A Peek Inside the Parsonage

There is a Patch the Pirate song that ends like this –

I was thinking yesterday about all the fun we had in the parsonage when our girls were growing up.  We did a lot of things wrong.  We were not perfect parents by any stretch, but one thing is for sure – we had fun trying!  If you would’ve peeked into our windows you would’ve seen us…

• Chasing one another around the house!  Our houses all had circular patterns when the girls were small.  It was perfect for a good chase!
• Making crafts with supplies like glue, glitter, paper, scissors, glitter, stickers, pipe cleaners, glitter and toilet paper rolls – and more glitter!

• Playing Hands Down!  Scrabble, Monopoly, Sorry!, Hi Ho Cherry O, Candy Land, and Dutch Blitz
• Tobogganing on the snowy hills
• Making cookies (real and pretend)
• Having tea parties with sugar water
• Playing Hide and Seek
• Reading books under the dining room table
• Having picnics in the living room
• Reading books on car trips
• Playing Shoe store, library, grocery store, and church
• Sitting in the tree house in the backyard eating lunch
• Having our yearly sunrise service on Easter morning in the tree house (wearing our winter coats – this was in Indiana)
• Making “Pajama Runs” for ice cream at Dairy Queen
• Riding bikes through town, on vacation, and on long trails
• Riding all the toys in the park – swings, slides, and merry-go-rounds!
• Making a train in the hallway with the kitchen chairs
• Singing around the piano
• Munching on popcorn while watching a movie or our home videos 
• Watching Andy Griffith at lunchtime on Friday’s
• Spending one-on-one time with the girls while the other was in bed “sleeping”
• Reading each night before they went to sleep
• Swimming and splashing in the pool on vacation

Oh yes, those were some fun days!  The fun continues, too.  Aren’t you thankful the Lord gives richly all things to enjoy? 

What are you doing to provide some fun for your family?  Put a little thought into it and create something you and your family will tuck away in their hearts as a wonderful memory!

What is the most fun thing you did/are doing as a family?

From the parsonage windows,