Family Camping
Submitted by Rachel on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 22:26
We were the "camp-site-picker-outers" and we had to mark the entrance so everybody could find us....We came up with a unique idea :) The best part about it was somebody stole it!! Post and all - I'm not quite sure what to think of that.
Momma got a flower :)
Eli and Jacob
O.k. more to come in the future...I'm off to sleep.
Loved This
Submitted by Rachel on Sun, 08/22/2010 - 15:50From Ann's post. Advice given to her
- Borrowed and applied to me :)
Dear Ann
All of my chicks have left the nest. They are rearing and nurturing their own.
It’s funny that all of the messy piles of unfolded laundry and the mail and important papers that lined the counter, the things I longed to have put in order when they were here --- are still here.
But, they and their sounds and their smells, the fragrance of their presence have gone. Drifted into the memories I hold and cherish.
I do not live in the past but I would love to have one more day when I hear their laughter and their conversation drift down the stairs and the aroma of their shampoo from their bath and the clamour of books and items being prepared for school.
Just the joy of their daily lives intertwined with mine and their activities shared with me hourly. It all escaped too suddenly.
There were many days I wished for just a little quiet. Now the quiet is sometimes way too loud.
So, a little revelation from one who has been where you are, in the middle of domestic chaos:
Enjoy every inch of the mess and those responsible for it, appreciate the unfolded laundry and the scattered papers, books, and shoes, smile at the dirty dishes and tracked floors.
They are all a real sign of real life going on around you. Life to be loved and lived and devoured one minute at a time.
If only there were a way to lasso the days and slow them down and hold on to each moment and each child. If only!
Your friend in Christ,
Anna Margaret in Louisiana
Fantastic family camping weekend.Thank you Jesus.
Photos forth coming :)
p.s. now that the adoption profile is "out there" I'm gonna ask Marand to change our website colors to be more reader-friendly - I haven't forgotten :)
Family Camping
Submitted by Rachel on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 20:40Hooray for Uncle Shaun visiting! It has been a while since he's had a photo with his nephew :)
We had a great day today at the thrift store. I dropped the profiles in the mail, and breathed a sigh of relief. Now it's on to Mom's group tomorrow and prepping for camping Friday-Sunday with our super great family!! I'm liking that this is becoming an annual thing. It's needed.
So, I'm fishing for some comments here (hint, hint ;) What are your camping "essentials" ? Anything I don't bring that I should? Any great memory makers I need to make sure to have along? ( We do bring an ax. That was a pretty memorable camping trip for the Miller family huh, Jacob is not quite as old as Mike was....:)
Help me out here.
CELEBRATIONS!!
Submitted by Rachel on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 16:12Hooray! The profile is done. Lord willing I'll have it mailed off tomorrow and it will be in 3 different Colorado offices for Birth family viewing. We received word that our FBI checks are back, and we are good to go! Thank you Jesus - Apart from you we can do nothing. Did I mention the CELEBRRATIONS part? :)
Click the link below for a viewing of your own - but please refrain from comenting on any spelling/grammer errors as it is TOO LATE to fix them :) They just add to the character that is our family ;)
Seriously, who even remembers the "desert" reception at our wedding anymore (wink, wink ;)
Thank you all for your continued prayers on our behalf, and on the behalf of the family God has prepared for us to be "adopted into". We'll keep you posted!
