Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today;
And give us not to think so far away
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here
All simply in the springing of the year! – Robert Frost
As most everywhere in Europe, we’re having an unseasonably warm spring, and I personally couldn’t be happier about it! Easter Sunday still required long-sleeves with the girls’ Easter dresses, but refreshingly there wasn’t any snow on the ground. In fact, this year we only had about a month of winter; which beat the socks off last year’s six-month deep-freeze. The budding of flowers and trees is such a miracle to me – what an amazing God we have! It makes me wonder what in the world awaits us in heaven. Happy Spring!
Welcome back to blogging, old friend! Lovely poem and lovely little girls. There’s something about pretty pink dresses that just make girls look like innocent angelic beings. What have you been doing to enjoy the springy weather? Are there many parks there to play in? This may be stating the obvious, but Maia looks tremendously like you. Does everyone say that?
Comment by Alicia — April 29, 2007 @ 5:59 pm
Yes, welcome back! We’ve missed seeing pictures of those adorable girls of yours! Did you make their dresses? They are just gorgeous! Happy Spring indeed! We’ve had a couple 80 degree days here lately and it has been just wonderful! Take care of those precious little girls of yours! We’re still praying for you and thinking of you often!
Comment by Janelle Miller — April 29, 2007 @ 7:14 pm
Yay! You posted! I love the pictures. My nieces are the cutest ever!!!! Had a great time talking with you this weekend, Sarah. Umm, HOWEVER, you did lead me astray concering our dear father’s birthday!
Love you, so much! Can’t wait until July.
Comment by ruth — April 30, 2007 @ 2:23 pm
I join Ruth’s YAY!!! to see some new pictures. I know, I’m not much better at keeping my blog updated, but I was excited to see a new post on yours
) Glad you guys are getting some nice warm weather. And I agree – there is something about the budding spring plants and flowers that makes you stop and reflect on the amazing beauty of our God!
Comment by Sarah (Jordan) McDaniel — April 30, 2007 @ 3:47 pm
Thanks, you guys, for the encouragement! Yes, Maia is the spitting image, at least in looks. Ben is all to blame for her fiery disposition, though. Unfortunately, Janelle, I’m no seamstress! But the girls’ Grammy Layer keeps us in good supply of fancy dresses.
Uh, sorry, Ruth about misleading you. You should know by now not to trust my internal calendar. I don’t even know what day today is.
Love you guys!
Comment by funlayers — May 1, 2007 @ 2:28 pm
Cute pictures! And is that the couch we were discussing in our last conversation – the one that managed to get ink on it somehow!
I like getting seeing visuals to go along with the stories!
Comment by Esther — May 2, 2007 @ 10:25 pm
THat’s the very one, Esther. There’s some new red pencil on it now, but I’m not even asking questions or trying to remove it. I can live with it.
Comment by funlayers — May 4, 2007 @ 8:11 am