sister and her family here. We […]
A Forest Walk
Through a cacti forest that is… The desert lured us out. It is in full bloom – greener, with tiny splashes of color. We ran, poked the dirt, inspected scat, played in dry washes and admired God’s creation. Greta managed to sleep through it all securely snuggled up to me. This was a particularly windy day. […]