November 22, 2012, at 9:51 pm | Our family has so much to be thankful for. So much. And Jim and I are trying to raise our children to appreciate how blessed we are. So when I saw a craft about thankfulness in Family Fun magazine that looked so simple even I could complete it, I decided to go ahead and try my non-crafty hand at it.
First I wrapped a Styrofoam ring with strips of fabric and straight pins:
Then I drew leaf shapes on cardstock and had the girls cut them out:
Then we wrote something we were thankful for on each leaf, and attached them to the wreath with straight pins.
It turned out well, and the girls enjoyed naming things they were thankful for. Granted, their ideas typically centered around items they spotted in the nearby vicinity (“I’m thankful for…windows! And doors! And carpet!”), but I think they still grasped the concept that we are surrounded by blessings that we don’t deserve.
This Thanksgiving, I pray you are blessed by the love of family and friends, and most importantly, by the love of the Savior.
November 21, 2012, at 9:46 pm | Becky lined up her “grandkids” on the couch this morning. There were sixteen of them. Kinda crazy to think that if our four kids each had four kids, that line-up could be our own progeny!
November 20, 2012, at 10:00 pm | We had a fun playdate with my friend and her kids, one of which is only a few days younger than Danny. My friend has four young children as well; it was nice to know that my head is not the only one spinning these days!
November 19, 2012, at 9:01 pm |
November 18, 2012, at 9:59 pm | The ponytail is getting longer!
November 16, 2012, at 9:44 pm | Danny has received his first injury at the hand of his big brother: a small scratch on his forehead that he incurred when Jimmy overzealously “pet” Danny.
Thankfully, Danny is no worse for wear. He laughs in the face of danger; or in this case, in the face of his linebacker of a brother.
November 15, 2012, at 9:52 pm | The kids like to watch their daddy drive away to work in the morning. Today, per their request, Jim honked his horn for them on his way down the road.
The kids didn’t hear the horn, however, and I explained that it’s hard to hear things from that far away. Susie looked up at me plaintively, and exclaimed, “He can’t hear my sweet little voice?”
November 14, 2012, at 9:56 pm | As my dad always said…
…sometimes there’s no better toy than an empty cardboard box…
…or two…
…or three!
November 13, 2012, at 10:18 pm | Even though it looks like Becky has a death grip on her brother’s neck, she’s actually cuddling him affectionately after he joined her in a makeshift “bed” she set up in our entryway. Jimmy soon squirmed out of her embrace, but it was cute while it lasted!
November 12, 2012, at 9:50 pm | Becky has always gotten a kick out of wearing multiple hats. Here she is topped off with two washcloths:
And it wasn’t that long ago she donned two sunhats!
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ABOUT US I'm blessed to be saved by the grace of God, loved by my wonderful husband Jim, and embraced by my twin girls, Rebecca Faith and Susanna Joy and my sons Jimmy and Danny. I started this blog in May 2008 when I was hospitalized for pre-term labor at 24 weeks gestation. The Lord allowed me to keep the girls inside until they were 34 weeks along, and on July 27th, Rebecca made her debut, followed by Susanna, five minutes later, on July 28th. We ecstatically welcomed Jimmy into our lives on April 25th, 2011, and Danny on August 31, 2012. This blog has been a personal journal of faith and motherhood and the only way I can remember which child did what and when. Thanks for stopping by to share in my Faith and Joy! Feel free to e-mail me at: [email protected]. |
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