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After finding a picture of the Grand Canyon in the good old fashioned road atlas he asked for for Christmas, Noah asked for weeks if we could go there. He promised us he’d use his map to tell us how to find it. So we said, “Why not!&rdq
If you were to ask me what my favorite grade was in school, I would not even hesitate before answering: 4th grade. That was the year we learned about U.S. geography—the different regions, their topography and history, how to spell the states an
Reunited for the weekend with these friends of 17 years. ♥️ What a gift from our kind God! When we moved into MO Hall 2 North as freshmen at @trumanstate, we had no idea what a good thing we were given, but we sure do now.
Once there was a man, powerful, self-satisfied, sure of his own rightness and righteousness. Merciless acts received his approving smile. He himself set into motion the removal and imprisonment of entire households, causing many to flee for their liv
F O U R Today we are celebrating our precious Jane Joy (yes, that’s two birthdays in a row for our little crew!), and gracious, is she easy to celebrate! She is true to her name, a joy-bringer through and through. She is curious, sugar-and-sp
S I X This miracle of a child is—much to his dismay—turning 6 years old today. “But I love being 5!” he protested between sobs when I told him the devastating news that his birthday was just a few weeks away. “I lo
It’s that time of year again—here’s my State of the Bookshelf 2024! I get a little reflective on this post each year, but if you’re mainly in it for the book recs, just scroll to the bottom! ☺️ Happy Reading (and Happy New Ye
Our nativity set was a gift from my grandparents, given piece by piece over the first few years of our marriage. I was proud to bursting that first Christmas when I lifted out of their styrofoam packaging the carved Joseph with his staff, a lowly she
N I N E Tonight as I was tucking Sam into bed, I placed my hand on his head as I do every night and shared a blessing with him. As I sang the words from Numbers 6–“The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine upon you an
I’ve always wanted to see a performance of The Nutcracker. Yesterday I finally did with my little girl perched on my lap, wide grin and staccato gasps of delight throughout, and sons who were humoring Mom at the start, but were standing up and

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