It comes easier with practice. I knew it would, but seeing it happen still blows me away. My heart is overflowing with gratitude! Everywhere I turn blessings pop out at me. I take note – writing them in my heart, marking them down in my journal and even recording some here… All the time, thanking the Giver […]
Adventuring…
“Mom, mom,” my middle son whispered. I bent down to listen. “Let’s go. Let’s go on an adventure.” [pause] “Just you and me. Don’t worry, mom. I’ll be with you…” And so began our forest adventure. As we approached a meadow, he spotted drainage pipes going under the road. I could hear him catch his breath […]
Down Time
This last week, my family escaped up north and spent lovely relaxing week away from our cell phones and computers. I don’t watch TV (except for an occasional movie), but I’m pretty addicted to my phone and my computer, so this was a much needed break. It was fun to actually be outside A.L.L. D.A.Y. L.O.N.G!!!!! […]
Compassion Peru
The boys have a soft spot for South America. In our journey around the world, they have really been looking forward to this stop. Why? Ittiel, their friend and sponsored child through Compassion International lives in Peru. My husband and I began sponsoring our first child when we were engaged. He was from Guatemala – a […]
Rainforest Play
A Lesson in Comparison As we set sail from Antarctica back up to South America, we went straight for the Amazon rainforest. Talk about a lesson in comparisons… After reading about all of the beautiful plants and exciting animals, I decided to try and help the boys get some perspective on how different it is there […]
A Winner and an Award
The winner of the Playsilk Giveaway is comment #23 ~ Stephanie at Caffeinated. Congrats!!! I hope you guys enjoy your new silks as much as we do!!! I also wanted to take the time to acknowledge a blog award given to me by both Olives and Pickles and Little Blossoms! Little Blossoms is a delightful blog with […]