Tuesday, October 25, 2011

A New Perspective



We were recently blessed with these beautiful microscopes, thanks to my Dad!  They have been the highlight of kitchen life!  What fun!!!!  The kids have put everything imaginable under these lenses to have a new perspective.  Isn't it funny what peaks our interest? We have been enthralled by the unusual perspective of looking at things in great detail. I cannot help but view this phenomenon from a life perspective.  While we look through these microscopes, we cannot wait to observe the next item or turn the item over to see the other side.  A bee sat under one of these scopes for 3 days, every passerby taking another interested look! Why? Because it was something we cannot normally see, it is not in our daily vision, it is a new look on an old thing, a new perspective. This fresh look brought excitement to each individual every time we walked in the room. A chance to see something differently, a new look at scripture, a different view of my neighbor, a fresh perspective on our Lord's blessing..life in a new lens. I have recently been sent another package from a dear, long distance friend, a new book to read.  This is a book I have heard so much about, but not being an avid reader and with so little time I tend to not pick up any books. But this one......oh what a treasure it has become!  I am just barely half way through as I slowly soak up the words.  I am already planning on a second read when I am finished because I know I have not captured everything the author wants me to receive! I know several have read it or heard of it so I realize this is old news to many, but if you have not and you would like a fresh look on things, I urge you to pick this one up.  The author is an eloquent and imaginative writer who puts into words what I can only feel. The book you ask: One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp. A book which is transforming my perspective, I feel that every time I walk in the room I need to turn the bee over again to see the next part.  Join me in reading this book and let me know what you think!

Monday, October 17, 2011

A Bushel and a Peck

I still cannot seem to get my feet under me with schedules this year.  Blogging, as much as I want to let you all know what I am doing, has taken a back seat to everything else.  Hopefully I am back in business and trying desperately to keep on top of this and many other things.  What have we been up to?  I cannot even begin to tell you.  Soccer season with 4 kids has taken a toll on us!  I also tried to embrace my favorite  season of the year as it is slipping away with the scramble of time.  I will be doing more posting here in the next few days- so keep checking back for new pics of our life together.  I also ask that you be patient with me on the design of my blog as I try out new things.  I am not so good at all of this, and most of the time I change something and cannot figure out how to change it back.....someone needs to have a class for me on all of this.  Just when I was getting some things down "Blogspot" changed their interface, and needless to say...I have not caught up!  Any of you seasoned bloggers out there, I could really use a phone call to tutor me on blog design.





One of the sweetest things to living in the Northwest is what we call "The Apple Fairy!" We have dear friends who randomly deliver bushels of apples on our doorstep at unsuspecting moments.  We love this.  With the busy schedules I have not been able to keep up with deliveries.  Some of the boxes I purchased this year did not last so well as usual and we found ourselves overrun with apples this weekend, apples going into soft stages.  So we got out our peeler and made all sorts of apple edibles...apple sauce, apple pies, apple rings, just lotsa apples~!

Trying to capture our autumn moments......