New Verse!

He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.

Psalm 40:2

I have found a new "now" verse. I know a lot of people who have life verses, but I like to have a now verse. I was recently introduced to this verse by a very good friend. As soon as I heard it I knew it would be something I would dwell on for a long time. I have been living with depression for a while. I try to describe it to people and it is very hard unless they have experienced it for themselves. I think this verse very accurately describes how I feel sometimes. You are just stuck in a pit. You tend to get it on others you come in contact with on a daily basis, just like the mud in this verse. Know matter what you try it just seems to linger on your mind.

No matter what we have done so far, we need to make a choice what we are going to do next. If we are unhappy about something we need to make a change or move on. We can't let yesterday's failure take away what we may have today.

I love to visualize God as a rock. They are so strong and beautiful. Right now I am on a mission to find the perfect rock to take a picture of my feet on, so I can put it on my wall. I will put this verse with the picture, so I will never forget where to place myself.
There is much more I want to say about depression. It is something I am working on daily. I am not sure it will ever go away completely, but I will get better each and every day. Even something small is better than nothing at all!

P.S. One of the things I love to do to lift my spirits is to look for beauty in nature and take pictures!

The Tiger

By: Pie Pie Edgar

 

Tiny tummies grumble.

Mommy hears them.

It's time to hunt.

She smells gazelle.

She is silent.

Then a powerful pounce.

She drags it to the babies.

Munch, crunch lunch!



Pants Loves the Library

Pants loves to pretend.

 Her recent favorite is playing library.

She brought a ton of books down from her room and set them up just like the real library.

 

 

We had a librarian to scan the books for us. She was Tweety the canary.

We had to check the books out and then read them. 

 

 

She even had a puzzle set up for you to work on in her library.

I guess you could say we have a definite love for books at our house!

Giraffe from the Planet Neptune

We finally got some Sculpey Clay.

 I have wanted to do this art project since before Christmas!

 I was inspired by a Nativity set made out of clay by a blogger around that time. My future goal is to make the whole nativity. Here is the tutorial post from the great crafty blog Then she Made. In my post we wanted to make our own creations, but we used her post as a guide through the process and it was very helpful.

Here is our whole zoo of animals, along with the zoo keeper!

 

Here is the giraffe from Neptune!

Pants' Mole and Bunny joined the giraffe for this picture.

We learned that you shouldn't make the necks on your creatures quite so long. We had to give the giraffe a scarf to help his neck stay in place. We are learning as we craft.

 

 

Here is a close up of the mole Pants made.

 

 

Here is our cute bunny. I think the color looks like bubble gum!

 

 

Pants showing off her buddies!

 

 

Here is Pie Pie's masterpiece: A hippo from Jupiter! She added a very pretty bow.

 

 

We had lots of fun playing with this clay!

It is also relaxing working with the clay, so if you need a break from daily school life get some Sculpey clay and start creating!

Molly McIntire: An American Girl

At our local library they often have brochures for interesting places you can visit. I happened to see a flyer that had information about a Molly Play. I love American Girls! (If you don't know who American Girls are you can check them out here.) My daughters have recently begun to love them too. I thought this would be a fun trip that we would all enjoy.

 

 

This was a fabulous show. It was performed by kids from The Rainbow Theatre. Pants loved the part when they put on a pretend radio show. It was very funny! Can you believe thay didn't watch T.V. then?!

 

 

I liked the part where they got pretend water dumped all over their Halloween costumes.

 

 

 

After the play we got a chance to talk to the cast as they served us drinks and yummy treats. I think Pants loved her brownie just as much as the play. I wasn't complaining either!

 

 

Pie Pie chose a delicious cupcake.

 

 

After the play we had a chance to explore the museum. There was a room with all kinds of historical items you could touch and play with.

 

 

The girls had a lot of fun in this room!

 

 

I had some fun too!

 

 

Have you heard the latest?

I like to take silly pictures of myself and put them on the Internet!





In Be-Tween the Pages of a Great Book

I started reading tween books for my daughter,

but I have continued to read them because I love them!

In the beginning of my search for great tween books I thought there weren't any good books left. Boy, was I wrong. I have found some great books to read.

  

The first book I am sharing today is A Dog's Life by Ann M. Martin. My daughter loves animals, so I decided to give this book a try. It is written from the perspective of a wonderful female dog named Squirrel. It starts from when she is born and goes all the way to the end of her long life. She learns how to live on her own in any place she lays her head at night. I love how this story ends with her finding the perfect owner and place to call home. I just found another book in this series about the brother of Squirrel. His name is Bone. I am very excited to read his adventure too!

The second book I would like to share is The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. When I borrowed this book from the library, my first thought was how is the book going to live up to it's title! I did love that little white bunny with the red suit on the cover, so I went ahead and borrowed the book. I had also recently read another book by this author that I didn't particularly like. It just goes to show just because you don't like one book by an author doesn't mean you won't like one of their other books.
This rabbit's journey WAS truly miraculous. I loved every word in this book. From his first owner to his last. He spends some time in the ocean, riding the rails with a hobo and even gets all spruced up in a fancy doll shop. He learns how to love and be loved all along his journey! This book is a favorite of mine!
I only have two books for you today, but if you would like to see my first post about Tween books just look right here.
 

Smiles

At Easter

 

 

The princesses.

 

 

Pants getting ready for the AWANA egg hunt.

 

 

She found lots of eggs.

 

 

Pie Pie found a prize egg and was awarded a giant chocolate bunny!

 

 

We got a chance to color some eggs with our friends.

 

 

Hunting for more eggs!

 

 

Our beautiful Pie Pie.

 

 

Pants swiped a daffodil!

 

 

I couldn't get Pants to look at me!

 

 

Pie Pie in her funky Easter dress with her new wicked shoes!

 

 

Pants know how to pose when she wants to!

 

I love taking pictures and these Smiles posts are a way to share them and remember all that I am grateful for in my life!

 

Smiles,

Nikki!