Tag Archives: Creating
Housecleaning or Physical Education?
It has been really cold and blowy the last couple of days, and I haven’t had the heart to make the children play outside. This of course means that we need to burn off energy somehow, so today we played … Continue reading
Naming the Year:Encouragement
I ran across this idea while reading Ann Voskamp’s blog and was intrigued by it. Naming things helps to bring them into focus and keep them in focus. I’ve been reflecting in the back of my mind about this for … Continue reading
Posted in devotional life, Encouragement, Multitudes on Monday, preschool educcation, Reflections, spiritual formation, Thought Challenge
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Getting Ready
Not that you could tell by looking at my bedroom- but I have spent a good deal of time planning and organizing this past week. S has been home and we’ve been trying to finish up some of those projects … Continue reading
Advent in Action: Giving
One of the things that we all associate with Christmas is an increase in requests for help from charities of all kinds. Churches and schools put together food baskets, companies do Angel Trees to help poor families provide Christmas for … Continue reading
St. Nicholas Day 2011
Last year our St. Nicholas celebration was marked by S wrecking his truck. This year things were a little more peaceful. I did have a couple of electricians here restoring power to the children’s rooms while I was trying to … Continue reading
Posted in Advent, Beauty, Celebration, cooking, Creativity, devotional life, Family Lore, feasts, feasts, Hospitality, Memories, Pages in Our Heritage of Faith
Tagged Advent, christian calendar, cooking, Creating, daily devotions, Feasts, St. Nicholas
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Advent in Action: The Wreath and the Creche
One of the things that makes the church calendar an important part of our lives are the rituals and traditions that we bring out at different times of the year. On the Saturdays of Advent this year I am going … Continue reading
Fabric Shopping With Su
Last week we made a decision to move Su into our bedroom and us into the office. As part of this project I decided to take Su shopping for curtain fabric. The little room used to be a sun-porch so … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Creativity, Housekeeping, Memories, Saturday Expeditions, Sewing
Tagged conversations with Su, Creating, housekeeping, preschoolers, sewing, Su, Su's Room
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Creating: Beauty Temporarily
One of the things I find frustrating about contemporary culture is the way in which everything is compartmentalized. Only engineers design and build things, only chefs cook, and only artists create beauty. Not so. Although there are people with particularly … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Celebration, cooking, Creativity, Memories
Tagged Beauty, Creating, lifelong learning, Reflections, spiritual formation
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Su’s Skeleton
About two months ago Su came downstairs before bed with a burning question. “Mom,” she wanted to know, “how many bones do I have?” I had no idea so we grabbed the medical dictionary from the shelf and looked up … Continue reading
Top Ten Tuesday: Why Practice Hospitality?
I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently. We host a weekly open house supper for neighbors, folks from church, people from S’s office and others and while we enjoy it does really shape our week to a large extent. … Continue reading
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