Aunt Amy

It is really great being a mom! It is also great being an aunt! I am soooo looking forward to lots of visits from my many nieces and nephews! The fun begins tomorrow! Stay tuned for the fun and exciting events planned for this summer! We have been asked several times what kind of vacations we have planned for the summer, but none of us really want to go anywhere far. Even the kids LOVE home. And what makes home even better is sharing it with the ones we love. Aunt Amy always has a big hug and an extra pillow waiting :)

Staying

Staying home to be a mom
Staying home to be a wife
Staying home to be me

Staying power of no
Staying power of I do
Staying power of forever

Staying strong
Staying here
Staying happy

Staying simplified
Staying harmonious
Staying focused

Staying caring
Staying observant
Staying friendly

Staying... a goal, a lifestyle, a promise, a blessing, a gift

Thank you, Honey, for being the staying type too.

Drawbridge Up

The water is high
The water is low
The water has no place to go

The bridge is high
The bridge is low
The bridge is up so the water can flow

Burnt its not
Neither gone
But raised for now to save a home

The sad one knows
The deep one cares
The ones that don't can have their dares

On my walls
On my heart
The way to life does not depart

Flow on by
Flood waters will
Waiting, I stand on a hill

Not an island
Not a cave
Not a coward, not a knave

A home, a heart
A love worth time
Focused now on me and mine

Focused then
On theirs and ours
The sandman and the midnight hours

The bairn, the barn
The carriage and barrow
Broken mirror, black cat, escape is narrow

It all has
Its worthy part
To save the world its horse then cart

First things first
look inside
Last things last, gods will guide

Childlike or childish

In my humble opinion...

-Being childlike has an air of optimism, wanting to pursue joyful pursuits, not worrying too much about the grand scheme of things but living in the moment and wanting to share that happiness with others....
-Being childish is wanting to please yourself no matter who gets trampled or bullied in the process

-Being childlike is openly expressing emotion, wearing feelings on the sleeve, sensitive to hurts and sensitive to comforts, able to be comforted by the ones you trust
-Being childish is throwing a temper tantrum when you don't get your own way and continuing to sulk until you get your own way, making everyone as miserable as you are

-Being childlike is being bonded to the ones that care for you, wanting a connection with parents
-Being childish is clinging to mommy because mommy will always give you what you want, sooner or later, if you whine about it long enough

-Being childlike is following good advice and sound rules even if they seem unpleasant, a child will reluctantly obey bed times and eat vegetables because they trust the person giving the instructions
-Being childish is refusing to listen to any type of advice, unless tricked or bribed, no matter how many consequences you suffer through or inflict on others

-Being childlike is having a fascination for stories, believing the person that says they are fact or fiction, easily accepting the explanations concerning your own existence
-Being childish is thinking that you are the center of your own world and that is all that really matters

Sunday's Child - Birth Announcement

"Sunday's child is fair of face..." Welcome to the world, Rachel-Lee! She is our first kid born here at ChiNook Acres. Yesterday morning Destiny awakened the household with the loud announcement. (Earlier I said it was Savannah... even I get them mixed up from time to time!) The proud parents are Rina and Scrappy Doo, a very fine lineage. Mother and baby both seem to be doing well. All the Pfleegor children are excited and helpful as always, and friends and neighbors have been stopping by to welcome our new arrival. A wonderful occasion for cheer!

Dependent Butterfly

Oh dependent butterfly
flitting to and fro
gathering the nectar
with a touch of her big toe
But this rare breed
of butterfly
content not just to take
but must leave for the flowers
poisons in her wake
The flowers cringe with
memories of bitter harvests
shared
And for the other annuals
they are a little scared
Smiling pansy
Fragrant rose
Laughing daisy
Winsome marigold
All lined up and waiting
for spring's fair visiting friends
unsuspecting, poisons
surely wait for them

New Day!

Each new day is a gift. Loudly peeping baby chicks are a refreshing reminder of life's simple pleasures. First thing this morning the post office called, our baby chicks arrived! As we walked in the front door we could hear them calling out. The cashier handed them to us with a big smile and whispered to the box..."here's your momma". The other customers smiled and made comments like.. "I know what you got!" The whole world seemed like a friendlier place with a box of peeping chicks in hand... I am tempted to carry them with me wherever I go!

Rest

"Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. (Matt. 11:9)

Ahhhhh..... sweet rest. Something I long for.... not just physical rest, but rest from worry, from striving, from feeling inadequate, from trying to defend myself, from attempting to make agreements with the disagreeable......

What is the yoke of Christ? I want it! Is it gentleness? Is it humility? I know I have often failed in both of those areas, but if that is His yoke, if that is the secret to rest, then I want to be gentle, I want to be humble, I want to learn from Him.

Shiloh's Birthday My Baby is 7 !!!!!

My baby turned seven today! She wanted to have a "family day", meaning doing all her favorite things at home with everyone's day devoted entirely to doing them with her. We had pancakes for breakfast with some of our homemade syrup, and after breakfast she opened her gifts. She had been wanting a Baby Alive just forever and she was absolutely delighted to finally have one of her very own. Yesterday, her sisters asked if I would take them shopping so they could spend some of their own money on gifts for their littlest sister. I have to say that I was touched to my depths with their desire to get her something special. They truly succeeded! They got her some beautiful little dolls for her dollhouse and some lovely lockets.
I am so blessed to have such caring children. They are my hearts greatest joy.... along with their darling daddy :) Shiloh's birthday was a marvelous and refreshing day, but also a little sobering. Children grow up so quickly, they are so precious, my wish and prayer for each one of them is for them to grow up healthy and kindhearted and find favor first with God, but also with mankind...
We had a spaghetti luncheon and in the evening Mimi and Poppy joined us for Bocce, that was lots of fun. Shiloh planned all the meals and activities for the day, we wrapped things up with pizza delivery, cake and ice cream, and a movie. Great day all around!
This is the cake that the kids helped Mommy make.....
And this is the cake that the kids helped Daddy make......