Coming Spring 2014

If its been a little quiet on this front for a bit its because........

We are thrilled to share the news of a new addition to our family.

Baby No. 2 is scheduled to arrive late Spring 2014. Please join us as we pray for our little baby and rejoice in God's blessing to us. 

Autumn light

As the days grow darker we nestle in and sit by a blazing fire or candlelight most evenings and even some mornings.  We cuddle up under cozy blankets and drink our tea. To see a new season from a child's eyes is to marvel at the changes and to see as if for the first time.  This year we watch leaves dance a spiral dance from the sky and listen to honking birds fly by announcing their journey. We taste clementines with big eyes and ask "more", "more" as we watch the lights flicker and warm.  We simmer soups and we're thankful for God's many blessings.  

Rilke's words

Herbst

Die Blätter fallen, fallen wie von weit, 

als welkten in den Himmeln ferne Gärten; 

sie fallen mit verneinender Gebärde.

Und in den Nächten fällt die schwereErde 

aus allen Sternen in die Einsamkeit.

Wir alle fallen. Diese Hand da fällt. 

Und sieh dir andre an: es ist in allen.

Und doch ist Einer, welcher dieses Fallen 

unendlich sanft in seinen Händen hält

Maria Rainer Rilke (September 11, 1902, Paris)

Fall

The leaves are falling, falling as from far

             Where distant with'ring gardens grace the skies, 

They're falling with a gesture that denies.

And in the nights the heavy earth falls by 

Into the loneliness, from a far star.

We all are falling. This hand falls, as it extends. 

And take a look at others. It's in them all.

And yet there's One, holding this fall 

With endless gentleness in both his hands.

translation by Guntram Deichsel

Slow Autumn Days

Our days have slowed down a bit since Papa sprained his ankle. But little Miss E doesn't seem to mind at all. She is so busy in our slow days, playing her own tunes on the piano, singing her own songs and reading books to us.  She is fascinated by the migrating birds and runs to the door or window when she hears them.  She knows when the ringtone changes on Papa's new phone and looks around for the new sound.  It appears that little Emmeline loves music just as much as we do. There's a surprise!  Now we begin to wonder which instruments (and how many) will she play?