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65 years and counting

Feb. 21st | Posted by 3 comments
Today my Grandparents celebrate 65 years of marriage, can you even imagine being blessed enough to share 65 years with the same person?  Well, I guess saying the same person isn’t exactly true, I’m sure my grandparents have done LOTS of changing over the last 65 years, but they continue to love, to stay committed [...]

Ally @ 4

Feb. 12th | Posted by 0 comments
Over two weeks ago Ally turned 4!  What a sweet 4 year old we have in our house, cuddly, crazy, imaginative, opinionated, lovable, and so much more.  I keep telling Ally I’d believe her if she told me she was 3, but 4, really?  I’m having a hard time digesting that.  It seems like moments [...]

An exciting surprise

Feb. 12th | Posted by 1 comments
I asked my kids today, “what is the most exciting surprise that could happen to you tomorrow?” and this is what they said: Zoey immediately said: “Getting a real horsey!” Ally, after thinking about it for a while: “Getting a real princess dress and crown!” Zac, not too enthusiastic about answering: “A toy” and then [...]

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Mommy thoughts

Feb. 10th | Posted by 0 comments
I’ve been thinking lately about dying to self in the area of mothering. When all the kids were babies I had to die to doing what I want when I want, I’m used to that by now. In this next phase of mothering (preschool age and elementary) I am contemplating what it means to balance [...]

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Slaughtered

Feb. 10th | Posted by 0 comments
One of the “main events” of last week, while Brandon and I were gone, was our pigs were slaughtered.  It was supposed to happen earlier in January, before we left on our trip, but the snow delayed it and we were in California while it happened.  I was feeling bad that the pigs were still [...]