God’s Beauty

I was treated (by my husband!) to a full day spent with my family – My parents, my brother and his girlfriend, my uncles and aunts, sister and family, grandma…. it was a really special day. Thank you, Brian for letting me experience all that quality time.

I got to drive down with Neal and Stephanie to Jerry’s where we had a weenie roast in the rain (no joke!) and then we went to Glen’s lakefront property at Dorena to hunt for Lady Slippers. Between a heart soaking to full like a sponge with family time and eyes and heart expanding with awe at God’s creation and then a really good heart to heart with my parents on the way home… well, it was a good time.

Let me share a few photos of some of what God shared with me that day:

We brought the food in out of the rain to eat!

We brought the food in out of the rain to eat!

I can't remember what this is called

I can’t remember what this is called

Walking from the road towards the lake.

Walking from the road towards the lake.

What is this?

What is this?

Our God is beautiful.

Our God is beautiful.

He is so creative.

He is so creative.

He leaves me full of wonder.

He leaves me full of wonder.

This is a lady slipper!

This is a lady slipper!

This is what you call... healthy moss.

This is what you call… healthy moss.

Trillium! They take 7 to 9 years from seed before they are mature enough to produce a bloom.

Trillium! They take 7 to 9 years from seed before they are mature enough to produce a bloom.

What is this called?

What is this called?

What is this called?

What is this called?

I have a hard time finding giant slugs beautiful, but they are pretty amazing!

I have a hard time finding giant slugs beautiful, but they are pretty amazing!

My beautiful sister with her fourth baby, little Noralie.

My beautiful sister with her fourth baby, little Noralie.

It was wonderful to have children with us as we explored.

It was wonderful to have children with us as we explored.

My daddy

My daddy

Hudson marching to the (silent) beat of his own drum

Hudson marching to the (silent) beat of his own drum

Standing over the lake

Standing over the lake

Keeping Felicity safe from the steep edge

Keeping Felicity safe from the steep edge

Love!

Love!

Family on family property

Family on family property

This moss was something else.... it is even stretchy! Actually, is it moss or lichen?

This moss was something else…. it is even stretchy! Actually, is it moss or lichen?

I wish I could somehow express the scale of this tree better. Incredible.

I wish I could somehow express the scale of this tree better. Incredible.

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Somersaults and Owies

Here are a couple of Anna’s movies from a sunny day recently… oh, my girls make me smile!

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Baby Blues

Somehow I think dad was wishing he was the teenager Anna was insisting he was.

Do you see the similarities here?

Credit babyblues.com

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April Flashback

Amid the normal everyday meal-making, diaper-changing, putting kids to bed, doing homeschool and all that goodness…. well, we had special times too!

Ruby theme:

Maggie is doing a headstand with no hands.... holding herself up with he feet on the ceiling.

Maggie is doing a headstand with no hands…. holding herself up with he feet on the ceiling.

Ditch fun..... I guess. Yuck!

Ditch fun….. I guess. Yuck!

Ears! Poor thing is sad to be in the fence.

Ears! Poor thing is sad to be in the fence.

Saggy diaper.

Saggy diaper.

Posing with Ruby... who is wondering why they aren't rubbing her tummy about now.

Posing with Ruby… who is wondering why they aren’t rubbing her tummy about now.

Silly!

Silly!

Ruby is not fond of being a horse.

Ruby is not fond of being a horse.

Beautiful day!

Beautiful day!

Front porch

Front porch

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On Easter itself, we went through a particularly painful and challenging bout with the stomach flu. Thankfully, that's over with!

On Easter itself, we went through a particularly painful and challenging bout with the stomach flu. Thankfully, that’s over with!

Giant empty ice cream tubs make great Easter egg baskets!

Giant empty ice cream tubs make great Easter egg baskets!

On your mark, get set....

On your mark, get set….

Go! Nickels and chewing gum were in the plastic eggs.

Go! Nickels and chewing gum were in the plastic eggs.

JORDAN PARTICIPATED!!!! Sure, after the first egg he put in the basket, he just found and threw eggs, but still! We were very proud of him.

JORDAN PARTICIPATED!!!! Sure, after the first egg he put in the basket, he just found and threw eggs, but still! We were very proud of him.

The love of my life.

The love of my life.

Jordan was happy to go play in the cut grass mulch.... eeew, was he slimy!

Jordan was happy to go play in the cut grass mulch…. eeew, was he slimy!

More tomorrow!

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Somebody

Somebody didn’t want to wake up this morning.

Hopefully you are feeling more alert, Mom and Dad! Godspeed and God bless you on your way back to Uganda.

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