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Spring Cleaning – Yard Style

We spent all day Saturday working in the yard. The kids pitched in and got a good workout too.My girls are the ones who do all the necessary weeding in our yards. By some cruel twist of fate, all of the men in our family have allergies. Here are the girls in our front yard. Meg had her music on, so the girls were singing. (I weed-wacked and … [Read more...]

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All things have become new.

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." 2 Cor.5:17Celia and I met in 1994. I remember the day she walked into dispatch and started work with me. I was working the police channel and was very, very pregnant with my son David. She walked in wearing a long skirt and … [Read more...]

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Happy Birthday Samuel

Snips and snails and puppy dog tails may make up the average little boy. But our Samuel is far from average. Video games, baseball and light saber swords make up my precious seven year old, my youngest son.Birthday traditions in our home are held in great esteem. Each of our children are greeted with hugs and kisses and many early morning phone … [Read more...]

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Blog Design Contest!

Would a an extreme blog makeover put a new spring in your step?"Blessed..." is having its first ever blog contest during the month of April.The lucky winner will receive a custom blog design by my favorite blog designer, Elisa at Designs by Elisa. I can't say enough about Elisa. I had my own blog makeover by Elisa. She was such a love to work with, … [Read more...]

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What a blessing!

Yesterday afternoon the phone rang. What joy when I heard the thick Russian accent of our dear friend Igor on the other end of the line. Igor and his wife Olga are Russian missionaries. Igor pastors a church there and they both minister to many orphanages in their home country. They are missionaries through ICM (Intensive Care Ministries) whose … [Read more...]

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