365 - #219 (night light)

The State Capitol's night light...

same light during the day



365 - #217-218 (butterflies)

365 - #216 (stability)

One thing I love about this playground is that it's surrounded by oak trees, which shade the play area.  This week I noticed all the roots....they're huge.  And it occurred to me that without all those roots, the playground area wouldn't be as strong and secure.  There are so many trees, that if they were all removed, the land would literally cave in.

And I thought of our lives.  If our lives are rooted in the Word (which is strong, secure, reliable, pure), then we will be strong, secure, reliable & pure, too.  And others will benefit from being in our lives.
But if our roots are rotten and filled with disease (of the heart), they will easily cause our lives to cave in.

Isaiah 61:3

They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.

365 - #214-215 (Pumpkin Cookies)

PUMPKINS have arrived!!!  And you know what that means, right?  Yes, it's time to bake all things pumpkin again! 

I love to bake!  And Fall is the season for baking....I know, I know, it's not quite Fall yet.  But, since the pumpkins have arrived....let the baking begin!!

This was the first time I made these cookies.  And they were DELICIOUS!!  Everyone liked them!

They're soft and moist and have a cream cheese glaze.  They taste like little pumpkin pies with a treat on top.

The recipe came from my favorite cookbook:  Passion for Baking

I haven't made a recipe I didn't like from this book.

Mmmmm.....for those who want the recipe, comment on this post, I'll send it to you ;)

365 - #213 (rope)

365 - #212 (funky ladder)

that's not as easy to climb as it looks...

365 - #211 (playtime)

It's been a while since I've taken my girls to the park.  I used to take them all the time when they were younger.  One thing I loved was that I always met new people there.  There was always a mom who was willing to chat while we watched our kids play. 

Being home so much, it's hard to find opportunities to meet people outside my circle of church, and co-op. So, I was pleasantly refreshed when I was able to meet a new mom at the park this week. She was a new homeschool mom with lots of questions, so we had lots to talk about.  I left realizing that I missed that part of going to the park.  So, even though my kids are older and are having a hard time thinking of things to do at the park, I think I'll make it to the park more often.

I'm sure we can think of "older kid" things to do there, and I'll get my fill of new people :)

Where do you meet new people, outside of your circle of friends?