September 26th: "Three Gifts Flourishing"

Author's Note:  While all three of my children seem to be flourishing at the present time, since I spent Monday on The Boy, I wanted to focus a little on the other Near-5-year-old, The Littlest....

#779  Lucy's love....always has a hug at the ready

(Photo Credit:  Lucy Edwards)

#780  Lucy's stature....growing up and only occasionally does it occur to me just how much

(Photos Credit:  Lucy Edwards)

#781  Lucy's Creativity....all her own and all from Her Creator

September 25th: "Three Gifts Finished"

(Happy Birthday to my Mother-In-Love....so thankful for you and your life intertwined with ours....)

#776  Twins' birthday plans

#777  Dinner, at noon

#778  The Clean Bathroom

September 24th: "Three Gifts Funny"

Author's Note:  While all three of my children and many circumstances that have nothing to do with any of them are quite funny, today's gifts centered around the Only Boy.  Funny makes me smile, and I love it.

#773  Cars at "attention" to hear instruction from their Dad. 

#774  Happenings in Lego World, one involving a giraffe getting a trophy and bringing it home to share with his family

#775  The captive gecko.

September 23rd: "Three Gifts Quiet"

#770  Ella's Sunday School classroom

#771  The Sanctuary

#772  An Empty Van

September 20th: " A Gift Rattling, Receding, Reclaiming"

 

Author's Note:  The bulk of the day was spent at our city's Cultural Arts Fest, held annually, in which participants get to create for FREE.  It's the best thing about September around here (except for the twins' birthday), and we look forward to the whole day spent exercising the creative muscles that the Creator himself made in us.....

#762  Rattling:  Paintbrushes busy, easels knocking

#763  Receding:  Unformed, untapped clay....what will they make next?

#764  Reclaiming:  Their own space to paint

September 21st: "Three Gifts in Information"

What better place for information than the museum?

#759  Science  and the joys of water

#761  Social Studies 

#761  History

September 20th: "Three Gifts in Salvation"

#756  Fulfillment of God's promise

My eyes long for your salvation

and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise. 

(Psalm 119:123 ESV)

#757  Purpose of faith

Though you have not seen him, you love him. 

Though you do not now see him, you believe in him 

and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 

obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 

(1 Peter 1:8, 9 ESV)

#758 Sharing Community

Sing to the Lord, all the earth!

Tell of his salvation from day to day.

Declare his glory among the nations,

his marvelous works among all the peoples!

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, 

and he is to be held in awe above all gods. 

(1 Chronicles 16:23-25 ESV)