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    First Day Favorites

    Before any of us were at all ready for it, the first day of school was upon us. It was a big day for Mikey as it was his first day of middle school (dun dun dun), a big day for Allie as it was her first day of her final year of elementary school, a big day for Lauren and Jonah as it was both their first day at a new elementary school, and a big day for ME as it was my first day juggling three different schools with three drop off times and four different pick up times. Yes, it was nuts. Kind of a long story,…

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    VBS: Cave Quest

    Before we knew it, VBS was upon us. Which is always the signal that summer is beginning to wind down, but still, a full week of fun learning and worshiping Jesus was ahead of us! Some highlights…                                                                   As always an incredibly fun week and always such a blessing to see everyone come together, using their time and talents to share the love of Jesus as they served the little ones.

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    Rancho Las Palmas

    It’s not often that we can coordinate schedules in order to go on vacation with friends, but it sure is a blast when it does happen!                                                                                                                 And then the next day found us poolside and in the lazy river and sitting under misters cabana-style. All perfectly acceptable ways to enjoy the desert heat with…

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    Resolved, 2018

    And I’m back.   2017 was documented within an inch of its life on Instagram as I finally actually accomplished a 365 photo project last year. It’s been something I’ve wanted to do for several years, but it felt too daunting, too time consuming, too ripe for failure. And a lot of the days, it felt like all of the above. But I am so very glad I convinced myself to do it, I am so thankful for all the memories that were captured and saved for what a crazy year it was (!), and now I am very grateful it is done and the self-imposed pressure is off. As…