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tie breaker baby

The tie breaker baby (we’ve got 2 boys and 2 girls) has revealed that the GIRLS are going to dominate the household!!! The PINK announcement to the kids was a celebration complete with balloons and silly string. Now for a name… we had narrowed it down to two that we loved but now after finding…

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We are MOVING!

We are MOVING!! from Texas… to Portland, Oregon.   Why Portland, Oregon? To answer that question we need to take reflect on the last two years. Knowing the Lord was preparing our family to spread His Gospel further, we began praying where and what that looked like. Through months of praying, God cultivated in our…

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our first week {review}

This past week FLEW by. We had so much going on that we were sad to see the weekend come. As our first official year of homeschooling, I’ve been anxious to see how all my months of planning and preparation would come to fruition. And I can honestly say that I was so so happy…

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america’s favorite pastime

Thanks to our library’s Summer Reading Program the kids received free Ranger tickets. And boy, did we have a great time! They each were given a free Ranger jersey, ate lots and lots of cotton candy, and had the time of their lives. Noah couldn’t take his eyes off the Jumbo Tron… he was it…

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first day of (home)school

Today marked the start of a new school year… and our first official year of homeschooling. We will be using My Father’s World curriculum for both 1st grade and kindergarten (our preschooler will get to join in the kindergarten work). My kindergartener is 4 1/2 years old so we will be doing K twice with…

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a birthday surprise from above

Snow fell from the sky. The first flurries of the winter. And just hours before Jude’s 4th birthday. He woke in the middle of the night and so we snuck outside to see God’s gift of snow. Happy birthday sweet boy.

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happy heart day

So fun to be overly gushy one day a year. It gives me another excuse to makes some Pinterest crafts I’ve been eyeing! #1 – Heart Waffles & Strawberries #2 – Lucky In Love scratch-offs for the hubby #3 – Class gifts for Noah’s classmates #4 – Treats for Noah’s teachers at school What in…

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