Oak Tree in an Acorn: October 2009

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Blog Recess

Here are a few things we have been up to over the last two months....

Crafts

Visiting with Family

Visiting with Friends

Exploring the Outdoors

Celebrating Birthdays

Celebrating Fall

Exercising

Patiently Waiting for Change

Growing Closer as Sisters

She's got Potty Power!

G has Potty Power! Any parent or person who works with toddlers knows what I mean and what a big deal it is to the toddler and the parents! Bye-bye diapers and congratulations G!!

Here it is Oct. 27, 2009, which is exactly two months from my last blog entry. I'm really not a slacker...well, not too much of one any way; we have been doing things that I could have been blogging about but we have just been busy with life. That doesn't sound like a very good excuse does it? I don't want to bore you with the details. I just want you to know that I'm ready to forge ahead and give my blog a little more attention and to say sorry for the delay.

Why the title, "Oak Tree in an Acorn"?

Well, really it's all about perspective when raising the girls. It helps me to think about the grand scheme of parenting and remember that what we do now affects how our little acorns will grow. Like an oak tree, we want them to be strong in their words and deeds, be able to withstand life's storms, set and reach their goals, and be people that others can lean on and trust.

We have an oak tree planted in our yard that came from an acorn my dad planted in a pot. This acorn came from a huge oak tree that was planted in the backyard of my dad's childhood home. My dad's father also planted this tree from an acorn he found on his hunting lease in the early 1960's. Our tree is thus a family heirloom, a "family tree".

It was the year of Olivia's birth when we planted our little sapling. It looked so very sad that winter with no leaves; it was, basically, like a stick rooted in the ground. Five years later, though, it stands 9 feet tall, and we continue to nurture it and watch it grow. We hope one year it will produce acorns of its own, and we can continue to pass on this family heirloom. We hope to remember it's example of how each acorn has the potential to be an oak tree, and how our acorns, Olivia and Genevieve, will one day, with help from God, become mighty oak trees themselves.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Blog Recess

She's got Potty Power!

Two Month Long Hiatus