April 29, 2015 the smell of water mixed with dirt any and all trees vegetables that grow slowly on their own time in deep soil
Day 28: 3 gifts orange #1000gifts #joydare
April 28, 2015 thai iced tea - my favorite! road workers a variety of creatures
Day 27: 3 gifts “ugly beautiful” #1000gifts #joydare
April 27, 2015 A baby being born a physical disfigurement the ruins of an old church
Day 26: 3 gifts moving #1000gifts #joydare
April 26, 2015 waves on the shore cars on the freeway the Earth around the Sun
Day 25: 3 gifts of cloth, wood, steel #1000gifts #joydare
April 25, 2015 good clothing the wooden spoon that makes breakfast every morning a knife that prepares our food every evening
Day 24: 3 gifts fragile #1000gifts #joydare
April 24, 2015 a teacup that was my grandmother's a book that was my great-grandmother's relationships with those who have hurt us or whom we have hurt
Day 23: 3 gifts close #1000gifts #joydare
April 23, 2015 Disneyland, in distance My sister, in relationship God, in sorrow The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalms 34:18
Day 22: Reflecting #1000gifts #joydare
April 22, 2015 Mirror a diamond The moon
Day 21: Found in Christ #1000gifts #joydare
April 21, 2015 3 gifts found in Chris Salvation Rest Assurance of our blessed ness “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when people hate... Continue Reading →
Parenting, Bonding, and Reading Aloud by Jenny Houlroyd
Beautiful letter from mother to daughter on our desperate need for stories in a dark world…
To my dearest daughter,
I was deceived to believe that the answers to my parenting questions could be found in the non-fiction section of any bookstore. My analytical mind wanted to solve each problem like a complex scientific experiment. This method worked in the beginning. When you cried, I made a hypothesis and tested it. Did you need your diaper changed? Were you hungry? Did you need to be burped? As the days turned into weeks and the weeks turned into months, my ability to correctly project the outcome improved. I really believed that I had nailed this parenting thing.
As you grew, your “Whys” sent me running to the reference isle of the library in search of answers to questions ranging from how many people live in China to why are there different types of clouds. I still found the answers in the non-fiction section, but these books cannot…
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