Tuesday, August 21

SUMMER FULL OF BLESSINGS 2018

SUMMER FULL OF BLESSINGS
💗💗💗Too many to count💗💗💗
SUMMER 2018
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This summer was very joyful in many ways......we missed our little baby sister Gracie Ann so, so much and we will always feel her absence for the rest of our time in this exile....but we know that Jesus will carry us through each and every day

SHOWERING US WITH HIS LOVE
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I love it when you stop by your sweet friend's house to drop something off (I left Isaac and Savannah in the car waiting for me) and when you finish saying goodbye.....well, more like "visiting",  you come back with your car filled with beautiful little girls!

We are so blessed by this wonderful family......The Harboughs
Honestly Jacqueline.....I don't even remember what I was dropping off to you
I just LOVE this picture so much

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ME AND ISAAC JUST BEING ME AND ISAAC....WE ARE PRETTY PLAYFUL AND SILLY


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AN UNPLANNED LAKE DAY.....
Those are always the best kind!
(With Ella-Bella, Bethy and Benny)


A DAY OF TUBBING 
 And laughing
Everyone smile before Benny throws everyone off the tube as he laughs and laughs and laughs
Isaac is a lake bum
Boat Brothers

Friend Selfies
Savannah and Bethy
Dinner at Chilis on the way back to Roanoke

So much fun with our friends.....lots of laughing!  That is always my favorite part
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SUMMER DAYS WITH FRIENDS ARE THE BEST


Madison and Evan

Savannah and Natalie at 15 years old

Savannah and Natalie at 3 years old

THE SIPES WENT TO VISIT GRACIE ANN AFTER MASS

What special friends they are to stop and see Gracie ann and even sing her favorite song to her "You Are My Sunshine"

SPECIAL PRAYERS FROM MY FRIEND GISELE

My wonderful friend and bestie chica, Gisele went to the Schoenstatt Shrine and took my special intentions and laid them at the altar

That is a gift that is more precious than the most precious jewels in all of the world
Jesus hears my most holy friend Gisele.  She has stormed Heaven for me on more than one occasion.  We have a special bond with each other.  We have seen each other through a lot.  Gisele continues to intercede for me and we pray for each other and will continue to lift each other up for forever and ever
I love you Gisele


MY BOYS
They just love being together......Isaac would spend every waking hour if he could

Nothing more fun than driving your very own shopping cart at Tom Thumb




Hey......Jesus IS Crazy Cool!!
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A wedding Shower Snapshot

These girls are so much fun....I am truly blessed
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THE BEAUTIFUL WEDDING DAY

Dominic and Samantha Sipe
 My beautiful family (minus our baby Gracie Ann)
 Brothers
My amazing girlfriends 
Me, Gail, Lisa (the radiant mother of the groom) and Michelle
 Crazy boys
"The Rhythm is gonna get Em'" 
 And it did!
 Madison and Benny
Isaac and I looking at rocks 
 The Amazing mother and father of the groom
our friends.....Greg and Lisa
I love to dance but I am not very good at it.....I am much better in my head 
 I can only dance to songs that tell me what to do next
Or songs where my love, Jeremy is holding on to me tight 
 I love my boys
They are best friends 

Nicholas has my heart wrapped around his little finger 
Nicholas danced and danced
 and danced the night away!  He came out of his shell for sure 
So much happiness for these two

A DAY AT THE PARK WITH FRIENDS

Isaac, Sean, and Sarah


DADDY+MOMMY+ISAAC=FUN
DRIVEWAY ART





PARK DAY














JOEY KILLIAN AND NICHOLAS
They had a super fun sleepover.....we went out to eat at Twisted Root Burgers and then stopped at "Hey Sugar" in Roanoke for some sweets...

Wow you could literally SMELL the sugar as you entered this super cute candy store
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And of course...
Isaac found an old-time car out front of the store to pretend drive


NICHOLAS AND CHRISTOPHER AT CAMP SUBIACO

Camp Subiaco is a Benedictine Monastery that holds a Catholic boys summer camp

Nicholas and Christopher had a great time

It is a beautiful Abby

Nicholas' favorite part was going to Mass in the most beautiful church

It was a great experience that Nicholas will never forget

The boys had fun

Nicholas has gone with his friend, Christopher for the last couple of years.  This will be their last year though

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL WEDDING DAY


Christine and Michael Sherman
A most beautiful wedding indeed.....we were honored to witness such an important Covenant 

THE RECEPTION

Such a great time seeing our friends 

Rhonda is a gorgeous mother of the Bride...and look at those beautiful sisters (Denise and Christina)

Me and my two oldest girls

Me and Daniel......both of us born with CF and both of us blessed with brand new lungs!  God is good and we both live to glorify Him

Michelle (Meechelle) and Kara Jean......we roamed The French Quarter together with Rhonda

My Great friends....I just love all of the laughing
(Denise, Christina and Stacey)

Not sure what this was all about but our boys had fun....it was a most joyful evening

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A NEW AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE
BUT First of all........ 
Even when be cannot be evangelizing with words.....all of our cars will be evangelizing while we drive on the roadways...
with our license plates
Madison got some Aggie accents on her jeep for her graduation present....
Savannah was blessed that when we went up to the dealership to drop off Madison's jeep, we found this amazingly fun blue jeep priced at A MOST unbelievable price....for Savannah to drive when Madi leaves for college.
It was truly a blessing from God
We wanted Savannah to practice driving a jeep (like she will have) and not Jeremy and my oversized cars.....Madison had such a busy summer, that Savannah hardly ever got the chance to practice with Madison's jeep.
This blue jeep was priced SO WELL that Jeremy and I could not turn away!  We were not intending on buying a jeep that day, but our Lord gave us a most unexpected gift.  We feel so good that Savannah has been able to practice driving in the jeep that she will be driving when she is licensed and driving alone......in only 29 days.....Jesus, please ready this mama's heart for yet another life change in my family!
So this concludes the story of why Savannah had a jeep before she was16 years old.....and she named it "Sky", but we all call it the "Blue Magoo"
THE END
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SURPRISE LUNCH WITH BENNY
Benny surprised Isaac with a special "boys lunch" to Chic-Fil-A
He is a great big brother.....what a fun afternoon
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Another Amazing Occasion of Celebration
Mr and Mrs William (Billy) and Allie Taylor


My Beautiful friend, Gail









A LITTLE MORE BOATING........
Isaac is a wonderful boat driver!  Before you know it, he will have his official watercraft license
.........And Wake Surfing

Savannah loves to surf whenever she has the chance

Nicholas is next in line for surfing.....it's a family sport for sure

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THE LAKE HOUSE ALL SUMMER LONG
Lots of tubbing on the lake with friends
(The Sipes)






what a wonderful weekend indeed











Daddy made a super MEATY dinner for a lake house treat



Bake it for 30 minutes and you have a sausage, beef cream cheese, cheddar cheese, onion and seasoning stuffed bacon bake
Yes....I was delicious for sure

SNUFFERS........JUST BECAUSE WE LOVE THE CHEESE FRIES


CARWASH WITH MY ISAAC
(He absolutely loves getting my car washed)

 WE OPEN THE SUNROOF COVER TO SEE OUT THE WINDOW....THE WATER POURS OVER THE CAR
 YES.....YOU CAN SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT UNTIL THE WASH IS COMPLETE

IT'S OUR FAVORITE PART......THE COLORED SOAP.....MY KIDS ALWAYS CALL IT THE CARE BEAR SOAP 
 "WOW.......CAREBEAR SOAP MOMMY!"

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MOMMY/DAUGHTER MANI'S
I love time with my special girls whenever possible
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ISAAC LOVES TO BUILD WITH BLOCKS EVERYDAY



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A PERFECT GIFT FROM AN AMAZINGLY GIFTED LONG-TIME FAMILY FRIEND
Thank you Sue Savage for ALWAYS sharing your most precious talent with us, through your special surprises
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ISAAC'S BEST FRIEND "DUCK DUCK"
Duck Duck tends to get lost a lot (even though Duck Duck is NOT supposed to leave Isaac's room).
Isaac and I always pray when we notice that Duck Duck is missing, then we search and we search......
Jesus has always greatly blessed us by helping us to find him

Here he is!  Yay.....and thank you for helping us Jesus 
SUMMERTIME HAIR CUTS WITH MY BOYS 




MASS AND DONUTS IN THE MORNINGS 
 ISAAC'S FAVORITE ARE THE PINK FROSTED ONES

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Celebrating a beautiful friend's birthday
Happy 40th Birthday Susanna
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 NEW DOG COLLAR FOR MAX....CUZ NOW HE'S AN A&M DOGGY

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ISAAC'S NEW ROOM DECOR.....
WE MOVED THE SECOND BED FROM GRACIE ANN'S  NURSERY INTO ISAAC'S ROOM...
Thank You Lord Jesus for holding my hand and for catching each and every tear that I cried  while I was transforming Gracie Ann's nursery back into a schoolroom for Isaac James




ISAAC'S NEW SCHOOL ROOM
I am already to homeschool Isaac for PreK-4
It is going to be a great year indeed
I always loved homeschooling my kids
I miss it and feel very blessed to be able to school Isaac 
Thank you Jesus













ICE CREAM WITH MY LITTLE ONE
Jesus blesses me with so many opportunities to have special moments with Isaac that I did not get to have when he was younger because I was so sick.  I am so grateful for this time with this little guy
He loved how the door handle was a spoon or as he calls it a "Spoom"

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ONE SISTER BLEACHING ANOTHER SISTER'S HAIR
"Sister Bonding"
Madison bleached Savannah's hair, returning Savannah favor when she colored Madison's hair pink on New Years Eve
I love it when my kids do stuff together.......I especially love all of the giggling

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FAUSTINA VOLLEYBALL WEEKEND
AT THE LAKE
The Faustina bus arrives at our lake house in Granbury TX 
 Fed these hungry tummy and they all relaxed to enjoy and inspirational (True Story) about a Volleyball team, losing a player and persevering  and pulling together as a team to win the playoffs

 ALL GIRLS CRYING AND BONDING

Next day.....all of the girls attended a 1/2 day Volleyball training camp.....then headed back to the house for some lake time
Even though it was rainy and chilly.....these girls tubed until their muscles were feeling pain from hoding onto the tube in a attempt to NOT FALL OFF 




 Lots of laughs and girly giggles


 They never wanted to stop
YMCA Song

 YMCA......still playing




 Coach Raab going for a tube ride with the girls.....boy did it please them so much


What a great team of girls we are blessed with on this team





After much falling off and crashing into the water, the girls were finally officially tired out
Mass Sunday Morning...then lunch before heading back home
What a wonderfully blessed time for true friendship, lots of food and snacks and most importanly lots of laughter, full of genuine joy
I love these girls

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MY FIVE BABIES
Oh, my heart is fluttering at the sight of my sweet five little ones.

I never realized how much God could possibly love me, until I had kids.....and my undying love for each one of them is SO SUPER STRONG. I could not imagine loving anything more
....and to think that Jesus loves me with a PERFECT LOVE!
My larger than life love for my kids is imperfect and not even a smidgen as strong as God's Love for me
How grateful I am for His Love
Jesus please hold me and my family close for our entire lives.  Oh how my fragile heart longs to be with You forever and ever. I pray never to turn away from You for even just one second.
My soul is hurting because we are missing one of our very own
Even though I know that she was always truly Your's and that she was only mine for a while.......
  Oh how we miss our little Gracie Ann so much

I LOVE YOU JESUS WITH ALL OF MY HEART AND I PROMISE THAT I WILL PRAISE YOU IN THE SUNSHINE AND I PROMISE THAT I WILL PRAISE YOU IN THE STORMS
Love,
kerry ann

HAPPY SUMMER