"My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh." Song of Solomon 1:13
Sunday, February 17th, 2013
No one is surprised that I’m just getting around to Valentine’s Day I’m sure! I wanted to get this here to help me remember what we did and so I’d know what not to do next year. We made cards for our Grandparents, something I want to do every year, but run out of time and energy and since they’ve already gotten them (I hope!) I can show and tell them.
Cute and easy!
Sunday, February 10th, 2013
We’re focusing on Love (or at least trying to!) during February. I wanted to share some of the ways we’re doing that.
In addition to commemorating the enigmatic Saint Valentine, I wanted to encourage the kiddos to use the “Valentine’s Day season” as an extra opportunity to show love and kindness to others.
I liked this Valentine’s Day Count Down Chain I used last year and decided to make one this year too. On each of the links is a Bible verse about Love. Also, I added an activity or loving act for the girls to do. I just wrote those next to the verse.
Saturday, January 5th, 2013
I’m spacing out as I try to write a recap on our Christmas. I’ll say, it was the best of times it was the worst of times. Opening gifts each morning is fun but it does mean that you have “Christmas mess” all over the floor for twelve days instead of one! So of course I found myself having a lot of “Martha moments“, but each year I learn to simplify a bit more and let what is just be.
My babies are all at a very hard age in life, for them and for me. The meltdowns were epic over the last few weeks and there was much much fighting over peppermint playdough, the cookie cutters and gingerbread house candies, (it turns out 2, 3 and 4 year olds aren’t good at sharing and taking turns!) but we got through it and eked out some good memories.
I’m realizing that it does get better (…and worse at the same time however that is possible). The littles become the bigs and I can see that one day I may actually get to have fun (and relax…ha!) instead of “training” the babies to have fun.
A comment someone made several weeks ago about the “one thing needful” during this time really stuck with me through the past month. I can fill our house with a lot of Christmas fun but to what end? If I’m a mess and He is not the focus then I’ve failed big…hmm, I failed big a lot. But that’s why Baby Jesus came isn’t it? Thanks be to God.
Tonight we prepare for the Season of Epiphany which begins tomorrow. Our minds, having been blessed with the wonder of God’s Humanity will now ponder His divinity.
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
Thursday, December 27th, 2012
On the third day of Christmas my truelove gave to me…a lady bug and a double barrel snotgun.
We’re celebrating the full twelve day Christmas season here at the parsonage. It’s such a freeing thing to not have to cram all our celebrating into the time before Christmas when so much is going on. It’s also wonderful to know that when many are taking down their Christmas decorations and turning off the Christmas music, I still have more time to enjoy it. No post-Christmas blues here!
