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One girl among a bunch of boys: March 2013
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Friday, March 29, 2013. Eleven years ago today, I married this guy who is an avid sports fan. A serious lover of KU basketball. And he married me during the NCAA basketball tournament. A year that Kansas lost in the Final Four. While we were on our honeymoon. On a cruise ship, in the southern Caribbean. This was before WiFi was everywhere. The tournament schedule was to-be-announced when we chose our wedding date, but Bryan had to have known that he'd miss the entire last week of games. And I know he was...
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One girl among a bunch of boys: October 2012
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Sunday, October 28, 2012. My mother would have been 66 tomorrow. October has been a difficult month for me for as long as I can remember, as every year I ached from the pains of not having the relationship I'd wanted with her. The pain this year is different. I'm missing her - just as I had for so many years - but now there's the added ache of finality. Finality on earth, anyway. Directly west of a park I know from my childhood. And I know her high school was just up the street . I ran past it! When I tu...
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One girl among a bunch of boys: June 2013
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Saturday, June 15, 2013. This was my third year teaching Zach's class at VBS. There are about 110 kids in his grade, and in the past these kids were divided into 4 or 5 classes. This year, they were divided into two. I LOVED THE BIGGER CLASS! Having been at the church for 10 years, at the boys' elementary school for 4 years, and being a small group leader in Zach's Sunday school class for the last year, I knew about half of the kids in our class personally. This was such a blessing! I love these kids.
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One girl among a bunch of boys: My sons: "God's Word makes me feel loved."
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Saturday, June 8, 2013. My sons: "God's Word makes me feel loved.". I love the time we get in the summer. I love plugging into my family without distraction. Love LOVE. LOVE! And I love this book. It is rocking my world! It is the perfect companion to my heart's desire to be intentional in all things. Confession: I have not read the entire Bible. Until 10 years ago, I didn't actually know that all those kids' Bible stories I'd heard when young were actually in the Bible. That dude was AWESOME. I told the...
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One girl among a bunch of boys: VBS in pictures
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Saturday, June 15, 2013. This was my third year teaching Zach's class at VBS. There are about 110 kids in his grade, and in the past these kids were divided into 4 or 5 classes. This year, they were divided into two. I LOVED THE BIGGER CLASS! Having been at the church for 10 years, at the boys' elementary school for 4 years, and being a small group leader in Zach's Sunday school class for the last year, I knew about half of the kids in our class personally. This was such a blessing! I love these kids.
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One girl among a bunch of boys: Blessed...on our birthday and always
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Saturday, May 18, 2013. Blessed.on our birthday and always. However, this year I really wanted to do something that focused solely on Bryan and would bless his socks off. I knew he'd love a date night with his closest friends. And I knew he'd love one restaurant in particular. So, I sent the invite.and waited a few weeks before calling the restaurant. Bad idea. Bad. When I called four days in advance, they were already booked for Friday night. You can see how experienced I am at this. As the vase says...
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One girl among a bunch of boys: January 2013
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Thursday, January 31, 2013. I grew up on ice skates. Thought I'd compete at the Olympics. I really wish I had a picture to insert here. Imagine nine year old me, in my favorite yellow skirt and brand new white Riedell ice skates. But they were legends when I was a kid. They were the things my little girl dreams were made of. Still, we had a blast. And I have a great imagination. I totally think I should take skating lessons again. Clearly my kids need to. The teams are assigned in such a way that the goa...
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One girl among a bunch of boys: February 2013
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Friday, February 22, 2013. We woke up around 6am yesterday to dry ground, with the promise of snowfall that we'd talk about for years to come. By 7am, white stuff was falling from the sky. By 7:30, it was accumulating. Snow was falling at a rate of 2-3" per hour. Lightning could be seen, thunder heard. I don't think I've ever seen anything like it before. The weathermen were calling it thundersnow. By 9am, it was really piling up on our deck. We measured 12" in the driveway. We're having a blast. I'd tol...
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One girl among a bunch of boys: Getting closer to a Shrader Family 5K
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Getting closer to a Shrader Family 5K. The boys ran their first 5K on April 20, 2013. I'd expected that we'd start and finish together, and in between there would be some sprinting, walking, whining, sitting, and even a little crying. I was right and wrong. I could totally relate to my guy's nerves. I love that Luke always wears these gloves backwards. The design you're seeing is the rubber non-skid surface meant to be on the palms! He prefers for it to be decoration.). Zach sprin...
