tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79019287839673528812024-03-14T00:21:49.504-07:00Team JohnsonDeidre Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221685582699369993noreply@blogger.comBlogger871125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901928783967352881.post-33697710766999579052020-10-21T12:34:00.002-07:002020-10-21T12:34:43.195-07:00Geneva's 7th Birthday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iUMBrQjPhU0/X5CMPZmPH8I/AAAAAAAEcCI/F3bpe34EicQYqe3z4G7LbtI1zm4MqckNwCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1269.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iUMBrQjPhU0/X5CMPZmPH8I/AAAAAAAEcCI/F3bpe34EicQYqe3z4G7LbtI1zm4MqckNwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1269.HEIC" /></a></div>Geneva LOVES Dragons! Thank you Miss Penny for an amazing dragon cave cake.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bPEkRR0kYRY/X5CMPVaz6bI/AAAAAAAEcCI/vmNK3hfinzsDC9hUGXd-AgZ2zewNDT7QgCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1272.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bPEkRR0kYRY/X5CMPVaz6bI/AAAAAAAEcCI/vmNK3hfinzsDC9hUGXd-AgZ2zewNDT7QgCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1272.HEIC" /></a></div>Looking for hidden dragons..<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cn9Yo4lVSH8/X5CMPfCyTAI/AAAAAAAEcCI/eOTi0Uj2txYY2Mp4sR-OxFx4b-7RhbpGQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cn9Yo4lVSH8/X5CMPfCyTAI/AAAAAAAEcCI/eOTi0Uj2txYY2Mp4sR-OxFx4b-7RhbpGQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1319.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We had a fabulous time celebrating with them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xp8jyTAMsnM/X5CLcf7q-kI/AAAAAAAEcCA/KIOtsmJYYGE4DUoiGID42f2thhcWRlrNQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_1118.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xp8jyTAMsnM/X5CLcf7q-kI/AAAAAAAEcCA/KIOtsmJYYGE4DUoiGID42f2thhcWRlrNQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_1118.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Geneva is such a joy. She loves life to its fullest. She's always moving, laughing, hugging, playing, and eating! This girl knows how to encourage others and make people feel loved. We are thankful for the work God is doing in her heart. She is learning obedience and loves the Lord. </div><p></p>Deidre Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221685582699369993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901928783967352881.post-57223020516324879422020-10-21T12:25:00.000-07:002020-10-21T12:25:02.562-07:00Maddie's 12th Birthday!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LvcUpJhJMyI/X5CJ8Lr4JLI/AAAAAAAEcB0/FPZOSEinXBIMqtvyhzJG4uVBq8C17Qz5gCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0294.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LvcUpJhJMyI/X5CJ8Lr4JLI/AAAAAAAEcB0/FPZOSEinXBIMqtvyhzJG4uVBq8C17Qz5gCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0294.HEIC" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Celebrating at the White's Willows was absolutely the best!! We snorkeled, swam, floated, drove, and barbecued.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l-hBSih_fgk/X5CJ8KdYeuI/AAAAAAAEcB0/9ST0FIAwd805j0tUMawvBHBucTJIGXt1QCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0310.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l-hBSih_fgk/X5CJ8KdYeuI/AAAAAAAEcB0/9ST0FIAwd805j0tUMawvBHBucTJIGXt1QCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0310.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And she's driving....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7xDOi-6HY0s/X5CJ8ECrfcI/AAAAAAAEcB0/eipp06u3xTgchEu-mkqiWFskBTLuV3F1wCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0307.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7xDOi-6HY0s/X5CJ8ECrfcI/AAAAAAAEcB0/eipp06u3xTgchEu-mkqiWFskBTLuV3F1wCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0307.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Such a fun day with the White's!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c1PNWIl3IfU/X5CJ8ElYnSI/AAAAAAAEcB0/gDn9kQbmHyUz4WWGR1vA-1KaSy74I_RpQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0303.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c1PNWIl3IfU/X5CJ8ElYnSI/AAAAAAAEcB0/gDn9kQbmHyUz4WWGR1vA-1KaSy74I_RpQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0303.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pm3CQEOZDyc/X5CJ8ET0oAI/AAAAAAAEcB0/cQKI70N8gIYNr-6oxuh-i4mooq_KwCwnQCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0288.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pm3CQEOZDyc/X5CJ8ET0oAI/AAAAAAAEcB0/cQKI70N8gIYNr-6oxuh-i4mooq_KwCwnQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0288.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QAIr2acy1po/X5CJ8EDleeI/AAAAAAAEcB0/2XR5TQlGzjszsEzn-BRdinm_9XXhIbF7wCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0271.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QAIr2acy1po/X5CJ8EDleeI/AAAAAAAEcB0/2XR5TQlGzjszsEzn-BRdinm_9XXhIbF7wCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0271.HEIC" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Maddie's baby, Butterscotch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DUoJqOqv_UU/X5CJ8NZMuhI/AAAAAAAEcB0/Uw9sbn-zM_cIfoGjeNRvr1kiKLy1jryggCPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_0231.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DUoJqOqv_UU/X5CJ8NZMuhI/AAAAAAAEcB0/Uw9sbn-zM_cIfoGjeNRvr1kiKLy1jryggCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_0231.HEIC" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paulyn was so kind to bake and decorate a chocolate cake with Maddie for her birthday.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are so thankful for the young lady Maddie is becoming. She loves the Lord, serves others well, and is a hard worker. I love seeing her creativity and goofy side blossom. We are so blessed with good friends and family that invest in one another. </div><p></p>Deidre Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221685582699369993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901928783967352881.post-32667010285181940842020-04-17T17:32:00.002-07:002020-04-17T17:32:49.131-07:00Happy Resurrection Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Maddie made several batches of m&m chocolate chip cookies for some friends.</div>
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Bunny pancakes!</div>
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I had fun baking this lemon meringue pie, and it was delicious!!</div>
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We had a mini Easter egg hunt in our yard.</div>
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The girls dyed the eggs for the traditional Italian braided bread...</div>
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Savannah led us in devotionals using the Resurrection Eggs for the 12 days leading up to Easter. </div>
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Happy Resurrection Day from Team Johnson 2020!!</div>
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He has RISEN!!</div>
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As we look around at our world, there is pain and brokenness due to the fall of man. It doesn't surprise me that COVID 19 exists--or cancer, for that matter. Death and suffering are part of this earth, as Christ could well attest to. He bore our sin, He was scourged for our rebellion, He was mocked for our transgressions, He was put to death to pay the perfect sacrifice for our sins. So as we put our busy schedules on pause during this Palm Sunday weekend during lockdown, I marvel at how Christ was aquatinted with grief, yet overcame the grave. He did all of this because His will was the Father's will and because it ultimately brings Him more glory because now there is a perfect and complete payment for reconciliation between God and man. The Rescuer completed His task under the severest conditions, and has set an example for how we are to live. In light of what He suffered, we can not complain- we have challenges, but nothing like that of Christ's. I am overwhelmed at His goodness. As I've spoken with Christians that are suffering this week- whether from isolation, loss of a loved one, COVID 19 symptoms racking their bodies, or other painful diseases...whatever the case may be; I hear hope coming from these individuals because they have placed their trust in Christ. Even though this world can be filled with trials, we have a confidence that Heaven will be filled with perfect communion, joy, and worship. So, we fix our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our Faith and keep running the race.</div>
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Part of the beauty of fait in Christ is that we can rejoice, even in a world where suffering abounds. Easter weekend is a perfect example of this. We rejoice because there is resurrection after death, there is joy after pain.</div>
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Along those lines, here are some ways we celebrated Palm Sunday...</div>
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Jesse even helped with making the croissants!</div>
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These sweet girls wanted to dress up for Palm Sunday, even though we watched the on-line service in our basement!</div>
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Our children's ministry is amazing, and had a drive through pick up your palm branches and Resurrection family activity pack.</div>
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Savannah's "Potato Man" even waved Palm branches!</div>
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Savannah asked for some "property". She has a vision for a fairy garden and a spot for a few vegetables. </div>
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Here it is!!</div>
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After all the work in the sun, we had a bit of a water gun fight!</div>
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During these strange days where we stay home, distance ourselves from others, and stop all activities; the girls and I thought we'd share what we've been doing...</div>
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School presses on! No stopping here, we are close to the end of several of our subjects for the year. We press on and want to finish well.</div>
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Gerbil races! </div>
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Whenever it's not raining, we're outside!! Hammock is up and dolls are out for some vitamin D.</div>
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Saturday s'mores and stories by the fire!</div>
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Church was around the kitchen table. Please join us as we listen to Jesse each Sunday morning!</div>
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Pretend play- each stuffed animal is wearing a slipper sock- hahah!</div>
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We re-organized all the girls clothes. They had all grown a size, so we were able to give away several bags of clothes! I learned a new way to fold and sort clothes so that you can see all your shirts/pants at the same time. </div>
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Lots of bike rides.</div>
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The girls have been taking Taekwondo, and their studio is continuing with "zoom" classes- the teachers can see the kids and the kids can see and hear the teachers. The girls were thrilled to have earned their white belts.</div>
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This was a first- today (Wednesday) Jesse married friends of ours and the wedding was on FaceBook live, so we "attended".</div>
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Puzzles and story time in the evenings.</div>
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We get to invest right at home. Yes we do!</div>
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There are challenges with being home more, and there are perks. We are making every effort to make the most of this time. Ephesians 5:16</div>
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It's been a few years since I've blogged. Honestly, life has been busy! These girls are growing fast, and I'm trying to keep up with the changing seasons. It's a joy to be Jesse's wife, a homeschooling mom, and have a filled with friends and church activities. I'm posting tonight, and hope to do more in the near future. </div>
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Tomorrow is officially the first day of Spring, but we enjoyed the peak of the Cherry Blossoms in DC today. </div>
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Can you spy the White House in the background?</div>
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These blossoms peak out of any crevice of the tree. They are bursting with life and can't wait to do what they were created for- blooming. God gives us so many pictures of Himself, and of our Christian walk throughout creation. It's treasure to stop and take the time to reflect on it. We are called to bloom where we are planted. We give Him the most glory when we can rejoice in the midst of trouble, obey in the face of temptation, trust when circumstances are uncertain, and worship Him when we are tempted to serve ourselves. We can only live in a way that honors Him with His strength- trying this on our own is pure foolishness. Can a flower live without being connected to the source of life? Can we flourish and have eternal hope without being rooted and grounded in Christ? There is no other way.</div>
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Sweet Savannah. Nine years old. She loves pretend, taekwondo, writing stories and songs, reading Boxcar Children, singing in the choir, and riding her bike.</div>
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My six year old baby, Geneva. She is precious and brings us so many grey hairs and joy! She loves riding her bike, reading, coloring, playing pretend, taekwondo, and snacking.</div>
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My young lady Maddie is now eleven years old!! She is a delight to be around- she makes excellent conversation, enjoys cooking, swimming, playing games, and reading. She is very responsible and trustworthy.</div>
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What a joy it is to spend each day with them!</div>
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font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="text Luke-12-23" id="en-ESV-25474" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">23 </span>For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="text Luke-12-24" id="en-ESV-25475" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">24 </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-25475C" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-25475C" title="See cross-reference C">C</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-ESV-25475D" data-link="(<a href="#cen-ESV-25475D" title="See cross-reference D">D</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>Of how much more value are you than the birds!</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="text Luke-12-25" id="en-ESV-25476" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; 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We took a family trip, even though school had just started. It was good timing for us to spend some quality time as a family. We treasure these young years with the kids, and want to make time together a priority. We do this by having a family night during the week, but there's something special about getting away from all the business and just enjoying some extended family time. </div>
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We spent one night in New Bern, NC. We loved the history of this quaint town. </div>
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Christopher came from Bern, Switzerland and named this place "New Bern" </div>
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(which means new bear). </div>
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The girls enjoyed finding the bears around town.</div>
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New Bern is also the birthplace of Pepsi.</div>
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What a treat!</div>
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Then we moved to Myrtle Beach, SC for 3 days. Yay for the the sun and waves!</div>
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a mix between speed bowling and golf, but we had a good time.</div>
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What a neat history belongs to this place.</div>
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It's now a brackish river due to damming up done to make the river larger to help water the rice patties. Of course, once the salt water came in through the tides, the rice patties died. Now this is the largest river in NC- 202 miles long. </div>
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The area we were at is a major port for exporting wood chips and importing grains. </div>
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We had some of the best ice cream and got to pet a horse! That's a win for my girls.</div>
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Then we spent the night in Fayetteville on the way home. We stopped at a botanical gardens and saw this nasty well-fed snake.</div>
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There were such beautiful walks!</div>
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Last stop- Special Forces Museum. This place is amazing.</div>
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Can you see the wing of the airplane on the ceiling?!</div>
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This man's story is incredible.</div>
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Love these quotes!</div>
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Here's what my desk looked like as I prepared for the school year! </div>
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Butterscotch likes to be right in the thick of it.</div>
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I've really enjoyed listening to<b> </b><a href="https://readaloudrevival.com/" target="_blank"><b>The Read Aloud Revival</b> </a>"Master's Classes" as I plan this year out. There is great perspective found there.</div>
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We are joining a different co-op this year, called Classical Conversations. I'm pretty excited about all that the kids (and I) will learn this year. Each week we have new memory work in these subject areas: Math, English, Latin, Geography, Science, History, and Timeline. The kids also do either fine arts or music appreciation at co-op as well as a science experiment. After the Foundations work in the morning, Maddie takes an afternoon class called Essentials where she will be studying Grammar, Writing, and Math. The younger two will be in an exercise class during that time. I'm thrilled about this part of our schooling as well as our other curriculum. God provides exactly what we need, when we need it. I see His hand leading this schooling journey, and I'm so thankful for all He's teaching me. When I'm most dependent on him, I see Him at work even more!</div>
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One of those specific ways of seeing Him at work, are these prayer boxes. I had wanted to buy some cute prayer boxes for the girls that I had seen, but didn't think I should spent the money. THE NEXT week, a friend made these prayer boxes for the girls and even put several requests (with verses) written on the paper in the box. How much more precious to see God give a desire of my heart, and make it so personal?! He is a living and active God. The girls have been using the boxes every day during our Bible time. They have each thought of an area of growth, found a verse on that topic, and have committed to praying that God would help them battle their own sinful desires. This goes along with the devotional book I'm reading them called <b> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Battle-Making-Him-Known/dp/159638865X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535281479&sr=8-1&keywords=god%27s+battle" target="_blank">God's Battle.</a></b></div>
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I'm so thankful I get to teach these girls. God has certainly done a work in my heart to make me excited about home schooling. These girls are precious gifts, and I look forward to another year of developing our relationship with the Lord, each other, and a love for learning.</div>
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Second grade.</div>
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Fourth grade</div>
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Pre-kindergarten</div>
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My desk and some of our curriculum.</div>
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The girls were excited to make their own lunches to bring to co-op.</div>
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First day of co-op!</div>
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My favorite things are...</div>
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Geneva- gymnastics, singing, ballet, pancakes</div>
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Savannah- singing, dancing, washing dogs (now that's funny because she's never done that :)</div>
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Maddie- gymnastics, soccer, swimming</div>
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And our school mascot- Butterscotch!</div>
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This summer has flown by- I can hardly believe that we started school this week! Here are a few photos from the last week or so of summer fun...</div>
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While the moms went on a little trip together, the dads had a special camp out with their daughters. The girls had a blast!!</div>
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The moms had a great trip to Myertle Beach- I'm so thankful for these friendships rooted in our love for Jesus. Our conversations deepened our love for the Lord, encouraged our marriages and our parenting. I'm so thankful for friends that love the Lord and strive to serve Him with their lives and that we can just laugh together.</div>
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Maddie spent a day riding roller coasters with friends at Six Flags.</div>
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After a funeral of a faithful godly man in our church, we spent some talking about eternal life, what to live for, and how to honor God with our lives. The girls were listening and interacting on the topic so well. Jesse and I want to teach them to live with eternity in view. "For me to live is Christ and to die is gain" Phil.1:21. </div>
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Savannah made homemade ice cream with Miss Penny!</div>
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We decoupaged boxes with our friends. The kids love getting crafty from time to time.</div>
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Our day at the lake was amazing! </div>
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We are so sad to say goodbye to the Knox family, but happy for their new adventure.</div>
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And bowling- these kids were amazing! </div>
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This was our 3rd year going to Word of Life Camp on Schroon Lake, NY. A little over 50 people from Immanuel Bible Church came this week, too. It's such a joy to have a family camp where there's excellent teaching, fellowship with believers, and time with family. Both HB Charles and Erwin Lutzer spoke each day. It was incredibly encouraging. HB's theme was prayer, and I was very challenged by the truth that the Holy Spirit brings our prayers before God. He knows what we need, better than we do, and will present our prayers before the Father. So I should pray so much more, seek the Lord's will through prayer about everything, because I have an Advocate that cares for me. And He not only cares about me physically, but eternally/spiritually. He also spoke about how Jesus went away to pray- these were long periods of time where Jesus spoke with His Father. He went to be alone and it was usually early in the morning. How much more do I need to make talking with God a priority. </div>
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Here we are enjoying a meal with the Goods. It's such a nice break not to cook for a whole week :)</div>
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So thankful for these friends!</div>
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Jeremy the illusionist gives a presentation every year, and while he performs some prey fun tricks, he gives the gospel.</div>
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Look at their faces- so cute!! </div>
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They are truly amazed by his slight of hand!</div>
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One evening we celebrated Jody's 50th birthday of becoming a Christian. It was so encouraging to hear her testimony- she became a Christian 50 years ago right here at WOL. She gave her life to the Lord, knowing she was a sinner and needed a Savior. As she shared what God has done in her life, she challenged all of us to fill our lives with what matters eternally. She gave each family a pail filled with fun toys from the Dollar Store and said when these things brake or get lost, that's just a reminder that the pleasures of this world don't last. How much better is it for us to invest in our relationship with the Lord, character, and relationships with others that will be eternal.</div>
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Jody also supplied scores for everyone to enjoy!</div>
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What a neat evening of celebration! </div>
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Maddie is the crazy gal in the middle! She loved "surfing" on the tube!!</div>
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Daddy took the girls kayaking.</div>
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Savannah became quite the kayaker!</div>
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My crew.</div>
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The rodeo is every Friday night.</div>
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Some of the original WOL recruiters.</div>
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Friends</div>
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Geneva has on her life vest, safari hat, eating an apple, and is using her toilet paper roll binoculars- love this girl. Styling on the lunch cruise.</div>
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Savannah dressed up for the "Christmas" theme day- so creative using pine branches! She won :)</div>
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Geneva asked if we could go on an alone walk- this girl asked the best questions. Love time with her.</div>
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Enoch and Jesse competed digger through Jello with their mouths to find a Sweetish Fish.</div>
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Climb on, Savannah!</div>
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Savannah had never had an Orange Crush- love at first sip :)</div>
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Love the Lubenec's</div>
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Ribit!</div>
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And on our 8 1/2 hour drive home, we stopped in NY at Bagel Boys for the world's largest bagels!!</div>
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A few of my favorites from over the years...</div>
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Ten years with Maddie is quite a blessing. She's growing into such a beautiful young lady outwardly, but even more importantly, inwardly. I'm so thankful for her! God is doing a great work in her life. </div>
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(And there's he birthday gift- Butterscotch our new kitten).</div>
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Three weeks ago Geneva had a pretty big bike crash! She went down a very steep hill on her glider bike and wasn't able to stop. Poor girl not only scraped up her face, but suffered a green stick fracture in her left jaw.</div>
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Can you see how her jaw is crooked?</div>
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So that night I hardly slept as I prayed for God's guidance, healing, and trust in whatever His plan may be. He answered that prayer so abundantly.</div>
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The next day we took Geneva to the ER seeing that her jaw still looked off and she was unable to eat from pain. We were blessed to have the most wonderful care at INOVA Fairfax. The docs even gave her sticker books and puzzles to take home.</div>
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After having about 4 doctors come exam Geneva, they decided she needed to have a CT scan. From that scan we saw that she did, in fact, have a bent bone and that the joint was partially hanging off, but attached still. Thankfully, Geneva did NOT need to have surgery or have her mouth wired shut. We were sent home with instructions to give her a liquid/soft diet and no activity. Hard to do with an active 4 year old!! By God's grace, this opportunity allowed us to talk with her about really big concepts that all people struggle with- obedience, thankfulness, contentment, trust in the Lord, thinking on what is true, and the lessons go on. She was so teachable that she made it a joy to walk through this little struggle. She even said to Savannah on the way to swim team (when she couldn't swim and was disappointed) "I'm happy that you get to swim, Savannah." She learned about thinking of others, guilt and how to ask for forgiveness, and the joy that is received when the weight of guilt is gone, and thankfulness in the midst of struggles. God taught me so much through her example. He also taught me to trust Him when I have absolutely no control.</div>
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Mimi did pamper Geneva with a manicure!</div>
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Ice cream- keeping to a soft food diet isn't so bad!!</div>
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Her new hat keeps the sun off her new exposed skin.</div>
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She loved chicken noodle soup and oatmeal!</div>
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Happy 4th!<br />
Maddie and Savannah were very protective of Geneva every time we were out- they loved watching out for their little sister!</div>
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We were incredibly blessed by many friends delivering activities, milkshakes, soft pudding, coloring books, and games she could do while being still.</div>
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The greatest encouragement was to hear from so many praying for her.</div>
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Today we took an x-ray and see that the jaw is healing well. The doctor said she can go back to chewing, unless her jaw begins to hurt. We have our last follow up appointment in January just to make sure the bones don't shift as they settle. Please pray for continued healing and safety.</div>
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We celebrated with a chewy croissant!! As we sat there Geneva and I thanked God for healing her and giving her life lessons through this accident. What a blessing.</div>
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Then on the way home I heard her singing "God is so Good" from the back seat. He truly is. </div>
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1 Peter 2:3 we have "tasted that the Lord is good."</div>
Deidre Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221685582699369993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901928783967352881.post-73742115353409717042018-07-20T10:40:00.002-07:002018-07-20T10:42:26.446-07:00And We're Back Home!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The girls were thrilled to jump right into VBS the day after we returned from the beach.<br />
This was Geneva's first year in the morning, and Maddie's first year going to nighttime VBS!<br />
They both LOVED it.</div>
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We played some croquet on the lawn!</div>
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We enjoyed a summer stroll in Clifton and night out to dinner with my parents before they left.</div>
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The girls love their individual time with Mimi. </div>
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We celebrated our 12th anniversary in OBX this year. We had a fun day taking a hike, going out for milkshakes, and walking on the beach.</div>
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Hiking in the march :)</div>
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Thanks Papa for the help!</div>
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So thankful for each day with this guy.</div>
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It's a joy to be Jesse's wife. I love every part of life by his side.</div>
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Mimi and Papa gave Maddie and Charis a surf lesson for their birthday! We had such a fun time watching the girls learn to catch a wave.</div>
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It's hard to see, but she's up!</div>
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Little sisters wanting to surf :)</div>
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Thank you for this wonderful experience, Papa and Mimi!</div>
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Hanging out at the beach.</div>
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That night we enjoyed celebrating birthdays with ice-cream cake (thanks Charis) and gifts.<br />
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Taking a break from the sun playing Battleship.</div>
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We drove about an hour to Hatteras and found some beautiful shells not he beach.</div>
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Then we climbed the lighthouse- super interesting that this lighthouse was moved due to the changing shoreline from storms.</div>
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From there we went to Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum.</div>
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Then we took a ferry ride to Ocracoke.</div>
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We enjoyed the lovely sunset that evening!</div>
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Papa and his granddaughters at Duck Donuts!</div>
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Watching the donuts being made...</div>
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Kite flying time!</div>
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Pool time with Daddy!</div>
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Thanks to Papa and Mimi we had a clam bake dinner!</div>
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So my kids were skeptical of the clams!</div>
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Armor from the first settlers...kinda heavy!</div>
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The blacksmith</div>
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Getting our passport stamped.</div>
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Little hiker</div>
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Or maybe i should say, "short-lived hiker"!</div>
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Cousins!</div>
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Picnic lunch</div>
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We were able to walk around a reenacted settlement to see what life was like for the first settlers. </div>
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Roanoke Island had the coolest coffee shop- named Charis (just like my niece). Charis means grace in Greek, and the shop had Scripture throughout the store. </div>
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Mimi took each granddaughter on a special morning walk...</div>
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Evening walk to the beach.</div>
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Papa and Savannah!</div>
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Kite flying...</div>
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And catching ghost crabs on the beach at night!!</div>
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We loved catching crabs!</div>
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Lunch poolside</div>
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Horseshoe crab</div>
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She's growing up...10 next week...ahhh!</div>
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Precious footprints</div>
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Walking Jockey Ridge sand dunes for...</div>
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the sunset!</div>
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Whoo hoo!</div>
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We spent the first few days of summer vacation sightseeing in DC with my family. </div>
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We went on a Capitol tour,</div>
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Story time with Mimi!</div>
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And then we were off to the outer Banks!</div>
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It was such an amazing gift from Mom and Dad to stay in this house for 2 weeks!!</div>
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We found the cutest restaurant in Ohio- "Bite". </div>
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It's such a treat to find healthy food and to be with my family-I love going on adventures with these people.</div>
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There it is! A re-build Noah's ark. It was astonishing to walk next to and inside the ark! God's plans are amazing, and He thinks not like we think- His ways are so much higher and better than our ways. </div>
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Here's our group- so fun to do life with these people! We're in front of the door to the ark- now I understand why God is the One who closed the door!!!</div>
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Inside the ark were cages and examples of how all the different animal "kinds" really could have fit in the ark.</div>
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I loved talking with Savannah about why God had to destroy the earth with a flood. The people were only thinking and acting wickedly continually the Bible says. Sin will be punished. God made a way to rescue Noah and his family because they followed Him and worshipped Him. Just like that, today we need to repent from our own sinful ways and seek Jesus' sacrifice as the only way to have forgiveness and to enter eternity with God. He is a Rescuer!</div>
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We did a little mining for gems and fossils. All of the fossils actually point to a young earth, and not that it came into existence millions of years ago. </div>
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We did a little geology work with naming gems!</div>
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And the arc had a petting zoo- of course!!</div>
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So thankful for Maddie's sweet friends!</div>
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After touring the ark and then swimming at the hotel, we went to the Creation Museum at 8pm for a night IN the museum!</div>
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These gorgeous butterflies were one of my favorite finds on our flashlight scavenger hunt. </div>
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Here are some helpful plaques about the 7 C's of history. Neat to see a timeline attached to the large groupings of what God was doing/is doing throughout history.</div>
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This one is great on explaining how we know the Bible is true. </div>
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Midnight was "lights out" even though many of the displays still had there lights on all night :)</div>
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All the ladies slept in one room of the museum and the guys in another. It was quite an experience!</div>
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Savannah needed four friends to help her wake up the next morning!!</div>
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Breakfast time. So thankful they had coffee!!</div>
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The grounds were so beautiful!!</div>
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Thankful these two have been friends since they were babies. </div>
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We stayed in the museum for a while the next day and went to a reptile show. </div>
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It was a highlight for the girls!!</div>
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I can't believe how brave all the girls were. They reached into a container and grabbed out cockroaches to feed large geckos, held a hissing cockroach, and handled snakes.</div>
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"Daisy" is a 100 pound, 15 foot, 8 year old Burmese Python. It took 4 adults to hold her!! </div>
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And that's a wrap. They napped a little bit on our 9 hour drive home. So thankful for this trip! </div>
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We were thrilled to have Papa here for 2 weeks! He came to teach a counseling class at the seminary here. So by day he did home school and life with us and by night he taught! It was a pretty good deal. Thanks Mimi for the beautiful matching dresses!!</div>
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Reading time!</div>
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Reading Spurgeon :)</div>
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Time for night class! The girls loved walking the teacher to his classroom!</div>
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I was spoiled this Mother's Day! Jesse and the kids made crepes and planned a whole special meal for me! They set the table beautifully and even bought me flowers. It was special to have my dad here, too. We missed you, Mom!</div>
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Papa was able to come to the Spring Concert at co-op!</div>
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He watched soccer.</div>
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Thanks for being so flexible and fun to be around, Dad! I love talking with you- your love for the Lord and for us is so evident.</div>
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The last few weeks have been filled with visits from friends and family coming from out of town, home school, AWANA awards, book clubs, welcoming new babies, saying goodbye to good friends, soccer, and many other adventures. Through all these events, God has proven Himself faithful, His mercies are new every morning, and nothing is done without His perfect care. I see Him giving me strength. My favorite part of the day is early, before the house is awake when I get to meet with Jesus. I'm reading through the Bible this year. It's been a joy to give the Lord each day, praying for my family and I see Him at work. Only by God's grace do I see my need for Him greater and greater. I love walking with Him all day. </div>
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We had a great visit with the Davis' when they came in town. </div>
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We had an outing to the National Cathedral and flower mart. </div>
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Slumber parties, dress up, school, play time, creek adventuring, Bible study, and movie nights made for a memorable visit!</div>
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We were so thankful for the Spring weather, so we walked to Green Springs Park and had an afternoon enjoying God's beautiful creation while reading.</div>
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This one is catching on pretty quickly!</div>
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My precious Maddie girl. I'm so thankful God has given me these girls.</div>
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Creek exploring!</div>
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Cooking lessons with Miss Penny are full of learning techniques and yummy treats!</div>
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We were sad to say good bye to the Voctures as they moved away. </div>
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We are excited for their new opportunities, but they will be missed.</div>
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My little readers.</div>
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Maddie sometimes gets to be a mother's helper, and wanted to welcome this little one to the family!</div>
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More creek time.</div>
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Geneva finished her Puggles book this year.</div>
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Savannah completed her Sparks book.</div>
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And Maddie finished her T&T book. </div>
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It's exciting to hear the girls quote Scripture and know God's Word by heart. I've seen the girls grow in their ability to study and understand the Bible this year.</div>
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Maddie got braces!!</div>
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We had a wonderful visit with dear friends from Cali!</div>
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