Maybe I Can if I Try

Here is a little song inspired by Alathea English and her willingness to try!

With Jesus beside me says I says I
Maybe I can if I try I try
Maybe I will if I dry my eyes
Maybe I can if I try

Jesus I'm scared hold my hand
It feels like I'm falling help me stand
Now your love for me is all that matters I see
and this sets me free so I can try

Jesus I'm sinking rescue me
It feels like I'm drowning in the sea
but  your love around me sets my feet on the ground
if we do this together I can try

Barton Hills

Out in the Barton Hills today for a fun outing with the girls and Alathea's kite.

Little Gidding

Little Gidding gets it's name from "giddy" describing the prayer, praise and delight of a relationship with the living God. Ferrar House, where we stayed last weekend, has been a house of prayer on and off since the 1600s. There is also a connection to a poem written by T.S. Elliot which Betsy knew about from her literature studies at university. To our surprise and delight the weather was near perfect and the trees and rape seed fields were in full bloom. The pheasants were crowing, the songbirds chirping, the lambs bleating and the horses clopping. This was just what we were looking for in a place of solitude to seek the Lord.

Ferrar House

Steeple Gidding

Inside Steeple Gidding

Shady Bench

Badger Hole?

Reclining

They'll come home

T.S Elliot's Sties

Bank Holiday means Grandies

Since we have season tickets for Blenheim it seemed a good call to check out the Joust at Blenheim on Bank Holiday weekend. Mayday celebrations were to take place on Sunday in Oxford but we missed those and enjoyed almost perfect weather for the Joust. Here are a few highlights.

                                     The knockdown!

The Blue Team

The Red Team

The Home Team

The Friendly Giant

Nothing better than the Playground

In the midst of the Maze

The Butterfly Garden

Preening Pair

Weekend in Seattle then Home again Home again

We had one last flurry of visiting, played a little baseball with Elijah in the park, piano with Clementine, good meals at the Wargo BandB, dinner with Susie and Dick, plus hot weather to make you sweat! Thanks to you all for memory moments.

It's been a Birthday Week

Titus turned 4 this week and he had parties over the weekend with cousins and friends and us grandparents and our friends. The party continued with Tigger movies and Leggos and M&M cookies. The favorite things for Titus though was being with family. "I miss my cousins" he said as they left.

Climbing Cousins

Fun with the Fam

Leggo Challenge

He likes the cookie

Tigger movie in costume

Where's all the candles?

The Family minus Hurtland North

Five Amigos

Sunny Days with Titus

We finally made it to the sunshiny South and that means a hot time in the old Park with Titus.

                                     Hide and Seek is always in style

                                              Go round round

Boy and Stick

Boy and Rock

Boy and Jump

Boy and Swing

Boy and Ride