{ Sweet Summertime }

"The legend of how salt water taffy got its name is disputed. The most popular story, although unconfirmed, concerns a candy-store owner, David Bradley, whose shop was flooded during a major storm in 1883. His entire stock of taffy was soaked with salty Atlantic Ocean water. When a young girl came into his shop and asked if he had any taffy for sale, he is said to have offered some "salt water taffy." At the time it was a joke, because all his taffy had been soaked with salt water, but the girl was delighted, she bought the candy and proudly walked down to the beach to show her friends. Bradley's mother was in the back and heard the exchange. She loved the name and so Salt Water Taffy was born." Wikipedia

What's on my dinning room table... Salt Water Taffy! It's a symbol of summertime at our house. My favorite being the black licorice, of course. Our children eagerly await the change of the seasons because this means a change in the candy dish as well. Christmas nuggets, jelly beans, candy hearts... Can't believe we have bought our last bag of taffy for the summer. School will be starting soon, leaves will be turning, cooler temperatures and it will be candy corn time!

Teething, {potty} Training & Trust

Summer has been much like living in the song from Camelot~

A law was made a distant moon ago here:

July and August cannot be too hot.

And there's a legal limit to the snow here.

In Camelot!

July and August have most definitely not been too hot! Quite pleasant in my opinion. The milder temps have made things a little easier on my Noah, 5 months, who is teething. One tooth has already broken through and another is close behind. Kind-of crazy since he is still only drinking from a bottle... doesn't really need the teeth yet, oh well.

Day 2 (well day 2 of this attempt anyway) of potty training has gone swimmingly with zero accidents. Making a trip to the bathroom every 30 minutes can make ones day rather, short? I just get started on a project and then ~ you understand.

The last of my "T's" is Trusting. My faith and trust in my God, "Jehovah - Jireh", my provider has grown so much over the past few months. He has proven to me time and again that I can trust Him because He will provide. Just this week, my Provider has shown Himself strong.

Through some difficult circumstances in my life right now, I am learning to run to the arms of my Saviour. To the Secret Place, the Rock of my Salvation, my Buckler and Shield. I find it no coincidence that my kitchen calendar for the month of August reads, "Whatever my lot Thou hast taught me to say, It is well. It is well with my soul."

From my heart~