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Back to School

We were actually prepared this year. A sunny and dusty drive down to the bus stop.  A heartfelt reading of the verse of the day from my iPhone bible app and tender words of instruction and they were driving away on the bright yellow bus. God be with you, school children.

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Hazel's Birthday Video

Song is Acony Bell by Gillian Welch

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Hazel is Three

A little birthday picnic for our darling, Hazel Jean. Purple balloons anchored to the lawn with little nails, big sister’s quilt, milk glass bowl full of lipgloss, blackberry cupcakes and mason jars with milk and friends. mason jars from our local farm store straws from here fabric scraps from my stash beautiful paper and lace banners […]

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Little Thief

Somebaby stole my office chair. (my heart, too)

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Summer's End

Sconce glowing at dusk in August A July wedding bottle still sitting on the post in August August mountain Another season, nearly gone. Another fleeting summer on this earthly journey. A season filled with joy and sorrow, happiness and tears. Though I always swear I can’t stand for summer to end, once again I find myself […]

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Hairdo

Hazel likes to do my hair. It is a long and painful process, but this morning I promised Hazel that if I could do her hair she could do mine. Oh my. By the time she was finished I had a whole pack bobby pins stabbed in my hair. She assured me it looked beautiful. […]

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Cowgirl

This is Cowgirl.  She is a brown-headed cowbird. Did you know that they lay their eggs in other birds’ nests and make them raise their babies? Scandalous. Levi found her flapping around on the driveway with a featherless wing . She comes and goes as she pleases and while waiting for her wing to heal […]

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Jessie in the Middle

Jace Walker, Jessie Pearl & my little brother, Isaiah James Snapped this morning with my iPhone.

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Violet & Angel

Oh to be a little girl again, when all you have to worry about is what to wear on your fluffy pet. Meet Angel the kitten, the chillest feline you will ever know.  See how she just flops out and plays along in the second photo? Though in the first photo it looks like she […]

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My Pretties

2 of my 5 pretty girls Sabra Eden & Jessie Pearl Standing at my office window waiting for me to finish a fax for Levi.  Watching the boys zip around outside on their scooters. Like every other minute I say “oh, how cute, don’t move” and I snap a photo with my phone. A little […]

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