Frontier Dreams: She Talks to Angels

Thursday, June 9, 2011

She Talks to Angels

Messy face

The other night as I was putting C down for bedtime she reached up her sweet little open hand to the Heavens above and then closed it and brought it back down. She then placed her hand on my heart and said "Angel kiss, to your heart". It still gives me the sweetest chills to think about.

Both of my girls are very in touch with their angels and it really shows. K once declared to me that she loves all the angels in the world as much as one of her classmates loved princesses.

Kevin once woke up early in the morning to the sound of K's voice in her bedroom (this was before L was born and C was still sleeping with us), he snuck in to check on her and she was chatting away about how much she loved school, Oregon and us. Then she spotted Kevin and stopped. He asked her who she was talking to and she replied,"My guardian angel."

C's view

I really try to foster this connection they both have with their angels,and it's quite evident in their bedroom. There are angels all over the place. Their favorite addition and our most recent project in there was a rainbow canopy hanging over their bed with wool angels hanging from it. It was a little Mama/Daddy collaboration and we are happy the girls enjoy it so. They love to look at them as they drift off to sleep well, K does at least, as C still nurses to sleep.

Ah, Angel love, such a special thing.

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The pics we choose to frame, shown in the post yesterday, are from 'Emily and Daisy' and 'Pelle's New Suit', both by Elsa Beskow.

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Tanya · 721 weeks ago

So sweet and beautiful!

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angie · 721 weeks ago

so sweet...we had a very similar rainbow silk above the children's bed when they were around 3 and 4, it was darling. It has always been so amazing and inspiring to catch little glimpses into their magical worlds. My dear son is going through the 9 year change right now and he is finding "hitting the ground" a little rough...I wants to stay in his magical world and I can hardly blame him. Your kids are lucky to have such wonderful parents.

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eidolons · 721 weeks ago

Any reference to the Black Crowes is sure to make me smile first thing in the morning. Your daughters are so sweet. My boys sometimes talk to faeries. It's something I hope they don't grow out of any time soon. (:

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FrontierDreams 111p · 721 weeks ago

Ha,ha. I was wondering if anyone would catch that :) That song has been stuck in my head for days now.

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boatbaby · 721 weeks ago

Aside from the lovely angel talk... I just want to say I bow down to you for tandem nursing. BOW DOWN. You go mama!

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FrontierDreams 111p · 721 weeks ago

Ha,ha. Thank you. I tandem nursed both K and C when C was born and K nursed all.the.time. C now only nurses one time a day so it almost doesn't feel like I am tandem nursing.

btw, I owe you e-mails! <3

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KnittyGritty · 721 weeks ago

We're planning on splitting the large room our three children share, as our 6 year old boy wants his own space...I can't WAIT to create a sweet little haven for my girls. LOVE the rainbow canopy and the angels...my three year old calls angels "faeries", so their great grandmother is now "up with the faewies"...love that image!

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ericasue · 721 weeks ago

What a beautiful rainbow canopy! I love that you foster your girls relationships with their angels. So so sweet!

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Becca · 721 weeks ago

How awesome, I love this! I love the canopy and angels too. I've been looking for ideas on how to make a canopy inexpensively, this looks like a great way. Are the dowels held with hooks and fishing line?

Becca

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FrontierDreams 111p · 721 weeks ago

Yep, really simple. Hooks in the ceiling anf fishing line tied around the dowels. :)

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Natalie · 721 weeks ago

This is adorable! How lovely and beautiful. We need a rainbow canopy in our home - a comfortable, safe and relaxing space for the kids where they can just be.

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Sarah · 721 weeks ago

What a beautiful space you have created!

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jumbleberryjam 58p · 721 weeks ago

Such sweetness...angel kisses to your heart! I wish my son had a guardian angel. Instead, he has a guardian dragon!

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FrontierDreams 111p · 721 weeks ago

Ha,ha. I need to tell K that!!

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heirloom seasons · 721 weeks ago

Oh it is such a special thing, and so very sweet! It must be very comforting for you to know they have this strong connection. I keep thinking to make Chessa an angel but have not yet, and that is kind of sad actually, because she needs her... But don't worry she does know she has one too.
xoxoxo

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edenwild 21p · 721 weeks ago

Oh, my goodness, that melted my heart, too. And this post is so sweet. I had never even thought to tell my son he has a guardian angel. Need to remedy that...

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Teacher Jen · 721 weeks ago

That canopy is magical! If you get a moment please tell us how it was hung up. Just a month ago I was standing atop a ladder shoving cup hooks into the ceiling, then tying fishline to wood dowels to hang our canopy from. Actually I think I got the idea from one of your photos of a Waldorf classroom. You are always so inspiring! I will send you a photo of our canopy via email.

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FrontierDreams 111p · 721 weeks ago

Thank you for your kind words! i would love to see that picture.
Kevin hung it up but her just screwed hooks into the celing and then tied fishing line to the hooks as well as the dowels to hang them. Then we through the rainbow fabric over the dowels. It seemseasier to show than to explain it. Did that make sense?

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a little crafty nest · 721 weeks ago

This is so sweet and beautiful. It is a lucky child, er person, who is so in touch with the angels on high. I just read a Steiner lecture on Guardian Angels and it was fascinating. How comforting for your daughter, and you, to be able to connect with hers. Love that!
xo Jules

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virpi · 721 weeks ago

Wow I really love that rainbow canopy! I have been wanting to try my hand at one, but just haven't found the right tutorial... Can you share any tips?

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FrontierDreams 111p · 721 weeks ago

Kevin hung it up but her just screwed hooks into the celing and then tied fishing line to the hooks as well as the dowels to hang them. Then we through the rainbow fabric over the dowels. It seems easier to show than to explain it. Did that make sense?

Oh and measuring! Kevin used the tape measure at least 50 times on this project ;)

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virpi · 721 weeks ago

sorry, i was more curious about the silk/cloth actually - did you dye it yourself? that is the part i'm fretting!!

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FrontierDreams 111p · 718 weeks ago

Sorry for the delay - My aunt actually bought it from Nova Natural: http://www.novanatural.com/toys/cotton-rainbow-pl... . I am hoping to dye some rainobw ones over the summer though, but like you I am nervous!

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Kory · 721 weeks ago

So so sweet. My little girl talks to angels and fairies, I love it. What I find interesting is that we never really talked about angels much, but one day she started telling me about the angels in a picture we were looking at and how one of them wasn't really an angel, he was something else and after she pointed that out I realized that one had different wings than the others. I remember my sister having a strong connection like that too. She also points out 'people' the rest of us can't see. It's a lovely way for those of us who've lost that connection to have a glimpse of the magical world they still live in.

P.S. I plan to have a rainbow canopy when my girls share a room (still pregnant with girl two so it'll be a while). And I'd love to know how you made the wool angels, they're so lovely!

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FrontierDreams 111p · 721 weeks ago

Oh how sweet. We never really talked about angels either, K was the one that brought them to us.
I planned on posting a tutorial at some point for the wool angels. They are very easy to make, you just need wool roving and thread.
There is a kit with instructions at a toy garden : http://www.atoygarden.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=pr...

HTH!

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