Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Good Morning Home
The early morning quiet times are special to me. Partly because I have them so rarely. If I wake up then so will someone else. My children, especially the younger ones, have an uncanny ability to know when I am having quiet time. :-) They zero in on the tiniest sounds...like a coffee cup clinking...and here they come. Always ready for food, hugs and another day of play.
This morning I had the briefest time of quiet. A few moments to collect my thoughts and enjoy the blissful silence.
I started looking around and pondering what it was that I enjoyed so about mornings like this. As I looked around the room I smiled at the sights that greeted me...
Rocking horses waiting in readiness for their next ride across the prairie...
The basket full of dolls and stuffed animals anticipating their next hugs and kisses and rockings in the rocking chair...
The box overflowing with trucks and tractors and cars...soon to be lined up in endless traffic jams and driven round and round in the make believe town...
Stacks and stacks of well worn story books eager to be grasped by chubby fingers and pages turned clumsily searching for that next familiar picture...
Way too many art supplies, here , there, and everywhere...made to be squeezed in little fingers to draw and paint those amazing works of art that adorn the refrigerator...
Letters on the wall soon to be copied and studied by preschoolers wanting so badly to be able to read all by themselves...
Colorful wooden beads strung on colorful wire..happy to wait their turn to provide endless hours of entertainment to 'oh so serious' toddlers...
And of course...for me...the pretty coffee mug...:-) hot and steamy for hands to be cupped around it in an effort for mommy to wake up with the rest of the world...
My quiet time didn't last long this morning...but that's ok...I was ready for the sleepy little heads...and they were ready for loving each other.
This morning I had the briefest time of quiet. A few moments to collect my thoughts and enjoy the blissful silence.
I started looking around and pondering what it was that I enjoyed so about mornings like this. As I looked around the room I smiled at the sights that greeted me...
Rocking horses waiting in readiness for their next ride across the prairie...
The basket full of dolls and stuffed animals anticipating their next hugs and kisses and rockings in the rocking chair...
The box overflowing with trucks and tractors and cars...soon to be lined up in endless traffic jams and driven round and round in the make believe town...
Stacks and stacks of well worn story books eager to be grasped by chubby fingers and pages turned clumsily searching for that next familiar picture...
Way too many art supplies, here , there, and everywhere...made to be squeezed in little fingers to draw and paint those amazing works of art that adorn the refrigerator...
Letters on the wall soon to be copied and studied by preschoolers wanting so badly to be able to read all by themselves...
Colorful wooden beads strung on colorful wire..happy to wait their turn to provide endless hours of entertainment to 'oh so serious' toddlers...
And of course...for me...the pretty coffee mug...:-) hot and steamy for hands to be cupped around it in an effort for mommy to wake up with the rest of the world...
My quiet time didn't last long this morning...but that's ok...I was ready for the sleepy little heads...and they were ready for loving each other.
Labels: Another Day, Family, Favorite Things
Thursday, August 9, 2007
To the Hills I Turn My Eyes
I've been wanting to share a few more pictures from our trip to the Ozark's.
The weather there was cooler than Texas weather.
These pictures don't capture the beauty of all the green, green, green, and the dogwoods. Breathtaking...
I do hope God provides a way for us to move soon. The peacefulness of the hills and even the fireflies in the evening make me feel settled...it would be a lovely place to call home.
The weather there was cooler than Texas weather.
These pictures don't capture the beauty of all the green, green, green, and the dogwoods. Breathtaking...
I do hope God provides a way for us to move soon. The peacefulness of the hills and even the fireflies in the evening make me feel settled...it would be a lovely place to call home.
~A song taken from Psalms~
I look up to the heavens, to the hills I turn my eyes.
Who will come to help me? Can I find a place to hide?
The one who made the heavens and the earth will hear my call,
He will come to help me, and He will not let me fall.
Labels: Favorite Things
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Some Things Just Make Me Smile
This pretty little thing sits in my kitchen window next to my tins of dishcloths and sponges. Every time I stand there and wash dishes I look at the bright green trim and the pink flowers and I get a sunshiny feeling. It's just one of my favorite things!
What are some of your favorite things?
Labels: Favorite Things
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Favorite Things
One of my favorite things.
This was given to me by my dear husband many years ago and is still one of my most loved possessions.
He eventually bought me all the canisters to go with it. :-)
I use it just as intended...to store our bread.
I don't know why it makes me so happy...maybe because I love for everything to have it's own place.
Do you have any favorite things to share?
Labels: Favorite Things, Misc, More About Me
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