Rural Simplicity

Week 35 - Sunset This was a hard subject, I live down in a valley and rarely see a full sunset. At this time of year I am home putting children to bed when the sun is setting. We stayed out late after church for a special hotdog and ice-cream treat and the perfect sunset accompanied us.  Week 36 - Wisdom There is a wealth of wisdom to be gained from reading. Fiction or nonfiction, novel or biography, self-help, textbook or commentary.  Week 37 - Over the Moon We are over the moon excited about welcoming our third child into the family! Week 38 - Fall Fall equniox is a favorite around here. We love the cool weather, the end of the mosquitos, and the beginning of a new season, school, and the coming of holidays. The food is yummy, the clothes are cozy, and the hot drinks are delicious. I'll list the previous weeks in case you want to look back. Weeks 1-5 Weeks 6-9 Weeks 10-13 Weeks 14-18 Weeks 19-22 Weeks 23-26 Weeks 27-

Life isn't a doorway to success, it is a journey through ups and downs. But that is about all we look for - doorways on the up and up. Final pieces of perfection to "make us happy". As if walking through a doorway could ever make someone happy for ever and ever. Does walking through the doorway of university make life good, does walking out through the carved oak doors of the church after saying 'I do' make you feel complete? Will stepping across your first homes doorstep make you a better person, or stepping out of those sliding glass doors from the hospital with your first child bring perfection? "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." ~ Winston Churchill  You might have a history, or you might be alone in the world. You might have big dreams, or not so fancy desires, but no rounding out and fulfilling of a soul will ever happen with ones sights set on one pivot point. You will find that tha

I talk about books A LOT!  So, I figured it was about time to make my very own book list of favorites. This will be a work in progress as I am always finding new and beautiful pieces. (I added three books to this list just since starting it.) These are my favorite books, but if you need more ideas of what to read check out my post on "How to Find Good Books." Young Children (and up) What Do People Do All Day? - Richard Scarry Miss Rumphius - Barbara Cooney  The Relatives Came - Cynthia Rylant Make Way for Ducklings - Robert McCloskey The Little House - Virginia Lee Burton Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel - Virgnia Lee Burton One Morning in Maine - Robert McCloskey The Tales of Winnie the Pooh - A. A. Milne James Herriot's Treasury for Children - James Herriot Blueberries for Sal - Robert McCloskey Owl Moon - Jane Yolen Beatrix Potter series - Beatrix Potter Flossie and the Fox - Rachel Isadora Dandelion - D on Freeman Andre