Category: Family
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Our Christmas Picture 2015
Right before Thanksgiving, we packed up our things and headed for the hills to take a family picture. Of course, that sounds more glamorous than it actually was. In reality, we were attempting to go to the end of a trail and set up our tripod to snap a few pics. But even though I…
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every milestone = a miracle || the story of our PhD journey
Hey, guess what? As of today, my husband is halfway through the classes for his PhD program. The program is 3 years of classes + 1 year of dissertation writing. And today marks 1 1/2 years into the program. CUE THE CELEBRATION, PEOPLE. Because I realize that might not seem terribly impressive, but if you…
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two. four. six.
We’re in birthday season over here. These cuties now claim title to the ages of 2, 4, and 6. My sweet Miles is 2 and we might be in denial. I vividly remember the feeling of complete joy when he finally emerged. He loves talking (possibly even more than his sister), eating chicken (good thing because…
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vacation 2015 {AKA picture dump}
Last week, we vacated our place and exchanged it for the beach. It was completely due to the kindness of friends. And I kinda think God had something to do with it too. When we walked into our “home for the week” I kept pointing out special things to the kids: “See this awesome kitchen?…
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the video interview :: a marriage project
Earlier this week, I posted a picture on facebook {see it here} with this caption: “Last night, Jonathan and I did our yearly interview with each other. Complete with cheesy grins & weirdo sunburn lines. One of our favorite traditions!” This is something we started last year {see that picture here!} and loved so much we…
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sometimes love looks like bacon :: a tale of 2 breakfasts
Last week, Anna Grace and I went on a little grocery shopping and ice cream run. If you follow me on instagram, you probably saw the behind-the-scenes picture of our excursion. We hit up Publix for some fresh herbs and peanut butter, then popped over to the frozen food section. You see, last week Jonathan came home…
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on missions trips, roller coasters, and life
There is no place like home. Even if it looks like a wreck. We got home last Sunday night from almost 3 straight weeks of traveling. First, to Kentucky for 2 weeks of Jonathan’s classes and then to Tennessee {with our teens} to help a church plant with their community outreach. The trips went well.…
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our {picture heavy!} weekend
Hi there! How was your Easter weekend? I don’t know about y’all, but our weather here in the south was a-ma-zing. Rather windy + chilly on Saturday, but really amazing other than that! On Friday, it was so gorgeous outside that I decided to just eat in our front yard. About 15 minutes into preparing…
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grace. and more grace.
Summers are our busy season. Due to Jonathan’s job as youth pastor, we are able to take kids to camp, lead teens on missions trip, and be heavily involved in our church’s summer outreach for kids. It’s seriously awesome! Like anything, though, it also has parts that are difficult. Like the part where we leave our…
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pictures for daddy
Last week, I decided to make a collage of pictures for my hubby for Father’s Day. So, in normal fashion, I did it in the afternoon – perfect timing, of course….hottest part of the day, right before naptime…I’m brilliant, I tell you. My kids were incredible troopers and we managed to get some cute shots.…
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it all started with a fight
Last week, Jonathan & I celebrated our 6th anniversary. {I shared our meeting/dating story here if you missed it!} I mentioned on instagram that we were going to have a quick 19-hour-getaway to celebrate just the two of us. The day we left, I was scurrying around tying up loose ends and getting our kids…
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say no to drugs {especially when getting engaged}
how i met and married my guy // part 5