tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37392752011-04-21T17:47:36.354-07:00Jenny's Heart & Homejennysilliman@gmail.comJenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comBlogger531100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-1133804401890288022005-12-05T09:22:00.000-08:002008-10-07T05:37:23.984-07:00(Updated October 2008.)Welcome to the blog of Jenny Silliman!I am a homemaker, a wife to Cliff since 1980 and a mother of eight wonderful children ages 26 to 5, as of this writing, Fall 2008. I am a Christian with a desire to encourage others as they seek to follow the Lord Jesus. I especially enjoy sharing and encouraging other mothers and homemakers. I have an e-newsletter (to subscribe send a Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-1133799580936530922005-12-05T08:19:00.000-08:002008-10-03T12:36:51.059-07:00The Proverbs 31 Woman Coloring BookOriginally uploaded by jenniferesilliman. The Proverbs 31 WomanColoring BookBy Jenny SillimanUSA $5.00The 28 coloring pages from seven years of Joyful Heart magazine (no longer in publication) have all been compiled into a coloring book for girls of all ages. Jenny’s delightful drawings picture women busy with activities such as cooking, sewing and gardening. OnJenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-1133799350486955072005-12-05T08:15:00.000-08:002005-12-05T08:15:50.490-08:00A peek inside The Proverbs 31 Woman Coloring Book A peek inside The Proverbs 31 Woman Coloring Book Originally uploaded by jenniferesilliman. Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-1133799053443480242005-12-05T08:10:00.000-08:002008-10-07T05:43:55.281-07:00Say Yes To LifeOriginally uploaded by jenniferesilliman. Say Yes To LifeBy Jenny SillimanUSA $5.00A poem in which a mother shares her struggle to obey God’s command to be fruitful and multiply and let Him be Lord in the area of birth control. Includes a reading list, an Introduction by Cliff Silliman, and twenty “Say Yes To Life” Scriptures. How do you view children? The Bible says children are aJenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-1133798897049422512005-12-05T08:08:00.000-08:002008-10-03T12:39:19.906-07:00Jenny's Twenty ListsOriginally uploaded by jenniferesilliman. Jenny's Twenty Listsfor the HomemakerBy Jenny SillimanUSA $7.001. 12 Table Manners2. 30 Meal Ideas for Monthly Planning3. Grocery List For Reproduction4. Twenty Housekeeping Hints5. List of Kitchen Supplies6. 12 Ways to Have More Energy7. Twenty Tips for Better Sleep8. Twenty House Cleaning Time Savers9. 100 Read Aloud Childrens' Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-1133798645606316962005-12-05T08:04:00.000-08:002008-10-03T12:40:11.470-07:00Home RemediesOriginally uploaded by jenniferesilliman. Home RemediesBy Jenny Silliman $5 plus shippingA helpful illustrated booklet packed with helpful ideas.Chapter Titles:"Grandma Treatment" for ColdsHerbs, A Gift from GodEar Cleaning and Ear CandlesHoney for Health and HealingApple Cider VinegarHow to Have More EnergyDepression Remedies from the BibleJenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-1133679662403583782005-12-03T22:43:00.000-08:002008-10-03T12:42:45.121-07:00ORDER FORMfor booklets by Jenny SillimanQuantity Title Price______ Proverbs 31 Woman Coloring Book $5.00 __________ Say Yes To Life $5.00 __________Jenny's Twenty Lists $7.00 __________Home Remedies $5.00 __________Breastfeeding & Fertility $12____SHIPPING $____Shipping is $5 per order in U.S. for 1 to 7 booklets.For a larger order please contact Jenny for shipping cost.Total enclosed: $ ______Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-943952882003-05-15T08:48:00.000-07:002003-05-15T08:50:46.000-07:00For Mama's Eyes Only
Last night I snuggled up with seven-week-old Baby Peter and we were ready for a nurse when I glanced down at him with love filled eyes and found him returning the sentiments. He gazed at me with the utmost of love and
appreciation with his wide open blue eyes, curled up lashes and gaping mouth. I said to Cliff, "Honey, can you look over my shoulder for a minute?"
Cliff Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-910615732003-03-20T07:12:00.000-08:002003-03-20T07:12:09.466-08:00Jenny's Journal: "Follow that Cool Belly!"
by Jenny Silliman jennysilliman@juno.com
March 20, 2003
Question: When a couple is expecting a baby any day, what do ya get when the mother wears size XL and the father, that stands at 6 foot 3, and also wears size XL?
A. An XL baby belly.
B. A public spectacle.
C. A conversation topic.
***D. All of the above. *** You guessed right!
I'm not a Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-904443012003-03-09T23:44:00.000-08:002003-03-09T23:44:28.890-08:00Jenny's Twenty Beautiful Birth Ideas
jennysilliman@juno.com March 8, 2003
The birth of a child, an eternal life, is a holy event. With some
thought, preparation and planning, a birth can be an incredibly beautiful
occasion. The presence of God is awesome--the sense of His nearness gives
you the awareness you are participating in something sacred. This time of
bonding and closeness, not only Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-894770562003-02-20T20:31:00.000-08:002003-02-20T20:31:13.446-08:00February 2003
"Vitamin C Reduces Labor Pain By Half!" by Jenny Silliman jennysilliman@juno.com
(Please feel free to forward this e-mail!)
VITAMIN C REDUCES LABOR PAIN!
Excerpt taken from the book:
"Prescription for Nutritional Healing"
1933, 1990 by Dr. Balch, Page 269:
"Nutritional Health in Pregnancy
Vitamin C, suggested dosage 1,000 to 4,000 mg
each hour Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-894167112003-02-19T22:12:00.000-08:002003-02-19T22:15:36.000-08:00Today is my 45th birthday! I am looking forward to celebrating with family and friends. Fresh strawberries for breakfast!
One of our sons commented: "Wow! Mama, you have lived a long, long time! I can't imagine living 45 years!" LOL
For special birthday gifts our boys are helping me do some gardening and some household "fix its" and Valerie is going to help me sew up two new blouses so I Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-876902732003-01-19T11:54:00.000-08:002003-01-19T11:54:09.953-08:00"The Baby Dresser"
by Jenny Silliman jennysilliman@juno.com
January 14, 2003
I have used the baby dresser for several of our children. It was a garage
sale find and used to be orange. I had it stripped and I painted it
ivory. After a couple of moves, and much use, it is scraped up and badly
in need of a new coat of paint. Recently, with the "nesting" instinct of
our baby due in less than ten Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-876902512003-01-19T11:53:00.000-08:002003-01-19T11:53:22.483-08:00Our apologies to all who come to this blog to find nothing new. I, Jenny's daughter will now be posting the things my mother writes and hopefully that will increase the frequency. My mother is due in 9 weeks, and her mind is on things such as painting baby dressers. Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-849324272002-11-22T09:47:00.000-08:002002-11-22T09:47:41.520-08:00The Potty Train
Once a friend stopped by when we were potty training Stephen several years ago. She asked, "Are you potty training?" Stephen only heard the part about the train and started chug chugging around the room and and shouting, "Choo choo!"
This has stuck as an inside joke in our family. Sometimes as someone empties the potty chair one of us will say, "Chugga chugga choo choo!" We Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-842558442002-11-08T16:33:00.000-08:002002-11-08T16:33:41.356-08:00Baby Thoughts at 20 Weeks
Yep. 3 am. I'm awake again. I've already gone to the bathroom two times.
Well, I'll just sit here in my chair awhile because I'm wide awake.
I feel Baby flutter kick. Aha. Baby is awake too. Yes, I remember now.
God, You are just getting me ready for those precious middle-of-the-night
wide-awake-baby feed-and-play-and-get-to-know-each-other times.
I'm twenty Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-838901852002-11-01T12:49:00.000-08:002002-11-01T12:49:33.933-08:00Jenny's Take Off on the Rubber Duckie Song
(Hint: Have fun with your little ones, Mama!)
Mama Darlin'
You're the one
You make bath time
So much fun
Mama Darlin'
I'm awfully fond of you.
Every time you
Put me into the tubby
That is when you start to singin'
"Scrubba dubba dubby."
Mama Darlin'
You're the one
You make bath time
So much fun
Mama Darlin'
I'm awfully fond of
Mama Darlin'
I'm Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-832168032002-10-19T09:28:00.000-07:002002-10-19T09:28:38.290-07:00Sharing Silliman Smiles
As Luke (he will be 3 years old next Friday) snuggled next to me in bed
this morning I quoted him this poem.
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy
Was he?
Luke's reply, "He no bear. He bee."
I guess, to Luke, Fuzzy Wuzzy is more buzzy than fuzzy.
So I decided to try another one.
Mares eat oats and
Does eat oats and
Little Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-827950382002-10-10T08:37:00.000-07:002002-10-10T08:37:43.136-07:00God's Provision--a Continuation of Jenny's House Story
Are you in suspense? Good! Oh, it is so fun for me to write of God's glorious provision of a house, and not just any old house but an honest to goodness HOME for the Silliman family here in Sequim, Washington. Sequim (pronounced skwim, rhymes with swim) is located about 50 miles east of the Pacific Coast and we live only 8 miles from the Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-826919542002-10-08T08:36:00.000-07:002002-10-08T08:36:27.440-07:00Seattle and Poetry
Yesterday Valerie and I had a day in the city, the city of Seattle. Valerie drove the whole time with her permit which was wonderful practice for her and she did an excellent job. We took the ferry and enjoyed standing out on deck. In returning to our car to disembark we misplaced it for about five panicky minutes, but we found it right where we left it.
City driving with Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-825570182002-10-05T07:17:00.000-07:002002-10-05T07:17:04.903-07:00As school is now in full swing again and the apple harvest season is upon us, I came upon this poem that our family enjoys and I thought you might enjoy it too!
The Apple Pie Alphabet
By Kate Greenaway
A is an apple pie;
B bit it;
C cut it;
D dealt it;
E got to eat it;
F fought for it;
G got it;
H had it;
I ignored it;
J jumped for it;
K kept it;
L lunched on it;
M munched on it;
O opened it;
PJenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-825214942002-10-04T09:30:00.000-07:002002-10-04T09:30:17.103-07:00What About College?
Yesterday I received a question about how a young adult could go to college if they had not schooled traditionally, used textbooks, or fulfilled government school requirements. We've been through this so I'm a good one to answer this question and I can at least share our experience.
You know you kind of would like to keep all your children tidy and safe, lined up on the Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-824681482002-10-03T07:49:00.000-07:002002-10-03T07:51:00.000-07:00The Question of Textbooks
> Dear Jenny,
>
> I'm just taking a break from teaching my 4 year old how to read
> with "Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons" and I
> read your answer to Pamela's question. It hit home with me.
> I'm bashing him over the head with lesson 6 and getting nowhere.
>So, how do you teach your children
> to read if it's not from a textbook?
> How do you letJenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-824630472002-10-03T05:24:00.000-07:002002-10-03T07:49:40.000-07:00The Homeschooling Mother Quote
"Housework, sewing, customers: how, when you have your work always in your hands, do you keep four children from straying?…She kept us on the long leash of an endless rope of language, looping and knotting us as firmly to her as ever she stitched edge to edge in a seam…. Like a conjurer she kept us busy, kept us interested, kept us occupied, kept us fascinated, Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-824523732002-10-02T21:36:00.000-07:002002-10-02T21:36:34.990-07:00New Template
I have shed the confining blogskin that I outgrew. Ahhh... Room to stretch out and enjoy my verbosity.Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-823151982002-09-30T08:04:00.000-07:002002-09-30T08:04:30.456-07:00Love Immeasurable
I always ask my children if they know how much I love them. They know the answer to the question. "You love me oceans and oceans full."
When Valerie and I came home from the Above Rubies retreat there was much hugging and kissing like we had been gone for weeks instead of two nights. Stephen asked, "Do you know how much I love you, Mama?" I didn't know. He told me. "I love Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-823144262002-09-30T07:46:00.000-07:002002-09-30T07:50:03.000-07:00Teach the Love of Learning
Dear Jenny,
Hello. I have been wondering something. How did you have time to teach your daughter to quilt. I read in something you sent about that. How do you teach things like that and book work? We want our children to have abundant living skills. We live on a farm. They know much about raising animals and caring for them. Our son who is 9 is able to do " man's" workJenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-822332372002-09-28T06:04:00.000-07:002002-09-28T06:04:21.850-07:00Baby Update
Three questions I am commonly asked regarding my pregnancy. How are you feeling? How far along are you? How far along were you last time?
I am feeling great. I am 13 weeks. Our precious Baby Sol died at 17 weeks and was miscarried at 20 weeks. The next six weeks we will continue to pray, but even harder, for God's grace and peace to carry me and my family through.
Stephen, age 5,Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-817683522002-09-18T05:02:00.000-07:002002-09-18T05:02:53.260-07:00We Lifted Up Our Voice to God in Unity
Want a faith booster?
Remember how I wrote about my friend Jo and how, just as we were trying to buy our house, she was trying to trust God with the SALE of her house, that has been for sale to no avail for months and months? They had only 3 weeks left till escrow closed on the house they bought in CA near their children. Remember how after lunch we went Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-816488462002-09-15T17:58:00.000-07:002002-09-15T17:58:55.463-07:00Mud Flinging Filliman
Luke, age 2, is devoted to his brother Stephen, age 5. He copies everything Stephen says and does. I told Stephen I wrote all about him on my blog because he is so interesting. And, of course, Luke said, "Me too!"
Yesterday Luke got a bee sting. Well you wouldn't believe where! Yep, the same exact place as Stephen, inner upper thigh, and even the same leg! I wouldn't have Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-815920272002-09-14T04:59:00.000-07:002002-09-14T04:59:51.410-07:00Bee Understanding
After a bee sting on the inner upper thigh our five-year-old son, Stephen, has had quite and interest in the creatures. We pulled out three books on bees and have read all about the queen, drone and worker bees, how the hive functions, and the parts of the bee. The stinger full of poison positioned on the head of the worker bee has quite captured Stevie's attention as the mud Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-815918352002-09-14T04:43:00.000-07:002002-09-14T04:43:04.140-07:00The Questioning Atheist
Our third born, our son David, is almost 16. He works part time with a Christian man doing remodeling on a restaurant. He told us he not only likes David’s work he likes working with David. We have watched our son blossom. He is enjoying an ongoing conversation with a questioning atheist. The atheist told David he should get away from his parents to find out their faith isJenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-815064192002-09-12T07:18:00.000-07:002002-09-12T07:18:14.346-07:00Manipulative Math
Mama, "David, did you do your math today?"
David, "Well I did some math. When my alarm went off this morning I figured out how many more minutes of sleep I had before I had to get up."
Mama, "Did you also figure out you have two lessons of math to do tomorrow?"Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-814575342002-09-11T07:40:00.000-07:002002-09-11T07:40:44.213-07:00Reminiscent of Chariots
After his first cross country meet David was asked by a younger brother, "Did you win?"
David's response: "It is not about winning. It is about learning to run and running my best."
David ran, on an average, a twelve minute mile. (Three miles total on uneven terrain!) My "brisk" two mile walk in the morning takes me about an hour. Oh to be 16 again! (Ha! Don't kid Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-814574782002-09-11T07:39:00.000-07:002002-09-11T07:39:30.636-07:00'Notherworld Awareness
Comment by David, (age 16 end of Sept.) on the way to Sequim High School for his first cross country meet: "Sequim High School students live in a whole 'nother world."Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-814574512002-09-11T07:38:00.000-07:002002-09-11T07:38:53.430-07:00Trusting in Sovereignty
We are going to see another loan officer today. One that supposedly helps people like us with low credit scores.
God's sovereignty is a comfort. Either we begin to pay a mortgage here, or come November we will be moving. There is a third option actually. Some how the Lord God could provide 170,000 dollars for a debt free home.
I am peacefully singing that ol' Doris DayJenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-814052142002-09-10T07:26:00.000-07:002002-09-10T07:26:29.950-07:00Subjective Reality
After being turned down for a house loan yesterday I read _Eeyore Has A Birthday_ for a bedtime story for Stephen and Luke (and me.) I could completely relate to A.A. Milne's delightful scenario of Piglet running pel mel with a big red balloon.
"Piglet had gone back to his own house to get Eeyore's balloon. He held it very tightly against himself, so that is shouldn't blow awayJenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-813112902002-09-08T04:50:00.000-07:002002-09-08T04:50:26.743-07:00Muddy Dreams
So, the question is, where does Stephen's mud selling dreams come from? No, I've had no dreams or aspirations to sell mud. Soap I could see myself selling, but not mud. I actually enjoy selling from the small experience I've had at garage sales and a few craft fairs. However, I don't know how Stephen got into mud so deep. He must get that from Daddy.Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-813047392002-09-07T22:41:00.000-07:002002-09-07T22:41:20.730-07:00Comments Added
Hi, this is Valerie talking. I just added Comments to this blog for my mother. So, if she makes you laugh, or reading something she writes makes you think of something to say, leave a comment. Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-812757202002-09-07T05:40:00.000-07:002002-09-07T05:41:52.000-07:00By Joyce Kilmer
Because the road was steep and long,
And through a dark and lonely land,
God set upon my lips a song,
And put a lantern in my hand.
Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-812756482002-09-07T05:35:00.000-07:002002-09-07T05:37:53.000-07:00Pass the Lantern Please
Have you ever read the American classic _A Lantern in Her Hand_ by Bess Streeter Aldrich? I too see my dreams unfolding in our children's lives. I wanted to write, be on the school paper--Daniel is doing it (with wit and brilliance I might add and as his mother I would think I should have the privilege of saying so.) I wanted to do a magazine, play the piano, handquilt a Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-812322402002-09-06T05:10:00.000-07:002002-09-06T05:10:37.790-07:00A Deadly Toe
Luke stubbed his big toe yesterday. After his bath last night I pulled him into my lap to clip a little flap of skin with some nail clippers. As he tensed up I reassured him that it wouldn't hurt because it was dead skin. He said, "Yeah somebody shoot it."Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-812320502002-09-06T05:03:00.000-07:002002-09-06T05:03:27.750-07:00Third World Mud
Valerie quilted and watched a video of Elizabeth Elliot speaking about her missionary experiences. Stephen caught a sentence about living in a hut with a mud floor. He was quite enthralled at the idea of a mud floor. You could see the wheels and gears of his five-year-old entrepreneurial mind start turning just thinking about his favorite subject these days. With a dreamy look inJenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-811724142002-09-04T20:37:00.000-07:002002-09-04T20:37:35.056-07:00All in a Day
Luke's Potty Training Statistics:
A success rate of one out of six tries.
Name of peoples that give nose kisses
according to a 5 year old:
"Neckicles" (Eskimos)
Exciting Discovery of the Day:
Duplos float!Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-811145822002-09-03T17:15:00.000-07:002002-09-03T17:15:13.153-07:00Muddy Conclusions
Today Stephen (age 5) continued to talk about his favorite topic these days--MUD. He said, "Mama, God likes mud." "He does?" I said with some surprise. Stephen said, "Yep and He made it up. Don't you know God made the first man out of mud?"
A while later after some more thought on the subject Stephen said to me: "I wonder how God got the first man to walk? When those mud Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-810872552002-09-03T06:01:00.000-07:002002-09-03T06:02:06.000-07:00Most People
David (age almost 16) had some friends over and they ordered pizza. I asked him if he would like some salad with it. He replied, "No, most people don't eat salad with dinner like we do." I nodded my head. Though I didn't say it, I immediately thought of this response. "Yeah, and MOST people die of heart disease or cancer." Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-810713342002-09-02T20:06:00.000-07:002002-09-02T20:06:58.943-07:00A Moment of Silliman Silence
Michael (age 12) said: "For the first time in Silliman history we were quiet for a full minute at the dinner table." Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-810102392002-09-01T18:00:00.000-07:002002-09-01T18:00:52.016-07:00Muddy Advice
In reference to his big brother's comment about how he'd probably not patronize Stephen's mud seller establishment, (see "The Glory of Being 5" at www.danielsilliman.blogspot.com) Stephen said: "Daniel doesn't need to come to my mud seller house. He can make his own mud at Hillsdale College. Mud is very useful. Daniel could put mud on his face so he doesn't get a sunburn. Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-809817922002-08-31T21:52:00.000-07:002002-08-31T21:52:32.893-07:00More Bear Kisses
Our family was invited to pick all the ripe plums off of a tree of one of Cliff's lawn customers. Jan is a sweet widow woman that enjoys interacting with our children and telling us stories of her children long ago. She and I sat on the deck and watched the pickers as they climbed ladders, picked plums, and, of course, ate plums. Luke came over and gave a plum to me.
I asked Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-809464192002-08-30T21:30:00.000-07:002002-08-30T21:30:29.196-07:00A Muddy Business
Our son Stephen (age 5) said to me yesterday: "When I grow up I'm going to be a mud seller. You take some water in a bucket and dig up some dirt and stir it in the water with a stick. If it is too thin you have to put in more dirt and stir it some more.
"Thomas Building Supply sells mud. We should go ask them how much they are selling it for. They sell the mud because they needJenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-809203912002-08-30T08:40:00.000-07:002002-08-30T08:40:04.050-07:00You Never Know
I had a woman write to me: "You are such a blessing. I bet the women you come in
contact with are thrilled to glean the knowledge the Lord has stored up in you."
This is my answer which I e-mailed to her: "Not yet. I am still young actually. People don't really realize how much I've got to say and I think sometimes it is not time yet. You know I often feel I am storing up. Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-809203162002-08-30T08:38:00.000-07:002002-08-30T08:38:05.343-07:00The Wonderfulness of Soap
OOOh! Soap is wonderful.
We just went camping at Sequim Bay State Park for three days with our home church and let me tell you SOAP is a wonderful thing when your whole big ole family is all dirty from camping and you have morning sickness.
I could have washed dirt off of faces and fingers every five minutes and it wouldn't have been enough. The moms played Canasta Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739275.post-809037992002-08-29T21:45:00.000-07:002002-08-29T21:45:34.456-07:00Bear Kisses
I woke for the second time. Nine o'clock. I lazily stretch and roll over. I admire my man asleep next to me. My little man, Luke. He blinks, smacks a couple of times and then he too lazily stretches and rolls over. I can tell he is awake or at least awake enough to enjoy a few kisses. I decide to kiss him awake. For best advantage I scootch up. I kiss him on the nape of the neck, Jenny Sillimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12211319766608601145noreply@blogger.com