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May 8, 2012

daniel plan: 4 months later

Told y'all I'd keep you updated. Today marks 4 months. 4 months since Chris, Asher and I, along with our entire church, went on the Daniel Fast. Asher - days before we started the fast Not gonna lie, those first days were hard. No coffee, no sugar, no preservatives. Pretty much no nothin'. But God showed up in a huge way, and we all managed to finish out the three weeks without killing ourselves or each other. Asher - 2 weeks in After the 21 day fast, Asher and I decided to start the Daniel Plan - a modification of the fast. And we started … [Read more...]

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March 5, 2012

it must be…

Monday morning. After getting up at 5:30, this is what Asher - and his trusty homeschooling sidekick, Seamus - looked like 2 hours later. Good thing he has a teacher that can appreciate the value of a nap. … [Read more...]

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February 4, 2012

Sunday Snapshot: {Asher}

This week's Sunday Snapshot is all Asher. After all, he's gone through pretty big changes lately. Started homeschooling. And got his smile back. Joined his dad and me on the Daniel Fast. And found a new appreciation for eating more healthfully. He got the big buzz cut. And decided he's going to keep it that way. For now. It's pretty cool to watch him make some grown-up decisions. And stick by some grown-up commitments. But still play legos with his little brothers. And watch Oomie Zoomies with his little … [Read more...]

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January 21, 2012

the buzz cut

He'd been contemplating it for months. And he finally took the plunge. And hasn't looked back since. Not sure if it's the homeschooling. Or the fasting. Or just that he wants to look more like his dad. But, whatever the reason, I'm proud of him for resisting his fear to try something new. Something new and - as far as his younger siblings are concerned - positively crazy. As someone who made some admittedly crazy hair decisions in her own youth (some so crazy... well, let's not go there), it sure does make me smile to see a bit of … [Read more...]

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January 12, 2012

homeschooling – an update

Some of y'all have asked how the homeschooling-thing is going. And, since I've got a whole three whole months under my belt, I thought I'd give a quick update. The truth is, it's going great. Really great. I am honestly surprised at how much Asher is enjoying homeschooling. But even more, I am surprised how much I am enjoying homeschooling. Because, you see, it was me I was most worried about. I just didn't think I could do it. At least not well. In the past, I've homeschooled several of my kiddos for various and sundry reasons. Victoria when she … [Read more...]

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January 11, 2012

new shoes

I knew it would happen. I just didn't think it would happen before he became a teenager. Asher officially wears a size 13 shoe. As big as his daddy wears. And Chris has some seriously big feet. … [Read more...]

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December 31, 2011

Sunday Snapshot: {my favorites of 2011}

Here are my favorite photos of 2011. In chronological order. 1. Sophie Lu in her silks at Chinese New Year. 2. Vivienne loving the snow. 3. Asher, growing up. I thought he seemed big in this picture but man, has he grown since then. 4. Remembering - and missing - Esther. 5. Chris at his fini flight getting soaked. Much to his children's delight. 6. Father and daughter. And kite. 7. Me and my girls on our last trip to our favorite spot in New England. 8. Poppy and the Red Couch. 9. Zach at Starbucks. In China. … [Read more...]

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Posted Under: a-bone, Esther, Jude, photography, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Sunday Snapshot, Victoria, Vivienne, Zach

December 25, 2011

Sunday Snapshot: {Christmas in pictures}

*********************************************************** If you're ready to link up this week with your Sunday (or Monday or Tuesday) Snapshot, just copy the code under the Snapshot button and paste it into the body of your post where you'd like the button to be displayed. Because it's Christmas, and lots of y'all are probably otherwise occupied, I'm going to leave the link open until Tuesday night. When you hit 'publish' it should show up just fine. Then add your link below. Wondering what the heck Sunday Snapshot is? Visit here for the … [Read more...]

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Posted Under: a-bone, celebrations, d-bomb, Isabelle, Jude, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Sunday Snapshot, Vivienne

November 14, 2011

Sunday Snapshot: {the boys}

It happens most Sundays around here. Rain or shine. Indoors or out. Like it or not. Football. Chris is pretty much a football fanatic. And it seems to be catching. At least within the male population in this house. And even though most of our players probably aren't going to be first-round draft picks, it really doesn't matter. Because the best part is getting out there. Playing your best. And just having fun together. And even to a non-football lover like myself, it's pretty clear how much … [Read more...]

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October 14, 2011

the thing about homeschool…

We've got two weeks of homeschooling under our belt. And, at y'alls suggestion, we've been taking it really easy to start. Which Asher has found quite refreshing, I think. He has run into one little downside to this homeschooling thing, though. Seems that even when you're feeling under the weather... you can still do your work. The upside is that you can do it from the couch. On your iTouch. In some pretty cute company. P.S. I'd love any recommendations for me to track grades and such... what do y'all use? … [Read more...]

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