Fun and Easy Craft

Check out this link to a fun craft. I'm all about the practical stuff in a fun package. The cards would be a good hostess gift (I never know what to give in those situations...do you?)

Does anyone have a suggestion on a place to buy tags or blank cards/envelopes that are reasonably priced? (as in, not more expensive than the gift itself!)

Have a great day!

Celebrating!

Today a little boy I've never met from a place I've never been is sleeping in his new bed with his new mom and dad very close by. Every journey is special. Every homecoming profound. To see his little smile, you can look here. Welcome home Joshua. We can't wait to meet you!!

And They're Off...

I've been sort of coasting since we returned from Florida. Trying to soak in the summer and my kids. It's been both busy and restful. There are more pictures and stories to come, but today, let me share the happy faces of our girls' first day of school. E was so nervous about Kindergarten for a long time. I kept trying to figure out the right thing to say. Nothing worked. Finally I realized I hadn't prayed about it at all. One of the recurring themes of parenting for me is that my kids are God's first. He designed them. He can do for them what I can't. I can't change E's fears or insecurities, but God can. How? Why? I don't know, but I've seen it happen over and over. So I prayed. She changed. She used to refuse to even go into the Kindergarten room. Today she woke up smiling and confident. So excited her little body could hardly contain her pride and anticipation. It makes a mother's heart happy. It also grows my faith a little more.


David and I took our time walking back to the car. The pace of a (nearly) 2 year old rarely gets indulged. Today was the day to go David-speed. We ended up at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. This is truly one of my favorite places. We parked and just walked the beautiful grounds. As a kid I loved the book The Secret Garden. The grounds of the IMA are like that for me...paths and wonders, sculptures and wide open green spaces that let me breathe deep. There was some outdoor construction happening, so my little guy got to see some real tractors in action. This makes him as happy as hydrangeas and flagstone paths make me. It's a good day.