Caption Me: Before and After

These deserve a caption or two, don’t ya think? This is the reality of my boys the sweet is always mixed with “true boy” flavor! 😉 Have fun giving these some commentary!

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Ours For the Picking: Fresh Indiana Strawberries

  We picked 13 1/2 lbs of fresh Indiana strawberries over the weekend at Spencer Farm. With our 6 pickers we filled a huge box in an hour!  Although it mostly looked like this…pick a few eat one, pick a few more, eat another…    It reminded me of the blueberry picking days in Michigan …

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Camping and Hiking at Turkey Run State Park

If you guessed CAMPING on the last post, you were right on!  Nature called, and we answered.  We camped overnight at Turkey Run State Park and had such an enjoyable time together as a family. Although I’m more of a “hotel snob”, I just can’t miss making these unforgettable memories with these men in my …

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Rookie Runners

We have four more runners in our house.  After and during Brad’s mini-marathon training, they’ve been running their hearts out: 3 runs around the block on Sunday, laps around the outside of the house, sprints from one end of the house to another.  {If you can’t tell, they look up to their daddy intensely!} We …

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Labradoodle Sitting or Unsitting

No she’s not ours. Although the boys would LOVE her to be… We are just borrowing her from a week.  You might call it “dog sitting” , but there’s been less “sitting” and more ball throwing, chasing, walking, petting, tug of warring and dressing up that I’m sure Macy is accustomed to. She’s taken it …

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Does My Heart Reflect That Children Are a Blessing?

I firmly believe that our children are better at hearing our hearts in our words than we are. They pick up on even the slightest negative tone in my voice; they hear every word I say under my breath.  They notice when I am annoyed at them, no matter how much I try to hide …

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The Not So Elaborate Days…

  I can feel it slipping – these days of sunshine and simplicity. Days of neglecting some of the to-do’s for the gifts in front of me… Days of constant noise and chatter… Days of make believe, laughter, togetherness, and play… Days of childhood that can be cherished a little longer… It’s fleeting at an …

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Alive, Alive, Alive Forever More!

We had a wonderful Easter weekend with family and our church. We went to an annual Pancake Breakfast at The Beef House on Friday and spent time with my family, then attended a “Secret Church” simulcast with David Platt on suffering Friday night at our church. Sunday we headed to the early service, a breakfast …

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