The girls have been doing a lot of unassigned letter-writing lately. On a recent trip to the Hallmark store, I let Mia and Grace pick a package of stationary to share. Not long afterward, I received a couple of "I love you, Mommy" cards on which the crayola masterpieces rivaled the cover art. My favorite though was this note from Mia to Sophie. It said,
Dear Sophie,
I love being with you. I am so happy you are my partner*. You love pink and I do too. You are so sweet. You are my BFF and I am yours. Stay sweet. I love you.
Love, Mia
*I usually pair Mia with Sophie when we're out and they recently became roomies (though Sophie will probably end up in our room until she's a teenager!)
So, this is why I love being the mom of five girls. As they get older, they'll have their own sisterhood to name and cherish. And fortunately for their Daddy, besides being all girl, they're all able to appreciate March Madness and Astros baseball as well!
Coming Up: A quick trip to the Texas shore.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Fun Photo
I thought I'd share this photo that almost made it out on our Christmas cards this year. It was taken just inside a building at the University of Kansas and I like pretty much everything about it, especially Sophie's cute tummy poking out! The girls are big fans of the tiaras and wear them on their birthdays so I bought a few extras and brought them along as props for the photo shoot. We got some great individual photos of Madeleine that I still need to order and post. She used some props of her own and looked like a teen model. Picture day was cold and blustery so we called it quits before getting individual photos of the other girls. That's still on my to-do list for the next few months.
I hope all is well with you this week. Spring break is coming up for us and we're still working out our plans but it will be nice to have a few days close to home together. Take good care!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Stories
A couple of months ago now, I began a new blogging year with a special theme and a post or two working toward an explanation of the theme's meaning in my life. Halfway through January, I was interrupted by a period of illness that turned our lives upside down. Frodo Seven was frozen where I'd left it and I haven't given it much thought until the last few days when I decided it was time to get back to this part of my life.
When I first started the blog, I resolved to write as close to daily as possible and I think I'll try to manage that again. I love the thorough record I have of our lives over the last year. I've spotlighted each of the girls at special times like birthdays or events such as races they've won or piano performances they've given. I am looking forward to holding my first blog book and enjoying all of the work of the last year.
This year, my focus may be a little different. I still plan to write about our weekly happenings but I will also write about other things--whatever comes up. My first project is to write a little bit about what has happened in my life over the past couple of months. Some of you know a little bit about that. I can only think of a few who know any details. So, I have a story to tell for anyone who's interested enough to read it.
I'd also like to get back to the story from Matthew that I was exploring when I went on my sudden hiatus. In studying it, I have been reading it differently than I've ever read it before. I have a different interpretation that most people will probably disagree with but may have a hard time disproving. I'm going to spend a little more time developing the idea and then maybe I'll share it and ask for opinions.
The one thing I will say about "Stepping out of the Boat" is that I was most interested in what Peter felt in the instant he stood gazing at Christ across the water. If I had to sum it up in one word, I would say it must have been "freedom". Freedom from himself and his worries, freedom from fear of the storm, even freedom from natural laws like gravity. And above all, freedom to love Christ fully. How amazing that must have been.
OK that's all for now. See you back here soon. Alice
When I first started the blog, I resolved to write as close to daily as possible and I think I'll try to manage that again. I love the thorough record I have of our lives over the last year. I've spotlighted each of the girls at special times like birthdays or events such as races they've won or piano performances they've given. I am looking forward to holding my first blog book and enjoying all of the work of the last year.
This year, my focus may be a little different. I still plan to write about our weekly happenings but I will also write about other things--whatever comes up. My first project is to write a little bit about what has happened in my life over the past couple of months. Some of you know a little bit about that. I can only think of a few who know any details. So, I have a story to tell for anyone who's interested enough to read it.
I'd also like to get back to the story from Matthew that I was exploring when I went on my sudden hiatus. In studying it, I have been reading it differently than I've ever read it before. I have a different interpretation that most people will probably disagree with but may have a hard time disproving. I'm going to spend a little more time developing the idea and then maybe I'll share it and ask for opinions.
The one thing I will say about "Stepping out of the Boat" is that I was most interested in what Peter felt in the instant he stood gazing at Christ across the water. If I had to sum it up in one word, I would say it must have been "freedom". Freedom from himself and his worries, freedom from fear of the storm, even freedom from natural laws like gravity. And above all, freedom to love Christ fully. How amazing that must have been.
OK that's all for now. See you back here soon. Alice
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