Monday, September 21, 2009

big things are happening

Last Wednesday evening Henry lost his first tooth!

Anna? Well, she's just as good at being adorable as she ever was.

a little more hidden than I would like...

The wholeness in my life right now is feeling obscured. It is there, I know, but busyness and toil and a fair bit of wheel spinning are causing me to feel alienated from some of my favorite ways of renewing myself (long walks, goofing off outside with Henry, baking and cooking, reading). Our family is too busy and struggling too much to make ends meet. I am not caring for myself or Joel as much as I would like to.

This will change. Right now life is intense, though, and I need an added measure of love, patience, hope and gentleness. And probably a booster of resolve, too. Any other suggestions?

A fond memory of the weekend is the day we spent at the cabin with friends. Henry got gloriously dirty and expended a colossal amount of energy. Joel painted in the bunkhouse. Anna and I had a nap on a hammock in a lovely hollow. We came home smelling of sweet smoke. So good.

Here are our darlings. One is missing a tooth and one is still working at her first.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

more Annamania and a potential new blog title

Oh, babies!

Keeping with the hidden wholeness idea of the previous post, I'm trying out a new title for this blog, Hidden Wholeness Homeschool. Don't know yet what I think, as I'm pretty attached to my old name, but I'm also growing in a new direction.