Tracy in Kenya
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain.
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
~Emily Dickinson
Somebody’s Mother
My father had a scrapbook that he kept all kinds of cards and letters in from when he was younger. Now and then, he would take it out and read aloud some of the poems that were pasted on the yellow pages.
One particular verse that was a favorite of his, was one called “Somebody’s Mother” and each time he read it, he would get all choked up and his eyes would fill with tears.
He loved his little Scottish mother. She became blind when he was a younger man and did need help quite often. This poem always reminded him of her, and made him cry.
Her name was Agnes Porter Johnston Kirby.
She passed away before I was born, but the stories he used to tell about her made us grateful for her strong heart and brave example of a faithful wife and mother. It helped us love her too.
I’m excited to meet her someday.
Awwww…
Look what we have!!! Five tiny, sweet babies!
Right after they were born, they were in such a piled up tangle, that I had trouble seeing exactly how many there were.
Turns out, there are five. We have two blacks with white chins, one stripe and two black and white mixed–including this little black nose cutie.
Of course, Mama Dali and babies are all doing great…
and you know, I’m always happy about it!
Heh, heh.
When You Finally Turn Six
When you’ve waited for absolutely ever…
and the day finally comes…
when you get to blow out the candles…
and open the presents…
and eat the very special Bluey popsicles…
and play in your new Super Kitties tent..
well then…
I’d say it’s a very special day, indeed.
Happy Birthday little Miss C.
I sure love you,
:] Grammy.
Things To Love…
on a Friday.
Sweet kids having a King Kong Cone festival. Why wasn’t I there?!
Having a luscious bees’ wax and honey lotion bar from my cute friend’s daughter’s very own bees. Heavenly.
A brave, sweet girlie who is trying to be kind and gentle with Mr. Hobbes–even when he is a little scary sometimes.
Roasted red pepper soup and a triple grilled cheese sandwich. The perfect meal to ward off a scratchy throat.
A cute girl that refuses to stop getting taller! Quit it. Quit it!.
The perfectly toasted marshmallows.
A little kitty who watches everything I do…very, very closely….
even from a silly box.
Good old Mary Poppins floating through a Starry, Starry Night.
The positively perfect breakfast.
Seeing this familiar car with the Arkansas plates in front of me, even if it was just for a week or so.
Pictures of the new Rexburg temple under construction.
Picking a dvd to watch with the grandkids. Nim’s Island won.
My daughter-in-law’s new book Light Among the Shadows.
How about you? What are you loving right now?
