Beautiful Calling

It’s kind of rainy today; I’m thankful for that since we need rain but sometimes a little challenging since the littles love to be outside. So, despite the rain {or maybe because of it} we headed out for a walk. Cool and refreshing                         {wet}                                   we walked along singing, picking flowers                                                                                                                      {and grass?!?} [...]

  It has been said that little ones soak up knowledge like sponges and I am constantly amazed at how true this is. As Chloe (3) learns to count, memorize scripture and now learn the books of the New Testament, John (22 months) is soaking it all up too. As a child, I learned the [...]

View Full Album   This year daddy got a pretty special gift; Teva Sandals. I know that he enjoyed those however the real gifts were the coloring pages, artwork with poem and the special herb garden we planted for him. Daddy loves cooking so the herb garden will bring him great joy this season. We [...]

View Full Album Routine at our house has flown out the window. The little ones had mild symptoms from their Typhoid and Yellow Fever shots (for Africa), then they caught bad colds and we dealt with that for a week and then last week they had a stomach bug complete with vomiting and diarrhea. This [...]

View Full Album Sometimes we eat at the dining room table but on “lazy nights” we eat at the island with John in his high chair. One of Chloe’s responsibilities is setting the table. Sometimes John helps (he’s not quite so gentle yet). My mom laugh but they do a good job!   Last week [...]

  I know, poor baby has a hole in his knee. Missed that!! LOL Do you truly enjoy the season of life you are in or are you simply enduring it? This is a tough question and I think if we answer honestly, most of us can say that at times we do both. I [...]

View Full Album   GG arrived last week. We wanted to make her arrival special. We made some welcome banners, drew some special pictures and made a “vase of flowers” to greet her when we picked her up at the airport. Egg Carton Tulips Cut out the egg holders into 12 little cups. Then cut [...]