Edgar the Sick Ghost Helper

One of my wonderful first grade teacher friends came up with a fun idea--she thought of a pretend a character named Edgar the ghost helper, who helps out sick ghosts who say, "Ehhh" {the sound of short vowel e}!  I loved this idea, and decided to come up with a few little things to go along with our ghost helping friend named Edgar.  I wrote the silly poem above--and it was read aloud as an introduction to the station activity pictures below.  Our first "write the room" station choice this year was to go find the sick ghosts saying "Ehhhh" that were hanging around the room, and record the words they found on the ghosts onto their own ghost page.

Sometimes...

Sometimes...
Life can be difficult.

It's been a little
that way for us lately.

Our son has Crohn's Disease.
Crohn's is nasty.
No two ways about it.

Nasty.


We are using means.
We are not flying solo.
We are praying for wisdom.
We are consulting with physicians.
We are seeking the LORD.

The Great Physician.

What a blessing it is
to know that HE is in perfect
and Sovereign control.
HE does not give more than
we can bear.

Ever.

God's Grace is evident
in the life of our son.
He says that he has nothing
to complain about!
He continues to be thankful.

What a rebuke.
What a blessing.


Today our Pastor
preached from Philippians.
How encouraging it was!

"Finally, my brethren,
rejoice in the Lord."
~ Philippians 3:1a ~

We don't rejoice in circumstances.
Sometimes circumstances are hard.

We rejoice in the Lord.
We can always do that!
Think of what HE has done for us!

"Yea doubtless,
and I count all things but loss
for the excellency of the
knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord:
for whom I have suffered the loss
of all things,
and do count them but dung,
that I may win Christ,

And be found in him,
not having mine own righteousness,
which is of the law,
but that which is
through the faith of Christ,
the righteousness which
is of God by faith:

That I may know Him,
and the power of his resurrection,
and the fellowship of his sufferings,
being made conformable unto his death;

If by any means I might attain unto
the resurrection of the dead.

Not as though I had already attained,
either were already perfect:
but I follow after,
if that I may apprehend that for which
also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus."

~ Philippians 3:8-12 ~


How Precious HE is!

May the LORD give you
the grace you need
this day
to face whatever it is
you must face.
HE is Faithful!
Look to HIM.

Many Blessings,
Camille

**Photos courtesy of Emma ~
Thank you my little love xo

New DT members

After much deliberation, we have reached a decision and picked our new team members.  I'd like to say a huge thank you to all the people who applied and hope you will try again the next time.  The successful crafters were:

Michelle

Alan

Tracy

Sandra

You'll see their work over the next couple of challenges and I'm sure you'll love their work as much as we do.  Congratulations to you all.

Oven Baked Hash Browned Potatoes

Jennifer Jo and I seem to
have similar taste buds.
I like her recipes.

And this was no exception.

And...
it's EASY!

And...
MULTIPLY-ABLE.
(Is that a word?)

You can make these for a few
or for many.
It all depends on how many potatoes
you begin with.

Oh YUM!!

Head on over to Jennifer Jo's
for her recipe for these fabulous
Oven-Baked Hash Browns!

You won't be sorry you did.
Your family will thank you.

The End.

Blessings,
Camille

Winners and Top 3 (challenges 20 & 21)

So, I'm back with winners and top3 awards to give away.

For Challenge 20, we had a $25 gift certificate from Peachy Keen Stamps.  I used random.org to generate the winning number and it chose #1 - Salma.  Please email me on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk and I'll pass your info on to the sponsor.

The top 3 for challenge 20 were:

7 - Alicia

18 - Doreen

48 - Coops

Well done girls.  Grab our top 3 blinkie from the sidebar and add it to your own.

For Challenge 21, we had 3 digistamps of choice from Fresh Brewed Designs.  Again I used random.org and the winner was #6 - Hazel.  Take a look over at Fresh Brewed Designs and let me know which 3 images you'd like.  Email me your choices on cardsformen@donnasden.co.uk

The top 3 for challenge 21 were:

9 - Pinky

13 - Ellie

27 - Joyce

Well done girls.  Grab our top 3 blinkie from the sidebar and add it to your own.

Finally, I'd like to thank everyone who made an entry for our DT call.   After much deliberation, we have managed to whittle it down and I will be emailing the winners over the next few days.  We really appreciate the efforts you all put in, but we (unfortunately) couldn't take you all.

That's it for now!

We've Got a Bat Mobile...

We don't have Batman, but we do have his Bat Mobile...well, sort of.  As we learned all kinds of interesting facts about bats last week, the kids placed cool new bat facts they learned on our "Bat Fact Mobile!"  We also recorded all of our new learning in our Bat Fact Journals, complete with hand drawn bat diagrams, foods that different bats eat, types of bats, and a design for a button to wear to show people that bats really aren't all that bad!

Just Us Girls

Auntie Beverley invited us
to come for a visit.
She lives three to four hours
away from us ~
depending on the ferry traffic.

We went.

We are so
thankful that we did!

Just us girls.
Just the three of us.
Auntie Beverley stayed all cozy
in her place across the lawn.

And we stayed within view
in her sweet guest house.
Isn't it just
A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E.??

We arrived in time for a
wonderful home-cooked meal
last Thursday evening.

Then we ventured up to
*our place* and my girl and
I snuggled in the big bed
and watched "Sarah Plain and Tall"
on a little portable DVD player.

We ate popcorn.

Friday morning we got up
and prepped for the day.
We had quiet time together.
We packed the van.

We took a few *self-timed* photos.

And then...
We headed across the lawn to
have breakfast with our precious Auntie.
How lovely it was to be able
to spend some special time with her!

Here we are...
Just the three of us
in Auntie Beverley's sweet sitting area
just off the kitchen.

The view from the lower level
of the main house...
isn't it AMAZING??

Auntie Beverley lives on a cliff
and...
she has beach access.
A little walk along the beach
was in order.

Good thing I packed boots
for my girl! :)

Emma enjoyed exploring.
We found some amazing shells!
This beach is relatively untouched ~
A wonderful sampling of
God's glorious creation.

Back up the bulkhead...

We went into town
and shopped.
We visited a lovely
little bakery for lunch.
And then...

We travelled home!

It was a
W.O.N.D.E.R.F.U.L.
31-hour retreat.
Thank you so much for
having us stay with you
Auntie Beverley!

Lots of Love,
Emma and Camille
XOXO