We're back!  And shining as brightly as ever!

Mid-spring through summer 2012 we took a long break.  Between studying for exams, travel to the U.S. and various family and service commitments, I didn't have adequate bandwidth to share the usual details of what we did -- and there was lots!  But  there were some pics left over to share. I downloaded the free version of this photo collage maker to round-up some of the good times.     

Our shining stars did a wide range of activities in the months of March and April.  With spring upon us, we centered our study and activities around this excerpt from one of Baha'u'llah's Hidden Words:

...Sow the seeds of My divine wisdom in the pure soil of the heart, and water them with the waters of certitude, that the hyacinths of knowledge and wisdom may spring up fresh and green from the holy city of the heart.

We had discussions touching upon divine wisdom, purity of heart (the photos of that project accidentally got deleted:-( ) and certitude.  We did a seed planting activity to illuminate the metaphor of sowing seeds, and had an extra special morning with Elise Parmar, a talented artist and child educator in our community.  She showed us how to make small garden animals out of craft clay.  And we made sure to take advantage of the warm weather by holding a class outdoors at a nearby park.   

It was a great spring and we're glad to be back together this fall!