sweetness

ian said to me today, "mommy, you're so strong."

wow.

a statement like that coming from my baby about me. i was surprised. one usually hears that being said about dad. the physical side of strength anyway.

i have heard this from others, though. about my being 'one of the strongest women i know,' and statements to that effect. i don't know... i just am who i am and i do what i do.

that reminds me of ian's version of 'twinkle twinkle little star':

"twinkle, twinkle, little star, how i wonder what i do...."

sweet.

funny...

ian, speaking about his favorite star wars character: "my favorite starbuck is toyota."

a sunflower garden & three bees

this photo is of ian sitting beneath a trellis that Brian built that now graces the children's garden at our church, flanked on either side by some mammoth sunflowers.



while shooting the garden pics, i caught site of three bees on one of the sunflowers. this brought joy to my heart. if you want to know why [if you don't already], search my blogpost on "the significance of bees".



I AM SMILING TODAY!

Ian on the farm

ian loves my new job.... he gets to ride on tractors!