“He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too.“ – Benjamin Franklin The thing about a {somewhat} big family is there is always something to celebrate. A blessing to count. […]
And the world continues. The clock ticks on. The days merge. The schedules begin slowly but surely, threatening to fill up once-beautiful grey days of sweet baking, mid-day cuddling, random cleaning, spontaneous card games on the living room floor, late nights watching Sound of Music, house guests returning to their regular lives …. […]
We are ringing in the new year in front of the fire, dressed in our new Christmas p.j.s with some chocolate covered snacks and Downton Abbey and maybe some Mr. Darcy. Sounds rather sad perhaps, but it is actually rather cozy. There’s no where else that I’d rather be than surrounded by my little family, […]
Three batches of sugar cookie dough rolled out on a flour-sprinkled wooden table… Special cookie cutters brought from overseas by a special godmother … butter and sugar and flour that spell out the Amazing Love of a Wonderful God… little hands, rolling, cutting and forming shapes into the most the […]
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I stepped outside this afternoon and made my way down the streets, classical Christmas carols playing on the radio in my car, messy and strewn with lost mittens, church handouts and water bottles … just a quick errand to do for our home…I knew it would be busy in town, but there was no other […]
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