I don’t seem to be accomplishing nearly as much this summer as I thought I would. I dreamed of organization and cleanliness with a dash of fun thrown in…it’s going to be school time again before we know it, and the whole summer will have passed by in the same chaotic way that time always [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 11, 2009
Today’s Gift:
Tonight we looked out the window after a rainstorm and this is what we saw:
This was no ordinary rainbow. For one thing, it was not just one, but two FULL rainbows. The bottom one was bright and clear, the top was somewhat blurry, but all there, nonetheless. I’ve never seen a rainbow like this one. [...]
June 11, 2009
Each Day Brings New Gifts
I read a book over the weekend that really made me think–the tag line on the back of the book said, “A young woman with nothing to live for. An old woman with very little time left to live. What can they possibly learn from each other?” It was just a silly novel–but I enjoyed [...]
June 9, 2009
Did You Know…
The history behind the name “Capitol Reef” is interesting. This park got its name, in part, from the white sandstone domes that are said to look like the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.:
Reef is a term that early explorers gave to the rugged and colorful cliffs of folded rock because they blocked westward movement [...]
June 7, 2009
Love These Guys!
We spent the weekend at Fish Lake with the Childs side of the family–it was pretty cold and windy, so we didn’t do as much fishing as we thought we would. We spent a lot of the time in the cabin relaxing and enjoying each other’s company. Saturday, instead of going straight home we decided [...]
