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Summer

To say the last month and a half has felt like a whirlwind would be an understatement....to say I've been on an emotional roller coaster would be putting it lightly...but to say I have never felt more loved, grateful, and content with this stage God has me in right now, would be completely true and accurate.   We ended the month of May with the conclusion of an amazing baseball career for this guy... and the end of another JV season for this guy....who I might add, received the award for not only defensive player of the year, but also the highest GPA on the team. That led us right into graduation week....cue the emotional roller coaster. I'm not sure when I have ever felt so proud, so weepy, so happy, and so sentimental all at the same time.  It was something to behold. Ha! It was a week full of so much pride for the young man our boy has grown into....so much gratitude for our family and friends who came to celebrate with us...and so much anticipation of what is to come ...
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Buckeye

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 As a stay at home mom and manager of the household, there are many rhythms that fill my days.  The rhythm of waking with the sun in the quiet of the morning...of washing and drying dishes...of washing and folding clothes....of messes that are made and then cleaned up...of food bought, prepared and served....of schedules coordinated and organized so that everyone gets where they need to be...of caring for the needs of our pets...a rhythm that looks and feels a little different these days.  Last week we had to say goodbye to our Buckeye boy.  It was time, and we all knew it.  He had developed cancerous tumors inside and outside his legs and we could tell he was struggling.  Shew, I wasn't prepared for how it would hit me.  This was a dog that as a puppy, almost drove me to insanity.  From the day we brought him home he wasted no time destroying everything in his path.  Clothes, chewed up.  Walls, gnawed on.  Irrigation hoses, chewed ...
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Gifts of Motherhood

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We are cruising through spring.  And thank goodness pollen season is almost behind us.  I've lived in this part of the country for over 20 years and yet every spring it boggles my mind how, for about a 3 week stretch, thick powdery pollen seems to cover every square inch of every single thing.  It has turned the day we pressure wash the house, into one of my favorite days of year.  Something about washing it all away, renews my soul...and my nasal passages. :)  But apart from the pollen, it's a good season....full of all the things that spring brings....planting season on the farm....baseball season for the boys....getting together with friends as the warmer weather welcomes us back outside for fires and picnics...beautiful sunrises....and counting down the days until our our oldest boy officially wraps up his high school career.  Gulp.  My heart is so full of a contrast of emotions....so incredibly proud and ready for this next chapter...while at the ...
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