My Simple Life: A New Start

Stay, stay at home, my heart, and rest;

Home-keeping hearts are happiest,

For those that wander they know not where

Are full of trouble and full of care;

To stay at home is best.

Weary and homesick and distressed,

They wander east, they wander west,

And are baffled and beaten and blown about

By the winds of the wilderness of doubt;

To stay at home is best.

Then stay at home, my heart, and rest;

The bird is safest in its nest;

O'er all that flutter their wings and fly

A hawk is hovering in the sky;

To stay at home is best.

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Friday, January 7, 2011

A New Start

Life flies by and sometimes it's hard to find time to blog. Here's what's going on around my house:

*We enjoyed a very special Christmas spent with my father-in-love and his wonderful wife.

*We have been enjoying weekends of playing UNO. It's so funny to see the kids' expressions as someone hands them a "Draw 2" card. It's all done in fun, and the laughter coming from our kitchen is evidence of our love for each other.

*We baked a lot this Christmas season. We like to give out baskets full of goodies to our neighbors and the postman. It is better to give than to receive!

*We have all been spending time reading the Bible. It thrills my soul to see my children read and learn from the Word. I have no greater joy than to hear my children walk in truth. 3 John 1:4