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Wait’n and Wish’n and Hope’n and Dream’n…

Soon after we moved into our lovely new home, the master bedroom accrued a huge oil stain on it. And, the previous owners handled white carpet beautifully…we, did not! It took me quite a few years into the marriage before…

  • Emily Balling
  • April 8, 2025
  • Generational Play, Individual Play, Playful Preparation, Playful Work, Uncategorized

The Stone Soup Guest Room Bed

Like most of you, I don’t like giving a shout out for help. I value being self-sufficient, but my health had taken a turn from absolutely robust, to having to spend a lot of TLC on it, first on shoulders…

  • Emily Balling
  • April 8, 2025
  • Individual Play, Playful Preparation, Playful Transformation and Becoming, Playful Worship, Uncategorized

In a Geriatric Pregnancy fraught with Fear, how I shifted to Welcoming our babyFull-Heartedly

I told my littlest, my secret first There were a few little things that made me suspect I was pregnant. Of course, I was very surprised, I thought it was no longer possible! With excitement, I told my husband. He…

  • Emily Balling
  • March 23, 2025
  • Outdoor Play, Playful Moments, Seasonal Play, Uncategorized

Stopping to play on a snowy day

My kids just love the snow. All of them were just tickled to see a landscape cloaked in white… finally, ❄️ upon this dry season. I usually don’t pray about the direction we should take for our home school schedule,…

  • Emily Balling
  • March 4, 2025
  • Playful Education, Playful Storytime, Uncategorized

The Gingerbread Man day at Discovery Sprouts

This class rotated around the theme of this poem in this charming Mother Goose nursery rhyme book. Near and Far Little children far away ‘Cross the ocean wide Though they do not look like us Are the same inside. Other…

  • Emily Balling
  • August 14, 2024
  • Playful Education, Uncategorized

What’s New This Year at Discovery Sprouts

I am excited to use Jenny Phillip’s non denominational Christian curriculum, with beautiful poetry, songs, artwork and thorough rich depth in scope, for the young this year!! I will tailor to your child’s learning needs by using both her Preschool…

  • Emily Balling
  • August 14, 2024
  • Playful Education, Playful Kitchen, Uncategorized

Painting Hollyhocks for Mother’s day with Discovery Sprouts

We asked our guest’s mom, what her favorite flowers were: Hollyhocks and lilies. I did a demo on how to paint each flower and then guided the children as needed through their creations. For our snack time today, we ate…

  • Emily Balling
  • August 8, 2024
  • Natural Play, Playful Activities, Playful Education, Uncategorized

Discovery Sprouts, Preschool, The Three Little Bears and Where the Wild Things Are

This vintage story book of the Three Little Bears, is my favorite ever. This collection of homemade dolls is too. My oldest daughter got into doll making and began making them around age 6. We bought this darling doll and…

  • Emily Balling
  • August 2, 2024
  • Playful Moments, Uncategorized

Discovery Sprouts Preschool

A sense of Belonging and feeling Welcome We start off our day with a welcome song I learned from my friend Brooke in a home school co-op, greeting each child. “(Joey’s) come to play today, We’re glad he’s come to…

  • Emily Balling
  • July 31, 2024
  • Playful Moments, Playful Work

While she was Out

When my daughter whisked away to girl’s camp, I recalled how I had so wished we could surprise her by getting her bedroom floor in, during her FSY church youth camp. So I ordered it then, being told that it…

  • Emily Balling
  • July 20, 2024
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About Me-Emmy!

Hello, my name is Emmy Gay, and I'm an old-fashioned girlish woman- which by me--is only great! With my husband, I'm a boy raiser and have two girl-graces. A teacher by training and heart-gift, I'm married to an Engineer. When I sing, dance, play, laugh or at least inwardly chuckle, my life quickly gets a whole lot happier for me, and all those around me. So, if you want to, come join along side me, and see if together, we can't bring a little more pause and lightness, to all that is difficult and serious in our days.

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  • The Stone Soup Guest Room Bed
  • In a Geriatric Pregnancy fraught with Fear, how I shifted to Welcoming our babyFull-Heartedly
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  • The Gingerbread Man day at Discovery Sprouts

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