Category: family life
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One Thousand Gifts
“Rejoice always! Pray constantly. Give thanks in everything, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 I have these verses framed in my kitchen as a constant reminder, and I think “give thanks in everything” means “give thanks in everything,” so I want to be more intentional about thankfulness. After all,…
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Remembering on Memorial Day
This is Kathryn at 8 months old (Memorial Day of 2001) sitting next to the memorial marker for my great-uncle George Walker. He was taken prisoner during WWII and was lost at sea when the ship he was on (as a POW) was sunk. His marker is in the Marietta National Cemetery. As far as…
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My Good-looking Parents: circa 1970 (or thereabouts)
One of my aunts recently sent me a big envelope full of old photos, mostly of me as a kid, but there were a few in there of my parents. I’d seen most of them before, but I can’t recall ever seeing this one. I love it! Retro cheese + my mom’s fab 1970’s outfit…
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Keeping Up Appearances
People often ask how things are going with Lindsey, and the truth is they are going really, really good. Better than I could’ve imagined, in fact. But even if I had given birth to Lindsey, there would be times when she would act in a way that frustrated or aggravated me. I feel like if…
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My summer plans and goals
This summer, I have some specific goals… Family: One big one is to complete the plans I’ve started for our upcoming school year. I have a few more curriculum decisions to make, and then a whole lot of scheduling kinds of plans. (I’ll be posting more about that later.) Ken and I want to start…