So very grateful… for a precious baby gift! Favorite blessing of 2011! Dad back in Arizona and CANCER-FREE! gifts carefully wrapped for mom by an eager and generous 5 year old. discovering his excellent taste in jewelry. {he couldn’t afford any, so he raided my jewelry box for gifts…} excited boys after opening up a […]
My Christmas Dress
Out here in the wild west, few people dress up for Christmas anymore it seems… But I succeeded in convincing my family to dress up once again. (Although the large number of jeans at the Christmas Eve service this year probably did me in for making this happen next year.) For now, I’m relishing in […]
Nature’s Gift…
When nature hands us the gift of opportunity, we take advantage and go exploring. Yesterday, we pulled out the balls and had an impromptu lesson on lunar eclipses. Natural learning opportunities abound everywhere. With the help of the internet and a few balls, we were able to prepare for our ‘quasi’ early rise the next […]
Memories Made, Memories Remembered
I just love this time of year. For our family it is actually not a very busy time and I love the quiet evenings spent making memories. I am drinking in the moment and imprinting it in my mind – their giggles of delight, squeals as they discover a favorite ornament, excited faces as past […]
Nursing Some Good Reads
I nurse, therefore I read… Am I the only one who does a whole lot of reading in those first few months with a baby? While I don’t have nearly the time that I did with my first baby, I still find myself reading a lot when I am nursing my babies. I have tendencies […]
Rainy Day Play
As the rain pitter-pattered down, I settled into a chair on the back porch with my hands wrapped around a mug of warm soup. My precious two-month old is napping inside. Warm fills me while the wind nips at my arms, chilling them. I slowly breath in the lovely smells that accompany a desert rain. […]