Student art @ UMT

On top of the mountain

Today was an amazingly beautiful day in western Montana and the spring-like weather was beckoning many people on the campus to climb "up to the M."

Charles decided to tackle the climb too, though it took him a lot longer than most! 

Update

a piece Charles is working on

The kids love Charles' chair sneakers!

Chocolate for Lent at SUMC

Our book group

 It seems as though February was a white-out with snow and cold a near daily happening.  After a pleasant weekend it was back to work and school for us both.

It was nice on Sunday not having to worry about snow or ice, seems as though we'd never see spring!  We may well have more snow at some point before Easter and we're ready if it comes!

Belinda has been quite busy every day with her work in Hamilton. She loves the people she is working with and the drive to and from work gives a nice show of the mountains on both sides of our Valley.

Charles is enjoying school, taking art classes is really out of his 'comfort zone' and he is learning a lot.  Even some of his drawing and painting projects have been respectable!

Sunny skies!

Today was the first time since January that we've had a Friday without snow!  Enough of what snow we have had has melted that Wesley was treated to an outing in the backyard.  He was thrilled to be able to race around and soak up the sun!!

Ash Wednesday (pt. 1)

O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, despondency, lust of power, and idle talk; But grant rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love to thy servant.

Yea, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own transgressions, and not to judge my brother; for blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages. Amen.

The Prayer of Saint Ephrem the Syrian

St. Piran's Day 2014

It's been ten years since we first heard of the saint most commonly known as the patron saint of Cornwall. What an amazing journey since RAF St. Mawgan.

Saturday after the blizzard

While we did get quite a bit of snow here in Stevensville it was nowhere near as bad as we had expected it might be.  Still, following a restful morning Charles was outside, clearing the snow from our walk and driveway (with our new snowblower!).  

Belinda was quite the busy bee as well today with baking taking up a good share of the afternoon.  Wesley in the meantime kept watch from his perch on the couch of the goings on taking place around him!