~ January ~Watching...waiting...hoping...praying.~ February ~Growing...growing...growing.~ March ~Watching...waiting...hoping...sleeping.~ April ~Still growing...growing...growing.~ May ~Waiting...watching...hoping...clowning.Breathing easy...praising God!Welcomed to the World~ June ~No more waiting...only watching.~ July ~Welcomed to the Spiritual … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday
~ For Paula ~Ed. Note: Sharon left a comment on my Notes from Home post, asking about Ellie’s breed. “Is she a Golden Retriever or an Irish Setter? I can’t tell.” We get that question a lot, Sharon! Ellie is a pure-bred Golden Retriever—the daughter of Sam & Ruby and the granddaughter of Paula, (listed above). We call her our auburn Golden! … [Read more...]
Approaching the Altar of God
Today is my 14th Wedding anniversary. We have a sitter and will be going out for dinner—big bucks Italian or The Olive Garden? The husband’s going to let me choose. Mary and Joseph approach the altar and await the birth of their son. This scene from the Christmas Eve program at our church just made me tremble.I have written about our special day … [Read more...]
Home from the Holidays
We did not do as much traveling as we would have liked this Christmas, due to the blowing snow and the icy roads. We were only gone for a day and a half.Still. In looking at this pile of laundry, one would think that we’d been gone for weeks.(Angela, you’ll note, prefers to look out from the laundry rather than at it. It’s much less intimidating … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas!
~ A light will shine on us this day, the Lord is born for us:he shall be called Wonderful God, Prince of peace,Father of the world to come; and his kingship will never end. ~God bless us, every one! … [Read more...]
No longer dreaming…
...of a white Christmas.Though some of us are clearly still dreaming of other things.Minnesota is in the midst of a winter snowstorm that is predicted to set records. Locals are calling it, (among other less printable terms), Snowmageddon, Snowpocalypse, Snonami, and SnOMG.I like the cute, family-friendly Snomas, myself.My husband is thankful for … [Read more...]
What I saw…
...when I stepped out of my bedroom after wrapping presents last night.Not a creature was stirring! Not even her ears.This is what I saw when I turned around and looked in the classroom.Okay, so obviously some creatures were stirring.These two are not so much boys as they are bear cubs.I mean, really. Could you take it outdoors?It’s a good thing … [Read more...]
Keeping Christmas
Looking for a little something extra to fill your days this week?Sure you are.I have really enjoyed the free curriculum over at CurrClick (Love CurrClick! God bless the folks at CurrClick!) ever since Barbara first linked to it. (Love Barbara! God bless Barbara!)I’m sorry. I’ve been feeling a little...giddy these days. I think it’s all the cookie … [Read more...]
Cheaper than a Persian Rug
Angela has finally reached the age where she has the skill—and more importantly, the patience—to put together those giant floor puzzles.This morning she called me over to see her most recent accomplishment.“That’s really great, Honey!” I enthused.Angela beamed and asked, “Can we tape it all up and make it a carpet?” … [Read more...]
Notes from Home
The Last Week of Advent ’09 EditionSo here we are in the final stretch. Are we ready? Are our hearts?Waiting expectantly for the world’s most important birth.(The question is: will we be able to find all those hidden baby Jesuses come Christmas?)We hauled out the Christmas decorations yesterday and had an industrious afternoon. Normally we trim the … [Read more...]
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