Treasured Moments (1)

Do you find yourself falling into a pattern of daily grind, skipping the 'fun' activities because you don't have time or lack energy?

Do creative arts, nature walks, drama, read alouds or spontaneous acts seem only a distant dream in your life?

Yet these Treasured Moments shared with loved ones uplift us, nurture our soul, remind us of the beauty and joy in our lives.

We want Treasured Moments for ourselves, for our children, for our families but how can we make it happen?

... Commitment ... Encouragement ... Support ... Ideas ... Plans.

You are invited to join us at the end of every week and share your plans and ideas, your targets and goals and your stories ... your 'Treasured Moments'. In this way we may inspire one another, encourage ourselves and start achieving our dreams. Hosted by Erin at Seven Little Australians and Counting

My Treasured Moments this week are:  

1. Taking time with the children to enjoy our trip to the city for an appointment, and having lunch together rather than just rushing back home.  

2. Working together in the garden, planning our new space for a greenhouse and potting up more herbs. We all got involved, and I was so happy to see the children get excited about some new projects.


3. Both children are getting more creative with their cooking, so I'm having to relax and let that happen so they can learn. Timeframes for mealtimes need to be a little more lenient until the methods are well established. There are just so many lessons to learn when preparing food.  So, many treasured moments in the kitchen, and in the eating afterwards!

4. Mariposa worked on a lovely pastel picture, as well as a cake from a new recipe, to give to her horseriding teacher. The joy she had in presenting this was so lovely.  

5. We took another impromptu moment yesterday to catch up with friends for a cuppa. Four mums and ten children had an absolute ball relaxing for afternoon tea and a chat (well, and a few other boisterous games with the children!)

To join in you are welcome to add your post on Seven Little Australians and Counting using the Mr. Linky form (please link to the individual post) and include a link back to Erins post. If you haven't a blog we would still love to hear your voice, just leave your stories in the comments