Rainy Day

A steady rain has been falling most of the day today, like the steadiness of your heart beating inside your body, constantly maintaining life. The rain outside is, as well, maintaining life and helping the earth around us recover from the severe drought we have been in since this summer.

I love what a rainy day does for my soul. I thank God for giving us days like this, because they slows me down and quiet my heart. We've had lovely piano music playing in the background today and the girls are still in their pajamas from this morning even though it is 1:30 in the afternoon. I can tell the rain and the music quieted their souls as well because they were better behaved, more quiet than usual, and seem more contented. They are napping now, and I'm sitting here watching the rain and thanking God for all of the blessings He has poured down upon us.

Kyla has starting writing letters now and writing some names of her family and friends. She surprised me yesterday with showing me how to spell her friend's name "Ella" and "Josh" and her grandma, "GaGa". I guess she might be ready to start learning to read! So, as we get ready to start doing some homeschool for preschool I bought the book "Teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons" since it was so highly recommended by several of my homeschooling mom friends.

Avery is talking small sentences now and turned 20 months old on March 5th! She says things like, "Home, mommy" (She often wants to go back home when we are out in big crowds...my little introvert) or "Where Mommy go?", today she said "be scused?" (be exused?) from eating lunch!

I hope you have a wonderful day today, friends! And I want to say a special "hello" to all our California friends, you are always in our hearts and on our minds and we love and miss you every single day. What a dear place you have in my heart...each and everyone of you. Each of my friendships with our friends in Los Angeles and Simi Valley are so unique, special and long-lasting. Here's a big hug from across the miles!