tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23365505464837095122024-03-05T22:16:51.731-08:00capturing motherhoodi'm determined to not let those little mundane moments slip by.
the ones that distract you from whatever it was that you were on your way to do.
the minute simple moments.
moments to cherish for a lifetime.hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comBlogger459125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-80020622497196698692012-02-13T13:57:00.001-08:002012-02-13T13:57:39.689-08:00new web address!!!<div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">check out my new blog address:</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.capturingmotherhood.com/">http://www.capturingmotherhood.com/</a></span><span id="goog_2103792037"></span><span id="goog_2103792038"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">xoxo.</span></div>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-80687197019974266392012-01-09T01:35:00.000-08:002012-01-09T01:35:00.305-08:00it is time.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">it is time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">time for a new blog address:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.capturingmotherhood.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">http://www.capturingmotherhood.com/</span></a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">head on over to check it out!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">xoxo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-63519601930064907732012-01-05T02:52:00.000-08:002012-01-05T02:52:00.991-08:00oh, christmas.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i haven't even begun </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">looking at our christmas photos yet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but i will soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and i of course </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">will share them on my little blog</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for you all to see the insanity </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">which was our christmas this year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nwc1iDOsI4JzSVgni-HM2tMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-F1Z1brDHvG4/TwOTC2nt2II/AAAAAAAALXw/15V8MucIbxE/s800/untitled-1.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but for now, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">here is our annual photo in front of the tree</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(i try to print these out </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and put them as ornaments </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">on our tree but i fear </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i am a couple of years behind</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in doing that). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;">He tends his flock like a shepherd: </span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> He gathers the lambs in his arms </span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;">and carries them close to his heart; </span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> he gently leads those that have young.</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Isaiah 40:11</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1721. water from the fridge</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1722. donut holes with the bigs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1723. an unrushed time at the library</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1724. little friends learning how to walk</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1725. my feisty grandmother</span></div>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-12017231773330526932012-01-04T02:27:00.000-08:002012-01-04T02:27:00.735-08:00picture me {im}perfectly.nothing done<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i am having a very difficult time getting</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">anything productive done.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i find the more children i have,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the less i actually accomplish </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">from my to-do list </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">throughout the day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Ibp0zHr0nvT2vJ7xn1ZsjtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="427" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-oaEVW-UF1NU/TwOK0-rmhVI/AAAAAAAALWo/dYwSzcTDifE/s800/untitled-1.jpg" width="640" /></a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a sweet friend of mine recently asked me,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"when do you do anything else?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">seriously, i'm asking."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/IopyYITCZSXx_1_mqPJLK9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9N4WFm1Rnk0/TwOL-z9LRSI/AAAAAAAALW0/IPQO0DpeGeE/s800/untitled-2.jpg" width="640" /></a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and now i'm answering her:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"i don't."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/C8Hp8GT2O9YLz5FalFy6BdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="427" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xljJgsixAeE/TwONXf2zcMI/AAAAAAAALXA/9SvlWeWJUjw/s800/untitled-3.jpg" width="640" /></a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">while our little L has been sleeping</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">much</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">better</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">at night</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(the Lord gets the praise on that one </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">because i cannot take any credit for that)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">his daytime naps have been </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">shrinking into near oblivion.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">which means my time to be productive </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is nearly non-existent these days.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uGNTLNN69Tf8Sfp1dWXOq9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-VIXK0x9wWcU/TwOOvpDYOjI/AAAAAAAALXM/RH4VFWXuoss/s800/untitled-4.jpg" width="640" /></a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and you may wonder what i do after </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the children are in bed at the end of the day?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my answer: absolutely nothing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uwafxAHrHe4oq4uxICKNZtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-CIVYsKcUOaE/TwORl19rKrI/AAAAAAAALXk/_gcZnsFIfC4/s800/untitled-6.jpg" width="640" /></a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i do not have the energy to </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">complete </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">one.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">more.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">task.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">once they're quietly in their beds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">maybe someday i will. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(i sure hope so)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but these days, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i'm just glad to make it to 7pm </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">without falling apart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i have given up doing </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a lot of things that i would like to</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and i just try to at least accomplish </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">all of the things that i need to get done. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and even that's hard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">picture me {im}perfectly</span></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is a weekly project to reveal that we don't have it all together.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i will post a </span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">picture me {im}perfectly</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">blog post every wednesday </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">where you will be able to link up to your blog</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">revealing that:</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">you are not picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your kids are not picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your house is not picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your crafts are not always picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">let's </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">encourage, </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">inspire and </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">remind </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">other women </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that none of us have it all together. </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a border="0" href="http://capturingmotherhood.blogspot.com/search/label/picture%20me%20%7Bim%7Dperfectly" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TEajznl6Lw4/TTTZOgmZkqI/AAAAAAAAHAw/NH8EssqyeZc/s144/pictureme8.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><textarea cols="20" rows="10"> <a border="0" href="http://capturingmotherhood.blogspot.com/search/label/picture%20me%20%7Bim%7Dperfectly" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TEajznl6Lw4/TTTZOgmZkqI/AAAAAAAAHAw/NH8EssqyeZc/s144/pictureme8.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /></textarea></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">add my button to your blog post</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and link up to your direct posting</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and feel encouraged. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But when he, the Spirit of truth, </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">comes, he will guide you into all truth. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He will not speak on his own; </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">he will speak only what he hears, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;">and he will tell you what is yet to come.</span> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">John 16:33</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1716. pre-authroization for something awesome</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1717. really nice people on the phone</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1718. a morning with just D</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1719. being kind of back on schedule</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1720. help from a lot of people</span></div></div><br />
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</script>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-30664015757647561712012-01-03T03:17:00.000-08:002012-01-03T03:17:00.447-08:00this little one.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this little one</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">never ceases to crack me up.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/LlTbNDxdGID_sTNTbA6yttMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-I-COP8vL3SI/TvEYDRN-_UI/AAAAAAAALTI/C5QzWE3w4rw/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">she says that if there's music playing,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">she can't help herself but dance.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and boy is that true.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">she's constantly teaching herself new dance moves</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and showcases them whether we want to see</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">her millionth dance performance of the day or not.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">she is the huggiest one we have.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">always wanting one and always giving one.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">even if her little brother isn't always</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so accepting of the love pouring out of her.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i only wish that i had her amount of energy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to carry me through the day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and she's not drinking a cup of coffee in the morning.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i promise.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1716. really fresh oranges</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1717. a warm afternoon</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1718. being outside all by myself</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1719. loud children</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1720. organized legos</span></div>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-85098411957418671032012-01-02T02:03:00.000-08:002012-01-02T02:03:00.175-08:00happy 2012.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">happy, happy new year!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">here are some of the bests of 2011 </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">from our house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/OUz6uNf8TUHKiosAuD1QfNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2OSOJoqSL38/Tp82FQV5kdI/AAAAAAAALDw/1pSLwwKjHHE/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="497" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">best fourth birthday celebration.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i hope that you've been able to see </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the many blessings </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">God has given you </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">over the past year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name;</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> make known among the nations what he has done.</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span></div><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div style="text-align: center;">Sing to him, sing praise to him; </div></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div style="text-align: center;"> tell of all his wonderful acts. </div></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div style="text-align: center;">Glory in his holy name; </div></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div style="text-align: center;"> let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. </div></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div style="text-align: center;">Look to the LORD and his strength; </div></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div style="text-align: center;"> seek his face always. </div></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div style="text-align: center;">Remember the wonders he has done, </div></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div style="text-align: center;"> his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced, </div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 Chronicles 16:8-12</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1711. a little crawler boy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1712. time off from normal life</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1713. an organized family room in an hour</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1714. snowflakes. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">lots and lots of snowflakes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1715. new health insurance starting</span></div>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-18965248046310903272011-12-23T03:01:00.000-08:002011-12-23T07:30:35.090-08:00merry, merry christmas.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">we got a christmas gift</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a little early this year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/id2z-_tEJCAhA2ezSI_BaNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--R0vRizv0OM/TvK4Ef-qxRI/AAAAAAAALTg/R4Y0Qj_6sMg/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">our little L started crawling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and he hasn't stopped since.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">B and i are in absolute awe</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and so is L's PT.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">L has never started doing something new </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and progressed this quickly.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">never.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ever.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and until now, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">he has preferred to go backwards first.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but not this time. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">God is so good.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">all the time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He is so, so good.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and while we have been praying that he walk by christmas,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">we will oh-so-gladly </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">take and be grateful for this gift.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and besides, K recently told me </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that God spoke to her heart </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and said that He hadn't decided </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">if L would walk by christmas or not.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and here is a photo of some snow</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(or just dust floating </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">through the sun shining in our house)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/yNjd6Cm8-C9pmiJeYQQUmNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-vjsNWADQFeY/TvLDIn6QxiI/AAAAAAAALTs/9FyU8x1b_4c/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i will be taking a blogging break for all of next week </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but will be celebrating my blogoversary on january 2nd!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">have a very merry christmas </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and may you celebrate the greatest gift </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">we could ever be given.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a baby born in a manger </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">who would save us all.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then Herod called the Magi secretly and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He sent them to Bethlehem and said, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“Go and search carefully for the child. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As soon as you find him, report to me, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so that I too may go and worship him.”</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Matthew 2:7-8</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After they had heard the king, they went on their way, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">until it stopped over the place where the child was. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Matthew 2:9-10</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and they bowed down and worshiped him. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then they opened their treasures and presented him </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Matthew 2:11</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1706. perfect little gifts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1707. lunch out</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1708. too much laughter at meals</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1709. a fabulous new OT</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1710. the gift of a Savior</span></div>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-49303109039823016072011-12-22T03:13:00.000-08:002011-12-22T03:13:00.441-08:00this is not my life.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">well, this photo actually is my life.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/f1OYRsAZSUsG_nyXtNUifdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0jySbF-FxhE/TvLGcCoX85I/AAAAAAAALT4/RGmG0oXQFGo/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">K and i were finally washing and drying</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the last few dishes from a work-related party</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">we hosted over the weekend.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and it was tuesday.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i just couldn't muster the energy </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to tackle it on monday.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the part that is not my </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(usual) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">life </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is that i got to visit</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.burkewilliamsspa.com/">Burke Williams Spa</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">all by myself.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(that means: without any children).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">it was so incredible that i got to go there at all.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and even more incredible that i was there</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">before i was completely worn out </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(think next week).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i usually don't stop until i get so run down </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that i have a cold and am forced to stop.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">you know how that goes, i'm sure.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i put L to bed and then left the big kids with B </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and headed to the spa.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i got to take two </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">showers within two hours,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">where i was not:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">interrupted.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">interrupted even briefly.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">interrupted even for a half of a second.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i had a treatment called </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.burkewilliamsspa.com/treatments/signature-treatments/emilee%E2%80%99s-intrigue/">emilie's intrigue</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">where i was put in a cocoon of loveliness.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i literally was.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the therapist gave me a massage </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and wrapped me up in </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">eucalyptus leaves and hot towels.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and then i got to rest.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i didn't do a thing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">other than breathe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and get this:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i started and finished thoughts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">it was really refreshing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and definitely not my </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(usual) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">life.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">when i came home</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with freshly blow-dried hair</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(that i dried at 9pm at night</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">where i didn't wake even one sleeping child up)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">B said that i looked five years younger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and you know what?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i felt it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and i still do.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and all Jerusalem with him.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When he had called together all </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">he asked them where the Messiah was to be born.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“for this is what the prophet has written:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for out of you will come a ruler </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">who will shepherd my people Israel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Matthew 2:3-6</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1701. going to the spa</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1702. clearly seeing the answer </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to a decision that needed to be made</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1703. the cutest little gingerbread cookies</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">made by one of our favorite friends</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1704. a peaceful day</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1705. something really grand i'm posting about tomorrow</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/oMSdz-LwZjs38kVBJta9L9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-csj4mkHUBtI/TvEQQa4IWsI/AAAAAAAALS4/oWHu5Pz5gj8/s800/capturingmotherhood-2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">we were just up there for a little bit this past weekend </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and while the adults were finishing up a glorious lunch,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my big kids found a few little gifts </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that they decided needed to be opened.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/6kLmtmaTff9D3uajli8bStMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uysltEVWOns/TvEQMyEfuQI/AAAAAAAALSw/hEPpXvovtbE/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">yes, they painstakingly opened </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a bunch of the little boxes that </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">rested in this adorable car and trailer set,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">thinking that good things must be </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">inside such small packages. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">no wonder it was so quiet. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i should have known they were up to something.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to their dismay, it was just styrofoam cubes. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">they sure made a good mess, though. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">check out <a href="http://mmcoffee.blogspot.com/2011/12/picture-me-imperfectly-white-elephants.html">jenni's sweet blog</a>:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjVsw5KvBTbuDm75Ftngn2v-zt4-OkcGXiYWrUXxWnBcru4_D2CMEoVOsK7o6lSP8ZMrbf0_j1A1mrUbWSUWYQRVzwb5oOO2kpuJPwutnnEqw3lMCnsdUblVUOqFMiJzSP9EsLIUjr5Q/s1600/IMG_4594c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; color: #113bcc; line-height: 20px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgjVsw5KvBTbuDm75Ftngn2v-zt4-OkcGXiYWrUXxWnBcru4_D2CMEoVOsK7o6lSP8ZMrbf0_j1A1mrUbWSUWYQRVzwb5oOO2kpuJPwutnnEqw3lMCnsdUblVUOqFMiJzSP9EsLIUjr5Q/s320/IMG_4594c.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and read about her </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">bold vulnerability </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in blogland.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">picture me {im}perfectly</span></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is a weekly project to reveal that we don't have it all together.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i will post a </span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">picture me {im}perfectly</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">blog post every wednesday </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">where you will be able to link up to your blog</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">revealing that:</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">you are not picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your kids are not picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your house is not picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your crafts are not always picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">let's </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">encourage, </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">inspire and </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">remind </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">other women </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that none of us have it all together. </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a border="0" href="http://capturingmotherhood.blogspot.com/search/label/picture%20me%20%7Bim%7Dperfectly" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TEajznl6Lw4/TTTZOgmZkqI/AAAAAAAAHAw/NH8EssqyeZc/s144/pictureme8.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><textarea cols="20" rows="10"> <a border="0" href="http://capturingmotherhood.blogspot.com/search/label/picture%20me%20%7Bim%7Dperfectly" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TEajznl6Lw4/TTTZOgmZkqI/AAAAAAAAHAw/NH8EssqyeZc/s144/pictureme8.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /></textarea></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">add my button to your blog post</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">until next wednesday</span> </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and link up to your direct posting</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and feel encouraged. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">during the time of King Herod, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Matthew 2:1-2</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1696. the last christmas school party. phew</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1697. focusing on right now</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1698. my little helper elves</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1699. a night out</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1700. lots of extra chairs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</script>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-3519984078624132912011-12-20T02:28:00.000-08:002011-12-20T13:29:02.910-08:00wild, wild weekend.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">we had a wild, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">wild weekend</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(hence the lack of a blog post yesterday).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">it was </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">filled to the brim and flowing over. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but it was good.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">just very, very busy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and i am very happy </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that it is no longer the weekend anymore.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and that my big kids don't have school this week.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and that we have just a few things here </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and a few things there on the calendar.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this week is going to fly by.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i just know it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but i don't want it to be </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">filled to the brim and flowing over </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with things to do and see.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i want it to be </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">filled to the brim and flowing over </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">as we prepare our hearts and minds </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to celebrate the birth of Jesus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">May the God of hope </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">fill you with all joy and peace </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">as you trust in him, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so that you may overflow with hope </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">by the power of the Holy Spirit.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Romans 15:13</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/eGDdyPX0diOZ-OmLF_07C9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cSy76cbFhDE/Tu-8F3Uy6iI/AAAAAAAALSM/xSJ_rzPTyW8/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and this little nugget of frost </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">was collected from our backyard last week</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and currently sits safely in our freezer door.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The shepherds returned, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">glorifying and praising God </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for all the things they had heard and seen, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">which were just as they had been told.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Luke 2:20</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1691. when God allows things to come together beautifully</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1692. a great, great PT session</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1693. paint all over my table</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1694. receiving christmas cards</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1695. Jesus Calling<br />
</span></div>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-49631060555147607102011-12-15T03:48:00.000-08:002011-12-15T03:48:00.133-08:00my big, little man.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">he's 6!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Iy-x8dkhVyjgG4LyQw2IpNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-QR0DmDua1ZY/Tugqnljt7tI/AAAAAAAALR0/8gHvrYh1jIY/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Luke 2:7</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1686. half-birthdays</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1687. doing something i have been meaning to do since september</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1688. face time with my sis</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1689. listening to lots of birthday messages</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1690. someone choosing to obey</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<center><a href="http://www.andersonfamilycrew.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" src="http://i54.tinypic.com/15yi6ad.jpg" /></span></a></center>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-8460702539778221122011-12-14T02:29:00.000-08:002011-12-14T02:29:00.200-08:00picture me {im}perfectly.peter pan's shadow<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i don't know if you have seen this on pinterest:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img alt="Tumblr_l7kc9i1tih1qaxnt7o1_400_large" class="img" id="main_image" src="http://data.whicdn.com/images/3662515/tumblr_l7kc9i1TIh1qaxnt7o1_400_large.jpg" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666666; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(<a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/3662515">image source here</a>)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but i thought it would be the perfect gift </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for K to give D </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for his 6th birthday, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">which was on monday.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but of course, i left it to the last minute</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(which lately is where all things tend to end up).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and i just couldn't get the shadow </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to really show up on his wall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so i brought in the big guns... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i asked B to help. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and he couldn't figure it out, either. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so here's what we ended up doing:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/AD6QRN10oeITuOFCRhs3MNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nosmKzdHYaM/TugmNFDyFsI/AAAAAAAALRo/v_yshhoHWOk/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and you know what?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">D couldn't be more thrilled. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but it's not perfect.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my sister (<a href="http://www.blog.fivesparrowsdesign.com/">the graphic designer</a>)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">suspects that maybe the pinterest photo was photoshopped.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that made me feel slightly better </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that what i was trying to do was actually impossible.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but it was still something that i couldn't do perfectly </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and something that i left until the last minute to do. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and <a href="http://brackettfamilyrandomacts.blogspot.com/2011/12/imperfectly-patient.html">this girl</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b2guzzXaIig/TrgdX4WuZVI/AAAAAAAAEkU/lotUXq5wO48/s320/IMG_1318.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 4px;" width="213" /></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">could have been speaking my own heart </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">when she wrote her blog post.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">picture me {im}perfectly</span></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is a weekly project to reveal that we don't have it all together.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i will post a </span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">picture me {im}perfectly</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">blog post every wednesday </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">where you will be able to link up to your blog</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">revealing that:</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">you are not picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your kids are not picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your house is not picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your crafts are not always picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">let's </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">encourage, </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">inspire and </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">remind </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">other women </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that none of us have it all together. </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a border="0" href="http://capturingmotherhood.blogspot.com/search/label/picture%20me%20%7Bim%7Dperfectly" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TEajznl6Lw4/TTTZOgmZkqI/AAAAAAAAHAw/NH8EssqyeZc/s144/pictureme8.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><textarea cols="20" rows="10"> <a border="0" href="http://capturingmotherhood.blogspot.com/search/label/picture%20me%20%7Bim%7Dperfectly" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TEajznl6Lw4/TTTZOgmZkqI/AAAAAAAAHAw/NH8EssqyeZc/s144/pictureme8.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /></textarea></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">add my button to your blog post</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and link up to your direct posting</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and feel encouraged. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He went there to register with Mary, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">who was pledged to be married to him </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and was expecting a child. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">While they were there, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the time came for the baby to be born,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Luke 2:5-6</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1681. etsy. enough said.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1682. my sister making a flier for me. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">totally last minute</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1683. writing out my to do list</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1684. lovely people on the phone </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">who really do want to help you</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1685. sweet, sweet emails</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</script>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-29734923175168745972011-12-13T03:08:00.000-08:002011-12-13T03:08:01.075-08:00this family.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i got to do a little shoot for </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this completely</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">adorable </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and i loved it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and not just because </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i didn't have even one </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of my own children hanging off of me</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">during the shoot.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">or the fact that the weather was </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">unbelievably gorgeous for a december day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but it was simply because this family</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">was so comfortable in front of the camera. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the way that these easy-going parents</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">interacted with their children </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">was </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">inspiring.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/NU7NOc-y-mpJUvSOEesph9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0RAxKRv7hU4/TuaSu9XwVlI/AAAAAAAALQ4/h9gNoXwwwU0/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">have stolen my heart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9MCK3E7eqLf1aZwHgprlxdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-HzWOeB3BQRI/TuaSvcdqUCI/AAAAAAAALRA/xmpiR7m7OTM/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and this little girl warmed up to me in no time</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and loved the camera.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">which made the shoot even more fantastic.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/fjxpv_7tOguwukPrJb_up9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Fk9dmDZvVu0/TuaTXMYWxAI/AAAAAAAALRc/uWJpGtNIgq8/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And everyone went to their own town to register.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to Bethlehem the town of David, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">because he belonged to the house and line of David.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Luke 2:1-4</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1676. very understanding family members</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1677. not having to pick up D from school in the rain</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1678. a shopping date with my girl</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1679. cold soda on the road</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1680. a snowman drawing</span></div>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-79518745422571826782011-12-11T21:24:00.000-08:002011-12-11T21:24:15.493-08:00ten on ten.december<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/czLW_x4QgXesqDcm7RkFHdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jD7HEduox24/TuWM_s09ZoI/AAAAAAAALOk/VCZF4Atrr0w/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cAdeSnsOUV38J67-eUVbbNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-R9akZlValpQ/TuWNENnXVuI/AAAAAAAALOs/U1o9kNwq4LM/s800/capturingmotherhood-2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/6w1BVY6PqHhm04nLkTQ8BNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3VgDR38jF_I/TuWNJOVgc8I/AAAAAAAALO0/dTB2fKRRcn0/s800/capturingmotherhood-3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0W-NpP0CAdCRe-38Mtf9htMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-FwwZZqhR23A/TuWNPjq6TtI/AAAAAAAALO8/Y31U3uKepcs/s800/capturingmotherhood-4.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Nx76UQIi_56TZjW5wxz9R9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2GT9_JJ05YY/TuWNVPUjXhI/AAAAAAAALPE/o82nhb-uPsg/s800/capturingmotherhood-5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/JgWIXNkQuuja860gHtk9PtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-j9t787xtLe0/TuWNaSm1_nI/AAAAAAAALPM/jOOtmPqXCCc/s800/capturingmotherhood-6.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/z3ZiNwiStABw9WGYgdWzvtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qKBl-ioH0Fk/TuWNf39KnMI/AAAAAAAALPU/SywQ0QeHt1E/s800/capturingmotherhood-7.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/WWSWq3A8Tr0RmUr1xSzyptMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dbw3o8BkiTs/TuWNlZhltpI/AAAAAAAALPc/UXU_nGZp6EA/s800/capturingmotherhood-8.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/gFhkcgKHeodSgCknPmHIo9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qmRQdhk_AIo/TuWNq1Ylx0I/AAAAAAAALPk/w0nPqV9ovsk/s800/capturingmotherhood-9.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wVg-QSi6F8RAxUqBlUuobdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PMxQnjnmaHg/TuWNwNEmmVI/AAAAAAAALPs/sp-oD5hxQGY/s800/capturingmotherhood-10.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1- 5 sweet stockings</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 - blocks</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 - dancing because he beat me getting dressed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4 - B picking the perfect tree</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(like always)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5 - merry christmas</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">6 - tree hangings</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">7 - our reading machine</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">8 - yummy, yummy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">9 - "snow flakes" in our backyard</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">10 - our tree</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">When Joseph woke up, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">and took Mary home as his wife.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">But he did not consummate their marriage </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">until she gave birth to a son. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">And he gave him the name Jesus.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Matthew 1:24-25</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1671. falling asleep on the couch</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1672. seeing christmas lights with the kids</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1673. two little ones who sleep the same way in the car</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1674. birthday festivities</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1675. the Judd's christmas album</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a border="0" href="http://www.rebekahgough.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img alt="ten on ten button" border="0" src="http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k578/rebagough/Screenshot2010-10-11at110042AM.png" /></span></a></div>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-4607033410760981392011-12-09T02:37:00.000-08:002011-12-09T02:37:01.060-08:00that night.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">remember when i <a href="http://capturingmotherhood.blogspot.com/2011/11/and-it-was-happy.html">posted about thanksgiving</a>?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">well... here are some of the the details.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/8dahwqDqfyG7ZBLrOD0EANMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JqMonctl2XM/TuEztPVO5wI/AAAAAAAALMk/dPrPxdDzUe8/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my sister made the most amazing appetizer </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.yummymummykitchen.com/2011/11/sparkling-cranberry-brie-bites.html">sparkling cranberry brie bites</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">they are a must.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a must, i tell you!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i am still thinking about how delicious they were.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_rA43f1xr7SoudjU-SF9IdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-i0meYhjhacs/TuEzuacnv3I/AAAAAAAALMs/4zlRrV_cpBI/s800/capturingmotherhood-2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">who doesn't love cranberries doused in syrup and sugar?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">now i sound like Buddy the Elf.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/VPXtDWoFh9ylAiPeOKMpS9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nyuTADVwAfQ/TuEzv6zPdRI/AAAAAAAALM0/Et0rXF3pNKI/s800/capturingmotherhood-3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">yum.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">yum.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">yum.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/evJBuOjqxxG3q4hlDd3C49MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-r3fP1aki2Fg/TuEzwlcglrI/AAAAAAAALM8/stEfBouJIj4/s800/capturingmotherhood-4.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and this little man dressed himself.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">just as delicious, right?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rQFWTwspIZ9IlICjiU7Bo9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yqE8pSP5YA0/TuEz2UcjEqI/AAAAAAAALNE/nq5hJENnn_g/s800/capturingmotherhood-5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my other boys.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(and somehow i didn't snap a shot of K or me.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/BD8eURNRHTDfnYkE-TxRYtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-HTQVqlvB0Ww/TuEz8l_9G0I/AAAAAAAALNM/VSrswCfVrdA/s800/capturingmotherhood-6.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the busy bakers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dMtNcW1TYZNyvJj2bg8GktMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-o-CAJxq0sro/TuE0NDAwLOI/AAAAAAAALNU/RawHo7BuF2w/s800/capturingmotherhood-7.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and don't you just love the piano bench seating?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">love.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/s0Q8pYXrBndT-FPvdqqm_tMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rSrzoPIOy1c/TuE1bSWx06I/AAAAAAAALOY/1z8nu4dTyb4/s800/capturingmotherhood-8.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the other fun of thanksgiving was that my parents' dishwasher broke.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">yes. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">it was broken for the thanksgiving dinner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and there were lots and lots and lots of dishes to be done.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="versetext" id="lu1-53" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He has filled the hungry with good things<a href="" name="1"></a> but has sent the rich away empty. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="versetext" id="lu1-54" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful</span><span class="versetext" id="lu1-55" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="versetext" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to Abraham and his descendants<a href="" name="3"></a> forever, even as he said to our fathers." </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="versetext" id="lu1-56" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Luke 1:53-56</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1656. the most thoughtful UPS man</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1657. a delivery of the perfect DVD for date night</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1658. a much needed date night</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1659. christmas performances</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1670. talking about the nutcracker</span></div>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-15160886315590212232011-12-07T02:01:00.000-08:002011-12-07T02:01:00.049-08:00picture me {im}perfectly.christmas shopping<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">it is december 7th</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and i have not started my christmas shopping.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i know.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">totally not like me.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">every year, i attempt to get </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">all of my shopping done in the early fall</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and have it all wrapped up by halloween.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and every year, i fail.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">somehow, i forget that fall </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(or really, all the time) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is a busy time for us.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">we have new schedules, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">new schools, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">two birthdays </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and life going on </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">every fall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but this year, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">oh this year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this year is oh so different.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i think that i have been in survival mode for a while now</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(i haven't yet been able to stop and assess the situation).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">every time i leave the house, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i fear that i have forgotten to</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">bring something that i needed to bring.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">or do something that i was supposed to do.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">sometimes this life is just so hard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and i just can't seem to get it together.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">it's like my time goes into some sort of void </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and i wake up </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and am somehow further behind </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">than i was the day before. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but we have our first of </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">five.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">christmas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">celebrations.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this weekend, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so i must get my act together, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">at least for that first celebration.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">check out </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://marcusandkara.blogspot.com/2011/12/osborne-wrecking-ball.html">this sweet blog</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img alt="[8.22.10+021.JPG]" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2hTgILT720cS_OtpZpV6V2OphUdVfRwn7zPqS9edopwgq24JITnRP-Tgw9WTA8f42IHo_2W2GclsqT7OqazhWXa_Sk7oyEGcPagU9AwErV7Bwuj5pvO0I0Ni8px1WUu03U-stH7NeaQj/s220/8.22.10+021.JPG" style="background-color: white;" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and how she is dealing with her </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">human-wrecking ball.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">picture me {im}perfectly</span></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is a weekly project to reveal that we don't have it all together.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i will post a </span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">picture me {im}perfectly</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">blog post every wednesday </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">where you will be able to link up to your blog</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">revealing that:</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">you are not picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your kids are not picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your house is not picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your crafts are not always picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">let's </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">encourage, </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">inspire and </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">remind </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">other women </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that none of us have it all together. </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And Mary said:</span></div><div style="background-color: white;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“My soul glorifies the Lord</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="text-align: center;">and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, </div><div style="text-align: center;">for he has been mindful </div><div style="text-align: center;">of the humble state of his servant. </div><div style="text-align: center;">From now on all generations will call me blessed,</div></span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Luke 1:46-48</span></div><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1651. working outside</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1652. a walk that warmed me up</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1653. getting a bite from whole foods</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1654. time to clean out my purse</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1655. meeting another believer at L's school</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</script>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-42231194848130642602011-12-06T04:07:00.000-08:002011-12-06T04:07:00.243-08:00a bicycle built for two.and two.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this past weekend</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">we got to go to a </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">fabulous </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">engagement party</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for my sister</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and my brother.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i know.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">confusing, right?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and no, they aren't marrying each other.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5hDRMQVsItP6YxTvUakNp9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-VPEXzbfvrQg/Tt2uGdI7H3I/AAAAAAAALJw/L000rxyfFXU/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my brother and the soon to be Auntie E.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/JyP5efxu-GXhTrJTUqbeI9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JrLR5RnOaMs/Tt2uuEJ9LVI/AAAAAAAALJ4/vYbJLXJ6OvM/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my sister and the soon to be Uncle B.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/zaigYa2AvNQvGgPHcG-ggtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-mIzQZ0ilDd0/Tt2yTj2MmhI/AAAAAAAALKE/Pr61viANvg4/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this is one of my favorite spots to take my kids' photos.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vp6pWaeC8tlWzu73K36tsNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-n4C3vDHjn8Y/Tt2yXjxiFMI/AAAAAAAALKM/XYCKUx6nPCw/s800/capturingmotherhood-2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">L and his little mommy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/a4ryHsQ59NFP-Csg3wtCPdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-8Do0R2vfcA0/Tt2ywJWMQaI/AAAAAAAALKU/DeSBft6XRJw/s800/capturingmotherhood-3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this was D's lovely </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"i don't want to be taking these photos"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">face.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/kJYALve6cEe0Y6YQEDrBitMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KMnfabecc5c/Tt2y0cVAKKI/AAAAAAAALKc/b4SO9Iyp3jw/s800/capturingmotherhood-4.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and what is a party without Auntie B and Uncle J.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">seriously, people.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cZ8POxZj0dI5feZSdH1BjtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uDmFiwA9Re4/Tt2y40MKMGI/AAAAAAAALKk/RVB77zu3sBE/s800/capturingmotherhood-5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my little man.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9SjAv2yWPATWm_P5UzdxPtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4NrNIzzrLi4/Tt2y5vXNa5I/AAAAAAAALKs/q5WCEGn8wNI/s800/capturingmotherhood-6.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">our walking fanatic.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(he cries when we stop walking he loves it so)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/q3UBbWLLj2SbR0YyFjwzV9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-kkmmf4OXSPY/Tt2y9pDAgVI/AAAAAAAALK0/chg1pBrCNKQ/s800/capturingmotherhood-7.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and Grammy got to come along for the fun.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(thank you for that adorable face, K)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-CSOXT9KkVRM1TXBkdvXcNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-QGRSHsXzaOU/Tt2zB1pYvlI/AAAAAAAALK8/hoOqO6_wxuU/s800/capturingmotherhood-8.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">meeting Mr. Mallard</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and inviting him to the party.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/HWMJMysyrm1lUdJ9BP9pN9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nu9jwPRHxKk/Tt2zG2U-jiI/AAAAAAAALLE/DkXWAVAuEYk/s800/capturingmotherhood-9.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my little dude.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/BHRI3T14MW_mX1QjAcGgMtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KQ9TMGR4jc8/Tt2zL-sXPYI/AAAAAAAALLM/Mo2NLDhve1A/s800/capturingmotherhood-10.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">watching the ducks from a safe distance.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1Q2-1IhxPnzQlse9HudaqdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vhw89um7ZuE/Tt2zbyJKPeI/AAAAAAAALLU/osv6-UFVzo0/s800/capturingmotherhood-11.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">L and his Uncle J.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/jeQAkv3WyLhd8qS7xuP6xNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yz89dD3K43Y/Tt2zp-zq8FI/AAAAAAAALLc/ws3IOvhLBx4/s800/capturingmotherhood-12.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">oh, and those adorable faces continued throughout the night.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/I9-0ZDhgSFs07x7nFdAk2tMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-OZpXZOMG6MA/Tt2z2tqg8JI/AAAAAAAALLk/qpfAwczXc3s/s800/capturingmotherhood-13.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my non-twins.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/83Bqvvatzyu5yTDZvoxlKtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zTI5WzKUZ4Q/Tt2z4HFy2aI/AAAAAAAALLs/wwRRxJxqwiA/s800/capturingmotherhood-14.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">talking to the ducks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/SpjwUsBDfmP9vMl1fh4_LtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-FJIjnuebWLM/Tt20JSFx3eI/AAAAAAAALL8/4SDbZn1ykvc/s800/capturingmotherhood-16.jpg" width="580" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">one of the brides-to-be</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(and her lovely friend A whom i just finally met).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7xy-e3J-_h4nbSB1GAwiE9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bN1aaNZEIMM/Tt20K_f9uDI/AAAAAAAALME/dOU9sFa2KkI/s800/capturingmotherhood-17.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and you remember these lovely people from <a href="http://capturingmotherhood.blogspot.com/2011/10/not-sneak-peek.html">this post</a>, right?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">well, baby makes three.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lBXDpWuIKCeGZK_Pf30lk9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ImjRGTj6q28/Tt20EcXeRLI/AAAAAAAALL0/olnR0tHCHzY/s800/capturingmotherhood-15.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">lights, lights everywhere.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">we all had a splendid time </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and left the party </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">much, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">much </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">later than had planned.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the food was incredible </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(of course)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and the location was supreme.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">very much looking forward to more of these fun events.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">very much so.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Luke 1:39-45</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1646. lotion that makes me think of my grandmother</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1647. shooting an incredibly fun family over the weekend</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1648. mail finally arriving</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1649. christmas decor</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1650. finding two things</span></div>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-27300211416146574752011-12-05T03:09:00.000-08:002011-12-05T03:09:00.171-08:00so sweet and spunky.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">we've known this</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">sweet and spunky girl</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for a year and a half</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">as she was on the welcoming committee</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">to an infant class L was in.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-1Xeyw0SLXqijAarq4wu1KMpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-OWPLm9S4TEo/TtQhQQsXVbI/AAAAAAAALIQ/YNvAulFQCY0/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">they reconnected in between shots</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i got to take of her lovely family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_DivGUPsSVIOc5epo9tGYqMpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-CsnqxGxXAxU/Ttamjk_AhCI/AAAAAAAALJc/PhJWFr_7MHI/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">her little brother</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">gave me the hardest time.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">he didn't like any of my photo-taking tricks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in fact, the grass was much more interesting to him.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ow8RUl0k8fLsTHBmoPMRtaMpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9bYi42yQghE/TtQgiCPy8uI/AAAAAAAALH4/LkOuIX9shK8/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but we got him to smile and laugh</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">by tickles and crazy hat tricks by B.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0VSaof0GjZuxjsR4MhjXyqMpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-I-p7vZAqc10/TtQhQHJvDPI/AAAAAAAALII/vp6j11kX8dM/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this is such a beautiful family </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and i have learned so much from their momma.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dFMvNA6z0YqAmLoRWfcKOqMpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-G13KzfsuSgk/TtaoRCXLBoI/AAAAAAAALJk/Cwhd_7ZkTrg/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and these darling sisters have such a beautiful bond.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">“I am the Lord’s servant,” </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Mary answered. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“May your word to me be fulfilled.” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then the angel left her.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Luke 1:38</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1641. a new insurance plan</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1642. a sweet little girl who likes to clean as much as i do</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1643. finding a parking space just in time</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1644. how much L loves his "new legs"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1645. new christmas music + scrabble + fudge</span></div>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-72714109099618693962011-12-01T03:43:00.000-08:002011-12-01T03:43:00.281-08:00wedding dress shopping.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">K and i recently went wedding dress shopping </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with my mom and sister.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">both my brother </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and one of my sisters </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">are getting married in the spring. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i know.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">lots of celebrations to come.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ixi1AQCv0Oj1yq8xAwF_naMpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n5p6Kk3Wnxk/TtR0aaOtKqI/AAAAAAAALJQ/QlXTaJThaec/s800/capturingmotherhood-3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i told K that all she could tell anyone </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">was that the dress was white, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the dress was beautiful </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and the dress was expensive.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cvnrlqi-_2ZknvYxSecwu6MpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Ij9Mul54V18/TtR0U4eBt8I/AAAAAAAALJI/P58uc5-JuWo/s800/capturingmotherhood-2.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and that she did. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">happy start of advent!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but before they came together, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Matthew 1:18</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1636. leaves falling like snow in our front yard</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1637. crunching leaves under our feet</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1638. running two errands while L was at school</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1639. not having to rush D to school</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1640. organized bookshelves</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<center><a href="http://www.andersonfamilycrew.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" src="http://i54.tinypic.com/15yi6ad.jpg" /></span></a></center>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-52040585075240320682011-11-30T03:38:00.000-08:002011-11-30T03:38:00.330-08:00picture me {im}perfectly.i forgot<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">last week, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i forgot to order diapers for L. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">enough said. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/tQnl3s_4wyBT_J2a_H8-46MpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bjS8LcKIr-I/TtQiPvnNJwI/AAAAAAAALIg/J93YRROQHYc/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">picture me {im}perfectly</span></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is a weekly project to reveal that we don't have it all together.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i will post a </span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">picture me {im}perfectly</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">blog post every wednesday </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">where you will be able to link up to your blog</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">revealing that:</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">you are not picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your kids are not picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your house is not picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your crafts are not always picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">let's </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">encourage, </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">inspire and </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">remind </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">other women </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that none of us have it all together. </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a border="0" href="http://capturingmotherhood.blogspot.com/search/label/picture%20me%20%7Bim%7Dperfectly" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TEajznl6Lw4/TTTZOgmZkqI/AAAAAAAAHAw/NH8EssqyeZc/s144/pictureme8.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><textarea cols="20" rows="10"> <a border="0" href="http://capturingmotherhood.blogspot.com/search/label/picture%20me%20%7Bim%7Dperfectly" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TEajznl6Lw4/TTTZOgmZkqI/AAAAAAAAHAw/NH8EssqyeZc/s144/pictureme8.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /></textarea></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">add my button to your blog post</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and link up to your direct posting</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and feel encouraged. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And they were all amazed at the greatness of God.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Luke 9:43</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1631. completing many projects</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1632. Scripture that speaks to my soul</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1633. having just enough time to get it all done</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1634. plans coming together</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1635. telephone pictionary</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</script>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-84284519398684090362011-11-29T02:59:00.000-08:002011-11-29T02:59:00.479-08:00there's still time!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">there is still time for you to make </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a fabulous little advent tree.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img height="640" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TEajznl6Lw4/TPZv37IooDI/AAAAAAAAF-E/aIuNipZ2-1s/s640/075.JPG" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976563) 1px 1px 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; position: relative;" width="427" /></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">check out the diy <a href="http://capturingmotherhood.blogspot.com/2010/12/advent-tree.html">here</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this is the one i did last year </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and i am hoping to get it </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">out of the christmas bin by thursday.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">we'll see if that happens. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="woj" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="woj" style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;">but whoever loses their life for me will save it.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="woj" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="woj" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">and yet lose or forfeit their very self?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Luke 9:24-25</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1626. impromptu little photo shoots</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1627. selling my kit lenses on ebay</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1628. watching the sun rise with L </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1629. getting plenty done while it was still dark</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1630. really encouraging things happening</span></div>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-87902959562807892002011-11-28T03:37:00.000-08:002011-11-28T03:37:00.202-08:00and it was happy.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">our thanksgiving was </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">certainly a happy one.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/CRgmaR3llVkjflJuPfXnc6MpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YwFqrzCGEi4/TtMQQjsmHVI/AAAAAAAALHw/jFzpltvAe_w/s800/capturingmotherhood-1.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">there was so much food. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">too much, actually.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and we rested and played and shopped and ate.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">it was such a blessing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">more details to come soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Make every effort </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">live in peace with everyone </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and to be holy; </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">without holiness </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">no one will see the Lord.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hebrews 12:14</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1621. lots of fudge</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1622. whipped cream</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1623. sweet potato hash browns</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1624. pumpkin pie</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1625. miniature apple pies</span></div>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-49764130110895654152011-11-23T02:30:00.000-08:002011-11-23T02:30:01.881-08:00picture me {im}perfectly.in a hurry<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">lately.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">oh lately,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">we have been in a hurry.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">everywhere.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">we go.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">it's been horrible.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">seriously horrible.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and i see it taking a toll on us.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">as a whole.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this needs to stop.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">immediately.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ydECokqf1TocntAMIX2R-aMpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZOVaHtD9RXg/TsmHEX_8nAI/AAAAAAAALFw/1-Y-jdYpLHs/s800/1-7.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i am going to start re-reading </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/One-Thousand-Gifts-Fully-Right/dp/0310321913/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322002816&sr=8-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this book</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this weekend.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">it's necessary. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">absolutely necessary.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this is all especially true </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">as one of the busiest times of year </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is about to arrive.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">or maybe it's here already. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i love <a href="http://www.housewifeintown.com/2011/11/not-me-monday.html">this post</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and photo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(you will too!) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTLGVp9t25SFreuE_yxyzMuNqdsAg1L9n5zT7AbeBt82tk1qf58RmdWFtgXVpRhgnB2_rn-lkeDKiitTPSkZOzSqXKDzKw9tABc0cMUGB5ulWvK3gk1d2KQ8-PhSh8qFPYhDkEOppgsZ0/s200/snow12.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; color: #170c05; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px;" width="133" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">from the housewife.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">picture me {im}perfectly</span></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is a weekly project to reveal that we don't have it all together.</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i will post a </span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">picture me {im}perfectly</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">blog post every wednesday </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">where you will be able to link up to your blog</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">revealing that:</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">you are not picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your kids are not picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your house is not picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">your crafts are not always picture perfect,</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">let's </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">encourage, </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">inspire and </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">remind </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">other women </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">that none of us have it all together. </span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a border="0" href="http://capturingmotherhood.blogspot.com/search/label/picture%20me%20%7Bim%7Dperfectly" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TEajznl6Lw4/TTTZOgmZkqI/AAAAAAAAHAw/NH8EssqyeZc/s144/pictureme8.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><textarea cols="20" rows="10"> <a border="0" href="http://capturingmotherhood.blogspot.com/search/label/picture%20me%20%7Bim%7Dperfectly" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TEajznl6Lw4/TTTZOgmZkqI/AAAAAAAAHAw/NH8EssqyeZc/s144/pictureme8.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /></textarea></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">be sure to </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">be sure to put my button on your blog post </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">or it will not be considered to be a feature!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Give thanks to the LORD,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for he is good; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">his love endures forever.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Psalm 107:1 </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and have a happy, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">happy thanksgiving!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1616. date night</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1617. making homemade fudge</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1618. blessings all around</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1619. being reminded to slow down</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1620. seeing joy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-8055593533683063922011-11-22T02:47:00.000-08:002011-11-22T02:47:00.067-08:00finally.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">finally.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">here is the story about </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">those <a href="http://capturingmotherhood.blogspot.com/2011/09/b-has-been-working-really-hard-on-some.html">school desks the bigs have</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/J8oLJWhlyLfh7eWQTg8tTaMpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-I-Ft-Kyx5zs/TsrARRTFG_I/AAAAAAAALGY/zWYFstumeMY/s800/1-1.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this past summer, we were driving by a school in our neighborhood</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and B saw that they had hundreds and hundreds </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of desks in their parking lot. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so, i called to inquire about the futures of said desks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i was told that the school wasn't quite sure </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">what they were going to do with them </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">b</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ut if i was interested, i should call and leave a message </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">with the amount i was interested in.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a month later, i received a call from a woman at the school </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">who said that because we lived in the neighborhood, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">they wouldn't charge us for the desks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2xD-Ru3i6dzuDyllyYkYN6MpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h4-82NJ127M/TsrAXut2R7I/AAAAAAAALGo/RMOKRGe57Us/s800/1-3.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so, we picked up two </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and then two more </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and then two more </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and then three more</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">since i knew that a couple of my </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">girlfriends would love them, too.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ZYSU-MQWSn0ZLH1fwIb0x6MpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zOxyzcV9WJw/TsrAYoXEZ5I/AAAAAAAALGw/ZS6Sbt7E8GQ/s800/1-4.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the school was totally fine with us getting so many, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">as long as we picked them up by 8am the next day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and sure enough, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">B drove by the next morning </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and saw the hundreds of unclaimed desks</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in a gigantic dumpster.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i wish i could have rescued tons more of these sweet desks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bJ1jeoEe6hj2Qufmj_hVyaMpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lQLdHgIbS6g/TsrAcsSZpgI/AAAAAAAALG8/zHYK9DDCWoc/s800/1-5.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">especially after seeing what B could do with them.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/WeDbWz6EQebhDwgOB8afqqMpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3n_gOg5Kakw/TsrAfUxGTlI/AAAAAAAALHE/Tr7llC8JPyk/s800/1-6.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">K found one that had a </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">heart drawn in sharpee on the bottom of hers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so she claimed that one pretty early on.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/oI5nzSzVZpma1N4UjxqGjqMpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zuyDHALXrVA/TsrAmueKQgI/AAAAAAAALHY/K0ZW85_sz5Y/s800/1-8.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">if it had been up to me, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">they would have both been painted aqua</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but we let the kids pick their colors.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/36otYlw1Ej-OXabZ9nKDZaMpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-J4HNBNabnZc/TsrAsDHtozI/AAAAAAAALHg/HBi3Yy8Mrto/s800/1-9.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">no surprise there, right?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">right.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_umWVoA5znjqIYrc4EAKO6MpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sdpvSx_yYR8/TsrAhdZLhpI/AAAAAAAALHM/qY9a2YZTOj8/s800/1-7.jpg" width="427" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and B was a bit colorful for a few days after they were completed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Through Jesus, therefore, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">let us continually offer to God</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">a sacrifice of praise—</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hebrews 13:15</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1611. being early for a therapy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1612. L's fascination with the door knob</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1613. those desks</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1614. finding the perfect things on ebay</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1615. the red leaves on that tree</span></div>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336550546483709512.post-80009263153457970192011-11-21T03:37:00.000-08:002011-11-21T03:37:00.150-08:00an afternoon.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i got to take some photos</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of a friend of a friend and her family</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this past week.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/WugcR4f1WZYx1nQP_D-_26MpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="427" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BYFGWoXAMjs/TsmHJBUwCyI/AAAAAAAALGI/OqnosWmW7-M/s800/1-10.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">can you tell how fun they were!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and not afraid of being in front of the camera.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">not one bit.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/UZPcGzNGRp_NLlxQXq4CfaMpESlokuZS4iXPOAG5fNA?feat=embedwebsite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img height="458" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-p2b5nTUqQXA/TsnNQRQxuMI/AAAAAAAALGQ/ZvIOWGXWaNc/s800/1-1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and this was the lovely view on my drive home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">while i listened to really loud music.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of my choice.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">not because i really wanted to.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but just because i could.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Grace and peace be yours </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in abundance </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">through the knowledge of God </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and of Jesus our Lord.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 Peter 1:2 </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1606. being able to go and shoot all by myself</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1607. meeting up with friends at a lovely park</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1608. the rain, rain</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1609. a sermon that cuts to the heart</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1610. L's new shoes</span></div>hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568080539115675928noreply@blogger.com