Every day is complicated, messy, and full of friction. And every day has glorious or cozy moments worth celebrating. I seldom bother to chronicle the friction and the mess because writing time is fleeting and precious—and childhood even more so. I’d rather capture the small joys that I might forget—or take for granted—if I don’t take time to set them down in words.
(Excerpt from
this post about Real Life, quoted here because I don't want anyone to be under the impression that things are always perfect around here! Heaven knows we are anything but. Perfect, frictionless, orderly? Nope. Happy? Most of the time!)
- Kathy: Darling babes & halo hair. Worth the waddle!
- regan: my 14yo used to lock himself in the bathroom and paint indian “war paint” all over his face using...
- Activities Coordinator: My sister had that hair. My husband had that hair. Why, oh why didn’t my children get...
- Kathryn: Oh my! Rilla is a miniature Beanie!
- angela: A couple years ago, I spotted someone signing at a Living Stones retreat (back when K and I were newbies in...
Be like the bird
Who, pausing in flight
On limb too slight,
Feels it give way beneath her,
Yet sings,
Knowing she has wings.
—Victor Hugo
Six Things to Include in Your Child's Day:
meaningful work
imaginative play
good books
beauty (art, music, nature)
ideas to ponder and discuss
prayer
Whence It Came
Subscribe in a reader
Enjoying your site. Re the books, my expansive library is organized into shelf categories. One set of shelves may be spiritual classics; yet another tis homesteading; still another tis fiction. An entire room has become my library.
Have always enjoyed libraries since a wee bairn. Most of the fun of it tis the exploration with no plan, rhyme nor reason. Rather a desire to see what worlds lie between the pages.
Posted on September 27th, 2007 at 7:58 amPlain Catholic in the Mountains
http://plaincatholic.blogspot.com/
Melissa,
I was wondering what age group your books are aimed at. They look like they may be too young for my dd (13yr), but I’d be interested in taking a look.
Posted on October 4th, 2007 at 8:25 amI just found your blog and discovered your books. As you can see from my URL the subject of a young Scottish girl might interest me!
Thanks
Ange