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Dear Friends,

It is a cloudy, frosty day today~but we know that Mother Nature is just being coy, and that Spring is on its way! The snow is turning into muddy, mushy slush, the Brewer's blackbirds have returned, and the house finches have begun their springtime song. The days are getting lighter and longer, and our spirits are beginning to awaken to the prospects of the new growth which will soon be upon us!

Yesterday Mr. Graham was informed by his work that his job will be eliminated in one month. Strangely, this news came as a bit of a relief, since we had been praying for guidance in how to find him a new job and us a new home in the near future. Now we just have to find the new job and home ;) ! As some of you know, we are also expecting a baby in a few months, so that should make life interesting, indeed!

We know that whatever the future holds, we are in God's very capable hands, and that His plans are to bless us in every way. We do hope that we can find our dream cottage, with woods nearby, and perhaps a little creek or pond, as well.

Meanwhile, we have begun to go through and get rid of things already (No sense procrastinating!), including six boxes of books (sadly) and a large Christmas cactus to our local library. We wish our blog friends lived closer, as we would gift you with a few books and houseplants, too!

The girls have been looking at creative Bento (Japanese) lunches on the internet, and decided to come up with some creative meals, themselves~

Not bad for starters :) ~

The girls and I are also making monthly magazines for our dolls.

AnnaMarie's is for lady dolls, and is called "Apron Pockets".

Audrey's is for girls and is called "Anna Banana".

Tasha's is the "Nature Bature Newsletter"

And mine is an upside down/right side up magazine for children called "The Merry Little Housekeeper/Harry the Little Mousekeeper"(Illustrated by Audrey and Tasha).

That should keep us out of trouble for a while!

Here is a poem from our Commonplace Book we feel is fitting to our lives at the present:

Waiting
By John Burroughs

Serene, I fold my hands and wait,
Nor care for wind, nor tide, nor sea;
I rave no more 'gainst time or fate,
For lo! my own shall come to me.

I stay my haste, I make delays,
For what avails this eager pace?
I stand amid the eternal ways,
And what is mine shall know my face.

The waters know their own, and draw
The brook that springs in yonder heights.
So flowers the good with equal law
Unto the soul of pure delights.

The stars come nightly to the sky;
The tidal wave unto the sea;
Nor time, nor space, nor deep, nor high,
Can keep my own away from me.

We hope that spring is winging her way near you as well, our dear friends.

Until next time,

Love,

Marqueta