tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664414443916337302024-03-05T03:55:56.953-07:00Everything BeautifulMandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.comBlogger444125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-74211243922140850332013-03-01T16:55:00.000-07:002013-03-01T16:57:41.157-07:0060/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These two left tonight<br />
for a last minute trip to visit Brandon's parents in Ft. Myers.<br />
I stayed behind.<br />
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I wasn't ready to travel again</div>
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and had lots of things I could get done while they were gone.</div>
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Caleb surprised us by crying hard as they were getting into the car. It was heart breaking.</div>
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I second guessed my decision, as usual, but I am hoping it will end up being good for us all. </div>
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I miss them already.</div>
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Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-5110010792373754032013-03-01T00:38:00.000-07:002013-03-01T00:38:05.823-07:0059/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is late, and I am still up.</div>
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Not a good decision on my part.</div>
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<br />My heart is heavy for someone I love very much.</div>
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Please pray God would bring much good from a very sad situation...as only He can.</div>
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Thank you.</div>
Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-20019594465345474262013-02-27T22:41:00.003-07:002013-02-27T22:53:48.505-07:0058/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday, I filled the last two empty frames on our living room wall. </div>
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It was a good accomplishment...</div>
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even if we are moving out in less than four months.</div>
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I love the faces in these photos.</div>
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Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-54557724702310117152013-02-26T22:51:00.000-07:002013-02-26T22:51:04.747-07:0057/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I haven't been feeling as motivated for this project lately.</div>
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<br />Often, it is late before I get around to taking a photo.</div>
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Tonight,</div>
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before we went on a family date, I saw the light on Caleb's profile. So, while Brandon distracted him by teaching him to rotate his arms in opposite directions,</div>
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I snapped this.</div>
Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-39782089907621577872013-02-26T22:07:00.001-07:002013-02-26T22:07:27.941-07:0056/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A messy smoothie mustache</div>
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on a boy who was shirtless because he soaked his "Buddy Walk" shirt</div>
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jumping into the sprinkler.</div>
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I especially like the mark on the forehead from the top of the glass.</div>
Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-75112944927020649452013-02-26T22:05:00.000-07:002013-02-26T22:05:06.390-07:0055/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I didn't get my camera out much.<br />
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So, I missed some shots of lots of laughing, really good food, us watching Pride and Prejudice, and even my time later with another good friend, Laura. I didn't get a single framable "friend" picture. <br />
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But, I did get lots of relaxed, fun time with my friends...and a sunset shot through a dirty window.<br />
<br />Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-27767114747413226002013-02-26T21:59:00.002-07:002013-02-26T21:59:31.302-07:0054/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Laura, Emily and Jen.</div>
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I lived and served with them in Mexico,</div>
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and our time together there made us friends for life.</div>
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<br />We try to spend a weekend together each year.</div>
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This year, we stayed with Em in Chicago...ate Mexican food three times...</div>
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did a little shopping downtown...and caught up on each other's lives.</div>
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It was a sweet time,</div>
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and I am so grateful for these women.</div>
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Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-63765485881444482132013-02-26T21:52:00.004-07:002013-02-26T21:52:39.668-07:0053/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While Emily worked, I attempted to wander the streets of Chicago.</div>
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Instead, I decided I was freezing and ended up in an Einstein's Bagel and journaled.</div>
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Apart from the biting cold, I do love this city.</div>
Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-79883915183995057162013-02-26T21:45:00.000-07:002013-02-26T21:45:00.468-07:0052/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Gulf of Mexico as seen from the air.</div>
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On my way to Chicago for our annual girls' weekend.</div>
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Thankful for the beauty of the ocean...</div>
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for friends who are committed to our friendship...</div>
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and for a husband who encourages me to do this.</div>
Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-69378394091092910832013-02-26T21:42:00.001-07:002013-02-26T21:42:25.644-07:0051/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I hope this is the only time I take a photo of a toilet this year.</div>
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Earlier in the evening, Caleb was in the bathroom.</div>
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He was supposed to be washing his hands.</div>
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Instead, he was playing with almost all an entire bottle of hand soap.</div>
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<br />The mountain of soap he had made was taller than him.</div>
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And, when I discovered the mess he was making,</div>
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I was very annoyed.</div>
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I yelled and accused him of being "too old for that."</div>
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Later...long after the little boy had gone to sleep...</div>
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I found this in the bathroom.</div>
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The remnants of Caleb's soap bubbles Brandon had discarded in the toilet.</div>
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Somehow, the mess that had so annoyed me earlier,</div>
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I suddenly found sweet now that he was asleep.</div>
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The bubbles became precious, </div>
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and I learned a little lesson.</div>
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<br />I want to encourage Caleb to find joy in little things...</div>
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and not freak out when he does it in childish ways.</div>
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He is, after all, a child.</div>
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And so tonight, when he asked if he could sleep on the floor,</div>
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I said yes.</div>
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Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-57589914529585752112013-02-26T20:58:00.000-07:002013-02-26T20:58:04.977-07:0050/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have you ever seen a cuter smile?</div>
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We get to see it all the time.</div>
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:-)</div>
Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-46751132464804224742013-02-26T20:53:00.000-07:002013-02-26T20:53:15.371-07:0049/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is now my third photo of these little guys.</div>
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They are getting so big...and brave.</div>
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Their mommy has been teaching them all sorts of things.</div>
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It is so fun to watch.</div>
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Today was a lazy Sunday.</div>
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We went to a meeting for new people at our church today...</div>
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after listening to a very timely message on suffering well.</div>
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Later, after helping Caleb</div>
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work out conflict with friends,</div>
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I somehow ended up taking a nap with Millie in Caleb's bed while he played outside</div>
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and Brandon started a puzzle.</div>
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We also watched</div>
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Brave together as a family</div>
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and played a game of Settlers.<br />
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And, now because I took a nap,<br />
I am still awake.</div>
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Today was a lovely Sunday.</div>
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Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-70215380270890135692013-02-17T21:43:00.001-07:002013-02-17T22:33:35.683-07:0047/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I didn't want a smartphone.</div>
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I told my friends how having internet access on me at all times wouldn't be a good thing.</div>
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Then the monthly costs got lower.</div>
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They were the same as what I was paying for a basic phone...</div>
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after beginning a plan with friends back home.</div>
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(Brandon had jumped in on an open spot with his siblings about a year ago).</div>
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So, now I am connected to the internet whenever I want to be.<br />
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In many ways, it has been really helpful.</div>
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I am much easier to get a hold of,</div>
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and I am better at keeping up with my email.</div>
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I also love love love several apps...</div>
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which I will share about someday.</div>
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In other ways, it has been detrimental.</div>
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I get distracted when I go to check the time<br />
and end up reading the news.</div>
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Or, I go to send a text message<br />
and end up on Facebook.<br />
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Because I use my phone as an alarm clock,<br />
I often end up googling something</div>
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I think of while lying in bed at night.<br />
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Often, I don't remember what I got my phone out for in the first place.</div>
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I need to make some changes.</div>
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Hopefully, posting this confession helps push me along in that direction.</div>
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Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-44270614668619785422013-02-15T22:12:00.003-07:002013-02-15T22:12:48.675-07:0046/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jude would have turned eighteen months today.</div>
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There are so many things I am missing about him tonight.</div>
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I miss the way he smelled</div>
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and his sweet little tape-covered cheek when I kissed it. </div>
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I miss the way his fingers squeezed mine</div>
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and his beautiful, beautiful eyes.</div>
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I miss how he loved his back rubbed</div>
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and the angry face he made when the nurses did something he didn't like.</div>
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I miss how he fell asleep so peacefully when we were holding him.</div>
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I can still feel the weight of my baby in my arms.</div>
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I so look forward to the day when I get to hold him again.</div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Every good and perfect gift is from above,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">who does not change like shifting shadows.</span></div>
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Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-27328624215167327632013-02-15T20:10:00.001-07:002013-02-15T20:10:35.024-07:0045/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had life group tonight,</div>
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and the men made the women dinner.</div>
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We felt loved.</div>
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Caleb, meanwhile, had a Valentine's Day party with all the kids.</div>
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I took a photo of the valentine he made.</div>
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On the red heart, he drew a picture of Jude in his hospital bed...</div>
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and "love hearts," as he calls them.</div>
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As he described his valentine to me, he said,</div>
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"But, Mommy, it has a secret.</div>
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You see, if you turn the heart, there is something behind it.</div>
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It is Jude...alive and happy in Heaven."</div>
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Happy Valentine's Day!</div>
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Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-27562013711211017382013-02-13T19:43:00.001-07:002013-02-13T20:31:08.331-07:0044/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My sweet husband surprised me for a Valentine's Day date at a really yummy restaurant.</div>
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I so enjoy spending time with him.</div>
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I am thankful tonight for all the people who helped make this date happen.</div>
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We love you!</div>
Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-69414416897756177402013-02-11T20:45:00.001-07:002013-02-11T20:45:46.397-07:0042/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These sweet little things are growing up fast.</div>
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Today, they took a nap in a big pile.</div>
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They all climbed on top of each other as I sat eight feet away.</div>
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It was precious to behold.</div>
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Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-59262912310020339892013-02-10T19:49:00.000-07:002013-02-11T21:07:21.349-07:0041/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I started a little quilt tonight.</div>
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I made one for my sweet niece for Christmas,</div>
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and I am now attempting a second for a precious neighbor baby.</div>
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Her name is Miral, and her family is from Saudi Arabia.</div>
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She has a severe heart defect and a serious brain bleed,<br />
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Please pray for her and her family.</div>
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Caleb made a mailbox for Millie for Valentine's Day.</div>
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Our poor kitty hasn't been eating or drinking...</div>
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and so we ended up in the Emergency Veterinary Clinic.</div>
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She received some outpatient care...fluids and a shot for nausea.</div>
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Unless she improves overnight,</div>
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we'll be heading back to a vet on Monday</div>
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for some blood work and x-rays.</div>
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Learning about lemurs at Animal Kingdom.</div>
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We are taking advantage of our seasonal passes to Disney this year.</div>
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I am so thankful for the educational opportunities the parks have to offer...</div>
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and that we have such fun friends to go with!</div>
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<span style="background-color: #fffefd; color: #001320; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You alone are the LORD.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fffefd; color: #001320; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You made the heavens, even the highest heavens,</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fffefd; color: #001320; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it,</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fffefd; color: #001320; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the seas and all that is in them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fffefd; color: #001320; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You give life to everything,</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fffefd; color: #001320; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and the multitudes of heaven worship you.</span></span></div>
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Mandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454281147573203477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166441444391633730.post-80748388291301325562013-02-06T19:39:00.003-07:002013-02-06T19:39:27.650-07:0037/365<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Brandon and I are going through a marriage mentoring program with some friends.</div>
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It has been really encouraging...and helpful.</div>
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I am thankful that my husband is proactive with our marriage.</div>
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After seeing his little friend bring his mommy flowers today,</div>
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Caleb followed his sweet example.</div>
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This is what he brought me.</div>
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I like being the mommy of a boy.</div>
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