Through the strength of heaven:
Light of sun,
Radiance of moon,
Splendour of fire,
Speed of lightning,
Swiftness of wind,
Depth of sea,
Stability of rock." (Irish prayer)
We got to celebrate two days this year! On Saturday, we made some lucky charm pancakes for breakfast and then went to Billings for the St. Patrick's Day parade and Celtic festival. Lucy's friend Lauren stayed over the night before and she came to spend the day with us which was fun. We saw some Irish dancing, which Lucy especially loved, fed some alpacas, enjoyed the parade, listened to some bagpipes, tried some brisket sandwiches and fries. It was a little chilly but we all enjoyed ourselves. Then Dave took the olders to see Captain Marvel while I took the young ones to the park, the mall, and Scheels to ride the Ferris wheel. It was great day to be together! Saturday night, we worked on our leprechaun traps of course. Cal made one out of dominoes and Emma, Lucy and Cov made a big one that was quite fun.
On Sunday morning, they didn't find a leprechaun, but they did find a bunch of green toys and objects from around the house it appears the leprechaun was playing with and some shamrock dollar bill origami for them which they were pretty jazzed about. We got ready for church, wearing what little green we had. For some of us, it was socks or underwear or a necklace that had some green. Apparently, we don't have much in our Sunday best wardrobes that are green. ;) For Primary, I had a little scavenger hunt set up as we learned our new song. The kids liked that. After church, we didn't do many St. Patrick's themed things. Usually I have a bunch of things planned out but this year, we just played and laughed together. Sometimes less is more. We had our "Come, Follow Me" lesson by Cov and Daddy and talked about the parable of the sower. We thought of our blessings together. We played a little Irish music and Sydnie got a kick out of blowing into my Irish penny whistle. That night, we had Irish beef stew over mashed potatoes, green jello, Irish soda bread and Emma made homemade mint chocolate chip ice cream. It was very yummy! We had a dance party and did some wrestling and finished the night off making forts downstairs, which Cal and Lucy slept in as Monday there was no school. I am thankful to the Lord, who gives all strength to carry on each day. It was kind of fun having St. Patrick's day on Sunday this year. I am thankful for the Sabbath, a day or rest and refuge and stability.
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