Learning to Ice Skate

The previous way of teaching the kids to skate was for Wonderful Husband to hold their hands which was getting hard on his back. This time the rink had these great pvc poles to help.

The kids would push it in front of them and then skate to it.

She was the first to get brave and go it on her own.

He wasn't far behind. (It looks like he's dancing here.)

Those are the smiles of 3 accomplished skaters.

Come back tomorrow for video of their skating!

Wordless Wednesday

This proves either a long and complex storyline or a coming flood.

A Tale of Two Beds - Part 23

Once again, here are the links to the previous tales. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Frustration, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18, Part 19, Part 20, Part 21, Part22.

For a change this time I will only be featuring Sweet Daughter. It's been over a month since I have had one of these posts. You might think my kids were starting to sleep more... traditionally. I think the bar has just been raised for new and unusual at this point.

On one hand she is in the bed. On the other hand, her pillow is on top of her and her blanket is propping up her feet. That's new and different.

She lined up all of her small stuffed animals and made them lay face down. Then she joined them and fell asleep. She explained in the morning that they were on the floor because they wouldn't all fit on the bed in a line. Perfectly logical.

Adoption and multicultural support

Picture this--220 men and women made meals in advance, set out clothes in little piles, arranged rides to practices, and said goodbye to children (pulled them off their legs in some cases). They set aside life for a weekend to come together, as a couple, as a community, thanks to The Sparrow Fund.

 

The Sparrow Fund is a nonprofit based in the Philadelphia suburbs whose mission is to support foster and adoptive families through grants and training opportunities. They also care for waiting children across the world and those who care for them day in and day out by taking teams into an orphanage in central China annually. At Together Called 2015, couples were encouraged as parents to children who have experienced hard things, as couples who need each other to work as a unified team, and as individuals who are called to a big task.

 

Over 100 businesses got to be a part of this big event through donations to 11 incredible raffles, overflowing with goodies to raise money for the work and bless the socks off whoever won them. We were one of those businesses, donating our flag people for the raffled. Through these raffles, The Sparrow Fund raised well over $3,000 to continue their work in the adoption community, and we're excited that we were able to contribute to that in a small but significant way! If you are interested in learning more about adoption or the work of The Sparrow Fund, please visit www.sparrow-fund.org or email info@sparrow-fund.org. They'd love to hear from you!