October 20th: "Three Gifts Unconventional"

#851  Fun Saturday Work

#852  Eldest's choice of fashion

#853  A different pumpkin portrait in a new pumpkin patch

October 19th: "Three Gifts Unexpected"

#848  Five-Year-Olds in a Cattle Trailer

#849  How big she's getting....

#850  Such a GREAT ArtHouse opening

October 18th: "A Gift Shared, Saved, Surrendered"

#845  Shared:  Work with the boy to pick up rotten pears and battle wasps

#846  Saved:  Math objectives for 2nd grade and wonderful memories of Open House Night

(Photo Credit:  Jack Edwards)

#847  Surrendered:  the payment for a job well done by the Only Boy....and he's ready to pick up some more pears.

October 17th: "Three Gifts Ugly-Beautiful"

#843  Workin' trucks...not pretty, but very useful

#844  Bugs on a van...and the sense of accomplishment that comes with washing them off

#845  Car wash "Ballerinas"---the headless, loud, dizzily spinning variety, but fascinating to watch

October 16th: "Three Gifts Burning"

Author's Note:  Two days ago, a neighbor was burning brush in the back yard.  I love that smell.  Alas, no burning of that sort on this day, but there were other gifts to be found....

#839  Flare of enthusiastic labor from The Only Boy

#840  Candles & Conversation with Women of my Heart

#841  Desire....to commune, to experience, to hear, to hold....

October 15th: "Three Gifts Re-Read"

#836  Love notes from the Eldest....never gets old.

#837  Since I missed it at church yesterday, I read it today, by myself.

#838  A review of last night's chapter....

"'Yes, they are; but it would be far better to be eaten up alive by them

than live, such a worthless creature as you are.  Why, you're not fit to be thought

about by any but bad, ugly creatures.'

This was how herself talked to her."

The Lost Princess, Chapter Eleven: Rosamond in the Peat-moss

October 14th: "Three Gifts Said"

#833  Jack:  "I'm feeling better, Mommy."   (holding an airplane we designed)

#834  All Three:  "We like going to ranches."

#835  DaySpring:  "Gather with the Saints at the river..."

We offer our time, our unique gifts, and our resources 

to God's work in this place.  

We covenant, as a people of faith, 

to worship and walk with one another.  

We have renewed our commitments.  

Then let us be faithful."

(DaySpring's Covenant Day Litany)