Posted in Resources, celebrating the seasons, curriculum on Jan 21st, 2008 No Comments »
“Social Justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.”
- Pope John Paul II address to workers in San Paolo, Brazil 1980
A few links to share on this day:
* Ways to Celebrate MLK Day - Newsweek
* In His Own Words: Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes - Encarta
Josh and I will also […]
Posted in celebrating the seasons, fun stuff on Jan 8th, 2008 4 Comments »
Posted in celebrating the seasons, musings, family life on Jan 3rd, 2008 No Comments »
This poem, found on a favorite blog, spoke to me in so many different ways…
Just Delicate Needles
It’s so delicate, the light.
And there’s so little of it. The dark
is huge.
Just delicate needles, the light,
in an endless night.
And it has such a long way to go
through such desolate space.
So let’s be gentle with it.
Cherish it.
So it […]
Posted in celebrating the seasons, family life, fun stuff on Jan 2nd, 2008 1 Comment »
My wish for you this New Year… may it ……
Sparkle….
Posted in celebrating the seasons, family life, fun stuff on Oct 2nd, 2007 4 Comments »
No Christmas has not arrived yet. What I am referring to is my season of “crafting” during the Autumn months. As the weather turns cooler, my fingers start itching to get busy making things. These a a few of my projects this autumn…
First, a dishtowel cut, sewn and embroidered from a leg of a pair of linen capri […]
Posted in celebrating the seasons, family life, fun stuff on Sep 29th, 2007 2 Comments »
Autumn has always been my favorite season. Today I will revel in it as our temps are only supposed to get to 80 degrees for a high. Here in the desert, after our very hot summer, that is downright cool :)
Last night Josh tempted us all outside to get a better look at this beautiful sunset…
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Posted in celebrating the seasons, nature, family life on Jul 12th, 2007 7 Comments »
Sunflowers are my favorite flower and Joshua and I love to plant a “field” of them each year. This field is really just a line of sunflowers along the backwall of our house but to us that is sufficient to bring smiles to our faces each and every time we walk out into our backyard.
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Posted in celebrating the seasons, family life on Jul 5th, 2007 No Comments »
My husband and son both work outdoors in construction and said by 9 am this morning the temperature was reading 109 degrees. When I was on my blog a little while ago, my weather pixie listed a temp of 117 for us and she is now at 115. Yes we do live in the desert… […]
Posted in celebrating the seasons, family life, fun stuff on Jul 5th, 2007 2 Comments »
Last night we headed up to the garage roof top of a casino five minutes from our house to watch the city’s fireworks. The view is amazing. Turn in any direction of a 360 degree circle and you get a beautiful view of the city lights, mountains and lots of fireworks!
Fireworks watching turned into […]
Posted in celebrating the seasons, family life, fun stuff on Jul 4th, 2007 2 Comments »
From MSN:
U.S. Citizenship Test: Could You Pass?
If you were born a U.S. citizen, you didn’t have to do anything to become a citizen–except be born. But each year, thousands of people have to take a test to gain citizenship. This quiz includes actual questions asked on the exam given by the Bureau of Citizenship […]
