The Intentional Life

I thought it was a thing. I remember my mom doing it back when we were young. Cataloging it with a picture. 12 eggs all in a row, standing up on end. On the Spring Equinox.  It had something to do with the earth's position that eggs could stand on end on this day, perfectly balanced. Well, that was last century.  When Google was just a word you used to describe a really big number, not a search engine. My childhood facts were dashed, as Snopes.com revealed the truth. The Chinese are often cited as having originated the practice of standing eggs on end during the equinox. Just as the equinox symbolically restores balance to the world by signalling its rebirth after a season of darkness, the equinox literally balances the day by dividing it into equal portions of darkness and light. Nonetheless, the vernal equinox brings no special egg-balancing properties with it . Standing an egg on its end is something just about anyone can do any day of the year; the fe

"We have a new family and a new home and we are now back in school!" -Famatta, child from New Hope Children's Home  Ebola . The deadly virus that prowled West Africa last year, dominating the news and our newsfeeds. In Liberia alone, taking the lives of over 4,000, and leaving in it's wake sons and daughters to be orphaned and alone. Meet three of those children: Famatta (14), Olbed (13) and Delight (8), son and daughters of George and Oretha Kanwah, whose lives were taken by the Ebola virus. In response to this catastrophe, Lifesong staff in Liberia have established New Hope Children's Home , a home to not only provide shelter for 10 children orphaned by the Ebola virus, but also to give caregiver jobs to Ebola survivors. Fametta graciously shares the devastation they have saw and felt, and of the hope that is slowly shining through... "My father got the virus when a lady in his church was sick and he took her to the hospital. While at

She gets her spelling honestly.  I have struggled with it just as much, if not more, than what she does at this current age. So, when she hands me this lovely little note....I'll try not to take it personally.

Welp.  Here we are nearly a week into March, and I'm just getting around to this. I have no excuse to give, though I can come up with some. Instead, I will post pics.  We've had a good share of snow days around here, though, thankfully, not quite like last year. This particular one was a Sunday.  Church let our early, all 3 kids went home and immediately put on snow clothes and played outside for several hours.  It also happened to be Maddie's birthday.   It was fun to be snuggled in together, with no need to go anywhere.  The only downside was that grandparents weren't able to join us as planned, due to the snow.  They were slated to bring the ice cream, so we improvised - snow ice cream!  Living beside a church means we have a huge pile of snow plowed from the parking lot right out our door.  It lends itself to sledding and snow forts.  Maddie's box she made for Valentine's Day at her school.  A WONDERFUL we