Category Archives: children

The Making of a Home

“{When you become a parent} self is no longer the centre. There is new object to live for, an object great enough to fill all their life  and engross their highest powers. It is only when children come that life becomes real, that parents begin to learn to live. We talk about training our children […]

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To Bring Some Joy

You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11   Most every morning, when my feet hit the cool floor of our bedroom and I slip quietly downstairs for that lovely first cup of coffee, my heart is full of […]

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Fall Fair 2016 {and a lot of animals}

“The crickets sang in the grasses. They sang the song of summer’s ending, a sad monotonous song. “Summer is over and gone, over and gone, over and gone. Summer is dying, dying.” A little maple tree heard the cricket song and turned bright red with anxiety.”  ― E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web That time has come […]

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A bit of Rambling

For the past week or so, things have been so busy. Coming home from our camping trip at the beginning of the month, it feels like the to-do lists have not stopped. It is all work at home type projects so for that, I am grateful. You will not find me out running about off […]

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{Homemade} Sunscreen

A friend was over, dropping her children off to play for a while and, as the girls ran off to play in the summer heat, she quickly said “Avoid the sun, girls!” She turned to me and explained how she had read how bad sunscreen is for your health and she was hesitant to put […]

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