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This past week was one of the busiest yet this summer, but couldn’t be thankful for it. These pictures are what’s been going on the past two weeks. On Monday, we celebrated my Grandma’s life as a family during her funeral and burial. You can read my tribute to her here. It was a hard…
Dear Mazy Grace, Sweet girl, you are THREE! Happy Birthday! What an exciting and adventurous year it has been! We are continually in awe of the compassionate heart you have, the love you have to give, and the heart God has given you. You are filled with so much affection, with hugs and kisses always…
It has been SO nice outside that I have forgotten to take pictures this week! I think my Halloween pics covered my lack of pics this time though (I know, I went a little overboard on Monday!) I have to remind myself that it is NOVEMBER and not SEPTEMBER with the weather. I am just…
Just wanted to share with you what our baby girl’s room looks like so far! As much as I would love for all of our family and friends to see this in person, we know that it isn’t possible, so we figure this is the next best thing! It is still a work in progress,…
As many of you know, there is a woman that I have a friendship with that goes beyond human terms. To describe the relationship I have with Brenda Vriezema, well, it is indescribable. This is the very woman who felt the call of God on her life, to carry our children, when I was not…
Since Mazy has been born, we have tried to establish our own little tradition for Christmas, but not being home, we haven’t been sure how to do that. We have not been at our own home for Christmas since we have moved out to Minnesota. We knew we wanted to get Mazy SOMETHING for Christmas,…