Beautiful Calling

We’re still full on doing school. I think I mentioned that with all the appointments and such this past year, we took many days “off” and thus will be schooling through the summer. No worries though. Beautiful days, parks, good stories; the tots and mama enjoy it. Sure, we have some bookwork here and there [...]

A few weeks ago, we decided to make a tire swing. Our previous home was in a new subdivision with NO trees. Our current home as wonderful, big maples and elms – just begging for a tire to be hung. I visited our local Canadian Tire and asked if they had any used tires that [...]

The past many months have been somewhat unordinary and the lazy, daisy days and routine that we once possessed had flown out the window. We had houseguests for many months {welcomed of course!} and many, many extra appointments. It seemed as if we were constantly on the go and never at home. The challenge to [...]

  Physio and occupational therapy have been a part of our lives from the very beginning. June 2012 Isaac turned one year and it was time to set our therapy goal for the year. Our goal seemed lofty: Isaac to be able to sit by his second birthday. At the time, Isaac was just rolling [...]

Last year we build the back yard playground and this year, we’re still finishing it up. This year, we’ve built the frame and have been busy hauling the chips in to fill it. I really wanted to put some nice woodchips around the area but didn’t want to pay an absolute fortune. Did you know [...]

My little tots had photos done the other day. KS Photography did a beautiful job on the photos. I’m so happy with them. My goal for our photos was everyone looking happy – direction wasn’t so important.   {Chloe 6 ~ John 4 ~ Isaac 21 months}   I’d say met our goal. Everyone looks [...]

It’s been a few weeks since I had the opportunity to go to the Mom Heart Conference. I’m still processing, working through and implementing the things I heard and learned. I’m a slow processor. Something that I came home from the conference mulling over was about my ‘children’s emotional cup’. Now let me start by [...]

I love spring. It’s my second favorite time of year. I love the snow melting, the temperatures warming up,  the budding trees…we even spotted our first robin this morning! Another fantastic part of spring? Chocolate! Sweet chocolate. Oh, how I love chocolate. {Yes, I just burst into song!}. For our family, the resurrection is the [...]

{Isaac’s MRI photos from 2012 – he’s so cute!!} In June of 2011 when Isaac was born, he had his first MRI at a week old and a second at 2 weeks old. He’d had some rapid head growth and a few other concerns that warranted these tests, along with others. The MRI revealed that [...]

Last fall a friend of mine, Brianna {Heart(h) Management}, whom I have never met in real life, invited me to attend Mom Heart. I’d never heard of it and had barely heard of Sally Clarkson. On a whim, I said yes all those months ago and today I find myself boarding a plane, heading off [...]