wish...

wishing all a bright & blessed Christmas & a year filled with hope & peace.

my son, the inventor...

daniel's latest inventions:

the heart ~

here i sit at the table-as i stare deep into the flames i feel a profound peace in my heart-

for the heart is like a flame which flares and burns yet does not die with the body but rises upward to heaven

my journey~

i'm starting on a journey to travel the wide world-but i will need a pack for traveling-without one it's simply not done-however, now i am ready to start-but do i have a rope?-i simply will not go

wind~

swirl, dance, my friends- all your wonders are seen and known-for who does not know the wind

bella bella bellow...

happy caroling. lift up your voice with strength. sing a song of praise or joy. healthy, hardy, potent, concentrated. let words become lyrics. joyfully. triumphantly. all together now. let peace & hope clear the air & love God & your neighbor at once.

Christmas delight...

Remember---the long evenings of Christmas-tide are made doubly delightful by taking flash-light pictures of one's friends.

blithe...

emmeli~
"mom, you know how happy i am?... to the moon & back, & the sun & back, & to the potawatomi-over the river, & over the hill, & also to dominik's house." 12/17/2010

yes!!!

hello, hello, hello... so much to say, so little time. 1st, how is it that i can work from the time i get up 'til the time i go to bed, day after day & still get nowhere? 2nd, i love my fireplace! love it! 3rd, love my dogs, love my house, love my phone..., love chai, love the snow, love tree w/ lights, love, love, love, love..., & 4th this is like the weirdest Christmas ever, but i'm o.k. with that.

perfectly normal...

Sitting in Whole Foods with 4 kids waiting for Mom & Dad to get off the computer. Ben's listing the condo, I'm downloading stuff for school, Snow's on DS, Hannah's watching, Daniel's drawing, Emmeli-moping. 2 for 5 pizza for dinner, shared mint brownie for dessert. Just struck it rich at the garage sale next door. Bought Daniel a very badly needed pair of shoes. We actually prayed for shoes before we went in & there they were. ($15-originally $90) Ben got pants, i got a fleece & a jacket & 3 pairs of prana shorts- all exactly the same for $4 each. (I plan to dye them diff. colors.) No phone, no internet, no fridge, no bed.... But perfectly happy. Feeling perfectly normal...

Emmeli is now falling asleep in my lap... & Daniel is singing... =)