Star Gazing

I have been wanting to paint a picture for the girls room for ages now. I wanted stars, and that is all I knew. I took a browse through etsy art labeled star to get inspired. Here is the result of my inspiration, which I am quite happy with.

a nature notebook

Today Jubilee and I made a nature notebook. First I cut a piece of cardboard(for the back) and a crown paper bag (front) to be a little bigger than a piece of paper folded in half. We grabbed a stack of paper and folded it in half, and poked holes about 1 inch apart. Then Jub sewed it up with a piece of yarn. Then we decorated the front Shapes cut out by me and glitter glued in place by J-

On our walk, Jubilee colored pictures of animals that she saw-

cow, and mama chicken with little chick!

On the Island

We've been on the island for just over 1 month now- it is crazy. Some days I feel delighted and amazed that I live on a tropical island. Some days I feel homesick and think, "What have we gotten into?" But for all the ups and downs- from beautiful beaches to a broken refrigerator, I can trust Father. I know this is the place He has for our little family, so it is the best place to be. Lately, I have been having to remind myself of that. I always feel a little homesick this time of the year- knowing that my birthday is coming up and all my family members will be getting together without me. I have cried more than once already about that.
When I have heard other people talk about culture shock before, I don't think I have really known what they meant. Let me tell you, I do now. It is no fun. And I'll tell you what has been keeping me sane- worshiping, and this one surprised me - memories from TMI. I am feeling more grateful all the time for how hard things were there- because I know I can make it through hard things and they will not stay this way forever.
So, a big thank you to Jesus and to TMI for preparing me for the hard things and helping me get through them.

Bye bye Cape Town, we'll miss you

Cape Town, we'll miss your mountains, and views, your hiking trails and nature reserves, but most of all we'll miss our dear friends! We make the big move next Monday- look out island life- here we come!

a pocket dress

Remember the pink dress I made for Jubilee? Well I added some pockets to it- inspired by Chrysanthemum's outfit with the seven pockets. (Chrysanthemum, by Kevin Henkes). Here is Jub hamming it up in her pocket dress!

day to night bag

Some of you probably saw the day and night bag I made for Jubilee featuring a sun and moon. (Tutorial from the archives of www.rhythmofthehome.com) Well, I decided to make one for Hope with one of her favorite things- birds! She loves to see birds- any birds- ducks, sea gulls, pigeons, geese, or humming birds! So, here is what I thought up!This says Good Morning, and has music notes, but it is hard to see in this pic

What do you know, she liked the birds!

easter egg snapshots