Some days the messiness of life starts to overwhelm me… But then sometimes, God gives me eyes to see the beauty, the creation, the memories that are made in the midst of the mess, in the midst of the clutter. I’m thankful for the ability to recognize the door of opportunity. I’m thankful for fresh […]
Parenting
Focus: First Things First and an Invitation
I woke up this morning with a song on my heart and craving Scripture like I crave chocolate mid-afternoon! {Am I the only one who dips into the chocolate stash mid-afternoon???} I’m filled with anticipation for the coming weeks and the special time I get to spend just with Him in the morning and then […]
One Word: FOCUS
Have you seen people talking about their year in terms of ‘one-word?’ {My new blog-friend, Erica over at Spoonful of Imagination wrote about hers recently…} It is funny because I’ve found myself gravitating towards that for the last couple of weeks. In fact, I had planned out a whole series that I wanted to share. But […]
Practice Doesn’t Always Make Perfect…
{photo courtesy of my sister, Bethany} Remember when I mentioned that service and generosity aren’t strengths of mine? I’m finding that this month is just as much a lesson for me as it is for the kiddos. Do I sound like a broken record? Because I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned that before as we’ve learned […]
Isn’t It Dangerous?
With a great whoop, the boys race up the hill in search of adventure. They run, dodge, duck, and hide. They thrive on the undertaking of brave exploits and flirt with any activity including an element of potential danger. As my little caped crusaders traipse about our bit of neighborhood ‘desert’ one suddenly goes sliding down. Shrieks […]
Hip, Hip Hooray! It’s Monsoon Day!
We first discovered this delightful little book a few years back and as a result, we love to party on the first monsoon storm or two of the season! I wrote about our love for it then… Each year now, the boys request that book. We reread it and marvel at the beauty of God’s creativity […]