Freedom Facts for Friday!

"Effective spiritual, emotional, and social training in the lives of our children [has] to be both intentional and planned."
                           Susan Clarkson from her book The Ministry of Motherhood

Spring 2011 Piano and Gymnastics Recitals

Abby nailed her back flip.  She was the only one other than teenagers that could do a back flip.  Mimi is the first one out of the tunnel and the smallest one in the group.

I'm very proud of how everyone ended the year!

Wordless Wednesday May 6-24

I have A LOT of catching up to do with end-of-the-year field trips, recitals, etc.

Patiently waiting for their piano recital performance

Levi and "best fwend" that he's only met one other time

 

Mimi and Abby's finale at their gymnastics recital

A very Happy Mother's Day

 

A fun field trip to the zoo 

 

 

                            

Abby's choir performance

 

 

 

 

Tiny Talk Tuesday

When my oldest was 5 this is what he told a firefighter who was telling the homeschool group about the importance of fire alarms, 

"I know our batteries work in the fire alarm at home 

because every time my mommy cooks

it goes off."

Everyone got a tremendous kick out of his very solemn and serious response.

A little disclaimer here, when the oven was on, it would smoke because of things burning in the bottom from overflowed dishes NOT because I was burning things. ; )

Multitudes on Monday! May 17-22

328. fellowship and feasting

329. new, cheery plants

330. anticipation of a date

331. a thoughtful sister-in-law

332. love-words to nieces through children's books

333.  glad for my marriage

334. happy to still be in love

335. family fellowship childcare

336. the greens in the new hostas

337. nothing stolen from left-behind purse

338. colors of spring

339. colors in pre-dawn light

346. Amy reading to the kids

350. creek's cascading cacophony

352. Royal Wedding church fun

354. kiss on the cheek from dear old one

358. last week of school

Freedom Facts for Friday!

"The man who has God for his treasure has all things in One." 

Can't remember where I saw this quote.

Tiny Talk Tuesday

 

Daddy pointed out the In-N-Out Burger palm trees that cross.

Levi's response,"Aw, they're lovin' each other Daddy."

He hugged himself as he said it.

Multitudes on Monday!

309. Blessed Truths spoken to my soul through my uncle
310. Seeing ugly and being repentant
311. Look of Daddy-love from my brother to his first newborn girl
312. Newborn nursing
313. Full, dark head of hair
314. Easing into the day
315. Sustenance for a day absent of sleep the night before
318&19. A drive to get away and then having a home to come back to
321. Love-made gifts
322. Planting time
323. Pizza out
324. Rest and "time-off"
326. New plants to plant

Multitudes on Monday!

281. rainbow colors on counter

282. walk/talk with a friend

283. A's tenderness to littles

285. better computer time management = more time

287. lunch outside

289. children singing to christian radio in the morn

295. quicker wait

296. grocery-unloading elves

297. I learning hard how to cook

298.  grass cuttin', bird singin', sun sparklin', plant gardenin', morning

300. fresh insights in the Word

301. I's attentiveness and comprehension of Biblical Truths
302. a whole day outside
303. fun cousin time
304. Forks' burgers
305. plants given, livin' and plantin'
306. Strawberry Hill has begun
307. answered prayer- replacement chickens and a rooster gifted

All is a gift!