look at how cute

here’s my girl’s line display!  it’s just oh so cute!!!

Children Learn What They Live

Children Learn What They Live
By Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D.

If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.
If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive.
If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves. (more..)

what’s speaking to me this morning

my soul, my soul, magnifies the Lord, my soul…. (chris tomlin)

chris tomlin (video)

what are you letting speak to you today?

special-Order your Mother’s Day present today!

aromatherapy iPhone app

From Olessa at Whole Living Community Blog:

I can’t get enough of aromatherapy.

And now I can get even more of it, right at my fingertips.

evidence of a good day

Little Girls Line- ready to order!

happy earth day!

What can we do to help?

• Recycle every day
• Use less paper & plastic products
• Use environmentally friendly cleaning products
• Plant trees
• Pay & receive bills online
• teach children to make responsible choices with resources
• just do something!  every little thing helps!

Check out Earth Day’s Website for more ideas!

living in community

i love the idea of living in community.  not just- hey I ran out of sugar, can i borrow a cup?- type of community.  but the good kind.  the kind where we love each other, encourage each other, help build one another up, love each other’s kids.  but i don’t think it’s always easy to live this way.  it takes a large amount of vulnerability and trust.  and it’s in all areas of life. we don’t get to pick and choose. (…)

potty training

yep.  that’s what i have been doing.  but honestly, there has been little potty!  what is it with boys?  the real prize is getting to go “potty” outside!  i think i might need to write a formal apology to my neighbors.  jeremiah is showing real talent with off the side of the deck peepee!  it’s a hoot. (…)