Gettin’ ready to start building!
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We were hoping to build a GREAT-BIG-XL snowman… but our snow wouldn’t pack. So we settled for this little flat fella.
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So who do you think is cuter!?
This chubby snowball?
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or this one?
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You know who I’m voting for!
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xoxoxoxoxox!!!!
Let’s make time for snow angels & warm cups of cocoa.
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Let’s take a moment to be cozy together.
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Let’s take a long nap after watching snowflakes by the window.
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Let’s oooohhh and ahhhhh over a pretty little things!!!
(THANK YOU so very much for this box box-o-magic AMANDA!!!)
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Let’s embrace the good times and the hard times.
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Let’s stay inside and read
and play
and cry
and love
on a sick day.
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Let’s throw snowballs and build snowmen and run in the crisp white snow.
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Let’s enjoy this day.
xoxoxoxox!!!!
It’s time to kiss 2012 goodbye!
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Sometimes I feel sad about letting go of these moments.
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I pray in the midst of the chaos and color of life…
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that I don’t overlook the little pleasures…
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that I never forget how joyful it is to experience life through the eyes of my children…
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that I fully cherish these precious gifts…
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and that I appreciate every little wink, giggle and smile.
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Praying that you have a beautiful 2013!
Happy New Year!
xoxoxoxoxoxo
He is right here.
Watching quietly while His children play in the sunlight.
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He is right here.
In every tiny detail.
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He is right here.
Protecting. Enjoying. Loving. Guiding. Forgiving.
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He is right here.
In the everyday.
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He is right here.
Kissing us with sunlight when we feel blue.
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He is right here.
Wrapping His warms arms of love around us when we feel alone.
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He is right here.
Laughing along side with us.
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He is right here.
Creating a canvas for us to savor.
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He is right here.
Never leaving.
Always loving.
Forever adoring.
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“Father God,
Give me the grace today to take time. Time to be with you.
Time to be with others. Time to enjoy the life you have given me.
Help me remember that today is the day you have made.
May I rejoice and be glad in it. Amen.”
Luci Swindoll, Joy Breaks; Page 51
Today we left for the grocery store and we ended up at a cemetery.
It was a beautiful cemetery.
We talked about death, heaven and God.
They asked me lots of questions.
“Will that squirrel go to heaven too?”
“Who is this??” (at least 25 times.)
“Why did they die?”
“What is cremation?”
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Sometimes I feel like I know just what to say. Most of the time, I haven’t a clue.
“My dear children, I don’t know, but God does.”
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“See these leaves are dying. Look how beautiful they are. Dying is okay. Dying is part of this journey. Dying might just feel a lot like this leaf as it floats gently to the ground.” (My dad taught me this when I was their age.)
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“It’s okay to feel sad here. It’s okay to enjoy God’s beauty too. You know what we can do? We can pray for the families who have lost their loved ones. We can pray that God’s grace, warmth and love comforts them when they get sad.” (Pictures 1 & 6)
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Their innocence is a beautiful form of prayer for me.
I’m thankful that we took a detour today.
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This is a meditation inspired by Psalm 72
from one of my very favorite books
God is Here, Let’s Celebrate.
“Help us, O God, to become what You
have destined and empowered us to become.”
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“Where there is darkness,
may we become the rays of Your sun
that banish the gloom of lonely lives.”
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“Where there is drought,
let us be like fresh flowers
that turn barren deserts into green meadows.”
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“Where there is ugliness and distortion,
enable us to portray the beauty and order
of Your will and purposes.”
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“Great God, you are in our world.
Your majesty is reflected
in Your creation about us.”
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“May we hear Your voice of concern and feel your loving touch
through Your servants who are in this world.”
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“The glory is Yours, O God,
and we shall praise Your name
and celebrate Your cause together.”
Leslie Brandt
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xoxoxoxoxo!
September was a great month for…
…this!
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…turning 41!
Doesn’t every birthday girl need a couple of Jim Henson cupcakes?
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…wheelbarrow rides and making “one last” mud pie in the garden!
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…dirty birdies.
He was quite grumpy that I insisted on taking this picture before bath time, but I still love it so!
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…reading & coffee at the park.
Okay this picture was from August, but I had to sneak it in. :)
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…cozy afternoon naps.
She actually takes a nap now!!!
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…sending off her very first letter.
Envelope reads To My Pen Pal Madeline.
Emerson painstakingly decorated this envelope with all of her favorite tapes. She makes me smile every single day.
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I pray you’ve had a joyful & meaningful September.
THREE huge cheers for OCTOBER!!!!!!
Here we come!
xoxoxoxoxo!
Sprinkles.
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Coloring & cuddling in bed with these guys.
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His sense of humor.
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Moments where I am totally aware of what really matters.
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Her creativity.
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Her eye lashes.
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So thankful for these life sprinkles.
God bless! xoxoxoxo!
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