Home and Heaven: Northern Boredom

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Northern Boredom

Passing time with Will's muskrat pelts.

2 comments:

Deanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Blog said...: Fun!

Your children resemble each other a lot!; March 12, 2009 at 5:46 PM
Sue said...: Happy birthday to Will! My son just turned 17 on the 12th, too! Your post reflects my life. Enjoying the kiddoes and cherishing every minute!
Time goes by too quickly for this 'ol
mom...; March 16, 2009 at 8:16 AM

Thus Would I Live

I would crave wealth, not riches as I live:
The wealth of learning with a quiet heart.
An open mind with leisure time to give
To poetry, to music, and to art;
The time for children's laughter, time to learn
The wisdom of the sages of the past;
The time to watch the stars--a candle burn
In sacrificial fire to the last.
...
I would speak gently though the din be loud,
I would move softly without hurried haste,
I would be inconspicuous in a crowd,
I would conserve the energies we waste;
I would see beauty in each common task,
Each bird, each tree, the clouds that light shines through.
This is my heart's desire--the thing I ask:
To daily grow as God would have me do.
...
~Grace Noll Crowell