I’ll share more soon!
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If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you’ll know that Athena’s nephew and niece, Skye and Raven, have been living with us for a little over the last three months. If you missed the introductory posts, they are here and here. You can see other images of them by scrolling through the blog.
Anyway, the kids left to go home just under an hour ago! I feel relieved — taking care of four preschoolers is exhausting! I’ll look forward to likely seeing them again in a few months on Josiah’s birthday.
Knowing that this was going to be the last time I’d see them for awhile, I took some images of the kids yesterday and this morning to share with you. Enjoy!
I think our life can now return to normal — whatever “normal” for us is!
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Wow! Nine years ago Athena married me — isn’t she cute? The photo above is from over three and a half years ago — she may not look it, but Athena was eight months pregnant with Josiah.
In honor of my anniversary, here’s a bit of poetry for you, from a song I’ve been enjoying recently; “Mercy of the Flame,” by Mark Heard:
You can’t recall me on my own
And you are amused
But this knot is not a noose
I love her
I’d do it all again
Don’t pity meI know what I’m doing
I don’t even feel the pain
Love ignites
And I have been so long
At the mercy of the flameShe’s a fever in my bones
I’ll never get well
You can laugh and you can tell I’m hopeless
I’ll take that chance
Don’t pity meI know what I’m doing
I don’t even feel the pain
Love ignites
And I have been so long
At the mercy of the flameAt the mercy of a fever
I’m wax in the sun
Oh-she’s more than a flame
And I’ll gladly be burned
I’ll gladly be burnedHave my senses taken leave
I doubt if you know
You just see me growing old
But I feel it
I feel the same as always
Don’t pity meI know what I’m doing
I don’t even feel the pain
Love ignites
And I have been so long
At the mercy of the flame
And a bit more love poetry for you, from Song of Songs (from The Message):
You’re beautiful from head to toe, my dear love,
beautiful beyond compare, absolutely flawless.Come with me from Lebanon, my bride.
Leave Lebanon behind, and come.
Leave your high mountain hideaway.
Abandon your wilderness seclusion,
Where you keep company with lions
and panthers guard your safety.You’ve captured my heart, dear friend.
You looked at me, and I fell in love.
One look my way and I was hopelessly in love!How beautiful your love, dear, dear friend —
far more pleasing than a fine, rare wine,
your fragrance more exotic than select spices.The kisses of your lips are honey, my love,
every syllable you speak a delicacy to savor.
I’ll avoid quoting the parts that might, uh, embarrass you, and let you read the rest (of chapter four) yourself.
I’m off to take Athena out for an anniversary date — bye!
]]>Skye (who usually does not like to have his picture taken) a few days after he came to stay with us:
My sister was watching the kids for me one day while I got packed for a trip; I came out of the office, and this is what I saw. I ran to get my camera!
Raven eating (and looking remarkably clean while she does it — only a few crumbs on her shirt!):
This girl absolutely loves to talk on the phone! Actually, she loves to pretend to talk. She hangs up the real phone if we let her hold it!
Mmmmmmm, sweet window light — I love it!
Look forward to more images of all of us in the coming days. (Um, I’ll change that. You won’t see more than a couple of me. I need to hand the camera off to Athena more often — I’m not that good at self portraits!)
]]>Here’s my niece, Raven. Yeah, she really is quite cute — though quite a handful!
Here’s the handsome young man — my nephew, Skye.
Yeah, living in a house with four preschool age kids is a little crazy!
Stay tuned and I’ll share a few more of my favorites with you!
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