We stopped and listened to the sounds of nature. We listened as the stream sang a lullaby to the fish and the frogs. We heard the solo of a Blue Jay as he demanded his friends join him in flight. We heard as the woodpecker drummed a beat on the hollow of a tree and the squirrels chatted with each other…
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Gardening for the fairies….
All little girls are princesses….
crown of daisies “Mama, I think all little girls are princesses“ she said.“I think you’re right sweetheart”, I responded. As we walked along, I showed her how God had carefully painted all the colours around us. One by one so delicately, the flowers stood out amongst the green grass and shone like precious gems as the sun caressed them. “If all…
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Giving little pebbles life….
paisley stone we glued and painted lil’ pebbles together ‘See that little turtle?’ she asked.‘I don’t’ I replied.‘Over there mama…look!’ ‘That’s just a little pebble’ ‘Mama, look harder’ she said.And then I saw it…the little pebbles on the stream suddenly came together and I saw it…..life through a child’s eyes. Gently we took them in our hands and gave little…
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We found an old stick and turned it into family treasures…
Walking hand in hand with her mami, she walked along a path…there she spotted a lonely stick…it served as the perfect cane to stir little pebbles in the water and to write the words “I love you mom” in the sand….with the stick she conducted a symphony for the butterflies and the butterflies danced upon their heads making crowns with…
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