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Exceedingly Abundant: November 2008
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Saturday, November 29, 2008. A November Dry Spell. I only blogged twice this month. Why, I wonder? Friday, November 7, 2008. Bravery with a Purpose. His chubby little baby hands patting pictures of his mommy's little baby cheeks. . Saturday, November 1, 2008. From Flip-Flops to Snow Shoes. So check it out when you can. He already has a few stories, including running into the Amazing Race contestants at the Frankfurt airport! He is joining up with YWAM. Don't let anyone look down on you.
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Exceedingly Abundant: August 2010
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Monday, August 30, 2010. Turning thirty was strange for me. It was like an out of body experience. I knew chronologically that thirty was right, but I felt forever frozen in time at twenty five. My whole life I thought that thirty was old, and suddenly, I was thirty, and yet, not old. How Strange. Sunday, August 29, 2010. Saying Goodbye to Superlatives. Caleb is four months now, and my vocabulary has shifted and expanded. I can say proudly that I have the two best boys and Caleb is so cute, just like...
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Exceedingly Abundant: April 2011
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Thursday, April 28, 2011. No I think not. These promises aren't unimportant. They just aren't the most important. So I make new promises. I will never look back and say that I wasn't paying attention or I wish I had enjoyed it more. The sleepless nights or the frustrating I-can't-wait-til-you-can-put-on-your-own-shoes moments. Because someday I'll have time to myself. A lot of time. Someday I won't be their whole universe. Someday I'll long for the little boy who wanted my attention. I am here. Now.
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Exceedingly Abundant: October 2010
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Sunday, October 10, 2010. Every morning when Caden wakes up, I ask him what he dreamed about. I'm not sure if he really understands the concept yet, but almost every time, his answer is the same, "I dreamed about momma." Of course, he will also say that he dreamed about trucks or dad or blocks, but the first thing he always says is that he dreamed about me. Saturday, October 2, 2010. Today is the day of days. Today is the day that he, the boy that I have loved the longest, gets married. Look up to him.
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Exceedingly Abundant: March 2009
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Saturday, March 21, 2009. A Mini Photo Shoot. A friend of ours, Sara Gray. Is starting a photography business. So, as a swap, we posed for her to help her start her portfolio, and we got some really great photos for free. We were going to do Caden's 12 month pictures anyway, and luckily, were really blessed with Sara's offer. Here are just a few samples:-). Wednesday, March 4, 2009. So many times, you have to just wonder. What in the world was he thinking about? Tuesday, March 3, 2009. A Year of Joy.
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Exceedingly Abundant: September 2010
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Monday, September 20, 2010. I have never seen anything like it. At two, he has discovered the perfect head tilt, half smile, and phrases to get exactly what he wants. He is so sweet and precious and subtle that you hardly realize you compromised. Seriously. This might get out of hand. Me: "Okay, Caden, put the bubbles away. It's time to go in.". Caden: (head tilt, half smile, lovely blue eyes.) "I do bubbles just one more time? Me: "Okay, one more time.". Me: "No, honey, it's time for a bath.". Two is ma...
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Exceedingly Abundant: November 2010
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Monday, November 29, 2010. Breathe (Slow down, de-stress, and load up on stickers). My children, however, are teaching me to breathe. Until just recently, going places was more work than it was worth. Caleb never stops moving. Ever. He is tiny. He is mighty. He is strong. He is fast. He is only seven months old. It's getting better though. I think I stopped long enough to learn about who he is and what he needs. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Subscribe to this blog.
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Exceedingly Abundant: December 2008
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Monday, December 29, 2008. Friday, December 19, 2008. For those of you that don't live in the Portland/Seattle area, persistent snow is not normal. Snow that sticks and stays for a whole week or more, snow that falls in big flakes and small, snow that rests gently on our big tall fir trees is just not normal. . And for you teachers and students out there, neither is three weeks of Christmas break, for that matter. . Tis the Season.to make the holidays what you want them to be. My Point of View. My poi...
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Exceedingly Abundant: October 2008
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Friday, October 31, 2008. The Sweetest of all the Punkins! And the sweetest of all the honeybees (except when he didn't want to be sweet anymore:-). Wednesday, October 29, 2008. I feel compelled to write a little blurb about our dog, Bailey. As if, by writing about her, it is proof that we do indeed own a dog and do (still) love her. . Before Caden was born, Bailey was our baby. She was a lap dog, a car dog, a bed dog, a loving beautiful creature we took everywhere. . And then, our real baby was born.
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Exceedingly Abundant: August 2008
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Thursday, August 28, 2008. Wednesday, August 27, 2008. Chronic: persisting for a long time or constantly reoccurring. Loud: capable of producing much noise or volume. But he is also loud in laughter- one of his greatest qualities. It is loud and exuberant and contagious and seems to bounce from one wall to the next. It booms, and there is nothing left to do, but laugh as well. . Monday, August 25, 2008. I don't have a pencil" and "Can I borrow a glue stick? Are as common as "Can I go to the bathroom?
