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It's Christmas time......
 A Christmas time catch up because Christmas time is always so busy! We started out the season with a special Christmas party hosted by the Hem/Onc team from Mary Bridge Children's Hospital. The...
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All Smiles and Giggles
Lookie who's smiling! Tirzah has started smiling and cooing at everyone who comes near her. She is a true sweetheart! It's so hard to believe that she is five weeks old!!! We are loving having this...
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A Tradition Continued
The Deacons praying over Craig and SamExcitement + Exhaustion! A Tradition we started over 5 years ago is to take our children as teens to the foreign mission field. Naomi got to go to Papua New Guinea...
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Leftovers Anyone?
Have you ever wondered what to do with leftover oatmeal? I mean, yuck! Why would you save oatmeal that has cooled into one lump of mush? Well, when you must feed an army everyday, you realize how...
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A Special Date
 One of the fun things I make sure I do when Craig takes one of our children on a missions trip is to go on a date with another one of our children. How do I choose who gets to go when I have so many?...
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Okay, Okay, It's About Time!
So on Sunday I had a lovely lady tell me she loves reading my blog. I smiled and said that was sweet of her and that it had been forever since I had posted, to which she replied, "Yes! This was a...
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I sit down at the computer as I finally have a quiet moment.....REALLY?! Is it really 1:00 A.M.?!! Oh brother! I feel as though life is moving faster and faster all around me and I am going....nowhere,...
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Make-A-Wish...A Dream Comes True
 This past summer, we received a call telling us that Anna had been nominated for Make-A-Wish. This was a very exciting surprise! The Make-A-Wish foundation is an organization that makes wishes come...
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Just to clarify to all out there who may have thought the letter to Anna actually was from Queen Elisabeth.....it was not. It was just a clever way of telling Anna that her wish had been granted. It...
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Rugby Anyone?
 Years ago my husband gave our boys an option: play sports or be in Boy Scouts. At the time they chose Boy Scouts. This was much fun with a lot of life lessons learned. Our two oldest boys obtained...
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In Loving Memory.......
In Loving Memory of...A Wonderful Dad...A Loving Grandpa...Larry HoustonFebruary 12, 1938 - March 14, 2014
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Oh Wonderful and Glorious Day!
Selah Oh what a glorious day today was! How could we resist the urging of the sun to come out and play? We couldn't, so we loaded up and headed over to the park. Craig had gone to Astoria with a few of...
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Preparations
 When planning a trip out of country, one must have passports, since Craig's, Anna's, and Sam's are still current, I filled out 11 passport applications and we headed out to the county clerk's office...
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What We Do...
The big kids are doing school, some of the kids are sick, and the little kids are restless. What do I do when this happens? Well, Zeke was in need of a bath, Selah was in need of a playmate, and when...
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Mother's Day......
I was a very spoiled Mama this Mother's Day! We started off with Ladies Retreat Thursday through Saturday. Sunday I woke to many special treats, including a spectacular sunny day! Selah gave me this...
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Sunshine goodness
This week is already feeling like summer and promises to continue feeling like summer through Friday! The sunshine is so lovely, the warm, fragrant air kissing our skin is like an infusion of vitamin D...
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Bittersweet Growth
Baby Tirzah is growing so fast! It's so hard to believe that she is nearly 6 months old! Along with turning 1/2 a year, came the inevitable....she has outgrown her cradle and moved in with her big...
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Happy One Year Anniversary Anna!!!!!
Wow. It is so hard to believe that we have been traveling down the road called cancer for a year and a half. Tears spring forth into my eyes as I sit here and take a stroll down memory lane,...
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