Tuesday, June 13, 2017

One Sixty Four/Three Sixty Five

Keeping up with
...summer goals...
reading
journaling
swimming




One Sixty Three/Three Sixty Five

Cute dog
that
Tara is
...dog sitting...
I could not
get over
her face

One Sixty Two/Three Sixty Five

Excerpt from
Draw the Circle

I am thankful
for my people
who pray
with
and
for
me

One Sixty One/Three Sixty Five

Playing with the dogs

Unfortunately,
I snapped the whole thing
on SnapChat
but
forgot to download to my pics
Rosie was fighting with
her stuffed toy
to get the squeaker out
Rosie=1, Toy=0

and of course
...Sandy...


One Sixty/Three Sixty Five

Summer Goals
...catch up on reading...
...reconnect with God...
Two birds
one stone
great book
Draw the Circle
by Mark Batterson
about prayer


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Summer Goals
...seeing old friends...
Visited
my sweet friend, Nicole
...and...
Baby Ben

One Fifty Eight/Three Sixty Five

Summer Goals
...regular exercise...
went swimming
with
the BFF

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

One Fifty Seven/Three Sixty Five

Had lunch
with
my dear friend
...Flip...
at a new place
...Mixed Up Burgers...
...it was yum...

One Fifty Six/Three Sixty Five

Bible journaling

One Fifty Five/Three Sixty Five

Sundays
are for
praying
and
naps



One Fifty Four/Three Sixty Five

Michael
cleaning his car

One Fifty Three/Three Sixty Five

I bought myself this
really neat
Bible
for Christmas
and
I haven't really
had the chance
to use it
in the way it's
...intended...
it's a
journaling Bible

another goal
I set for myself
this summer
is to
get back to
who I am
in Christ

Sometimes
we allow
the things of this world
to pull us away
distracting us
with
control
fear
worry
doubt
...among other things...
and
this distance
creates a deep
...sadness...

and
I am so thankful
that the Lord
doesn't
let go of us
He only lets us stray
...so far...
before pulling us back
and
He will use whatever
...circumstances...
He chooses
because He alone
...knows...
what will bring us home

One Fifty Two/Three Sixty Five

River Legacy Park
my goal
...this summer...
is
to get back to
running



One Fifty One/Three Sixty Five

Road Trip
Day Three
Back to
Arkansas
and
Texas









One Fifty/Three Sixty Five

Some more
pics from the road
on our trip
to Indiana
...Day Two...



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Some sights from
...the road...
on
Day One
of our
Indiana Trip



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My dad
and some
of his
brothers and sisters

Mom and I
made a quick
...turn around...
trip to
Indiana
to visit family

after learning that
my sweet
Aunt Martha
had succumbed to
her battle with cancer

and this
on the heels of
my sweet
Aunt Naomi
also passing away
after her own
battle with cancer

One Forty Seven/Three Sixty Five

One more of
the Queen
of the household

One Forty Six/Three Sixty Five

Queenie
I mean
Rosie-pic

One Forty Five/Three Sixty Five

Honors for Lauren
as she has
maintained
a 4.0
every semester
(freshman-sophomore years)
so far
in college
...this is great...
a letter from
...the Dean...

but
somebody needs to

...show me the money...

It's ridiculous
how much this girl
works her butt off
to
not only

graduate in the
top 11% of her class
with an IB diploma

work at the school newspaper

be an active/social participant on campus

but also,
maintain a 4.0
in college
and
still

Where are all the scholarships??

You keep working hard, La!
It's these letters
...from the Dean...
that matter
...right???

One Forty Four/Three Sixty Five

Last day
of
a
very
long
school year



One Forty Three/Three Sixty Five

Cloudy skies

One Forty Two/Three Sixty Five

Death of a battery

One Forty One/Three Sixty Five

These things
are happening

One Forty/Three Sixty Five

May 20
Lauren turned 20
two decades old
20 years ago
began
my journey
into
...motherhood...






I love you so much.
I had no idea
how full
my heart could be
and yet
each year
it gets
fuller
and fuller
Happy 20th Year
to my
LollipopGirl

One Thirty Nine/Three Sixty Five

Field Day
with
my kiddos


One Thirty Eight/Three Sixty Five

Ok to return to
...school...
...work...
...life...
just keep swimming