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we all had such a grand time at the museum.
it’s so rare that we go somewhere as a family of five
without an agenda.


in the kids’ area of the museum,
they had high chairs for the little painters 
and benches for the big painters. 


my favorite part 
was that the workers brought everything all set up to each table
and cleaned up everything once we were finished.
if only they would come to my house to do the same. 


L enjoys painting, but not as much as 
trying to put the paintbrush in his mouth.
that must mean that he is just really 
used to brushing his teeth, right?


quite possibly one of my absolute newest favorite photos.
ever.

p.s. rabbit, rabbit!

931. little old ladies who come to dinner
932. making something new for dinner 
and not having it be a complete disaster
933. the kids playing outside after dinner
934. not making one or two 
but three batches of zucchini muffins
935. a night with B

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twirling + whirling.

K has been taking ballet 
and she just had her 
very first ballet recital.


on the day of the performance, 
there was a lot of waiting.


she went off to practice with her class,
so the boys took full advantage of the empty basketball court.


after that, there was a tad bit more waiting.


and then it started!


(i felt like we were the bravermans.)


and then it ended!

it was wonderful.
all 3.5 minutes of it.
yep.
i’m serious.
her performance was one song.
total.
for the entire class.


but, we did absolutely devour that one song.



and watching our little twirler was 
simply put, lovely.




moments like this hit me over and over again.
i have a little girl.
a little girl who loves to dance.



i think that someone wanted it to be about him for a whole second.


cake and lemonade followed.
but you know and i know 
that we don’t need an excuse 
to enjoy both of those things.


our plates were licked clean,


hugs were given to Uncle S


and a beautiful bouquet of 
hand-made flower 
colored pencils
were received.

i’m sure asking B if i can volunteer 
at the local rec center 
to teach ballet to little ones 
is out of the question.
am i right, hon?

maybe someday.

921. completing the massage class i took with L
922. the joy that taking photos gives me
923. watching Indy with B
924. ballet shoes
925. pink tutus

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famous.

K, listening to her rice krispies
snap, crackle and pop.
or, as D said 
crack, snapple and pop.

recently, K said
“you’re famous mommy.
yep, because you find things for people.”

well, thank you very much, little K.
so glad your vocabulary is right on track.
and by the way, where on earth 
did she hear about the term famous?
(used correctly or incorrectly.)

916. a walk with the family late in the afternoon
917. running into our neighbors
918. a dinner where not one person complained
919. a baby who falls asleep so peacefully
920. finishing projects

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lots of little things.

L’s sleep is improving.

which means that my sleep is improving.
thank you for asking.
and more importantly, 
thank you for praying.

and he’s progressing.
lots and lots of little things.
very little 
but very exciting little things.

and for all of these things,
we are grateful to God.

always giving thanks to God the Father for everything
Ephesians 5:20a


911. an extra dose of patience
912. finishing our study of daniel at CBS
(has been a tough one for me)
913. great new books to read
914. D’s newfound love for dust busting
915. K’s genuine desire to help me in the kitchen

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put a sock in it.



this little monkey
(no, not the green one)
has been quite curious lately.


while K and i were sported matching hair dos…
(how fun is that?
so very fun.)


he put a sock in it. 
our photo, that is.

906. the sun showing itself for the first time at 6:30pm
907. a new little baby in the family
(not us!)
908. hot tea with lemon
909. arriving at preschool super early 
instead of what i thought might be super late
910. being surrounded by awesome, awesome women

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what about the parables.


we are reading a story a night 
from one of my 
while we are preparing our hearts for Jesus’ resurrection on Easter.

while reading, D asked
“now mom, is this story real? 
did it really happen?”


to which i replied,
“of course! we believe that 
everything the Bible says is true
and that everything in it really, truly happened.”


and then D asked “but what about the parables?”

man, there’s nothing quite like 
being humbled by your five year old.

Be completely humble and gentle; 
be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Ephesians 4:2

896. reading by the fire and my hubby
897. feeling God stirring my heart
898. humility
899. dr. pepper with lemon
900. planning a slower week
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sideways.

we found the most amazing thing.


so we got all geared up with our “cowberry” boots


and green horn 
to scope it out.

as you can see,
it was incredible.


we learned the importance of growing our roots down deep.

They will be like a tree planted by the water
   that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
   its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
   and never fails to bear fruit.
Jeremiah 17:8


and we all got to touch the tip top of the tree.

it’s always a good idea to have your helmet 
around your neck whenever climbing trees. 
just so you know.


the angle of the branches and the trunk 
were mind boggling. 


the joy was infectious.


and the beauty



was awe-inspiring


and simply incredible.


we got to experience 
all of this while safely climbing a tree. 
(one of my most favorite shots from the day.)
even though it’s been chopped down
 and shredded to pieces by now.

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891. the orange wildflowers scattered about
892. the little white flowers peeking out from the brown paper bag
893. being alone
894. scheduled time to read
895. naps

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she rested here.

this little butterfly 
(or was it just a cute moth) 
flew into our backyard for a visit. 


she stayed for a few days.
where she didn’t even move 
from the perfect little spot she found, 
which was right next to 
the lovely little green plant sprouting up.

she had a teeny tiny orange fleck on the edge of her wing
which helped us spot her little body
trying to disguise itself amongst the ground.

she stopped and 
she rested and 
i don’t doubt that she left refreshed.

remember when i humbly asked for your prayers?
well, i thought it was about time to give you a little update.
-L’s anti-seizure meds are working!
-we have not had to increase the dosage!
-L has not experienced any side effects!
-L’s sleep got much, much better, 
right after i asked you to pray.
and it was awesome for a couple of weeks. 
really, really awesome.

but now, it’s back to being bad. 
like he’s up for hours in the middle of the night. 
each and every night.
he’s not upset. 
but he’s unsettled. 
which makes us unsettled. 
and tired. 
very, very tired. 

so, will you pray?
will you pray that Jesus will pour 
His perfect peace upon our little man’s heart and mind?
thank you.
thank you.
thank you.
we know that there is power in prayer.
we have experienced it.
many, many times over.
And the peace of God, 
which transcends all understanding, 
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7


886. new music
887. L’s refusal to sign “all done”
888. L’s new desire to say “alllllllllllllllll done”
889. seeing Grammy, even if it was for a few minutes
890. the impending weekend

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