Beautiful Calling

September 15th we started back to {home} school. Borrowing an idea from Carissa at 1+1+1=1, I interviewed the children and actually learned a few things about them! I printed these out to go in their school binders. I hope their answers make you smile today. Have you ever asked your children a question and been [...]

Today was our first day of school. Last year we did an informal Before Five in a Row curriculum. We enjoyed the stories, but this year I was looking for something still literature-based with lots of reading but with a bit more structure; something that would encourage curiosity and conversation. We ended up choosing Sonlight. [...]

 Source {Sing to the tune of “on top of spaghetti, all covered with cheese…”} Sweet little Isaac You seem very sad. The more you keep crying The more you seem mad. I’ll give you a bath then, So you will be clean. Perhaps it will calm you, And then you won’t scream. I’ll run nice [...]

A freshly bathed baby, all snuggly and happy, A three year old boy who is smiley and laugh-y, A cute little girl in her butterfly wings, These are a few of my favorite things! {I’m not actually singing this though, my throat is still killing me!}

          A week or so before I had Isaac, a beautiful framed silhouette arrived in the mail. Thank you so much, Katie Wyper Designs, for capturing Isaac and I as one right before we became two. I love it! Going from one child to two was easy enough but with the arrival of our third, [...]

We’ve been close to, or hitting, record high temperatures. It’s been hot!!! Needless to say, we’ve been at my parents a lot lately enjoying their pool. I haven’t been online much at all. The weather, the baby, finding some semblance of routine again… Next week the children and I are heading to bible camp and [...]

Isaac arrived on June 4th, born at home just as we’d hoped. All was well until 24 hours later he stopped eating and, as the night wore on, he became very lethargic. We were admitted to the hospital 36 hours later and then transferred to a neighboring hospital with a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit where [...]

Here’s Isaac napping on my arm; happy and content.  Unfortunately he’s still in the hospital with Jennifer (yes DH posting again) with no foreseeable discharge.  The doctors are calling him a “little mystery” so we wait and pray.

Mr. Versatal The children and I spend our days at the park, walking the trails and beautiful streets of our subdivision, or reading and living and loving in our comfortable home. But sometimes, when we venture into the city, our paths come across theirs. Those people; dirty or sad-looking, holding out a hand – or [...]

Chloe was invited to a birthday party at build-a-bear last month; she was excited to go, as was I. We’d never been and all I can say is “wow”. The party was at 1pm and Chloe still naps in the afternoon. Needless to say, after the marching, the fun, and excitement, cake and pizza, this [...]