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Surviving on smiles, laughs and a whole lot of grace

I must admit, laughter doesn't come naturally to me. I love to laugh and take opportunities everyday to do so, but my natural disposition is not particularly carefree and comical.  Due to current life...

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Fall Fun Day

Last Monday our family headed south to Blackwater Falls. We had a lovely fall day and enjoyed our time together. Here are some pictures of our trip.We love our Wild and Wonderful West Virginia!

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Pumpkin Fun Family Night

Tonight was the night to carve our pumpkin and make some yummy cookies. Here are the pictures of our time together.Emma played a mean game of CarcassonneTaste test after helping mix cookiesReady for...

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Day 1: Silliness and Special Moments

Today, I did something fun and a bit silly. I dressed up for the kids Halloween party at school.  My inspiration: Miss Frizzle from The Magic School Bus. I even downloaded the theme song to my phone so...

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Day 2: Eager Hands

Today (or yesterday as the case may be!) I am thankful for eager hands. Hands that are eager to help and learn new tasks.  My two beautiful helpers made the job in the kitchen a lot easier and...

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Day 3: Reading a good book

Today, I am thankful that my girls love to read. Instead of bemoaning the girls early rising I am thankful that they entertained themselves quietly by reading.  Sure, the extra hour would have been...

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Day 4: A well stocked fridge

Today's gratitude came only after I dismissed my bad attitude. The state of our refrigerator necessitated that I go go shopping today but I didn't really want to. Shopping for 2-3 weeks (my normal...

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Day 5: THE Word

Today I am thankful for the Word of God. Everyday, as I read I am reminded just what a personal and intimate God I worship. Through the pages of my well worn Bible I am regularly amazed at how He speak...

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Day 6: Getting to do what I love

Today I am grateful that I get to spend my life doing what I love. I'm thankful for the passion God has given me for teaching. When I stop to think about it I recognize that I've been a teacher my...

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Day 7: A God Who is present in ALL of life

I'm pretty sure that for every cough, cough, cough...hack, hack, hack...sniffle, sniffle, sniffle...I've heard over the past few days my heart has done an equal amount of grumble, grumble, grumble. The...

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Day 8: Wonder and Awe

It delights my heart when the girls become excited about the simple things in life. Today I was working on some Christmas stage design ideas for our Family Ministry room and as usual the girls loved...

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Day 9: Well written allegory

The girls and I have been reading through the children's version of Hinds Feet on High Places. We are all loving it so much. I bought the book a few years ago but was waiting for the right moment to...

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Thanksgiving 2013 Memories

Here is a short video highlighting our family Thanksgiving this year.  Hope you enjoy it!

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Christmas Plan 2013

No, I didn't get tired of counting my many blessings and reasons to be thankful in November, I just wasn't diligent in continuing with the daily posting! That being said, I had an incredible time with...

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Christmas 2013 Pictures

Well, December has both blown by and drug on. Everyone of us have been sick at some point this month and some of us have had multiple different kinds of sickness. From heaving to hives and all around...

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All in a snow days work....

Here are some recent pictures of how we have been spending our time. Playing in the snow after church on Sunday: Snow Day game of Carcassone: Lydia was the victor over Mommy and Emma! I didn't take any...

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Lately....

Here's a peek into how our family is growing together in the Lord this year:Memorization wall: Each week we review verses that we are working on or already know. Each new verse memorized means the...

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Desperation and Meeting

Today wasn't a great day. It's been just over a year since my mom was diagnosed with ALS (March 27th) and just over 2 months since she passed. My grandmother is in hospice care with a limited time left...

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Today in Pictures

We had a great day dying eggs and adventuring with "the cousins". Enjoy a peek into our day, jammies, crazy antics and all.The "ugly egg" (dipped in every color) wasn't even close to ugly this year.Who...

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Summer Outing

Deplorable.That one word describes how I've been keeping up with the blog through the summer months. However, we've had such a great summer that I want to actually share about what we've been doing....

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Summer Birthday's

Lydia and Emma celebrate their birthdays within a few weeks of each other so we often combine their celebrations.  One tradition I have is that I decorate their doors while they are sleeping so they...

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Christmas 2014

I thought I would pop on and share some pictures of our Christmas this year.For the first time that I can remember, I was not involved in the Christmas Eve service at church. However, the sister gift...

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Preserving Snow Day Memories

Snow day log:Day #1 - Woke up to an early morning call from the county announcing the cancellation of school. Stayed in PJ's all day. Watched various TV shows and movies. Had some reading time. Enjoyed...

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The Beautiful White Snow

My how gorgeous it is outside right now. No doubt I am ready for some warmer weather but the beautiful glistening snow sure is gorgeous to look at.Here are just a few pictures of our time over the last...

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The Body of Christ

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