The boys have a soft spot for South America. In our journey around the world, they have really been looking forward to this stop. Why? Ittiel, their friend and sponsored child through Compassion International lives in Peru. My husband and I began sponsoring our first child when we were engaged. He was from Guatemala – a […]
Archives for August 2010
Rainforest Play
A Lesson in Comparison As we set sail from Antarctica back up to South America, we went straight for the Amazon rainforest. Talk about a lesson in comparisons… After reading about all of the beautiful plants and exciting animals, I decided to try and help the boys get some perspective on how different it is there […]
A Winner and an Award
The winner of the Playsilk Giveaway is comment #23 ~ Stephanie at Caffeinated. Congrats!!! I hope you guys enjoy your new silks as much as we do!!! I also wanted to take the time to acknowledge a blog award given to me by both Olives and Pickles and Little Blossoms! Little Blossoms is a delightful blog with […]
Mission-Minded, Part 4
Lover of Learning As I look over all three goals for my family (1-being lovers of God, 2-lovers of others and 3-lovers of learning) it is hard to separate where one stops and the others start. Really, #2 and #3 are just natural outpourings of #1. If we truly love God, the natural result is going to […]
Mission-Minded, Part 3
I’m back to finish where I left off as we talk about mission. Last time, I talked about my most important goal of raising children who love Jesus. But I also want them to be a: LOVER of OTHERS “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, […]
Birthday-Buddies
When my firstborn arrived 6 years ago I was desperate to retain my own birthday. Due to interventions that I wish I had never agreed to, he did indeed arrive on his OWN birthday – 8 minutes before sharing one with me. Over the years another boy joined our birthday week and I’ve learned a […]