tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60895746148301918142024-02-06T21:53:17.079-05:00Frankly Journaling the JourneyAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.comBlogger2111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-41115639099604518642023-01-01T14:35:00.005-05:002023-01-16T15:04:25.359-05:00Grateful for 2022<p>As 2022 wrapped up we found ourselves very thankful. We finished the year with some delightfully warm weather (the kids were outside in shorts and I was gardening!), some pick-up indoor soccer games with neighbors, and then a rousing evening of fun at the Unverzagt home on New Year's Eve.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvRezsFKP4lIn0s9YUb0CWP2FwnGBDg-kqh_iHj7tNdqwh5vE232YLJnLrc4aWbso4YdaJiS4uNgh1FQk0vjGE1e6J50yervPzj1sh0nD-BRDhRVUTW0MD1j-zzY3hv1AQvL6R2hcRWzt1SbLhp3A6HEJUGAJ_0s5Mzcdq3PBUoebd7Gj1KFZCeNe/s1905/20230101_203937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1905" data-original-width="1373" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvRezsFKP4lIn0s9YUb0CWP2FwnGBDg-kqh_iHj7tNdqwh5vE232YLJnLrc4aWbso4YdaJiS4uNgh1FQk0vjGE1e6J50yervPzj1sh0nD-BRDhRVUTW0MD1j-zzY3hv1AQvL6R2hcRWzt1SbLhp3A6HEJUGAJ_0s5Mzcdq3PBUoebd7Gj1KFZCeNe/s320/20230101_203937.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOO9m9H3p_LL-Kj82pHz9vewImKd5RJ8tdhm_cnL-cyaVDLUH8PP7suS4cRTpnnNKJulBf4OrYGGq7OWmniyNfTjqFsgpjBlTC8PgYArsizFVBmfhK_cVJlUAab8NjsbOtiZjWunc39HHPZzhI3m3A_Wt1Jy88Okgcx5YFm1gSpYcHpbUcYR1-14yx/s1689/20230101_203959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="1689" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOO9m9H3p_LL-Kj82pHz9vewImKd5RJ8tdhm_cnL-cyaVDLUH8PP7suS4cRTpnnNKJulBf4OrYGGq7OWmniyNfTjqFsgpjBlTC8PgYArsizFVBmfhK_cVJlUAab8NjsbOtiZjWunc39HHPZzhI3m3A_Wt1Jy88Okgcx5YFm1gSpYcHpbUcYR1-14yx/s320/20230101_203959.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>On New Year's Day I asked the kids to write a paragraph about what they were thankful for this past year. Here are thoughts from all of us...<p></p><p>Rayna:</p><p>Things I am thankful for: I am thankful for my George Junior class and my hard work at the horse farm and at blackout burger and at The outlet mall and at Zumba and at Caperm Club. I am also thankful for Mrs. Lowe.</p><p>Colsen:</p><p>2022 has been an amazing year. I have grown in lots of ways and I feel like I am a much better person. Here are 3 things I am most thankful for: First, is my youth group. The Casa has an awesome group of leaders that are great mentors. Also many of my friend go to. Second, I am thankfull for such good friends. Many of the friends I have are Christians and it is a blessing. Finally, I am thankful for good schooling. All of my teachers are great and I am enjoying shcool a lot. 2022 has been a good year.</p><p>Miles:</p><p>2022 brought a copias amount of blessings. Fellowship, gathering, oppurtunities, only to name a few. I started a band with my friends which has been really fun and I have really enjoyed my classes this school year. In 2023 I hope and pray that the same will follow. God has been very loving. I will continue to be grateful.</p><p>Jinna: </p><p>I am thankful for 2022 school year and have learned a lot. I learned what Logos, Pathos, and Ethos means now. I also lerned some new things in science which is going well. I am so thinkful I have a lot of friends to play with in Grove City. I am thinking about Gateway that you can grow your faith in Jesus. I am lerning to be a good babysitter, a good friend, and a good listener. My class called "The babysitting class" was great and I now know about how to babysit well. My casa group is also I am thinkful because it is at our church, not far over, and you lern about Jesus. I am thinkful friends and family relates that cares about me. This what I am thinkful for.</p><p>Amy:</p><p>This has truly been a good year of realizations and, I think, growth. I have appreciated having extra time and a more relaxed pace to do more thinking and processing. My counselor, Faith, has shown me so much and I feel like she has been a spiritual coach, which is such a gift. I've been thankful for the opportunity to teach a little bit at GCCA. The SAT prep class is an easy one and it's nice to be a small part of that community. The women's Bible study I led this year, on the Martha study I wrote, was a gift as well. There's something very life-giving about hearing others talk about how God has worked in their lives, and what He is showing them now. Grace Anglican has continued to be a blessing to us as well and we are all growing and learning there. Because it was so packed this year, we also had the opportunity to worship with other churches here, and that was a blessing, too. We love living in the community we are in.... Just a couple days ago the boys were playing soccer at the Y and I looked around the arena and realized that just about all of the boys (about 20 of them? live within a a quarter miles of our house, and they all come from Christian families.... So rare! And, I've been thankful to have Strider so nearby, and to see him enjoying his college years. He has made good friends and has been getting more involved in various activities, which are definitely some prayers come true. Even he said that he is glad we all made the move to Grove City, and I never expected him to say that! It's been an "ALMONDS" kind of year here in many ways. (Numbers 17)</p><p>Pete: </p><p>Much to be thankful for in 2022; here are a few highlights:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Amy's wisdom and encouragement to/toward me, her trip to Scotland, learning from her more about vision in my job, not getting so focused on day to day, trip with her to Montreal!</li><li>Rayna's graduation party and so much family support. Rayna's positive growth and resourcefulness.</li><li>Trip to Harbor Island - -so thankful for the break and time more focused with the family</li><li>Miles' guitar playing and Soup</li><li>Colsen's state championship</li><li>Jinna going to school more -- Gateway for girls</li><li>Learning more about liberal arts -- growth and wisdom from other provosts and colleagues</li><li>Surprise 50th birthday party</li><li>Strider's friends/PANS -- more connection to GCC</li><li>Amy's Bible reading plan -- encouragment from those reading along and FB messages -- my parents doing this plan</li><li>CASA for all the kids and Capernaum for Rayna (Lydia!)</li><li>Friendship with Brian and Darol</li><li>Many visitors to our home -- Darol, Burkes, Linns, our families, parties, Amy's birthday, Amy's Bible study</li><li>Town of GC</li></ul><p></p><br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-87285052226515725822022-12-30T14:23:00.001-05:002023-01-13T14:30:13.378-05:00First Christmas Gift Trip of the year<p> For Christmas this year Pete suggested we give the kids more experiences and fewer gifts, so that's what we did.</p><p>Strider's big gift was a trip to watch the Cowboys play in a Thursday Night Football game -- in Nashville. He and Pete had a great time! They left 3 days after Christmas and drove the 9 hours down and back in a few days.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5j33eLyAOKfFRNW6eFCxrjqDz6R1mEais8pTYbETn769zhElnwkYLmDHgaUF3XJ304iFYmZ4vA4T0Z2s1hzKcDCjPguNe8u-gczxfytXY-xSFsKw49A9EWLgOuVzlog93Zll5UM7J5KHCJLpolrw6Q_FNRydtQ9XchL1s11z_fjEeINOfBQG2YBQq/s2560/123_1_20221229_182735.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5j33eLyAOKfFRNW6eFCxrjqDz6R1mEais8pTYbETn769zhElnwkYLmDHgaUF3XJ304iFYmZ4vA4T0Z2s1hzKcDCjPguNe8u-gczxfytXY-xSFsKw49A9EWLgOuVzlog93Zll5UM7J5KHCJLpolrw6Q_FNRydtQ9XchL1s11z_fjEeINOfBQG2YBQq/s320/123_1_20221229_182735.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>They both seem to be big fans of Nashville now. All of the bands playing live music in venue after venue amazed them and they spent a lot of time going from place to place to hear as much music as they could.</p><p>One of Strider's friends from the college lives in Nashville now as a musician so they went to see him play with his band, which was a highlight.</p><p>And the other, bigger, highlight of course was the GAME! It was a dramatic one and the Cowboys won, so it was a good trip all the way around.</p><p>This was their third trip to watch the Cowboys play now in 3 different cities.... wonder if this father-son tradition will continue!</p><p><br /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-53156929246492612162022-12-27T11:26:00.001-05:002023-01-13T11:33:55.887-05:00Boxing Day<p>...And Boxing Day brought the Tottas, Crossleys, and Grandpa and Gee-Gee! It was nice to have everyone all together for a couple days.</p><p>We did a white elephant exchange, put together some "boxes" (bags) as a Boxing Day observance, played games, and enjoyed some meals together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghr-Mup7HLrMsoPdv9V-hHuC9nXLpSh_MqQr2eHzC2yU833woq5HGhpqFJ2E4DyOIr87WUqAT-j7La9v9kIg2xlXdna1A91lz7xlKJHLcLW1Udbk9ZXlYj7EQpWQP-TZEmLhlyiFqBQyG8gTV94gdwMkFHqqxblvVu6oCaV2FyflUC9Onp7tcWT5Vm/s3161/20221226_221325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="3161" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghr-Mup7HLrMsoPdv9V-hHuC9nXLpSh_MqQr2eHzC2yU833woq5HGhpqFJ2E4DyOIr87WUqAT-j7La9v9kIg2xlXdna1A91lz7xlKJHLcLW1Udbk9ZXlYj7EQpWQP-TZEmLhlyiFqBQyG8gTV94gdwMkFHqqxblvVu6oCaV2FyflUC9Onp7tcWT5Vm/s320/20221226_221325.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This year's was "Gritty for Jesus" and was their best composition yet!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsySqoMan3gRO4XLSSQAE227Xr4NMRxNTfp1QhVaJ6VsYKv2ALHgfZjNGHHDFoyzrZie3XiE--ACxW186dt0z9G5qhytUgCfivH5-bfD4ad_eAqjv4Wm9b6OJMXq_XECEneeTtkgUhq66FM-rRbueEmlkXgKw9031xfb_3mgyOPJWyVtBnfIkamLk4/s3384/20221226_220347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="3384" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsySqoMan3gRO4XLSSQAE227Xr4NMRxNTfp1QhVaJ6VsYKv2ALHgfZjNGHHDFoyzrZie3XiE--ACxW186dt0z9G5qhytUgCfivH5-bfD4ad_eAqjv4Wm9b6OJMXq_XECEneeTtkgUhq66FM-rRbueEmlkXgKw9031xfb_3mgyOPJWyVtBnfIkamLk4/s320/20221226_220347.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1URhZeIFOkS438n-Dr3FbUUm_RZGCc4sgophxK-a2YqLcCcQ6vSbNt_UBv23qmaDnb8ExF6twgm9twlGsUK4Ik0npYrbd7xZC9Wd74Oz8tJslFRhIGFNQL-7aLIaZn2-EJmS9tGW9yx08VfFpWPtQ0M5BozEjnrzr1_At2Vb3Tiuij_8C_D-o6Ca/s3723/20221226_220336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="3723" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1URhZeIFOkS438n-Dr3FbUUm_RZGCc4sgophxK-a2YqLcCcQ6vSbNt_UBv23qmaDnb8ExF6twgm9twlGsUK4Ik0npYrbd7xZC9Wd74Oz8tJslFRhIGFNQL-7aLIaZn2-EJmS9tGW9yx08VfFpWPtQ0M5BozEjnrzr1_At2Vb3Tiuij_8C_D-o6Ca/s320/20221226_220336.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vwhHxCd69YInotVQ3aDCOS4G40fzlZrACjG_xVmSIv5vMMqNJ3gOr6IH-UinT_7FJSuIy0OPVXFbTqeCuZPE4yrJYAJ6apnfSl8_4tiIMamDxsmI1FVWG9LN-p_SsGtVvD5s23c9alAW9Pux4Ct-8EQ7kqMGIljFz9BeczMp1MDllc8Icehp-ohK/s2996/20221226_221136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1684" data-original-width="2996" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vwhHxCd69YInotVQ3aDCOS4G40fzlZrACjG_xVmSIv5vMMqNJ3gOr6IH-UinT_7FJSuIy0OPVXFbTqeCuZPE4yrJYAJ6apnfSl8_4tiIMamDxsmI1FVWG9LN-p_SsGtVvD5s23c9alAW9Pux4Ct-8EQ7kqMGIljFz9BeczMp1MDllc8Icehp-ohK/s320/20221226_221136.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>We loved having everyone in Grove City! We missed David and Erik's families, and Andrew who is across the world, but it was good to have the rest of the family here. The addition of Karl into the family is a very good one -- according to everyone!<br /><p><br /></p></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-32018007064673711212022-12-26T11:20:00.001-05:002023-01-13T11:26:47.761-05:00Christmas Day<p>Christmas Day brought the Boyers and the Bains!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCSre7quMJ8lITMztN-h-bwWoVC0Ad5hzYSrbpgiiCcd7lOMoKJDSrpbD54eZs3D7Vfl2-MduOfDa6EalHDjIJ4Rt6NCc72qXP0qxyWjZfGQR1pDe2PP057ngZo_fM9Cl5eBKcpu8EfvC6ydIUI0_Kq2ffJmCx1RyughZOc43raRyht7VW-iqGczp/s3234/20221228_173150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="3234" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCSre7quMJ8lITMztN-h-bwWoVC0Ad5hzYSrbpgiiCcd7lOMoKJDSrpbD54eZs3D7Vfl2-MduOfDa6EalHDjIJ4Rt6NCc72qXP0qxyWjZfGQR1pDe2PP057ngZo_fM9Cl5eBKcpu8EfvC6ydIUI0_Kq2ffJmCx1RyughZOc43raRyht7VW-iqGczp/w400-h243/20221228_173150.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We had a lot of fun eating, playing games, celebrating Krista and Karl's recent engagement, and singing! I don't know why I don't have more pictures. :(<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpc4EIRWV9UKJYwLjoZcSyZiW7XnUvI0azh1gh_f5Nwm__-qB2mp9iUWQl4otfjxiZW8X_FhBM5k0_mQ5GR55rwAALXs7pbznWOxx_t5ooTD4v8F5F3oLc7k1h_53lhwOyanulv9QsSLFzXSH4QSI9IJ7hJtk5vYi3H_6ZX6yoJe3kO41cMG8EwrYU/s3531/20221228_172950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="3531" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpc4EIRWV9UKJYwLjoZcSyZiW7XnUvI0azh1gh_f5Nwm__-qB2mp9iUWQl4otfjxiZW8X_FhBM5k0_mQ5GR55rwAALXs7pbznWOxx_t5ooTD4v8F5F3oLc7k1h_53lhwOyanulv9QsSLFzXSH4QSI9IJ7hJtk5vYi3H_6ZX6yoJe3kO41cMG8EwrYU/s320/20221228_172950.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzeCEzsFxS7jC5UxMY7Gtood1hbeyBp_g67e_GoreHIDBGZTTr4mc_X4SwYkf2jflzZhrL5mU6bz9-qT6rlWgIzzWKOlKOP8w9N8DAxQKzqBuPUE7G4tkBnBhFQDjyBauAhe3uqb5anZuc8NfEEpkFyJzpaEvtHECFPTnSwPRbH8j6Wp7uyRc2mo9/s3150/20221226_221416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">Christmas Eve brought some snow -- and Dean and Wendy for brunch!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtjqvFeeVIoQLSdRKTt88FFZm_01gdEdgPszgPvgCMs29F15AQJ6ex8gAp0BFRmcOueQ8LiuM9tZaXUAHd9lyW48tIMYZ0Lp_DPcXakHkB5FYN7wsGggCf6RubqXCrd1LfsIZYiy9UdZ3qNDAkhHjTjvpk45oOkvKr5jY8kUzKnu5Vr6-IxklYXWy/s1614/20221224_132205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="1614" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtjqvFeeVIoQLSdRKTt88FFZm_01gdEdgPszgPvgCMs29F15AQJ6ex8gAp0BFRmcOueQ8LiuM9tZaXUAHd9lyW48tIMYZ0Lp_DPcXakHkB5FYN7wsGggCf6RubqXCrd1LfsIZYiy9UdZ3qNDAkhHjTjvpk45oOkvKr5jY8kUzKnu5Vr6-IxklYXWy/s320/20221224_132205.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We enjoyed a cozy celebration at home.... and when we weren't eating, the table was being used for ping pong allllllllll day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilS9qGUmhUIfLmaud_Ek0fOiW653qkU5B1hGv_GM2zVMlKPhgPWkzP9MYvGF93okGTJKTjB8xrGG2QXd3HgCmSaJSmyF-dgXpW2NZL5DtIX7NoXYsoQ1SnAPlFBamhTXAZsFv50cy94cKZZsy5ldtKfhQKzrCgneTviXle3_a1xbjnlGA9DwePs-0j/s2467/20221225_110425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2467" data-original-width="1914" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilS9qGUmhUIfLmaud_Ek0fOiW653qkU5B1hGv_GM2zVMlKPhgPWkzP9MYvGF93okGTJKTjB8xrGG2QXd3HgCmSaJSmyF-dgXpW2NZL5DtIX7NoXYsoQ1SnAPlFBamhTXAZsFv50cy94cKZZsy5ldtKfhQKzrCgneTviXle3_a1xbjnlGA9DwePs-0j/s320/20221225_110425.jpg" width="248" /></a></div>We ended the day with a lovely candlelight service at church, all 7 of us.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6l3O6CccQlEDnwU9sNayrcSu76MJY6BY3zgf735RNX3NXOWR27_Sycm7NhbrjQrgJZUEGYThoAaVZKN2FeVQDC0B-mn8F_PgznFm147xgKt-YdBv-SUvPoL29t5ss3vGPycfso-d-iP3jh-BGoOinHU01_AQOjYJdpy-_3JjKeWXDKWRa1ibicXb/s4032/20221225_110334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6l3O6CccQlEDnwU9sNayrcSu76MJY6BY3zgf735RNX3NXOWR27_Sycm7NhbrjQrgJZUEGYThoAaVZKN2FeVQDC0B-mn8F_PgznFm147xgKt-YdBv-SUvPoL29t5ss3vGPycfso-d-iP3jh-BGoOinHU01_AQOjYJdpy-_3JjKeWXDKWRa1ibicXb/s320/20221225_110334.jpg" width="156" /></a></div>It was a nice calm before the whirlwind of the 25th-28th....<br /> <p></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-29916275458810781522022-12-22T11:50:00.001-05:002023-01-13T11:15:30.112-05:00Thoughts on my 50th birthday<p>Last month my therapist suggested that I start praying daily that God would show me how He loves me. This might be my all-time favorite prayer to try.</p><p>I expected that He would show me through some small ways, some little "coincidences" through the weeks. And He has.... but He's also shown me in very big ways, ways that could not be written off as just coincidences.</p><p>In fact, I would say that these last few months leading up to my 50th birthday have been full of some very big realizations and mind-shifts... a time period unlike any other. I have felt God telling and showing me things I really needed to hear.</p><p>I'm not sure why this season has been so rich, but maybe there are a few contributing factors. Talking with my counselor, aptly named Faith, has been instrumental. She has been a real spiritual coach, praying with and for me regularly in very powerful ways. A few books I've read have also been key in showing me things I needed to hear (<i>You're Only Human</i> and <i>Hinds Feet on High Places </i>among them). Practicing a couple habits have also probably helped: reciting Psalm 23 before bed, praying the Lord's Prayer more regularly, even my new weight training regimen. Attending a church where the weekly messages are full of reality and hope, where the priests depend on the Spirit and look for Him to change us, has definitely helped. Finally, I think having the space and time to process, think, and pray more have given this season the fullness I was looking for. I'm thankful to be in this stage of life with fewer demands on my time and to have the luxury to talk with friends more and spend more time reading and studying.</p><p>God alone knows <i>why </i>I needed these messages now and His orchestration of <i>how </i>I was to hear them is beyond my comprehension. I am very, very thankful that they corresponded with the conclusion of my 50th year though. That just feels like such a gift. Happy Jubilee birthday to me!</p><p>As if to confirm that He is delighted with me and wanted to show up in great form on my actual birthday, this is how the first hour of 12/21/22 went for me:</p><p>1. My Advent devotional reading for the day just happened to include 1 John 4:7-8 -- my life theme verses</p><p>2. I was greeted by several friends and family via texts before I even got out of bed</p><p>3. The author I have been so changed by this month just happened to be interviewed this week on one of my favorite podcasts and I was able to listen to it as I worked out</p><p>4. I got my highest score ever on the SpellTower app</p><p>5. Pete decorated the house with balloons and a big banner and the kids all joyfully celebrated me when I came downstairs.</p><p><br /></p><p>The day continued on in this fashion.... I was able to meet both Strider and Miles at the coffee shop while I was there for a few hours. Then Pete made a fantastic lasgana dinner and invited over the Browns and Jefferises for a little dinner party. I haven't laughed that much in a long time!</p><p>Turning 50 was pretty great.</p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-76734572487586776812022-12-19T17:42:00.001-05:002023-01-12T17:45:47.672-05:00Harp debut<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29sHcqtndzURxFyvf146eupRWpICn5sWCgv77BhBrhvVcIRezYGlwlnvuy0m0sMI01Lonxe4vMHPuJfDMvXV6_c7aN9ZnXLIMtp9JVSEshveGqAWKW2BJy9wrDC9JqyQr9c76GVVrQXJkH0Jxd1wd7LPyZRXOnub3QZ2COjyh6OLV_lGE9i1hOzmu/s4032/20221216_175621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29sHcqtndzURxFyvf146eupRWpICn5sWCgv77BhBrhvVcIRezYGlwlnvuy0m0sMI01Lonxe4vMHPuJfDMvXV6_c7aN9ZnXLIMtp9JVSEshveGqAWKW2BJy9wrDC9JqyQr9c76GVVrQXJkH0Jxd1wd7LPyZRXOnub3QZ2COjyh6OLV_lGE9i1hOzmu/s320/20221216_175621.jpg" width="156" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jinna has been taking harp lessons over the last few months and this week she had the opportunity to play with her teacher and a few other students as the prelude to the Academy's Christmas program!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy7P-uqLJKSimFHRcoCyLGo_PRVgjyKFYB0eHJWaAn3XDJ2FP8U_fvvfyG-jr-LQgtS-8w47W3tVvIC5TgeVhSrG1akLVrbngxoH8jaLqLLqq-1pR2vvO-6_eGO7sjQV3r9B0cZrdzTRChu2P925e7GXDcV17ImztE2I6rAJlklLMSTcfRMqCrRZB/s3326/20221217_153637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="3326" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy7P-uqLJKSimFHRcoCyLGo_PRVgjyKFYB0eHJWaAn3XDJ2FP8U_fvvfyG-jr-LQgtS-8w47W3tVvIC5TgeVhSrG1akLVrbngxoH8jaLqLLqq-1pR2vvO-6_eGO7sjQV3r9B0cZrdzTRChu2P925e7GXDcV17ImztE2I6rAJlklLMSTcfRMqCrRZB/s320/20221217_153637.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>They all looked quite elegant up on stage!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqedCribU91x3V6x9l_7IyHCL7ePaeW6-LtrmD4NdCX7qPbI-YIHWPq4Di8DNmIVNh22WBqy_PmqkRMoAHTQl_omNdwAB8x6EE95hJb36tPmKMhknICToV2GyMakvqQBp4_owSmPU17q7MSlEpzcinhkAGmh2l_8pJ0tvuSr_lSdfzfCNVGLG3_oi/s2811/20221217_153558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="2811" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqedCribU91x3V6x9l_7IyHCL7ePaeW6-LtrmD4NdCX7qPbI-YIHWPq4Di8DNmIVNh22WBqy_PmqkRMoAHTQl_omNdwAB8x6EE95hJb36tPmKMhknICToV2GyMakvqQBp4_owSmPU17q7MSlEpzcinhkAGmh2l_8pJ0tvuSr_lSdfzfCNVGLG3_oi/s320/20221217_153558.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qI9hbu1GCm0XvHCzsn8RIvLaSNt0aQmhR3eaz8LTMSXqCJ1vaZ7wS0IRyNWURz7RJHTDLsy9RDKLZBQpx9SXKxQjW_KjPELcXM32UeLrAT_5FMubIkzErJrLZM1YqtUleLWEf_ZgEouVyczhseN1Akuk4w5Y0ZmPv61YBLcwW1Ro7L3P73nFRBus/s2634/20221217_153615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1776" data-original-width="2634" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qI9hbu1GCm0XvHCzsn8RIvLaSNt0aQmhR3eaz8LTMSXqCJ1vaZ7wS0IRyNWURz7RJHTDLsy9RDKLZBQpx9SXKxQjW_KjPELcXM32UeLrAT_5FMubIkzErJrLZM1YqtUleLWEf_ZgEouVyczhseN1Akuk4w5Y0ZmPv61YBLcwW1Ro7L3P73nFRBus/s320/20221217_153615.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Hopefully this is the start of a long harp career! It's a beautiful instrument to hear around the house, even when the student is a beginner (which I think is really saying something, after all the years of out-of-tune violin screeching and shrill tin-whistlers practicing!).<p></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-37894425503433343812022-12-09T17:40:00.001-05:002023-01-12T17:42:36.887-05:00Quick visit<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nonna and Poppa graciously invited Rayna to stay with them for a couple of weeks after Thanksgiving and then they drove her home to our house. We wish they could have stayed longer, but we enjoyed seeing them for a day anyway!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh378kDEOzkaMdygjKTFHgrr4XecsXB0H0cVIkrcnCRGoO1EYDaEdnGBALXsEe6kKxj50ftg9MB7RyE3GX8E7GcRN2V0mEwO6904LnCW9FpzZHIJ9QrEq2obWYzZKZT3m-GKxWu4YUUuuAKglA-NicY9dLsFqPEjboB_Bz9dU_gZ3C_aN-VLtUWR8zm/s4032/20221209_142056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh378kDEOzkaMdygjKTFHgrr4XecsXB0H0cVIkrcnCRGoO1EYDaEdnGBALXsEe6kKxj50ftg9MB7RyE3GX8E7GcRN2V0mEwO6904LnCW9FpzZHIJ9QrEq2obWYzZKZT3m-GKxWu4YUUuuAKglA-NicY9dLsFqPEjboB_Bz9dU_gZ3C_aN-VLtUWR8zm/s320/20221209_142056.jpg" width="156" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-68895221042503728072022-12-07T17:34:00.001-05:002023-01-12T17:40:12.461-05:00St. Nicholas Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This year's St. Nick's Day was a neighborhood affair! We invited friends who live next door to us, behind us, and across the street from us (such a blessing to have friends like this SO close!) and we had a fun dinner together. This year's crowd was already well-versed in who St. Nicholas was, so we breezed through the story and then got organized with over 1100 candy canes! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJVnVoLx8pWImodasxMn0qstSCVYoetMGOScpsT6snYPF4RFYe0-2iE0G0HJfWhjcw8YlReHQ44wgtwfIhCtoZvhNku1LEL4VCUsOxWTO6_qL5-P2IGcxmtha1t-QpZhQt0d8RADZmpqosd32xY-w8dDtRhdDEogeYytCsJYiTFlLUOAItxe3CePT/s3407/20221205_205640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="3407" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJVnVoLx8pWImodasxMn0qstSCVYoetMGOScpsT6snYPF4RFYe0-2iE0G0HJfWhjcw8YlReHQ44wgtwfIhCtoZvhNku1LEL4VCUsOxWTO6_qL5-P2IGcxmtha1t-QpZhQt0d8RADZmpqosd32xY-w8dDtRhdDEogeYytCsJYiTFlLUOAItxe3CePT/s320/20221205_205640.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JCXrZCEXIU7ZCPMy0E396L44SYA834YsYU5S_42BHvBDrHhwtQGTdbejHlgcF-Js7-J8ODc3cqijCmGRrnd7pplkFZQwBwWHw_i6LVzU8qHjYfLh5nH-sXDPMS6vF9iWnPN8fLuU2cM1CgFt3oNYDBYy0wYohTr2f0KO-hSZ_yulwoCB6ZOGpuUq/s2125/20221205_205652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2125" data-original-width="1893" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JCXrZCEXIU7ZCPMy0E396L44SYA834YsYU5S_42BHvBDrHhwtQGTdbejHlgcF-Js7-J8ODc3cqijCmGRrnd7pplkFZQwBwWHw_i6LVzU8qHjYfLh5nH-sXDPMS6vF9iWnPN8fLuU2cM1CgFt3oNYDBYy0wYohTr2f0KO-hSZ_yulwoCB6ZOGpuUq/s320/20221205_205652.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJA9t5uQzvSMHAbivsUJSFsq8rTY_y5kh1TTl61AjBUMaFKGT6Rg_10kGtZxQMqZ5soBdM8PWY8oV9nCBLRdlk3snmLEYZFMKQI8qz030zKMM5F793I7ar4_waDLFAcDNGRL3L5UeMOdVrpu39xM3sYuOV_JEuznXHb7-4sKq4RdCCS4nXtc0R0zl/s3595/20221205_205621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="3595" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJA9t5uQzvSMHAbivsUJSFsq8rTY_y5kh1TTl61AjBUMaFKGT6Rg_10kGtZxQMqZ5soBdM8PWY8oV9nCBLRdlk3snmLEYZFMKQI8qz030zKMM5F793I7ar4_waDLFAcDNGRL3L5UeMOdVrpu39xM3sYuOV_JEuznXHb7-4sKq4RdCCS4nXtc0R0zl/s320/20221205_205621.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Off we went on our stealth missions.... although we weren't quite as stealthy as may have liked at a couple houses.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIukxOtCOPmEGRIixlacJh5CY8W_eI3m0RCq738wbHsgLM5uYoGy97ahZLdPrngIWGvM6MYSTUx5_PgWAoKV2ndgYh1C-l76iDqC4W_CV_p1K4lQ42pEb09rffaRchmXhinfrRH4Ejjvp3PD89sN5bPrERxFti7R3_DNf-u7V0VqweuJMYc78w_VFI/s3015/20221205_205549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="3015" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIukxOtCOPmEGRIixlacJh5CY8W_eI3m0RCq738wbHsgLM5uYoGy97ahZLdPrngIWGvM6MYSTUx5_PgWAoKV2ndgYh1C-l76iDqC4W_CV_p1K4lQ42pEb09rffaRchmXhinfrRH4Ejjvp3PD89sN5bPrERxFti7R3_DNf-u7V0VqweuJMYc78w_VFI/s320/20221205_205549.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSUpILjekZ4fpVXY_FjB27iFvWp3Nd4fnnvLgHys1y9YXK7PBHeAdM3nc5pzuENg18zQ3qcEigxQ1vX-d61yguLX6wehgZ7rxYJYPbsYvP8Qb5JBrYDMHFuqQeL_F17ACsqlBA8LCVWwRjg5AooNN1V4aA6wom_hita26OqBEi1xFLnxtV-8jbjdY/s1148/20221205_205533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="1148" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSUpILjekZ4fpVXY_FjB27iFvWp3Nd4fnnvLgHys1y9YXK7PBHeAdM3nc5pzuENg18zQ3qcEigxQ1vX-d61yguLX6wehgZ7rxYJYPbsYvP8Qb5JBrYDMHFuqQeL_F17ACsqlBA8LCVWwRjg5AooNN1V4aA6wom_hita26OqBEi1xFLnxtV-8jbjdY/s320/20221205_205533.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Thankfully no one called the police -- because one of the town officers was in our group with us! <p></p><p>As always, it was a memorable night!<br /> </p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-89712540895282398892022-12-07T17:28:00.001-05:002023-01-12T17:30:59.648-05:00Girls' group, senior edition<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over the last few years I've had the joy of meeting with these 6 college women for Bible study and prayer and I've loved watching their journeys! We started meeting when they were sophomores and now they're seniors and making their plans for after college. I love getting a glimpse of life through their eyes and look forward to seeing what else the Lord will do in their lives!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAYgkbOt5eJjgYspcN9bJ67jYE6Bl64OAFRJChK-_HYyINeWM5MUz9ZdF3OpS-Z_3N6QtcIwQaWNKn9MMeEzUlz_-s2qXGzTuB2jLprVDiqtwr51uOVre35b3O3jZ7C7k5GosGEV87R9DZ1uXA-Du5nWLc91Rifq0Z7n4oEIRzPk6buyXHLGx_Mv5/s1168/20221204_182958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="1143" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAYgkbOt5eJjgYspcN9bJ67jYE6Bl64OAFRJChK-_HYyINeWM5MUz9ZdF3OpS-Z_3N6QtcIwQaWNKn9MMeEzUlz_-s2qXGzTuB2jLprVDiqtwr51uOVre35b3O3jZ7C7k5GosGEV87R9DZ1uXA-Du5nWLc91Rifq0Z7n4oEIRzPk6buyXHLGx_Mv5/s320/20221204_182958.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-68415755067534471532022-12-06T15:09:00.001-05:002023-01-12T17:28:02.014-05:00A Santa Combine<p> Strider's fraternity came up with something I had never heard of -- a Santa Combine. As a fundraiser for a charity, they held a competition on campus where various "santas" (professors and administrators) competed in various drills and challenges. It was hilarious!</p><p>Our favorite Santa (Pete) came in second place! Strider was one of the referees, but we're confident no nepotism was involved.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MRLtwzDNDxIjvoVXqP5xcMjLbwRPkwEnHkTjhdJEwNRvJ2DNJ4R1G_IKEc1NmBZ4NXonHODM-HmBkSBGRLFLE7pBlIWqAgJKLKeDSbKQ24Ae5DJPYjHMYoWLmwnOG6BQj_MHQd3INXkOmjbm4CvwyNAqUatfQy6OlfLynoB8elyKmRL5sxV26if_/s2266/123_1_20221203_201404.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="2266" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MRLtwzDNDxIjvoVXqP5xcMjLbwRPkwEnHkTjhdJEwNRvJ2DNJ4R1G_IKEc1NmBZ4NXonHODM-HmBkSBGRLFLE7pBlIWqAgJKLKeDSbKQ24Ae5DJPYjHMYoWLmwnOG6BQj_MHQd3INXkOmjbm4CvwyNAqUatfQy6OlfLynoB8elyKmRL5sxV26if_/s320/123_1_20221203_201404.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMhd3MLF03aCCjUlTKUNCp9TGCMmEAiuHLCAoZ1vftPbuyf0p6Azpz0hYdgnlbTXiOzg2LiLWDgXqHkNuM7C5DJYBUaQIb0meNjrfPq2J6sinnSP8NtUS8ydCALN1na6D9yIgKCaRzy4YOTLK9xm1Vmn-pKNtvspKPtEBApPINYo2xRDxBXrUpuLiw/s1163/20221203_201644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">Colsen and his team competed in the Garmin Running Lane National race in Huntsville, Alabama this month! They had a great trip down, driving 2 vans 12 hours each way (which doesn't sound fun to me, but was to them).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They just barely missed qualifying for the top heat, but in their "Silver" race they finished 3rd, giving them a 25th place finish overall. Colsen had a good race, finishing 4th on his team which he was very happy with since this is his first year running!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKCV8OB-e6Y0RyIAMhHy55Me4DsJO66hQVBxpUYagn-wxoVhuK-ZcC__bIrj7RY3omTZeJAR41XTPiB00fcIzdHwrd9w0hTFCp8A43iXi5VNppr_8USnNrIeDYgEIWG2ykB4lcKHzuuOfohaZR-cgpfz4hhR9kv7qJlPAMFOKiJy_79FLgrySUmd7/s432/IMG_7351_20221204_211133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="432" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKCV8OB-e6Y0RyIAMhHy55Me4DsJO66hQVBxpUYagn-wxoVhuK-ZcC__bIrj7RY3omTZeJAR41XTPiB00fcIzdHwrd9w0hTFCp8A43iXi5VNppr_8USnNrIeDYgEIWG2ykB4lcKHzuuOfohaZR-cgpfz4hhR9kv7qJlPAMFOKiJy_79FLgrySUmd7/w400-h266/IMG_7351_20221204_211133.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-14671138318605912782022-12-05T11:13:00.001-05:002023-01-12T11:19:06.679-05:00The Advent of Advent<p> We jumped out of the car after our 8-hour trip back from Charlotte, quickly unloaded everything, and then jumped back into the car to go pick out our Christmas tree.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6GCgP0VdCt_fYmx4FtjcBOe5QXYEYyzGS_33sxUckDCvpQYDVOtpVqHq-9tBG6r_Oyg1l6xcQf_X0gzX-8de8g0tXAcPnoOFjNo96Y9U609rZm-WbfHTzZ-4MBLlP-e3cP8oMa--wiOkQoSkoIl39ik1W5jxTYCX8vPX6j8z8E0VIbrOfmHVuMHi/s2796/20221126_175336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2796" data-original-width="1801" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6GCgP0VdCt_fYmx4FtjcBOe5QXYEYyzGS_33sxUckDCvpQYDVOtpVqHq-9tBG6r_Oyg1l6xcQf_X0gzX-8de8g0tXAcPnoOFjNo96Y9U609rZm-WbfHTzZ-4MBLlP-e3cP8oMa--wiOkQoSkoIl39ik1W5jxTYCX8vPX6j8z8E0VIbrOfmHVuMHi/s320/20221126_175336.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The kids asked for a real tree this year and since there is a tree farm right here in town, we decided that would be an easy request to oblige. We probably shouldn't have attempted this in the dark, but we had a short window before the rain was to settle in, so that's the way it was.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And now it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas 'round here!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzQPkmFPc4Yy416JsPsD4StFkCVYbQHzuoJIvrMXnWxsRXbCZ_br4blmYzWvLj9AEcSojP2xQEhAJWQmqG5crxpWT3smsuvdvGuAASNkdmPIjiADcgfY_UnDaen1qTmh_HoMaaMAMr9yY_BVXJcAUD8t34oU79ebx8eJHKtO4QiYPK8U07ct_ovHV/s4032/20221128_100924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzQPkmFPc4Yy416JsPsD4StFkCVYbQHzuoJIvrMXnWxsRXbCZ_br4blmYzWvLj9AEcSojP2xQEhAJWQmqG5crxpWT3smsuvdvGuAASNkdmPIjiADcgfY_UnDaen1qTmh_HoMaaMAMr9yY_BVXJcAUD8t34oU79ebx8eJHKtO4QiYPK8U07ct_ovHV/s320/20221128_100924.jpg" width="156" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGvVBJlft15is2tyCkuxfRnyhsHVFBRKPxRFkbHZ32wjZebV65am5-FdJ2NjkkOsNPEvC26o5Ms_ywjBrkwq0i6o2qUxaBCj52Db9-mQo8QQk4OI6SdnEWpTkqJoZtthh-tLdOkv5WKkwbrfY4dkSiyltd0S4fvwjFQ7XKRf_TWNzT2Nw-SHohn9z/s4032/20221128_101617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGvVBJlft15is2tyCkuxfRnyhsHVFBRKPxRFkbHZ32wjZebV65am5-FdJ2NjkkOsNPEvC26o5Ms_ywjBrkwq0i6o2qUxaBCj52Db9-mQo8QQk4OI6SdnEWpTkqJoZtthh-tLdOkv5WKkwbrfY4dkSiyltd0S4fvwjFQ7XKRf_TWNzT2Nw-SHohn9z/s320/20221128_101617.jpg" width="156" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gus promptly took up residence below the tree, and that is where he would remain for the month.</div><br /><br /><p></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-66385121452081796632022-11-30T16:19:00.001-05:002023-01-11T16:26:57.834-05:00Epic Scavenger Hunt<p> The Wray family knows me well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTp2niYJZnvjMZP54z0nwJg0G703-efVMQPai9lMaue7TUyQql36lkkQhGyqUk2SO7mXYKf5BzZsP5vZvsvU8HKyN6_Ni--7q-Pmt_zJTGyz069or3Ygni7g8AUUQnu0MWf1JARMoY6XcE9Al0gDineAnvK0chjIT_t5U7VRARnc5AiffVqlvGuP2/s809/20221125_193234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="809" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTp2niYJZnvjMZP54z0nwJg0G703-efVMQPai9lMaue7TUyQql36lkkQhGyqUk2SO7mXYKf5BzZsP5vZvsvU8HKyN6_Ni--7q-Pmt_zJTGyz069or3Ygni7g8AUUQnu0MWf1JARMoY6XcE9Al0gDineAnvK0chjIT_t5U7VRARnc5AiffVqlvGuP2/s320/20221125_193234.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>To celebrate my upcoming 50th birthday they picked the very best activity I could imagine.... a big family-wide scavenger hunt! They created a big race through uptown Charlotte, divided the fam into 6 teams, each with a different color bandana!, and sent us out to find clues.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcjD1WV88LIzyL-7SVpMHbSMz5GF0jAtiGC1CdSvYGF_mfEaLWb7OwKf6SajIk-yqgGvE-XQxzui27QzJQNlRY1GHkshgyAwWEBG_Roiuflb4H3l5Ft56YDMxsRA0eaV8nPLQXlLcCWsOR-3GTstJUiAtw2OyzS5WePG0Z9oZkiBsRPQ84BBPsVEj/s3321/20221125_183359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="3321" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcjD1WV88LIzyL-7SVpMHbSMz5GF0jAtiGC1CdSvYGF_mfEaLWb7OwKf6SajIk-yqgGvE-XQxzui27QzJQNlRY1GHkshgyAwWEBG_Roiuflb4H3l5Ft56YDMxsRA0eaV8nPLQXlLcCWsOR-3GTstJUiAtw2OyzS5WePG0Z9oZkiBsRPQ84BBPsVEj/s320/20221125_183359.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>What was supposed to take about 90 minutes and go about 1.5 miles around the city actually lasted more like 2.5 hours and we ran about 4 miles.... but who's counting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZicwDpegYr1Y0J-45IC3D8nLv3LtQmYeAgmPafnDv_y5xNi3r4HP4bh0v31bjwd4-hhJuYSlSWNWU3pG0WSjHQ8VLFjinKxOQPoi3zGpT8JWMirGwOUWCwfjYjANNqtGn8sQhk_mOZHmIvVFYY0fSLE4wwonnwT993YyqxbtWSp5v6Dl8k4_L77P/s900/20221125_193257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="900" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZicwDpegYr1Y0J-45IC3D8nLv3LtQmYeAgmPafnDv_y5xNi3r4HP4bh0v31bjwd4-hhJuYSlSWNWU3pG0WSjHQ8VLFjinKxOQPoi3zGpT8JWMirGwOUWCwfjYjANNqtGn8sQhk_mOZHmIvVFYY0fSLE4wwonnwT993YyqxbtWSp5v6Dl8k4_L77P/s320/20221125_193257.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHCyBUX3aqNs1HeXg6lapf65GHCpY_4Y4_3txwNfyh84jMfjqNaqrsEEyrUZErLyqUiws6Z4XvvG-wJw9xTvhyRRaoyQMoiXM6pHAAVzeIXKYzFXqOgnL-kUDgZWEpbKHGcYx0awoCh11iQg9sydvQdgZgW5PsZCjRTxwLUAOAabMYtAC2eLg9teM/s3165/20221125_183152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3165" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHCyBUX3aqNs1HeXg6lapf65GHCpY_4Y4_3txwNfyh84jMfjqNaqrsEEyrUZErLyqUiws6Z4XvvG-wJw9xTvhyRRaoyQMoiXM6pHAAVzeIXKYzFXqOgnL-kUDgZWEpbKHGcYx0awoCh11iQg9sydvQdgZgW5PsZCjRTxwLUAOAabMYtAC2eLg9teM/s320/20221125_183152.jpg" width="198" /></a></div>Some funny little blips -- like having a homeless person steal some clues and the World Cup-viewing throng blocking an alley we needed to go down -- just added to the adventure of it all.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCLFtIlGHG8vd2Z2gvumKpR4HKBK3o6VauEL4ApW-fJ9Xxl4jWbOE4GQpimPqD9SozlDTbYTC0pqGXseAWdUUc8YL2n2fjXy3e7HBCzypchUnA7u7pxiHWX_J0LPZhiOF00xlIkF8YK7rkB1y5rLKRw3lbrT48nfTElumvAt_nd3aJET2T1KHXyrC/s3094/20221125_182843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="3094" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCLFtIlGHG8vd2Z2gvumKpR4HKBK3o6VauEL4ApW-fJ9Xxl4jWbOE4GQpimPqD9SozlDTbYTC0pqGXseAWdUUc8YL2n2fjXy3e7HBCzypchUnA7u7pxiHWX_J0LPZhiOF00xlIkF8YK7rkB1y5rLKRw3lbrT48nfTElumvAt_nd3aJET2T1KHXyrC/s320/20221125_182843.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQ5kdHxOrODkghO7D3R-_wDIlu_MbO8er4m4dsUoEG9qK5FZ4B7y0fq2OlZgtuKFtVs5auOzDBumt_79Ah-y8MOMv5So-35F48b70D2lxcGV0SJM2VLnsPeZSB5eaXt6DXdQUHO1zM6usb11CgmssQyMjRMHnxfeH0FscgayvzpmHuWyekwl0COKt/s2773/20221125_183117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2773" data-original-width="1792" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQ5kdHxOrODkghO7D3R-_wDIlu_MbO8er4m4dsUoEG9qK5FZ4B7y0fq2OlZgtuKFtVs5auOzDBumt_79Ah-y8MOMv5So-35F48b70D2lxcGV0SJM2VLnsPeZSB5eaXt6DXdQUHO1zM6usb11CgmssQyMjRMHnxfeH0FscgayvzpmHuWyekwl0COKt/s320/20221125_183117.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><p></p><p>Despite Poppa repeatedly saying, "I thought this was supposed to be a nice WALKING activity!" most of us ran most of the way, and ended up quite sweaty at the end. I was worried Jinna would have a hard time keeping up, but in the end it was her team that WON!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9LPhzo4EzwKQQk-Wq-RrdRCTotOR89DWKeoAhLt0k0bjn5XxtjkuXXXblIbde8Cs4TIl0JoQdu3jmYL4vSAXV5-kJHZxiiB6XOyPIK3rlNV-1UqmeSFIuyArcLZwLQ16cEQ9G5krHjXB8zpijjDAxMRunjvrUcP8x2wG2GpBpPLiKlz0hzFrA63K/s2146/20221125_183010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2146" data-original-width="1543" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9LPhzo4EzwKQQk-Wq-RrdRCTotOR89DWKeoAhLt0k0bjn5XxtjkuXXXblIbde8Cs4TIl0JoQdu3jmYL4vSAXV5-kJHZxiiB6XOyPIK3rlNV-1UqmeSFIuyArcLZwLQ16cEQ9G5krHjXB8zpijjDAxMRunjvrUcP8x2wG2GpBpPLiKlz0hzFrA63K/s320/20221125_183010.jpg" width="230" /></a></div></div><p></p><p>We had a great time and I can't think of a better way to spend an afternoon. (The weather was perfect, too!)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlo_kmjaz3-CNwYZmcOA_-A8X675850qhVN-mz2qFxQJ5IeGLaIclIjbE1TtEQ4id69lmpKDoDIMeMHvpGbSORvnb7B3IcwNrtIO2x8EnVQekiMMbjvF-G1ROuglVIbp0Pnzk5YC64nIOEWxIUSU0t3u15N8ZwwCB0Y-sb-ASWrySa1j-iayVyRO9y/s2738/20221125_183244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2738" data-original-width="1930" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlo_kmjaz3-CNwYZmcOA_-A8X675850qhVN-mz2qFxQJ5IeGLaIclIjbE1TtEQ4id69lmpKDoDIMeMHvpGbSORvnb7B3IcwNrtIO2x8EnVQekiMMbjvF-G1ROuglVIbp0Pnzk5YC64nIOEWxIUSU0t3u15N8ZwwCB0Y-sb-ASWrySa1j-iayVyRO9y/s320/20221125_183244.jpg" width="226" /></a><br /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-65342113794016405572022-11-30T16:08:00.001-05:002023-01-11T16:19:01.598-05:00A Charlotte Thanksgiving<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had a fantastic, over-the-top Thanskgiving in Charlotte this year! The *whole* family was together, which meant first and foremost it was time to get another "tree picture."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmDMdmQkKlhWjIRxsSqRvsvSqJ2pF-Z7mpoKvxQUQFydrp0pY4aWyeBbup3tbj3UaOKu14yrfKnjGf_jiR-qjEisJ7lvUo-8WRaIEnXjk3NtQVsldS97OAb-DJn49YTmDENZU67O-Q62bL7rwhOd9sHDF8cLbcu9cJz4GgyV2qWwgE7B2rXhfNFO9/s3021/20221125_084846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2444" data-original-width="3021" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmDMdmQkKlhWjIRxsSqRvsvSqJ2pF-Z7mpoKvxQUQFydrp0pY4aWyeBbup3tbj3UaOKu14yrfKnjGf_jiR-qjEisJ7lvUo-8WRaIEnXjk3NtQVsldS97OAb-DJn49YTmDENZU67O-Q62bL7rwhOd9sHDF8cLbcu9cJz4GgyV2qWwgE7B2rXhfNFO9/w640-h518/20221125_084846.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">In addition, there was plenty of time for hanging out at Nonna and Poppa's,...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XAoc61AUts3gHWNoAOoqSvHcJDH2AoBPVatoOgIw8BsEw-WuEP_huExkBRvo5HVcBJ3LduvfW8qEtxUByCusJPvv_G-y_SmXh5nWc6TTb5akfhnnYGSESQ4TQbJN2Spx8m0XLcj28sEzpgfcDgK7LtwdZ-GoZP7ERP8z_H-gqN7O7DyI2w2kIPRM/s2521/20221122_202348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1610" data-original-width="2521" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XAoc61AUts3gHWNoAOoqSvHcJDH2AoBPVatoOgIw8BsEw-WuEP_huExkBRvo5HVcBJ3LduvfW8qEtxUByCusJPvv_G-y_SmXh5nWc6TTb5akfhnnYGSESQ4TQbJN2Spx8m0XLcj28sEzpgfcDgK7LtwdZ-GoZP7ERP8z_H-gqN7O7DyI2w2kIPRM/s320/20221122_202348.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.... hanging out and having dinner at John and Keiko's new house....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31L6ht71oMz3AC3SUGln9U8YcOESdu2Qa7hByM_Urn6rdhkTY5MxOFcE4Z7_R7UnnudqqLZjBSIAQ6DuIeii48GpAHI9FjNuA_uSGh_JHfxxroAVrxGFjrRGJ3uSHaedfY-ws3ZB64iaCyzLs4xB0IKYcgy5lRj8Y3Bohg3hsQvZUUOhWPB65nSDt/s3469/20221124_223705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="3469" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31L6ht71oMz3AC3SUGln9U8YcOESdu2Qa7hByM_Urn6rdhkTY5MxOFcE4Z7_R7UnnudqqLZjBSIAQ6DuIeii48GpAHI9FjNuA_uSGh_JHfxxroAVrxGFjrRGJ3uSHaedfY-ws3ZB64iaCyzLs4xB0IKYcgy5lRj8Y3Bohg3hsQvZUUOhWPB65nSDt/s320/20221124_223705.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">.... playing with the Clarks at a park....</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">I spent a lot of time in the kitchen this month... which is really not extraordinary. But here are 2 of the reasons for the food prep:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The high school youth group stopped by for appetizers on their "progressive dinner" night. They swarmed in, inhaled the food, played a quick game, and then swarmed back out, all in approximately 2.6 seconds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cgOVeu7IiG956BLvZ4DkO0RXt3H-U0ZFWURjwhhXWVRt4RfnMF0iO9yW2b9pNnOTJV1QMvoMm54a7yse0ao48jtrZUzHdfaYq4T1D0wfVYbdVFlQ59OaDT6kVKlhCLS-fn_7NvrPminH2TQea_3b5_jxvusVUUQNCE8j_35jV40SOb3CCZAPP1gB/s4032/20221115_192315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cgOVeu7IiG956BLvZ4DkO0RXt3H-U0ZFWURjwhhXWVRt4RfnMF0iO9yW2b9pNnOTJV1QMvoMm54a7yse0ao48jtrZUzHdfaYq4T1D0wfVYbdVFlQ59OaDT6kVKlhCLS-fn_7NvrPminH2TQea_3b5_jxvusVUUQNCE8j_35jV40SOb3CCZAPP1gB/s320/20221115_192315.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiY569k43fCY-sLps83Ykxv7PXQ3ne1mD_AvxTeog9E6Sj3DhLO-psuBywO1A6XOfynwanjUfs1EAAWsyLZdLlru0A1GmTlwoF0PmhgjYqksJ-UlRnLJRwDOMHK902mn-wOQNyaaRNwbAhH7S8r5DjTP7MrNHDEEDi31yGOqO1GR-M6VlVWbnPjsnJ/s4032/20221115_192218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiY569k43fCY-sLps83Ykxv7PXQ3ne1mD_AvxTeog9E6Sj3DhLO-psuBywO1A6XOfynwanjUfs1EAAWsyLZdLlru0A1GmTlwoF0PmhgjYqksJ-UlRnLJRwDOMHK902mn-wOQNyaaRNwbAhH7S8r5DjTP7MrNHDEEDi31yGOqO1GR-M6VlVWbnPjsnJ/s320/20221115_192218.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Kt6npVda77eiFOfXj6KskEad-IYt_gPwqHumqEsNha9qAcpMCKFoN381tymH36oB1YX9Jd_LZiM1SJvpVq1WeAO_iUP0RsysuzMS06mD5ii4zzmWXQ6KdqbO_a4Aruib9uB5Z7VzV0nFaIsvAj4Ch6cx8PHMqd3b-h3_M_hgTwmcw7RnDgL8oosf/s4032/20221115_193247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Kt6npVda77eiFOfXj6KskEad-IYt_gPwqHumqEsNha9qAcpMCKFoN381tymH36oB1YX9Jd_LZiM1SJvpVq1WeAO_iUP0RsysuzMS06mD5ii4zzmWXQ6KdqbO_a4Aruib9uB5Z7VzV0nFaIsvAj4Ch6cx8PHMqd3b-h3_M_hgTwmcw7RnDgL8oosf/s320/20221115_193247.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /> Meanwhile at the Christian Academy, our Cookie Club is back in action for the second year. This time about 40 students took part in making or decorating cookies. Talk about a whirlwind of powdered sugar and flour! There were a few intense hours involved.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCXGNTOuaXUXPm4gW0QEh-xOgg1w_esoKoxbh7xBTiz2pfvWHB90yIP7JTLoaSSqls6VI4jLHTOtWaqazWlu-FfCAGqfbmtzk3zdjVD8LzU3GT-J4VyJH-iCc0ToQtnN37b8ZLImNYhAl42FrpPIwJfqNYCdFpwdh4H_-jLlreFXE1_OpEdPoLL4I/s3431/20221117_204043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3431" data-original-width="1929" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCXGNTOuaXUXPm4gW0QEh-xOgg1w_esoKoxbh7xBTiz2pfvWHB90yIP7JTLoaSSqls6VI4jLHTOtWaqazWlu-FfCAGqfbmtzk3zdjVD8LzU3GT-J4VyJH-iCc0ToQtnN37b8ZLImNYhAl42FrpPIwJfqNYCdFpwdh4H_-jLlreFXE1_OpEdPoLL4I/s320/20221117_204043.jpg" width="180" /> </a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCXGNTOuaXUXPm4gW0QEh-xOgg1w_esoKoxbh7xBTiz2pfvWHB90yIP7JTLoaSSqls6VI4jLHTOtWaqazWlu-FfCAGqfbmtzk3zdjVD8LzU3GT-J4VyJH-iCc0ToQtnN37b8ZLImNYhAl42FrpPIwJfqNYCdFpwdh4H_-jLlreFXE1_OpEdPoLL4I/s3431/20221117_204043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeo5oZeS92-jGIDWHJWcAyRJXr7X_PGaYGcKzZAqbjqBQf50srNYwd-A_DyPho6yEkwJd76Q8XwrnLnkBQsAYyZa3nDUFgt-nMzTvfAfTz5v1fA19U_2GFjtpaveAywZwfbYA_V5ntFfOkpOuPoKpBjDA8nkZOeav4OKz3-YXqi1GOazbNt_D-dZJ_/s2791/20221117_204015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2791" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeo5oZeS92-jGIDWHJWcAyRJXr7X_PGaYGcKzZAqbjqBQf50srNYwd-A_DyPho6yEkwJd76Q8XwrnLnkBQsAYyZa3nDUFgt-nMzTvfAfTz5v1fA19U_2GFjtpaveAywZwfbYA_V5ntFfOkpOuPoKpBjDA8nkZOeav4OKz3-YXqi1GOazbNt_D-dZJ_/s320/20221117_204015.jpg" width="225" /></a></div> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPFc4by6YoGDfZJjzBS4h-RRFlH-_F-ZWnLOvY3RPT2cfMe0vczd9jhfqnxoT5MIt15E_djlQfVY_UdrX5xC_4jA1r1zZFqn0P0QpjYQZRd2_dGBECkzOdPnAG6yeFwjHLvtFSOtTZ76kPUrVCqmdUPwS_Xo_narNiQb0bHet7iI8AQErcS1MZc5l/s2974/20221117_204001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="2974" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPFc4by6YoGDfZJjzBS4h-RRFlH-_F-ZWnLOvY3RPT2cfMe0vczd9jhfqnxoT5MIt15E_djlQfVY_UdrX5xC_4jA1r1zZFqn0P0QpjYQZRd2_dGBECkzOdPnAG6yeFwjHLvtFSOtTZ76kPUrVCqmdUPwS_Xo_narNiQb0bHet7iI8AQErcS1MZc5l/s320/20221117_204001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-62027431413339201132022-11-20T15:32:00.004-05:002023-01-11T15:55:24.908-05:00Recent remarks<p> My little bear cubs have grown up, but their conversations are still just as entertaining.</p><p>At a restaurant together last week, the boys were talking about their respective sports training programs. Colsen was waxing on about his regimen and daily strains for improvement. The conversation came around to Miles and I asked him why he wasn't out training for soccer more often.</p><p>Miles leaned back and said, "I'm content with my soccer skills."</p><p>Colsen immediately and energetically retorted, "Contentment is the thief of excellence!"</p><p>I wasn't quite sure how to respond to that.</p><p>*****</p><p>This afternoon I was giving the boys a written quiz on the first 10 chapters of the book of Acts. One of the questions asked for the name of a particular woman and both of the boys were struggling to come up with her exact name.</p><p>I told them I would give the points to whomever had the most correct letters of her name. Miles suddenly lit up with a smile and started writing.</p><p>"No, Miles!" Colsen yelled. "You can't just write down the whole alphabet."</p><p>Miles kept chuckling and Colsen said, "I can't believe I know you so well that I knew that's exactly what you would do." He was right.</p><p><br /></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-16598297847400342312022-11-18T15:55:00.001-05:002023-01-11T15:59:57.509-05:00Church Talent Show<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Grace Anglican hosted their first church-wide talent show this past weekend and it was a hoot! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The emcees -- Chad and Andrew -- were hilarious and had great intros to each act. We loved getting to see the various oft-hidden talents of fellow church attenders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Colsen was persuaded to bring back his yo-yo routine...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqII0p3NPTn0ttdi91rXOEqPzRRoo2any-PDDRQ1EO5vPlHS6f0O8S2kUbaq9dzTSZPoNLaunbmIutX1U4tIHC6T9mevGfbuXjO-JK5LP_B0miAvOdJhXc51XZ45hn3TgTqLKizDcxdmCFBRIbvrfgnuCk8m637n92B9O4xEqltzz0J-4XjG5rhMv/s2288/123_1_20221113_200851.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHCIaF72gdL4djFuEne-588nDH-SvXUdJhSv8xcohDf7RgG3S4l3F3zqtcTZYHM6jPSgqUs5NQQFD1t2dktX3DXeFyCgjhKJLMD4Tf08gnK9aE8eNowKSk6xWeXLHdAh-C9aX2b5_2IhwDayFTnFtyxxPTWrm4WbdvYzhKqN60Rb7lH1A6q_j-9dH/s1030/20221113_211116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1030" data-original-width="970" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHCIaF72gdL4djFuEne-588nDH-SvXUdJhSv8xcohDf7RgG3S4l3F3zqtcTZYHM6jPSgqUs5NQQFD1t2dktX3DXeFyCgjhKJLMD4Tf08gnK9aE8eNowKSk6xWeXLHdAh-C9aX2b5_2IhwDayFTnFtyxxPTWrm4WbdvYzhKqN60Rb7lH1A6q_j-9dH/s320/20221113_211116.jpg" width="301" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="2288" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqII0p3NPTn0ttdi91rXOEqPzRRoo2any-PDDRQ1EO5vPlHS6f0O8S2kUbaq9dzTSZPoNLaunbmIutX1U4tIHC6T9mevGfbuXjO-JK5LP_B0miAvOdJhXc51XZ45hn3TgTqLKizDcxdmCFBRIbvrfgnuCk8m637n92B9O4xEqltzz0J-4XjG5rhMv/s320/123_1_20221113_200851.jpeg" width="151" /> </div></div>.... and half of Miles' band performed "The Boxer." It had a fun twist -- at one point he and Bereket switched instruments!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJKWMkho_Teh9clKQc7d6Y58a3N48fxGlYcya6fmUdC0H2ivZUNBt7ZcuTvmkmKxkvSzQvNGzqNbG4mOib3rIGbP1dQuHIZ2DyHv-9oBJzc9Pc7qznwf446uUt5-shgARHrGi86QT5k5U1wMZ2z1hZzA3XJLKHtF0FMIqYlY1rddQ4cXBzhyGG2WP/s1262/20221113_125321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="1262" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJKWMkho_Teh9clKQc7d6Y58a3N48fxGlYcya6fmUdC0H2ivZUNBt7ZcuTvmkmKxkvSzQvNGzqNbG4mOib3rIGbP1dQuHIZ2DyHv-9oBJzc9Pc7qznwf446uUt5-shgARHrGi86QT5k5U1wMZ2z1hZzA3XJLKHtF0FMIqYlY1rddQ4cXBzhyGG2WP/s320/20221113_125321.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05jZMWuF-nIbEheuxi0va5MQdgK3Xvf3bU3IGBzA9zqqfaXsTwrDB0PRhYMI-oSG7zltI_CAfDyTQHXiHkDgRPOqJnGoVEj9YR-Gc-ITMszLCd14EgegwQGBROcymOMq9keR_nT62Pge6SqD0n3iLgpwI_uEGnQCyIBXfhMA5VCUZDPB40JuFkgDQ/s1224/20221113_125350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="1224" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05jZMWuF-nIbEheuxi0va5MQdgK3Xvf3bU3IGBzA9zqqfaXsTwrDB0PRhYMI-oSG7zltI_CAfDyTQHXiHkDgRPOqJnGoVEj9YR-Gc-ITMszLCd14EgegwQGBROcymOMq9keR_nT62Pge6SqD0n3iLgpwI_uEGnQCyIBXfhMA5VCUZDPB40JuFkgDQ/s320/20221113_125350.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>All the performers:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtki00kgpzATPoRYBg0BPn-9CDSpH_bzesN9i5h50SqRYM5MvjvFpeCEqWTHMpyslkZQCJ04X7Prq8X2KNOQaAlHq7169I_LO-_jpqWbeY3cNDe3BsShqHHDqVj2JsXk7nSwZru2Lf7nlZ2TNR-4LnfRSyHsK6GAYsga8hKbmzufvFtDEUSoeOHTtS/s4032/20221112_195725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtki00kgpzATPoRYBg0BPn-9CDSpH_bzesN9i5h50SqRYM5MvjvFpeCEqWTHMpyslkZQCJ04X7Prq8X2KNOQaAlHq7169I_LO-_jpqWbeY3cNDe3BsShqHHDqVj2JsXk7nSwZru2Lf7nlZ2TNR-4LnfRSyHsK6GAYsga8hKbmzufvFtDEUSoeOHTtS/w640-h312/20221112_195725.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /> <p></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-79359875780961209712022-11-15T15:49:00.001-05:002023-01-11T15:55:07.076-05:00GateWay Girls<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The GateWay Girls group is going gangbusters!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We've been having fun playing games, studying the women of the Bible, doing some crafts, learning about personal finance, giving speeches, taking personality assessments, and learning about virtues!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We're very thankful for these girls and moms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJ9u3E4-Guo5jwRKtRo6FSB6vMJgfZ1bAvgq9ImhWr3wn55cQcmKM2cTSMjgJnwA01txnsobbcz0NrOHamG9yiKscTHTkCrH6f9NU-WmAZQjEjt0liKcfK_TCurIByrPizlhrYs7YXcB1psSBUVgz8002s_JV6N51F3x34QK8hYEv2kcA85acX8Ji/s2577/20221113_125436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWV36MJMHAtamLn9JCLcJoMr91WN1h3OKQYmWdXwH3SRFeTpfD0YxuFzA914wNxBdrPksD7UvfBd-8n3tuX-I0F5s5mphZiVpawYgdO79uVIJezaEWNdsg4sjrqamzmL9l1YnGiwnxPuT_VDTvDu31ZcPM_QSH469Ew-FUSsvfuxclLDa_euhdYIk/s3381/20221113_125507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="3381" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWV36MJMHAtamLn9JCLcJoMr91WN1h3OKQYmWdXwH3SRFeTpfD0YxuFzA914wNxBdrPksD7UvfBd-8n3tuX-I0F5s5mphZiVpawYgdO79uVIJezaEWNdsg4sjrqamzmL9l1YnGiwnxPuT_VDTvDu31ZcPM_QSH469Ew-FUSsvfuxclLDa_euhdYIk/s320/20221113_125507.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-53052220949104466102022-11-11T15:47:00.001-05:002023-01-11T15:54:53.451-05:00These days<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Random scenes like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4esnETvJ0hbwfXiyJ3hdKNekXiPzpQB2ssSBzUE95rOjGjcJqgwqoclY_4FhWomIZWdZQgRz3x7B2MfEn7zNvOZUafp2lB2AtmZuYKhDf_QaePtziqQYThZ27WW6xTWwW0DQ8hUNzd9sJiXrRQUb--DQS9-uRdrOpSaSUsdDxNjiIaz94mqYSLDz/s4032/20221108_133341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4esnETvJ0hbwfXiyJ3hdKNekXiPzpQB2ssSBzUE95rOjGjcJqgwqoclY_4FhWomIZWdZQgRz3x7B2MfEn7zNvOZUafp2lB2AtmZuYKhDf_QaePtziqQYThZ27WW6xTWwW0DQ8hUNzd9sJiXrRQUb--DQS9-uRdrOpSaSUsdDxNjiIaz94mqYSLDz/s320/20221108_133341.jpg" width="156" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwa3kEEhp1icd_aVTogxbDRb_EsS_zIuZZSCQUJDnseVlJt7MsY0MLAuxLXnSNdvO6JpLLR8bH-foaSgWOkgkPyoylX-bnbe9PpcoyzrsXpNFDtFT2Clc5OIxe1gu32bCF7Et3_t4N42xhrN4JlwLFOeV6M5i-t3qJt4vCCNsSc8Aspjyso1wJBpMM/s1960/20221108_163527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1890" data-original-width="1960" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwa3kEEhp1icd_aVTogxbDRb_EsS_zIuZZSCQUJDnseVlJt7MsY0MLAuxLXnSNdvO6JpLLR8bH-foaSgWOkgkPyoylX-bnbe9PpcoyzrsXpNFDtFT2Clc5OIxe1gu32bCF7Et3_t4N42xhrN4JlwLFOeV6M5i-t3qJt4vCCNsSc8Aspjyso1wJBpMM/s320/20221108_163527.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-13010222299585010802022-11-07T17:29:00.003-05:002023-01-11T15:53:41.633-05:0016When Colsen called us from Hershey the day before his birthday he told us it was already his "best birthday ever!" The team celebrated him on the trip, and we happily celebrated him when he got home.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8EGCKLbkaVB8YWZFmvELkPGRt71W2haSNlB7K9xVNU7H5lFMdekncdfRJq1b8tHhcRVXW4lHqww4AVRpGN0rfcTLOnBaT5KWiaT6e1Lydo3CcIu22UhcXw62Phun9QZNLR8glIm_V6b9_B7YUVi5vL5fJb9QlacVAvRHMeltkYkhVJzgFnN6IECn/s4032/20221106_183509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8EGCKLbkaVB8YWZFmvELkPGRt71W2haSNlB7K9xVNU7H5lFMdekncdfRJq1b8tHhcRVXW4lHqww4AVRpGN0rfcTLOnBaT5KWiaT6e1Lydo3CcIu22UhcXw62Phun9QZNLR8glIm_V6b9_B7YUVi5vL5fJb9QlacVAvRHMeltkYkhVJzgFnN6IECn/s320/20221106_183509.jpg" width="156" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivU1GmPRdRnqQnh3C0lkIxh9tbH57JxJCtXpQnGTpjiworr2MGUQKsfTGJW6ZYyK7-H0BPqeTB0uh_jH2j_oCZcPkn61EHpbk3gDxf5K62JvtvA6KpUWpnMO5NRzILUrK_82e4Wswe4Eti80TanxRyWNOXrk56HtLx6WeIU6363kD9Zd9_g7uimY-/s4032/20221106_183511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivU1GmPRdRnqQnh3C0lkIxh9tbH57JxJCtXpQnGTpjiworr2MGUQKsfTGJW6ZYyK7-H0BPqeTB0uh_jH2j_oCZcPkn61EHpbk3gDxf5K62JvtvA6KpUWpnMO5NRzILUrK_82e4Wswe4Eti80TanxRyWNOXrk56HtLx6WeIU6363kD9Zd9_g7uimY-/s320/20221106_183511.jpg" width="156" /></a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOuIpmk1I0X1F113qScx65mx74DEgZa0eKir8KPEJI1dZ23gyW3IRLOBzbtg16xrQAJ3Sn43C6ZDOi62c8Ttcn-OoIGt3x-HPozsbSmKOzGT8HF89O7B84MlHWkKCI0jD8A9-JltaxaIv6zMdlR-4qGMOWt1lCmJx_o6zM2kf2YlNyZJZLLUOi_l6/s4032/20221106_183501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOuIpmk1I0X1F113qScx65mx74DEgZa0eKir8KPEJI1dZ23gyW3IRLOBzbtg16xrQAJ3Sn43C6ZDOi62c8Ttcn-OoIGt3x-HPozsbSmKOzGT8HF89O7B84MlHWkKCI0jD8A9-JltaxaIv6zMdlR-4qGMOWt1lCmJx_o6zM2kf2YlNyZJZLLUOi_l6/s320/20221106_183501.jpg" width="156" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He requested a copycat Nothing Bundt Cake, and his favorite gifts were -- shocking -- running gear and shoes.</div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-35749278602274421952022-11-05T17:23:00.001-04:002023-01-11T15:53:29.098-05:00State Champions!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With great excitement and anticipation Colsen and his team headed to Hershey this week. Before the big race they were able to enjoy some of the sights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6-yl-riiuQJ74u7FGtbN7uZzYphFGHnrasEyAdRHk2zaX2cUkxChEqi7FTw9_tkjgQ-MCZM-Uscy6li39quMegmU0Oeb_rFitQHlDkdCF_UP3ZfWUaOOsacnB1-_CsDOWU909knpfC6CdeqG-g_7Rt-ZNqMtmb8EpyNxc7tiW43O2YnPnrJWqWKF/s2220/Screenshot_20221104-202319_Instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2220" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6-yl-riiuQJ74u7FGtbN7uZzYphFGHnrasEyAdRHk2zaX2cUkxChEqi7FTw9_tkjgQ-MCZM-Uscy6li39quMegmU0Oeb_rFitQHlDkdCF_UP3ZfWUaOOsacnB1-_CsDOWU909knpfC6CdeqG-g_7Rt-ZNqMtmb8EpyNxc7tiW43O2YnPnrJWqWKF/s320/Screenshot_20221104-202319_Instagram.jpg" width="156" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When the time for the big race finally arrived, Pete and Miles were able to watch in person, but the rest of us had to view it like this from home.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQc9e_p698f0cw2GmhyYBfOe2dhyRdVzRpzJGzLvtgd_B8PLpL_zYhIX-t826BXzE2PihuGkZxo72QO5xa1Fe5V-nXcooXTlVS3HO1jKGQtvxLBPcXUXl8zVJjiX4xLKPJjx2jJZYuUPgQ7fUvrzO4ZtYxBsMMIEp9YGS7-AJzWw1pVEvw70pIW9BT/s4032/20221105_140950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQc9e_p698f0cw2GmhyYBfOe2dhyRdVzRpzJGzLvtgd_B8PLpL_zYhIX-t826BXzE2PihuGkZxo72QO5xa1Fe5V-nXcooXTlVS3HO1jKGQtvxLBPcXUXl8zVJjiX4xLKPJjx2jJZYuUPgQ7fUvrzO4ZtYxBsMMIEp9YGS7-AJzWw1pVEvw70pIW9BT/w196-h400/20221105_140950.jpg" width="196" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a very tough race -- for both the runners and the viewers! At the very end we saw Colsen cross the finish line and then collapse. I had to walk away from the computer until I got a call from Pete saying Cole was ok. He sure gave his all!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And it paid off. The team had their first ever State victory for the Grove City XC program, after several close attempts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6w3mLIsDkG2jZTQp-vjeXXDZ-bWYo7oru65MDKbjlY8hyqYmNa4_NjjMjPJhQaz2qOOLcrAZR-6vtVSN5gM5zJTF8K-0RJSpzqPHI7mGIY712s6zzP-iy-d34TFvWoxWqN1TjpCnjYwhaLp13KcRGHKu58KLV9WcwUI16q9_4WwMNUrwQ4rs2RheE/s578/20221105_145557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="517" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6w3mLIsDkG2jZTQp-vjeXXDZ-bWYo7oru65MDKbjlY8hyqYmNa4_NjjMjPJhQaz2qOOLcrAZR-6vtVSN5gM5zJTF8K-0RJSpzqPHI7mGIY712s6zzP-iy-d34TFvWoxWqN1TjpCnjYwhaLp13KcRGHKu58KLV9WcwUI16q9_4WwMNUrwQ4rs2RheE/s320/20221105_145557.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KRyXTyKosTn4CFpY-D08whepwD-s7P-wYhakx7cDXOjmo729JyQGTnZgDm32OWzRLCfVDrFYEHDR59iYycPopPPO2TaJNM941qWw5YTSMOYiJQNzjtS0dskp9h02OHvgU3pLjTAF44OGGA1CjfGgEMi4KiTnTBIX1bNQ5l2WPxnFslEOSdq8dvdI/s2560/123_1_20221105_145241.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1211" data-original-width="2560" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KRyXTyKosTn4CFpY-D08whepwD-s7P-wYhakx7cDXOjmo729JyQGTnZgDm32OWzRLCfVDrFYEHDR59iYycPopPPO2TaJNM941qWw5YTSMOYiJQNzjtS0dskp9h02OHvgU3pLjTAF44OGGA1CjfGgEMi4KiTnTBIX1bNQ5l2WPxnFslEOSdq8dvdI/s320/123_1_20221105_145241.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoCYXK817Cqvz1SNRvQEYeVqsQKepSYA_laI0JpMikfB62zxyHYc70D9lfuoEeBcCHBmQIXZ_qtVqw5_EZue3gtHGOaUQQx1RqCcMuTUqnXho_R-lOFfO7XG2tuNb1VI786IC-T9tkfhca2F3QhsvDIFBkLfq0sdXB-KuVEhddXg8hw8EqcWrQ72c/s1211/20221106_103246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1211" data-original-width="908" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoCYXK817Cqvz1SNRvQEYeVqsQKepSYA_laI0JpMikfB62zxyHYc70D9lfuoEeBcCHBmQIXZ_qtVqw5_EZue3gtHGOaUQQx1RqCcMuTUqnXho_R-lOFfO7XG2tuNb1VI786IC-T9tkfhca2F3QhsvDIFBkLfq0sdXB-KuVEhddXg8hw8EqcWrQ72c/s320/20221106_103246.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxORLuS5LBkR9cU5jPrNlHPiVEy8iJE7_OGMM0rqn8SfM9qJjeeyHzyZy2vOiv5BNHp7g_1_EO0YfGeFlqjy8kSW6Q9KCH4N6rq2sKEkP-R4uOQ8U5Fhpd8JIz5D49VvereNUNkCftXGYgKegCHWWqbmSC7NKG21u5XIEQL08XX6QGgMG1KhVfM65X/s1789/20221105_153617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="1789" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxORLuS5LBkR9cU5jPrNlHPiVEy8iJE7_OGMM0rqn8SfM9qJjeeyHzyZy2vOiv5BNHp7g_1_EO0YfGeFlqjy8kSW6Q9KCH4N6rq2sKEkP-R4uOQ8U5Fhpd8JIz5D49VvereNUNkCftXGYgKegCHWWqbmSC7NKG21u5XIEQL08XX6QGgMG1KhVfM65X/s320/20221105_153617.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>The whole town is so proud of them. They even got a police escort when they arrived back in town at 10:00 at night!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fl5gRsCpy6aQvm38WdDUvCNq_jzbmaclPFc_gtTVXGJVukaWOMENWYaxCMC6cqEAy8U2CCHN2wFbgEZEwxEcLlPg555QbAgyxB_AvHUyBP21250QnF-Xnif3DPK-ZsEaayfCWwYS5WovYd9nPCX_IN_9AoOAGEm7DYLqkUEZVIFM8LlbIvm5FxR5/s4032/20221105_213531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fl5gRsCpy6aQvm38WdDUvCNq_jzbmaclPFc_gtTVXGJVukaWOMENWYaxCMC6cqEAy8U2CCHN2wFbgEZEwxEcLlPg555QbAgyxB_AvHUyBP21250QnF-Xnif3DPK-ZsEaayfCWwYS5WovYd9nPCX_IN_9AoOAGEm7DYLqkUEZVIFM8LlbIvm5FxR5/s320/20221105_213531.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrAo2JqLf4vyQ6nE-7iUmCTCA3A6olhuT02McdiXbQugD-zm3SFXbmHMgS7PnRIoBfAYLELIpAC3g5pTLxqwcUkPMs1HMd1b46jZleqpqE8sYPTfXxknpLHPp_8cRHOWYDNTakRApHgv8XQpldwn-cU6H_IljRrnKrovk5EDzo7og_NK0yTpcwTcb/s1563/20221106_103059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1563" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrAo2JqLf4vyQ6nE-7iUmCTCA3A6olhuT02McdiXbQugD-zm3SFXbmHMgS7PnRIoBfAYLELIpAC3g5pTLxqwcUkPMs1HMd1b46jZleqpqE8sYPTfXxknpLHPp_8cRHOWYDNTakRApHgv8XQpldwn-cU6H_IljRrnKrovk5EDzo7og_NK0yTpcwTcb/s320/20221106_103059.jpg" width="320" /></a>\</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a season! We're so proud of our champion.</div><p></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-51022918230746369462022-11-01T17:21:00.001-04:002023-01-11T15:53:14.915-05:00District Champions!<p> Cole's XC team handily won the district title and are now Hershey-bound for the State competetion!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaADdwVD_0vbMLWkrd9o1ET3nzavh-sjEVVaRKJyBs9bNmO6yWaOWVSKaCHyleYCdDY1-K2HKx00ZrvSkgRkbYGq8IC5Ey0NiW5gN2eSm0xINZuL4RU4BfxSVCrdPvZVR_m-9p6XzuDiwTlxkz08088uMAiA7_KJQLCRtRejoTsbGMGxTCyKA5a4MA/s3279/20221029_170859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="3279" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaADdwVD_0vbMLWkrd9o1ET3nzavh-sjEVVaRKJyBs9bNmO6yWaOWVSKaCHyleYCdDY1-K2HKx00ZrvSkgRkbYGq8IC5Ey0NiW5gN2eSm0xINZuL4RU4BfxSVCrdPvZVR_m-9p6XzuDiwTlxkz08088uMAiA7_KJQLCRtRejoTsbGMGxTCyKA5a4MA/s320/20221029_170859.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I hate doing math on Tuesdays. I hate doing math on -- well, I guess it's a 5-way tie."</p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6089574614830191814.post-13622960104494396062022-10-28T15:52:00.000-04:002023-01-11T15:52:25.541-05:00Not boring<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8KG6Es0iIrtg4WqVlxhuJcg8jYF02uivNncHi9wpvxvumrMCpYfbkBByRNnhvgCDgtGuU2AxkrvgdAyrzom6Ei8GqCYUEeZOndUwjAQIadJq8fTQqo9RUgc4psf0a38j3k_ealRqGOxXUr6c7GpE6OK-uzYO5BBz8QFYAT1KiwNweWEoAxxQzpEQ/s1332/20221027_211638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1331" data-original-width="1332" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8KG6Es0iIrtg4WqVlxhuJcg8jYF02uivNncHi9wpvxvumrMCpYfbkBByRNnhvgCDgtGuU2AxkrvgdAyrzom6Ei8GqCYUEeZOndUwjAQIadJq8fTQqo9RUgc4psf0a38j3k_ealRqGOxXUr6c7GpE6OK-uzYO5BBz8QFYAT1KiwNweWEoAxxQzpEQ/s320/20221027_211638.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The life of a stay-at-home mom is certainly full of variety.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today, for instance, I, made a loaf of bread
of the cross-country team dinner, made cookies for the soccer banquet, made
frosted brownies for a ladies’ event, took a kid to the chiropractor, helped a
kid with a pre-calc word problem, taught another kid about diagramming
sentences, helped another kid with a job application, was interviewed as a
guest for a homeschooling podcast, did some research about classical education
and college and career advising, played all out in a parents-vs-kids soccer
game (we lost), attended the soccer banquet (for 7 minutes), and helped out
with the ladies’ event on campus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh,
and laundry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s always laundry.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(I’m a little worried that if I stop moving my back might
seize up after repeated sprinting in the soccer game, and my jaw isn’t quite
closing properly after getting a ball in the face, so tomorrow may end up being
a quieter day.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">p.s., I had the “Doogie Howser” music playing in my head as
I was writing this.<o:p></o:p></p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116930347397688363noreply@blogger.com0