tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51550714438488905182024-02-26T02:45:49.000-06:00Our Life...'Better Together'Ashley Jorgensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639586299014951193noreply@blogger.comBlogger1933125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155071443848890518.post-65055678525766243722021-12-31T10:19:00.002-06:002021-12-31T10:19:58.908-06:00Top Ten of 2021<span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLb7wXelZrYbzlWA8TboRtw8-oqXjPaHqb8rkXjtSiaAjgLJTIZ2uSeqrv-NykKmweGtHR-4aZtTpbCPTRuDMmnaCA8bAEAxgd_a_RkNfuwyA98N6usuDlMHLvEW1L4vGCyxaeMcwFq3M4YfzTWHuFs6fdX0iCMcTGFqodzFxG9soIy5mwYxV_tf1Hqw=s6996" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4667" data-original-width="6996" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLb7wXelZrYbzlWA8TboRtw8-oqXjPaHqb8rkXjtSiaAjgLJTIZ2uSeqrv-NykKmweGtHR-4aZtTpbCPTRuDMmnaCA8bAEAxgd_a_RkNfuwyA98N6usuDlMHLvEW1L4vGCyxaeMcwFq3M4YfzTWHuFs6fdX0iCMcTGFqodzFxG9soIy5mwYxV_tf1Hqw=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div>I may not have plans for a regular return to blogging, but my end-of-the-year recaps are my favorite posts to write. I've found it's important to spend time reflecting on the year that was - the miles we traveled, the new memories we made, the growth that occurred, and the lessons we learned along the way. And then I take all that and use it to launch me right into a new year, expectant and ready to make it something good. </span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I declared 2021 my year to <i>delight</i>. To combat the fear and uncertainty of all 2020 brought (and continues to bring) with my eyes focused on the big and small joy that's all around us and ours for the taking. And while I have a deep seeded desire to create experiences that spark delight in the everyday, I love the unexpected and unplanned delight that stretches us into something new. Opportunities to grab this delight is in our midst all the time, but we often miss it because we're too busy, too distracted, or simply filling our lives with the wrong things. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">It's a real fun thing to look at a year and define your top moments. And then take a look at those moments and see if you can identify some themes. What made these the best moments of the year? What did you learn? What was inspired out of them? Not only did these top ten moments and memories bring me a whole lot of delight this year, but they were often a yes to something challenging, something unexpected, and something adventurous. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">So without further adieu, the 2021 Jorgensen Top Ten, in no particular order...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">1. Finally saying yes to adding a furry friend to our family. After months of going back and forth, researching breeders, overanalyzing coat types and then asking our breeder questions like, "are his eyes weirdly far apart?" we picked up our little golden doodle puppy on Friday, January 29. This puppy, affectionately named after our favorite wizard, officially put a spell on our hearts this year and he has been the best added bonus to our fam. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"> </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHomXVfmDGT7EY_QEYgzx6n2GEmRYEag7uQUGTZNVZifYS-mZ0rIrPU_LMd-3PVARJ6sGrbLSrT0e2WnhAAnp3a7wdUspZhR3MXSyODyVSTG2HVajHPjbQ6z8JMGf55mn4lkcZj9v7mkaiS2F4RbWkyOEP0AkyK0cUY9PXw313DFDPeEtLQ2B4ZpHy9g=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHomXVfmDGT7EY_QEYgzx6n2GEmRYEag7uQUGTZNVZifYS-mZ0rIrPU_LMd-3PVARJ6sGrbLSrT0e2WnhAAnp3a7wdUspZhR3MXSyODyVSTG2HVajHPjbQ6z8JMGf55mn4lkcZj9v7mkaiS2F4RbWkyOEP0AkyK0cUY9PXw313DFDPeEtLQ2B4ZpHy9g=w425-h566" width="425" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Beau and I were fully vaccinated against COVID in April, just in time to travel to Cabo for Beau's first Super All-American trip. This was one of our favorite trips and destinations yet. And it has nothing to do with the fact that I got to sing a duet with Flo Rida. ;) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZIgfCohmB_GR8h-gzNDK--2l0vrdoroNdv29NdSIWNq2jd7G-ZMa9ZRDJaIVkA4W9jzqATlr-4QWuYQ7bHMO2IFJBsuM0FTpu_mU1EAvOzZFxv7t-g5vJy3dF9LC-WtjeLMKWB6irVmZ0kNo4uCbENdOIlf6-0TODb7iMCrklAO8yidLQW-HwgGNF7A=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZIgfCohmB_GR8h-gzNDK--2l0vrdoroNdv29NdSIWNq2jd7G-ZMa9ZRDJaIVkA4W9jzqATlr-4QWuYQ7bHMO2IFJBsuM0FTpu_mU1EAvOzZFxv7t-g5vJy3dF9LC-WtjeLMKWB6irVmZ0kNo4uCbENdOIlf6-0TODb7iMCrklAO8yidLQW-HwgGNF7A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiF4DBkr-TooCW0BFRsZbYqvyUY8aqhYghir0hmd63T_jIONxsUYtWDY0K-1ah_mpxNUs5QYSn3iV8SNu6k1Ln5YgCPyOIGiLlVugCpU0DvSAMNS7JdcvQuxQdv345hPGRv5geSey2ec_p3MpfJB04QAll7cnHMgOMHbS1J0lRaQ69_2Ug39VFKOwqAA=s3088" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="635" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiF4DBkr-TooCW0BFRsZbYqvyUY8aqhYghir0hmd63T_jIONxsUYtWDY0K-1ah_mpxNUs5QYSn3iV8SNu6k1Ln5YgCPyOIGiLlVugCpU0DvSAMNS7JdcvQuxQdv345hPGRv5geSey2ec_p3MpfJB04QAll7cnHMgOMHbS1J0lRaQ69_2Ug39VFKOwqAA=w477-h635" width="477" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUuG2ByJlu_pll5Wx9sOCe57LBf4YPC8kzJINeWapMSECgf-FP93_Uink8qdfXccsuunrgeFP6xiyNPdFUC9LDrYzhn81Nun27ZmffstdeQbiaHik2PaxF7O31UluBroJW24xOtFnf6-n4OMRoAMzYfNt7s6cVbm0thYQJSskWhVjqxfWKFfq553j_AA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUuG2ByJlu_pll5Wx9sOCe57LBf4YPC8kzJINeWapMSECgf-FP93_Uink8qdfXccsuunrgeFP6xiyNPdFUC9LDrYzhn81Nun27ZmffstdeQbiaHik2PaxF7O31UluBroJW24xOtFnf6-n4OMRoAMzYfNt7s6cVbm0thYQJSskWhVjqxfWKFfq553j_AA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsQ51b_Jr1BWDKmtfrDQlBwLrqyLBE9EOrCrffSjPw7zGnwfZrwCEGVfl26O5YQXK7047kEq1XvN5iJtSDFjNU2XOc1igS3sPrx5H9Ehqzc02CM8UuiX1alh5QhCGOco6bmDCAso-2j7JaEETMym_cdvwwPv934phWP00EDbQBfnCV6EzIHjBWgbT6PQ=s3235" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="3235" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsQ51b_Jr1BWDKmtfrDQlBwLrqyLBE9EOrCrffSjPw7zGnwfZrwCEGVfl26O5YQXK7047kEq1XvN5iJtSDFjNU2XOc1igS3sPrx5H9Ehqzc02CM8UuiX1alh5QhCGOco6bmDCAso-2j7JaEETMym_cdvwwPv934phWP00EDbQBfnCV6EzIHjBWgbT6PQ=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">3. After five years of no babies in the family, sweet Theodore Curt arrived in March. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR9qsQizdSz1AjD8m5oDtoFczmUDBkBh85HLBEaYXg9muItcNbscUZpM8kALrsXFA72WOM7CucM2gTdG3KcIJrQRMd5aki__VYhrZ_AUqAipDeKZlaTx9uZ8XclI-Tkz23hqnvY3eacRBOKv3JCSoMEqcG8bBaw1SNlXPaB9E2JRtk3L7aIGkM2dW1cg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR9qsQizdSz1AjD8m5oDtoFczmUDBkBh85HLBEaYXg9muItcNbscUZpM8kALrsXFA72WOM7CucM2gTdG3KcIJrQRMd5aki__VYhrZ_AUqAipDeKZlaTx9uZ8XclI-Tkz23hqnvY3eacRBOKv3JCSoMEqcG8bBaw1SNlXPaB9E2JRtk3L7aIGkM2dW1cg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFcmpzIlWsNvb5QZ98nkWKP9DOB0hjv8X-pv1oQT5vz6KQ4SvCbHjnHbGPLU4KRle9ma_eOF3hiuZ2CSXQEY0YYQSnMf6Aic957xsP6tHktsEm5-SRHWgqhmHlocUSFGZkxF_v_e8mRR3OEqD_yqDXHu8hiA54I2JtNvMsdEDHmPWRcZCFHOTI3s-Nzw=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFcmpzIlWsNvb5QZ98nkWKP9DOB0hjv8X-pv1oQT5vz6KQ4SvCbHjnHbGPLU4KRle9ma_eOF3hiuZ2CSXQEY0YYQSnMf6Aic957xsP6tHktsEm5-SRHWgqhmHlocUSFGZkxF_v_e8mRR3OEqD_yqDXHu8hiA54I2JtNvMsdEDHmPWRcZCFHOTI3s-Nzw=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjve1R6PY3xmqHyNVMGTo5axzumZBej1R_qvrkx2kxbfci7gUsn8lewPtYQls4Z_iK0pBWZ5gAdUCUfyLePVg2Z5nUGIaQoAsq3tYx7xVvMWlTmEJEH5O84IZ8WAVVqTMLv1PXIStTUsEHt7Xqjbl-makI8lrbhLHlEOxnlUJcZ1PdTNUE9-4NFNBsAcg=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjve1R6PY3xmqHyNVMGTo5axzumZBej1R_qvrkx2kxbfci7gUsn8lewPtYQls4Z_iK0pBWZ5gAdUCUfyLePVg2Z5nUGIaQoAsq3tYx7xVvMWlTmEJEH5O84IZ8WAVVqTMLv1PXIStTUsEHt7Xqjbl-makI8lrbhLHlEOxnlUJcZ1PdTNUE9-4NFNBsAcg=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">4. Beau officially turned 40 in June and we went all out. It was the most epic block party of all time and we celebrated the man who loves music, tacos, and laughter well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinPUTjOQ_oH2RHmAUh4HBTcOSI7XAv6YmXuMH3tGDnsCTE1TgzUBIvwG-JyGu37D0GxhsVOHKlcCNykOqAOiSN2Kit0SN2m5HdvKVPvDTO0BA8ugFolbglRYEe3GRKrhefXZg2rGCXAbJKaSS6k3bi4o8NcitTYmt8tWgP7q1WEPuGAZQURCQmfwBWAw=s835" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="835" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinPUTjOQ_oH2RHmAUh4HBTcOSI7XAv6YmXuMH3tGDnsCTE1TgzUBIvwG-JyGu37D0GxhsVOHKlcCNykOqAOiSN2Kit0SN2m5HdvKVPvDTO0BA8ugFolbglRYEe3GRKrhefXZg2rGCXAbJKaSS6k3bi4o8NcitTYmt8tWgP7q1WEPuGAZQURCQmfwBWAw=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKApUDeTg8Oeg3agPgoIaobGtZ1XHIoSNInoeoMghggxBm12QUkqNdmmCa4sOsPRto9da13Mub6Vz8M-Ce98QNrSa0W7C5aavMgMchO7yz17cvZpipDunDMrm-R2ETmiB0Sz_JRQykE91_8KSW13JJBGBa9g11S9K-64voTnGha-WMG70ITX_Zx2xMpQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKApUDeTg8Oeg3agPgoIaobGtZ1XHIoSNInoeoMghggxBm12QUkqNdmmCa4sOsPRto9da13Mub6Vz8M-Ce98QNrSa0W7C5aavMgMchO7yz17cvZpipDunDMrm-R2ETmiB0Sz_JRQykE91_8KSW13JJBGBa9g11S9K-64voTnGha-WMG70ITX_Zx2xMpQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">5. We had some fun travel with the kids this year. We hiked the Rockies in Colorado and the red rocks in Sedona, got stuck in a snowstorm on our way to see the Grand Canyon, explored Boulder and Denver, caught an almost no-hitter at a Rockies game, went white water rafting, and literally stuck our heads in the clouds at the top of Trail Ridge Road. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGKxe6m8aYGl8dIs5XtlRs1AXzmjFZjSd8HoLdhedV0OhAKxQ3-vSSaVqqM1ej7sXbJmfGkECFFtbsA5e9_qshrWDw7anl0j0fc1NpogWRVx9J4khKDg09vpRd3Yevgn77KBXlBWpYtF4z7tqI9vPsrzj0wCgs7gC91f-RZ09-R_OrT7t0sFUY8Ypebg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGKxe6m8aYGl8dIs5XtlRs1AXzmjFZjSd8HoLdhedV0OhAKxQ3-vSSaVqqM1ej7sXbJmfGkECFFtbsA5e9_qshrWDw7anl0j0fc1NpogWRVx9J4khKDg09vpRd3Yevgn77KBXlBWpYtF4z7tqI9vPsrzj0wCgs7gC91f-RZ09-R_OrT7t0sFUY8Ypebg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9jys2fIjxbomOnYtipLmZPOydx2FVjDW2awHk9kZ4nMO2JBHoZ-mGn7PJAoGzzx3kt_5OHZM-SFGabjGVCil7gCkJmV1jz0OUqzMAbyn0XrncH408KQMaOXhn-8JLF0NXE5SwOhyK0b4FFdUPhyWJhwpI699nptGav8UUR8uPQrKlS2W_mpViZfXQmw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9jys2fIjxbomOnYtipLmZPOydx2FVjDW2awHk9kZ4nMO2JBHoZ-mGn7PJAoGzzx3kt_5OHZM-SFGabjGVCil7gCkJmV1jz0OUqzMAbyn0XrncH408KQMaOXhn-8JLF0NXE5SwOhyK0b4FFdUPhyWJhwpI699nptGav8UUR8uPQrKlS2W_mpViZfXQmw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBurJ6I_ood1XkEnkZ-Q0kf1g91G5PIUE3XTr5CmpJ3Ikx4Z0g5K0icMFhMur4Sg8u8nFymwcVatitI9j5hfDh-VbmbUy-3d_oPm27eVILFwC0gZnt6QA1vYwaqvdu3Xpa5Pr56PaBnBYxM1INLV1OFelzi-pQxpS_94fk1A7gZYhToMUgnKQ51IImLw=s6240" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6240" data-original-width="4160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBurJ6I_ood1XkEnkZ-Q0kf1g91G5PIUE3XTr5CmpJ3Ikx4Z0g5K0icMFhMur4Sg8u8nFymwcVatitI9j5hfDh-VbmbUy-3d_oPm27eVILFwC0gZnt6QA1vYwaqvdu3Xpa5Pr56PaBnBYxM1INLV1OFelzi-pQxpS_94fk1A7gZYhToMUgnKQ51IImLw=w426-h640" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAvRqLqN5ORWb3bEAK0Rn-nCDQcPuve7chlkjIcyi1HOd7MbFTjOWNEF_1zr14kTDFmfcH9B66VpScuGpwt6GRGuXsJcTFYWk4cfy4AJhIuczpo_OojdH79PI2fpagh0JUChTS4UTu5drK5v7giGrrR6AD9OREUfqyOpoD2FfBXlR8DtfpGbwmNjzfWA=s6240" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6240" data-original-width="4160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAvRqLqN5ORWb3bEAK0Rn-nCDQcPuve7chlkjIcyi1HOd7MbFTjOWNEF_1zr14kTDFmfcH9B66VpScuGpwt6GRGuXsJcTFYWk4cfy4AJhIuczpo_OojdH79PI2fpagh0JUChTS4UTu5drK5v7giGrrR6AD9OREUfqyOpoD2FfBXlR8DtfpGbwmNjzfWA=w426-h640" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1dHnFOkJBDKgqNQicuz-Dwvs7I5M_ymx_CtyHXhw5u4KvnDK-goCZmONcGsFa_f_cYfzH-fDzF_aGiTUpt2Lu73iDrbKbb95t-pPkN3EdxPCYNza0Wxpf6goO3PTxj-Cml2TNihhXx_L5E-oAxMB08IbFa0ZXOPJdcVifPTAQNsQodY_22bh5tgZRyg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1dHnFOkJBDKgqNQicuz-Dwvs7I5M_ymx_CtyHXhw5u4KvnDK-goCZmONcGsFa_f_cYfzH-fDzF_aGiTUpt2Lu73iDrbKbb95t-pPkN3EdxPCYNza0Wxpf6goO3PTxj-Cml2TNihhXx_L5E-oAxMB08IbFa0ZXOPJdcVifPTAQNsQodY_22bh5tgZRyg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">6. But my favorite travel memory this year was our Christmas weekend in the city. We did it big - an inaugural Bears game for the boys and high tea and Broadway's Frozen for the girls, American Girl Store and Lincoln Park Zoo Lights, Butch McQuires, Millennium Park, all the hot chocolate at Ghirardelli's, donuts at Stan's, and deep dish pizza at Lou Manalti's. It was a Christmas spirit sucker punch and a weekend I will always cherish. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjua5EKFy0Pc-8coOmwN_1NBpFeYLnw89iowr4QPuVeh4dvBAngIxq-Jl3zm3U2iwWu5tsyjaq32BNa4_XXEz9pfCQTqqvvjQZDP-hG226OUe8K5udXm4YksVKVzOLmScALB3GGfb9gm-90Zwdgx5KglKB3zDWEFVVJ6i6EcrcQe0x2TelwMObl62h1BA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjua5EKFy0Pc-8coOmwN_1NBpFeYLnw89iowr4QPuVeh4dvBAngIxq-Jl3zm3U2iwWu5tsyjaq32BNa4_XXEz9pfCQTqqvvjQZDP-hG226OUe8K5udXm4YksVKVzOLmScALB3GGfb9gm-90Zwdgx5KglKB3zDWEFVVJ6i6EcrcQe0x2TelwMObl62h1BA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibW3uyGDB-G9gGRcCQuvYBU1yh3mwkbt3LGJxih7vA0nQoiriYtPSNlt3GT2zWpPcXO-kB6q-FIFgELCOn_IJSMRjsNR3G746K58HLPpUEPuo6LvQro_uPaCXvFi8JQ7psXt9__yjnrGANW9NDg6pL8m23z12ymTOv4lyclbNeW_g3pAogO1WcNOoAEg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibW3uyGDB-G9gGRcCQuvYBU1yh3mwkbt3LGJxih7vA0nQoiriYtPSNlt3GT2zWpPcXO-kB6q-FIFgELCOn_IJSMRjsNR3G746K58HLPpUEPuo6LvQro_uPaCXvFi8JQ7psXt9__yjnrGANW9NDg6pL8m23z12ymTOv4lyclbNeW_g3pAogO1WcNOoAEg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXPT69ckg2545yvG_Z_AgbLRm6_LvY3hyKNINXtljfZWSxqlAgA0xZWrfBAfqbsAyMIWrniAgvLKQyqgpCng8Gk9gLxedvJ-XXGlz3_sBWci69RtNCQ3N1qFoM0HUOmiLV5fkTsxwbh3TT21fq-jvOfeMk1QU7dBGBPZXfok55Il4WaHpv5Oh3XgqgyA=s6240" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="6240" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXPT69ckg2545yvG_Z_AgbLRm6_LvY3hyKNINXtljfZWSxqlAgA0xZWrfBAfqbsAyMIWrniAgvLKQyqgpCng8Gk9gLxedvJ-XXGlz3_sBWci69RtNCQ3N1qFoM0HUOmiLV5fkTsxwbh3TT21fq-jvOfeMk1QU7dBGBPZXfok55Il4WaHpv5Oh3XgqgyA=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX0DPz4XvAszeTZmi0ux6uZKFzVP3PsMb7t0b-ZkTN_6yWhi_Qy50vQDkTbKk8INMoadfKxDcCG82c9W-0v6WBerAZOWawGaU1mRro78b6TxNyBvU3LTnnuBvxoapJQ4nhkwBByMCoxRnQ0VhVYVugIFFtmfEIdsgxCRNAimcu4lLQy6BElUw5I5hAcg=s6240" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="6240" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX0DPz4XvAszeTZmi0ux6uZKFzVP3PsMb7t0b-ZkTN_6yWhi_Qy50vQDkTbKk8INMoadfKxDcCG82c9W-0v6WBerAZOWawGaU1mRro78b6TxNyBvU3LTnnuBvxoapJQ4nhkwBByMCoxRnQ0VhVYVugIFFtmfEIdsgxCRNAimcu4lLQy6BElUw5I5hAcg=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIK1rcsTw5IxUsp3n4NYS69EI5Gw3YkrVw9ew___iOk2ZtBIr72mdlQ8gAH9L0iMxN4wPAqBQ_pyH09uMvhohmezzp9eXaBU-ckCZdV9uwo5s1AU66t-yQuMia8wqe5FgPnuwEMjQtNFrb-T_t6JRhf_VNKB7NYNxzx78JC2cvZ7q4MtO1MLu92A71tw=s6240" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="6240" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIK1rcsTw5IxUsp3n4NYS69EI5Gw3YkrVw9ew___iOk2ZtBIr72mdlQ8gAH9L0iMxN4wPAqBQ_pyH09uMvhohmezzp9eXaBU-ckCZdV9uwo5s1AU66t-yQuMia8wqe5FgPnuwEMjQtNFrb-T_t6JRhf_VNKB7NYNxzx78JC2cvZ7q4MtO1MLu92A71tw=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAtoMjcxIWJC3hYTStiWYzwX-BW8sHLIwN6TAXiaVSv6ow3JZ4KArCNHVqqjvz71j7JOTqdygvNLJB4P61O8fXaouzrVb0SS3lOCz-ehw-nN1hocMBqxhclBZSwhHMPkLuL1Ls9ujFIqKwd0BausLLzV1sBxDUy_-LdVRN9AWuuNS6l7cspN_hdiQNhw=s6240" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6240" data-original-width="4160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAtoMjcxIWJC3hYTStiWYzwX-BW8sHLIwN6TAXiaVSv6ow3JZ4KArCNHVqqjvz71j7JOTqdygvNLJB4P61O8fXaouzrVb0SS3lOCz-ehw-nN1hocMBqxhclBZSwhHMPkLuL1Ls9ujFIqKwd0BausLLzV1sBxDUy_-LdVRN9AWuuNS6l7cspN_hdiQNhw=w426-h640" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">7. When we attended the kids' fall conferences, we thought it was no coincidence when both kids' teachers shared that they wrote their personal narratives on our special days we had with them in August when a birthday trip to the beach was cancelled due to a tropical storm. Beau took Cruz to Six Flags for a trip that's been on Beau's bucket list for years. They left at dawn and got home close to midnight, rode every single roller coaster there, and came home with stories upon stories of their boys day. And Mila and I? We shopped 'til we dropped at Jordan Creek, where we tried on hats and perfume, listened to lots of Taylor Swift, and came home ready to head to school in style.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3tcFPolST9Sk0C_OUbrujdqPTmpoqJUqqRwYeWBgPxA7KzXOO86frsY-LyCuHrQDKex0Jyp1TbFp8hYvylhJM9xIdWQGffn3JSjMPOAFfR1sOt9b5ggOafdrva1k9DbiTQQFFprul0RJ5nelpamyDKH-JXy1rvoag_69-KhWYQhk5y_N15ozYBOZW5g=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3tcFPolST9Sk0C_OUbrujdqPTmpoqJUqqRwYeWBgPxA7KzXOO86frsY-LyCuHrQDKex0Jyp1TbFp8hYvylhJM9xIdWQGffn3JSjMPOAFfR1sOt9b5ggOafdrva1k9DbiTQQFFprul0RJ5nelpamyDKH-JXy1rvoag_69-KhWYQhk5y_N15ozYBOZW5g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4PmnVzEDKhuH5ghv9c_VUn9scRJdb2flsAT63k98qwIAlMr5Mx7W4sY9X0mrWxOQycNnACuKVKk_who8MpT3P5dFHU_lY96Ns1HopdZF5DHJlmFLngEivmUVFd1B1kjUII8NPL6MlvOQf1cv6Q-jJN5W6tIlyMRqVHaPG-5Yc6Ai04qSRoMGKUhNsuQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4PmnVzEDKhuH5ghv9c_VUn9scRJdb2flsAT63k98qwIAlMr5Mx7W4sY9X0mrWxOQycNnACuKVKk_who8MpT3P5dFHU_lY96Ns1HopdZF5DHJlmFLngEivmUVFd1B1kjUII8NPL6MlvOQf1cv6Q-jJN5W6tIlyMRqVHaPG-5Yc6Ai04qSRoMGKUhNsuQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">8. I said yes to teaching at BASIC, our church's college based ministry. I have served with BASIC for a few years, but this was new and uncomfortable territory for me. My first reaction was a big no, but when Carter said the topic was on Sabbath, I started to think maybe God had other plans. This set the next six weeks in motion as one of my favorite and most challenging endeavors of the year. I was mentored by Alice, one of the most gifted teachers at our church, had the opportunity to share my gifts for teaching in a completely new capacity, and spent a lot of time still with God as he prepared my words and my heart for that podium. It was a beautiful night, complete with some dear friends who showed up to cheer me on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU220mVhuaMvoOtwNKxjpYUAbkH-J84bRZiIb2mvK-Ttsu8kSxHEn9m2ueunavNGYswXCmZe7XEz2Gxqcf-YnCIvmkwtEIAHqg6RiRyktOv8Zjj5nMSClOIhrM3fY_HBfxtQrJ9GDFm1F2YKgx1fB6KJJarlMyZvrXpPw7R0ReJGBuEVGkVqmEDQK2mg=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1440" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU220mVhuaMvoOtwNKxjpYUAbkH-J84bRZiIb2mvK-Ttsu8kSxHEn9m2ueunavNGYswXCmZe7XEz2Gxqcf-YnCIvmkwtEIAHqg6RiRyktOv8Zjj5nMSClOIhrM3fY_HBfxtQrJ9GDFm1F2YKgx1fB6KJJarlMyZvrXpPw7R0ReJGBuEVGkVqmEDQK2mg=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">9. Some long-term goals completed in 20201. We finished the last chapter of the seven series Harry Potter books, and I cooked my last recipe of Magnolia Table, Volume 2. That's more than 1,000 pages read and more than 300 new recipes tried. And big goals like these call for big celebrations to follow. 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And last but not least, we finally made it to Hinterland and soaked up a weekend of camping, great music, and even better people to share it all with. We're already planning for 2022 and can't wait for the lineup!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTzeZ438GRp5OnBBntFrWv8Gb5BYEtnGpQmJrFLHAPXHGvxN-fEDqcrkj2TEtpZGFm6o0NIud2x52EPBmgp9ewlyk6yTrp_IqS6G2o18o1tCEt1WGnlJQL-_OtZqYEHcCrTy9vK1vnZvl9TvfCd0EIBYA-No63W26He5l1TCQrMtxg7-zwn1blD0A1rw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTzeZ438GRp5OnBBntFrWv8Gb5BYEtnGpQmJrFLHAPXHGvxN-fEDqcrkj2TEtpZGFm6o0NIud2x52EPBmgp9ewlyk6yTrp_IqS6G2o18o1tCEt1WGnlJQL-_OtZqYEHcCrTy9vK1vnZvl9TvfCd0EIBYA-No63W26He5l1TCQrMtxg7-zwn1blD0A1rw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilIDZCDS9MsmG99oeWt2DV6y3SuNVIF3Pv9fTDkfxEXJzdpYJw4uAtJdLSyr6Lf0kVz5gGtdeNo-4tV4lRsUE3R2SAumLPePbVzMR4hG0LSY-mqz1x0PzRC_dUPrcBSmUD6hoiHHLay3E2xqP9PSUzBy5M7HWC8ydiFdmBVF1kwcVyX-OG5QN2r59H9g=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilIDZCDS9MsmG99oeWt2DV6y3SuNVIF3Pv9fTDkfxEXJzdpYJw4uAtJdLSyr6Lf0kVz5gGtdeNo-4tV4lRsUE3R2SAumLPePbVzMR4hG0LSY-mqz1x0PzRC_dUPrcBSmUD6hoiHHLay3E2xqP9PSUzBy5M7HWC8ydiFdmBVF1kwcVyX-OG5QN2r59H9g=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2mr1WnrXEamcD35sXVqSBKbBLu1i6gvl1ZZXoEH-EDUoWkfHizmXZBE0-sH_0fBqzYkVmqL4O2SQ8dLb73z0XhRBAFVnhSkOj-tQBn_OKWDvVL5YiuRbNcdzQlrkapaexQo98NEr1ve4BotPPgQr2I1FTlxL-8Xzx7VzN1qqiYg8jGfhecuF2URW6tA=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2mr1WnrXEamcD35sXVqSBKbBLu1i6gvl1ZZXoEH-EDUoWkfHizmXZBE0-sH_0fBqzYkVmqL4O2SQ8dLb73z0XhRBAFVnhSkOj-tQBn_OKWDvVL5YiuRbNcdzQlrkapaexQo98NEr1ve4BotPPgQr2I1FTlxL-8Xzx7VzN1qqiYg8jGfhecuF2URW6tA=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgs7CdigwIxq-M7_2TXnT3SvAPoPY1f5FCC9Mt-jMVgeeTdImpNLI1mPTTzuJTmWracCCc-yqP9x5fnbBoafAPcqCRP2WWjQ7dBYYCK4orks3Ow9AxtuoEACtpqLXw_Z1t-w4rX8UDbZr5MeCaYtqQ7uryaTU1T7BVX39kaDFjKjkilCJ_CLw9yekYBQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgs7CdigwIxq-M7_2TXnT3SvAPoPY1f5FCC9Mt-jMVgeeTdImpNLI1mPTTzuJTmWracCCc-yqP9x5fnbBoafAPcqCRP2WWjQ7dBYYCK4orks3Ow9AxtuoEACtpqLXw_Z1t-w4rX8UDbZr5MeCaYtqQ7uryaTU1T7BVX39kaDFjKjkilCJ_CLw9yekYBQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">What else did 2021 bring us? It brought our first year of travel baseball for Cruz, Mila's soccer debut and my coaching debut, pickle ball date nights and girls nights, a fun date night in St. Paul to see Caamp with Beau, a weekend in Des Moines with friends, and a weekend at the lake with the Guess fam. It brought 25 new book titles, Ripp and Beth and a Yellowstone obsession, new kayak routes discovered, and early morning bike rides with Beau. It brought Peloton challenges, so many neighborhood nights in the cul de sac, and a fun night with the fam and Maddie Poppe at Sunnyside. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">And here we go with another year on the horizon. Ready or not, 2022, here we come! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Ashley Jorgensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639586299014951193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155071443848890518.post-41891787242357700322021-04-19T18:00:00.001-05:002021-04-20T12:09:36.594-05:00Easter Weekend 2021<p></p><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp_s9t1ZEr-f60Abdc5r890PIazv5OSyM3siILgo9YGxQ1ltXjDouGHkVBhJbEu5FqPnVKgsadVcw6VtOMtnr8ivaT-cTSQ3ET1agdTm428ANldDk3YuPDz4hx8NyZ042ggw98pmY2OZT/s2048/IMG_3304.JPG" style="font-family: courier; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp_s9t1ZEr-f60Abdc5r890PIazv5OSyM3siILgo9YGxQ1ltXjDouGHkVBhJbEu5FqPnVKgsadVcw6VtOMtnr8ivaT-cTSQ3ET1agdTm428ANldDk3YuPDz4hx8NyZ042ggw98pmY2OZT/w640-h426/IMG_3304.JPG" width="640" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Our Easter this year looked incredibly different than last year in pretty much every way, shape and form. Last year, we were at the height of the first wave of quarantine, the weather was cold and rainy, and we didn't get out of our pajamas or leave our house other than to "egg" a few friends and pick up some groceries for our Easter feast for four. And this year, we were blessed with beautiful sunny and 70 degree temps, a family almost fully vaccinated, and a sweet baby nephew to celebrate! Taylor and Kate welcomed their baby boy, Theodore Curt, to their family the Monday of Holy Week, and were just getting settled as a family of three. We all met together at a park to let our kids and puppies run free, hunt some eggs, and of course, all stare a whole lot at our precious little nephew.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMH31KX5iFrzsCUsdQS59jFzhdMWHbwulZVH2r3LeFHpA9ki6BTgqDyqYxd7jFPsb9RaUhXi1B5_RtqTmit_5V0uHZ0lva6JtD27D_b9HPniQ5zb0TfjmXdWcuHOm76VKWaH6OicNR-4JJ/s2048/IMG_3414.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMH31KX5iFrzsCUsdQS59jFzhdMWHbwulZVH2r3LeFHpA9ki6BTgqDyqYxd7jFPsb9RaUhXi1B5_RtqTmit_5V0uHZ0lva6JtD27D_b9HPniQ5zb0TfjmXdWcuHOm76VKWaH6OicNR-4JJ/w640-h426/IMG_3414.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-N3Ez6i0pH1ijlVRdtlWywxij7PZTR-JmULe0yrhY4oh9I8wboL6Q_tQvqdPQpzdxIH68DCbF40sNpCDHYUL0kg786MVvDfT2EMRiKNWmNR0xCl86ltysiO4p_m5BrfTGotnz6wZKEwPD/s2048/IMG_3428.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-N3Ez6i0pH1ijlVRdtlWywxij7PZTR-JmULe0yrhY4oh9I8wboL6Q_tQvqdPQpzdxIH68DCbF40sNpCDHYUL0kg786MVvDfT2EMRiKNWmNR0xCl86ltysiO4p_m5BrfTGotnz6wZKEwPD/w640-h426/IMG_3428.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpMzIaf9DjAyoT6nbftTkXTsprxSPmeyMmTT_zurj9wFgHvtwtvjIUO4ODq8bpe4-ObZRa5xOwqShD1d0IBHzjDUIWaDzmeSt4xow0uFAVWeZV6DPPYYrbAK6-PA9GIuGzTpfYnoOzBix/s2048/IMG_3442.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpMzIaf9DjAyoT6nbftTkXTsprxSPmeyMmTT_zurj9wFgHvtwtvjIUO4ODq8bpe4-ObZRa5xOwqShD1d0IBHzjDUIWaDzmeSt4xow0uFAVWeZV6DPPYYrbAK6-PA9GIuGzTpfYnoOzBix/w640-h426/IMG_3442.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_Qyf4BXNaiPpoQQF3CQ3jHdGRWOjp1Nz1uK4PnWhjWmxpli9eNeiuvAWOB7Tp4tU72JweYCu-we9SuiEddITNd5lbP-vysVXUvKpebZaoYPyOPOb9s_Ilupuc4fAWS60DnsfHoUqMcfS/s2048/IMG_3449.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_Qyf4BXNaiPpoQQF3CQ3jHdGRWOjp1Nz1uK4PnWhjWmxpli9eNeiuvAWOB7Tp4tU72JweYCu-we9SuiEddITNd5lbP-vysVXUvKpebZaoYPyOPOb9s_Ilupuc4fAWS60DnsfHoUqMcfS/w640-h426/IMG_3449.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWp1Y69maeSgSweFeAgUjltrNQCMuYmBVNYBESFOM5OBDVrUw6EkNKreLFZrScKjQMlOWThyphenhyphenofyUBSBBkVuzA8m16HvFnlLLXWMI7HcrvIq2OkIeqwSVOU-mbXXiGnmcw1-Poe7vL1VDM/s2048/IMG_3457.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWp1Y69maeSgSweFeAgUjltrNQCMuYmBVNYBESFOM5OBDVrUw6EkNKreLFZrScKjQMlOWThyphenhyphenofyUBSBBkVuzA8m16HvFnlLLXWMI7HcrvIq2OkIeqwSVOU-mbXXiGnmcw1-Poe7vL1VDM/w640-h426/IMG_3457.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Some sweet memories from our Easter week...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Our first Sunday back to church in over a year called for matching outfits with my girl and a picture to document (with our puppy, of course!). I wasn't prepared to feel so emotional in church that morning, but my goodness it felt good to be back worshiping in community again. Now we anxiously await no masks, big hugs, and all that lingering in the atrium. Soon, soon, soon. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTYG84dSX38e9ILslTnlt9a_yYBJGcbzdlQ2HEySF3qOABNjfYpCvvI4byOekJOZ7b9a_lQYBXRbmYg5vAqlj0G4RXJH-yNj1BW9n_XmZBeaptLahxSAGNcfyIchBJ_NhuQ5NKxs79XtJ/s2048/IMG_3125.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTYG84dSX38e9ILslTnlt9a_yYBJGcbzdlQ2HEySF3qOABNjfYpCvvI4byOekJOZ7b9a_lQYBXRbmYg5vAqlj0G4RXJH-yNj1BW9n_XmZBeaptLahxSAGNcfyIchBJ_NhuQ5NKxs79XtJ/w426-h640/IMG_3125.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsmqCZrZCGPx8Rq14pQd2xWXtyQ72ac6tv8qweqfjpS6__69ioTPgcxqmbZlayvqsNuGCTQtRF0Vio2vXNdMOXUCz81Ag5rfllX0GExvYqRuIhC49qGaWSNggOqjX5tSzVJQKskN40JBH/s2048/IMG_3127.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsmqCZrZCGPx8Rq14pQd2xWXtyQ72ac6tv8qweqfjpS6__69ioTPgcxqmbZlayvqsNuGCTQtRF0Vio2vXNdMOXUCz81Ag5rfllX0GExvYqRuIhC49qGaWSNggOqjX5tSzVJQKskN40JBH/w426-h640/IMG_3127.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Other than carving pumpkins, I can't think of a holiday "tradition" I loathe more than egg dyeing. But this year, I may have finally found a technique that is both creative and effective. Using a tub of Cool Whip, some gel food colors, and some toothpicks, we had fun experimenting with lots of color swirls and scoring some pretty great results. And the kids' favorite part was definitely the fact that they could lick their fingers when they were done. Last year's shaving cream, not so much!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmMMbGGnZf_XemXUl9_pOeTgSrmMqEHeOR-BHgs0XRltDMz28XVWT_Omny0yOWnJq7ySgLA_Z3hsgnl4tSDY2RMlePzwuH1iQHMmnY_daszQLkCCPuTiwoB70g6OWurer6sD6coI6gvzS/s2048/IMG_3136.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmMMbGGnZf_XemXUl9_pOeTgSrmMqEHeOR-BHgs0XRltDMz28XVWT_Omny0yOWnJq7ySgLA_Z3hsgnl4tSDY2RMlePzwuH1iQHMmnY_daszQLkCCPuTiwoB70g6OWurer6sD6coI6gvzS/w640-h426/IMG_3136.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfL2e6bO1KdS1bpIpUTzHEsMijYbScvA-GlszQYapoOSzm4gKrREwola34Uevs4FHwBFv428jB54TpWqiuCASJTfStLecxvmVSG1mymlnEqe0Y0jZHOZIkWxtlqFHj-y8R78HLrllT7e9/s2048/IMG_3175.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfL2e6bO1KdS1bpIpUTzHEsMijYbScvA-GlszQYapoOSzm4gKrREwola34Uevs4FHwBFv428jB54TpWqiuCASJTfStLecxvmVSG1mymlnEqe0Y0jZHOZIkWxtlqFHj-y8R78HLrllT7e9/w640-h426/IMG_3175.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqKgC7lPBsMba_5gs_PtkfqpvS9-obA2ArGTvMnZIMtpkcZfsZG9uKszlNO4oRw1lQfPitoQG2P7ZlinNYzwjxugkxZU5QVpd-CPiB7XcsKAkVly-E0HvUoQ14FG5ryI1dpj2YOot_dWD/s2048/IMG_3179.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqKgC7lPBsMba_5gs_PtkfqpvS9-obA2ArGTvMnZIMtpkcZfsZG9uKszlNO4oRw1lQfPitoQG2P7ZlinNYzwjxugkxZU5QVpd-CPiB7XcsKAkVly-E0HvUoQ14FG5ryI1dpj2YOot_dWD/w640-h426/IMG_3179.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHEF-tftxLinvf1sM_e0eI0ilUgghF1hJ9MuXcMiic2ooXABsUkl-U0VAxG4XnujLRkoN4Zm0R4no6SpUQ-DIoqMNrx-omHEy4m5wbNGgUTCY5bFkPuaGxkytbu4lkqhD4jzQBvrmM9aO/s2048/IMG_3181.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHEF-tftxLinvf1sM_e0eI0ilUgghF1hJ9MuXcMiic2ooXABsUkl-U0VAxG4XnujLRkoN4Zm0R4no6SpUQ-DIoqMNrx-omHEy4m5wbNGgUTCY5bFkPuaGxkytbu4lkqhD4jzQBvrmM9aO/w640-h427/IMG_3181.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">One of my favorite things we did last year during Holy Week was our own Good Friday "last supper." We baked bread together, poured wine and grape juice in fancy glasses, lit candles, and read about the Passover meal. We did the same this year and even though instead of baking bread together I baked it myself while the kids were at school, we had to start our meal late because Cruz's baseball practice ran over, and our meal and conversation was interrupted by sweet neighbor kids "egging" our house, I wouldn't have changed a thing. I'm feeling such a nudge to prioritize these family meals as our spring schedule gets busy and know without a doubt they won't always look pretty but they'll give us an anchor at the end of every day. And hopefully point us back to our truest anchor, who loved sharing the table with his people. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TYWmbN5HLKyU0b54o2ifd4i5DgXSnuclBkdpSxyItCAM_NieGYrQmF6Hpd9dH4g494re7ehcQtjtuH2RPtiax-craJt5DNjpPX4EeqS3OQ_CAlbF5ETKAMg-Tal-9tHHL4EPF8tOH4KW/s2048/IMG_3211.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TYWmbN5HLKyU0b54o2ifd4i5DgXSnuclBkdpSxyItCAM_NieGYrQmF6Hpd9dH4g494re7ehcQtjtuH2RPtiax-craJt5DNjpPX4EeqS3OQ_CAlbF5ETKAMg-Tal-9tHHL4EPF8tOH4KW/w426-h640/IMG_3211.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgp5gVDBnEjI6OSX2HG3XcdvTiPwjYrvHbQT6s6Kc0-m_wIX4hStcttz8OLfxjk8-O40sj-D_ZX8faOabcd50OVy05kxaEr_ONeZUvGEE_Kf4Bw2Qf8U7efAMreRsuwpsysMpSyfe-xzeI/s2048/IMG_3222.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgp5gVDBnEjI6OSX2HG3XcdvTiPwjYrvHbQT6s6Kc0-m_wIX4hStcttz8OLfxjk8-O40sj-D_ZX8faOabcd50OVy05kxaEr_ONeZUvGEE_Kf4Bw2Qf8U7efAMreRsuwpsysMpSyfe-xzeI/w640-h426/IMG_3222.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifd8KKgDr_oki2l0MLF2YdCKbt9txZfFrKVk-0z7NS-86eoxg-ih1m7wGz66UqF1yYguJQ-idr3O9kZmxlPjidnjyVxunNSKyP5qjB10nX0mS17X4SIq6hJc8yf6P9lTE_WRIk5PL57SkO/s2048/IMG_3225.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifd8KKgDr_oki2l0MLF2YdCKbt9txZfFrKVk-0z7NS-86eoxg-ih1m7wGz66UqF1yYguJQ-idr3O9kZmxlPjidnjyVxunNSKyP5qjB10nX0mS17X4SIq6hJc8yf6P9lTE_WRIk5PL57SkO/w640-h426/IMG_3225.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYiJjcXfzUhW6P442BydunRDhhlcEVLg8XTbvHaahEqQSsXU8GVQYAR9KPIshAHhnuQaG_h5zTuSCX8CbE8GwtVoBS3-a4Rd4GfORIjg04h0g9novDXwMok-xwXkbg3vjrxq4lYFtSZNeg/s2048/IMG_3238.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYiJjcXfzUhW6P442BydunRDhhlcEVLg8XTbvHaahEqQSsXU8GVQYAR9KPIshAHhnuQaG_h5zTuSCX8CbE8GwtVoBS3-a4Rd4GfORIjg04h0g9novDXwMok-xwXkbg3vjrxq4lYFtSZNeg/w640-h426/IMG_3238.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">And a gorgeous Easter Sunday! 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Maybe it was all due to the mysterious cosmic forces that emanate the red rocks (Sedona is said to be home to more vortexes than anywhere on the globe), or maybe it was the fact that our lovely little hotel, <a href="https://www.arabellahotelsedona.com/">The Arabella</a>, had heat, or maybe it just felt good to be out of the car and stretch our legs, but we LOVED this charming little city surrounded by red rocks. The air was fresh, the sky was blue, and the margaritas and fresh guacamole definitely hit the spot for our well-traveled souls. :)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JObUw7nzmvlNhenQF5f0Vq81suh4pKRKEHf3atMfS4_pAiD1TRNAMeK-Mg3wfzIR7fFkNkvm-KVPyVb4Q-tFpGHC_rCkR0k4WmepGt0Hkn1hExppy4rSi2cllVFV9MY_BBPRwwzy1HnE/s2048/IMG_1475.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JObUw7nzmvlNhenQF5f0Vq81suh4pKRKEHf3atMfS4_pAiD1TRNAMeK-Mg3wfzIR7fFkNkvm-KVPyVb4Q-tFpGHC_rCkR0k4WmepGt0Hkn1hExppy4rSi2cllVFV9MY_BBPRwwzy1HnE/w480-h640/IMG_1475.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">We had 36 hours to explore all Sedona had to offer and we packed in more hiking than I expected to do on our original itinerary. I think we were just ready to stretch our legs! We walked the city for a bit, devoured some Mexican food, and then definitely got lost on Marg's Draw trail directly behind our hotel. Turns out trails in Sedona are a bit different than the trails we're used to. We off-roaded too long and realized we were very lost just as the sun was setting. Of course, visions of dead phones, no water, rattlesnakes, and pitch black trails miles from our hotel were all circulating in my mind after our previous few days. ;) We eventually found a house on a bluff, climbed their barbed wire fence onto their private property, and took the road back down to where the lights were. 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The weather was perfect and it felt good to try a challenging climb first thing in the morning. We didn't make it to the top this time, but decided we now have a reason to revisit. Mila just wasn't having it, and Beau stayed back with her while Cruz and I trudged up further. There, on a small cliff waiting to see if Cruz and I were going to make it, they met Joanna, a woman who also bailed halfway up. They kept each other company and we all climbed down together. I'm still not sure which was harder - the climb up or basically sliding on your bum back down!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEy1YG6FusCdVo_rSNLxjBqHnrfuEP17NsloC3939LgMVU32RXksSYD0dGcOysUGTpB-8jZa6NKlU7bixpT6OVzhpw1dpaHeaNpO4eWvif2iCqJTS6WTLc0ZJrpaxuAOOmE27ngTza3Th/s2048/IMG_2827.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEy1YG6FusCdVo_rSNLxjBqHnrfuEP17NsloC3939LgMVU32RXksSYD0dGcOysUGTpB-8jZa6NKlU7bixpT6OVzhpw1dpaHeaNpO4eWvif2iCqJTS6WTLc0ZJrpaxuAOOmE27ngTza3Th/w640-h426/IMG_2827.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJjGWGSKXo9mCUEeftcKnjJoLGa3v4k-_2nBxp0iYecIGKnOYAPDcVRpSzw756RKtcZgQiFULXSWD5CL0GRXOMrs23EyDYS-EA9YuYnGgZlbJgJys4g0RNMmbqkvCSjWNwzU3xVHD3VV6/s2048/IMG_2829.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We chose this one because it sounded like it had various features to keep us entertained all day long - and it did not disappoint! Offering gorgeous views of the red rocks, a number of water features, and a secret cave only found off trail, this was such a great trail to spend the day on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5CXee_GcinT6ZuAlYdqnEV4hIFUHN1G7UHIUBSU4wTXmukCM7_zMhVC4IqdogI7ISzgdhsiQOtkxHSdO4gCcs_tiMxlM-FWIds6inmXt19pUKLHohw6u78LpbjVnY-CJc26BBx9bs2yZ/s2048/IMG_2866.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5CXee_GcinT6ZuAlYdqnEV4hIFUHN1G7UHIUBSU4wTXmukCM7_zMhVC4IqdogI7ISzgdhsiQOtkxHSdO4gCcs_tiMxlM-FWIds6inmXt19pUKLHohw6u78LpbjVnY-CJc26BBx9bs2yZ/s2048/IMG_2866.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFD6BbjPsrGKlk3e-FH_Va8M8KITNlwQ6XYrHxdY0wqyTJS97gKAX1ELQXFZdd7iYFh8w-LXIj2vVVjFobpqQJH1hpFvcN5BebGzGvKiwV-Z1CNNsZE1qrpYg_FVIuR4HyWbAnAOKk7Xd/s2048/IMG_3016.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We had the best afternoon! We let the kids pick out a souvenir, ate some yummy gelato and sipped beers on a pretty terrace, tried on silly hats, and walked until our feet had nearly forgotten how much time we had spent in the car the day before!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzwWuzaXyC3OoNwpERW9UQzGMpDxiEOMhSTMIIoAFog0wsuEoSyeRE-CDrg2xY4VFvKRxtI1QzZE7f5LoqZDrF5IiYQ0milbyLodyDWWBQmac3uUcsvjfy9OydWY0O4MsCTiJyAVMBSdr/s2048/IMG_3062.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzwWuzaXyC3OoNwpERW9UQzGMpDxiEOMhSTMIIoAFog0wsuEoSyeRE-CDrg2xY4VFvKRxtI1QzZE7f5LoqZDrF5IiYQ0milbyLodyDWWBQmac3uUcsvjfy9OydWY0O4MsCTiJyAVMBSdr/w640-h426/IMG_3062.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhOeWxNzv0226XynIJtmkFjbh-7CRMYpCG5YAUsW5_x2HgHToTLbZPhlmk_LCXJNjWzGmOna4KzLJg9pSCaDrXgZ_FubF9lG7fEIKgg2XULc3hvi-29FW60kN3YVs8OkFGf2XXG8fxv9v/s2048/IMG_3044.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhOeWxNzv0226XynIJtmkFjbh-7CRMYpCG5YAUsW5_x2HgHToTLbZPhlmk_LCXJNjWzGmOna4KzLJg9pSCaDrXgZ_FubF9lG7fEIKgg2XULc3hvi-29FW60kN3YVs8OkFGf2XXG8fxv9v/w426-h640/IMG_3044.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0V8Hn8h5z32XGe9LVWpPeiony-qSeKrdXdoMV-gGsCIheRWnTq7-zYfT1SXtRtTYwdGVxWgvU7xv8GICriC6hhqIXfMuWeNjZtq3rAYlebar34b_WPl0c_4BN8MGS3F9GLbLH75KadjPr/s2048/IMG_3045.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0V8Hn8h5z32XGe9LVWpPeiony-qSeKrdXdoMV-gGsCIheRWnTq7-zYfT1SXtRtTYwdGVxWgvU7xv8GICriC6hhqIXfMuWeNjZtq3rAYlebar34b_WPl0c_4BN8MGS3F9GLbLH75KadjPr/w426-h640/IMG_3045.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiu-1w4-giKVVVmWVgLhtIJnBGpALuCosZReVM20boofxGOLjZOUOr0Tv6LZr8oAESdT6MAbE3AlI-g6L7RzY2Kwo-nEW7VQOcK5Na5nj0FnblGAw2OL6_9DxZGfDqDRhacVDaQtQTkJ1/s2048/IMG_3057.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiu-1w4-giKVVVmWVgLhtIJnBGpALuCosZReVM20boofxGOLjZOUOr0Tv6LZr8oAESdT6MAbE3AlI-g6L7RzY2Kwo-nEW7VQOcK5Na5nj0FnblGAw2OL6_9DxZGfDqDRhacVDaQtQTkJ1/w426-h640/IMG_3057.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NWjXR76hyphenhyphen7J3KIDUFssfI0BMQo5F2DtWVdQhuIDRHoNT1RQ-A01Oe1_sivyIrnp8mFtv8wB2ew2dk1KShPpEFNHdbFfGgH7XpseyP2HNgYCdEi7lxEBhh5MQKiApp8YgNj9Si8E21Nja/s2048/IMG_1598.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NWjXR76hyphenhyphen7J3KIDUFssfI0BMQo5F2DtWVdQhuIDRHoNT1RQ-A01Oe1_sivyIrnp8mFtv8wB2ew2dk1KShPpEFNHdbFfGgH7XpseyP2HNgYCdEi7lxEBhh5MQKiApp8YgNj9Si8E21Nja/w480-h640/IMG_1598.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">And last but not least, Airport Mesa trail for more hiking, more vortexes, and one killer view. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGM8PyoP__v0itqqxOVhjUOAq9VL4e_nvbC5YcmwCSDWh9R2ZskmKNtWNQ4auH-uFF2FEuPyVBz7NtvkEQULVOncOXLuLYwn_rqniznzxAQYDbvhxZD5Nb2fKgKaFIQQumNhKVG_5tKkMs/w640-h426/IMG_2782.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;">All the locals told us that getting to see the Grand Canyon with snow was a rare gem to behold. But it's strange, no one mentioned anything about seeing it in the fog...?! That's right, we saw one of the iconic Seven Wonders of the World not once, but twice during our trip. Sort of. ;) We made the first two-hour trip up to the canyon only to find we could see about ten feet in front of us due to the thick fog that had settled over. I think my favorite part was wandering around a bit (because we had already driven two hours!) and seeing hundreds of tourists still taking pictures! Ha! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzMUMNvRrcQhbkmuHaNZkomtEHP26fl199DdQ9wXyiE4ReMRJ0t-XgD6UNmaETY9bC6bIWUSjNdgGXA4IZtwPUef-34HN3tgc5jVyG-YfY85RTEz01xU7Reke3VHViX_xfASydvCvhD4R/s2048/IMG_1428.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzMUMNvRrcQhbkmuHaNZkomtEHP26fl199DdQ9wXyiE4ReMRJ0t-XgD6UNmaETY9bC6bIWUSjNdgGXA4IZtwPUef-34HN3tgc5jVyG-YfY85RTEz01xU7Reke3VHViX_xfASydvCvhD4R/w480-h640/IMG_1428.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9hBR067seDk7a8GiUj_UvIN_PZSZuJPrR1jLbtsU6HZiNS3wfFcVFYSD67TIadbptMYCdyoKr5BQPTiQ2M7NrUjopjpGQ28_EteCexxPav_ZdrXKYcjxo27h555E2AAFoSNTLzFczj6a/s2048/IMG_2688.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9hBR067seDk7a8GiUj_UvIN_PZSZuJPrR1jLbtsU6HZiNS3wfFcVFYSD67TIadbptMYCdyoKr5BQPTiQ2M7NrUjopjpGQ28_EteCexxPav_ZdrXKYcjxo27h555E2AAFoSNTLzFczj6a/w426-h640/IMG_2688.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><p>Now stuck at a crossroads of whether to stay for the remainder of the day to see if the weather would turn a corner, or attempt the trip again the following day when the weather looked much better, we killed a little time on some pretty good pizza, a historical IMAX movie about the canyon, and some laser tag and hatchet throwing with the kids. And the sweet babes said the laser tag afternoon was one of their favorite parts of the trip. Aren't kids amazing like that? Give them a cozy new place to spend a few nights, time together as a family, and an hour or two of laser tag and they're the happiest travelers. Beau and I got quite the chuckle out of this, thinking we could have forgone the flights and saved a little money with a cabin closer to home!</p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">We headed back to the cabin later that afternoon. We decided we would try the Canyon again the next day, and sweet Beau had the idea of getting up there for sunset. We got up well before dawn, loaded the car, and headed back up on I-40 in the pitch dark. After a few miles down the road, my phone's GPS starting rerouting me to a different exit but didn't say why. After many failed attempts on poor Siri's part to reroute us, we soon discovered why when we came to a sudden halt on the interstate. There we were, a little after 4 am, stuck in a packed rental car sandwiched between miles upon miles of semi trucks. And we did not move for FIVE HOURS. Yep, five hours. We still aren't sure if there was a big accident that stopped traffic that long, or continued cleanup from the snow storms the following day, but we have never experienced a traffic stop that horrendous. I bounced between trying my best to be the cool, calm and collected mom to absolutely losing my mind and waving my white flag on the entire trip. Fortunately, the wifi was spotty enough that I couldn't actually get through the airline, nor could I see that parts of I-40 were closed for 12 hours the day before, leaving people literally stranded. I'm pretty sure we would have said goodbye to our luggage and hiked to the nearest gas station at that point!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I know we'll forever laugh about that five hours stuck in a car together - watching Yes Day from my phone propped on the dashboard, reading chapters of Harry Potter in all the voices, and making and rating food creations with the leftover groceries in the backseat. Again, Cruz and Mila proved to be more patient, present and positive than the adults and we said more than once we were just thankful they weren't babies. And that Mila and her mama have large bladders compared to the Jorgensen boys who peed on the highway four times in five hours. ;)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">After five hours, plus another two once we got moving, life turned a corner and we arrived at the Grand Canyon National Park under a bright blue sky. 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For an entire year, Ross sought to write a short essay about something that brought him delight. His rules were simple: "Write a delight every day for a year; begin and end on my birthday; draft them quickly; and write them by hand." The rules became a discipline for him. A practice to ensure he was thinking and writing about delight every day. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I was never a dog lover until we brought Harry home, and some days, I'm still not sure I am one. But after becoming a dog owner, I suddenly started noticing everyone else's dogs. It's like I acquired a new radar that allowed me to notice what I failed to take note of before. I believe the same might be true about delight. If I can make a conscious effort to seek delight in my days, I have a feeling I might find more of it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">The idea really came to light one Sunday afternoon over a bottle of barbecue sauce. Beau had smoked some spare ribs and about thirty minutes before it was time to eat, I checked the fridge only to realize we were out of barbecue sauce. I went to check the big pantry in our laundry room and what do you know, there was a perfectly unopened bottle of barbecue sauce. And a jar of minced garlic I had used up just before! I returned to the kitchen with a grin of utmost satisfaction, modeling the two unopened treasures I had discovered on my hunt. And I told Beau that few things make me feel more like a grown up then discovering a much-needed item from my pantry at the perfectly opportune time. Perhaps this is because I feel practically and efficient with my space and resources, or perhaps it's because in some small way, I still feel like a little girl playing house, stacking empty soup cans in my Fischer Price kitchen, taking care of the children, circling my daily outfit from the JC Penny catalog, and wondering what on earth I'd cook for dinner. </span></p>Ashley Jorgensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639586299014951193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155071443848890518.post-24579570536353020822021-03-31T12:23:00.000-05:002021-03-31T12:23:00.386-05:00Our Arizona Spring Break, Part 1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1sqUOIRL-tTePo3dFQr8ddK35jOp3jkTl-Rs_RZQi_HFuycWY8bO5Wgkg8fx8P_4oFK4mhiUbULvnIHXWjrYq8OjkkDNIAOPZf-HW_cC1ss5Re-uwikVQ0SqmoWzqMgJy_hOF0RdBh51/s2048/IMG_2671.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1sqUOIRL-tTePo3dFQr8ddK35jOp3jkTl-Rs_RZQi_HFuycWY8bO5Wgkg8fx8P_4oFK4mhiUbULvnIHXWjrYq8OjkkDNIAOPZf-HW_cC1ss5Re-uwikVQ0SqmoWzqMgJy_hOF0RdBh51/w640-h426/IMG_2671.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">One of my favorite stories Beau tells from his childhood is about an epic trip his family took via Amtrak train to Seattle, Washington. He was ten years old, in a full leg cast after breaking it sledding a couple weeks before, but his parents were so excited to show the boys some of our beautiful countryside on the way to see their Aunt Marge. But then the Amtrak train broke down somewhere between here and there, the pipes froze, the toilets filled, and the dining car was unable to make food with no water. They were stuck for three nights on a broken down train. And all Beau remembers is getting cold KFC delivered on the train and a couple of honeymooners sitting directly behind him with a blanket over their heads reading erotic romance novels to each other. By the time they made it to Seattle, he's pretty sure they had to turn around and fly home shortly after. They still talk about that trip! Not the trips to Disney or Canada, but their epic trip to Seattle when it seemed everything went wrong.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">If every family is due to have one vacation you talk about forever, our quick Spring Break to Arizona may just be ours. We booked cheap tickets to Phoenix after cancelling our original planned trip to Palm Springs just after the new year. Instead of balmy Phoenix, we wanted to check off a National Park bucket list and get some adventuring in, so we landed on the Grand Canyon and Sedona. Being the researcher I am, I discovered Sedona has an average temperature of mid-sixties in March, which we thought was perfect for visiting the Grand Canyon and doing some hiking. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">As Spring Break grew closer, the weather forecast for all of Arizona looked cooler than average. But after talking to several people far more familiar with Arizona than us, we figured an inch of two or snow that would melt by afternoon tops. I begrudgingly packed winter gear on a "just in case" basis, but had no intentions of needing it too much. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">We flew into Phoenix mid-afternoon to sunny skies and fair temps. We grabbed some In-N-Out burger before hitting the road up to Munds Park, Arizona, our halfway point between Phoenix and the Grand Canyon, as well as home to our cozy airbnb in the woods. I was pretty unfamiliar with the state of Arizona (had never been before) and couldn't believe the geographical changes witnessed in a short two hour drive. We started with brown dirt and countless cacti and as we climbed 7,000 feet in a short amount of time, our landscape soon resembled that of Lake Tahoe instead of the desert I was expecting. And it was cold!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">We settled into our cute cabin our first night and loved the details of this place. It had the most comfortable beds, a record player with so many of our favorites, coffee and s'mores and popcorn waiting for us, and baskets of faux fur blankets everywhere. And we needed every one of them! As big flakes fell outside, it got cold inside! We kept that fire stoked big, warmed up with lots of hot cocoa, played Cribbage, and ate s'mores for breakfast. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">And when we woke up the next morning, we couldn't believe how much snow we got. There was at least a foot on our back deck and Beau wasn't too happy about having to shovel a three-foot drift at the end of our driveway. But you know, the snowy scene made for a pretty great backdrop to soak up our cabin and some uninterrupted time together. While it may not have been what we were expecting to see, we took advantage of our space and enjoyed reading books, making s'mores for breakfast, watching the snow avalanche from the Pine trees that towered over us, and grabbing some cheap barbecue with the locals Friday night. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Pictures of our cozy A-frame in the woods on our first snowy day in AZ...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVOlkIKhK1YDusftkBZ8F2BBnbfxegg3fZX1reDOb6CSibbQ1IKOwmDj20ncHqYFoBhE0hRM8GFAuZxoxv0Le_HGaMcsc68Mm1KCg-fjilpnbHZpGBciD8QiJzbKqERrBlkQ51vzTVdWS/s2048/IMG_2693.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVOlkIKhK1YDusftkBZ8F2BBnbfxegg3fZX1reDOb6CSibbQ1IKOwmDj20ncHqYFoBhE0hRM8GFAuZxoxv0Le_HGaMcsc68Mm1KCg-fjilpnbHZpGBciD8QiJzbKqERrBlkQ51vzTVdWS/w640-h426/IMG_2693.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cu0NXTmasIdbAg1QsYJgcHguVOb9kajnoJoKsl0lAz5cKoAVJsjIKb_KMG-dlMd6tymtlR2RZbch76Q9_Z1kkFYX24mLG2BNwxZDgFkNPqNyV6zySKVLR_bI6-GsaYeFGNqAi9N_5v04/s2048/IMG_2558.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cu0NXTmasIdbAg1QsYJgcHguVOb9kajnoJoKsl0lAz5cKoAVJsjIKb_KMG-dlMd6tymtlR2RZbch76Q9_Z1kkFYX24mLG2BNwxZDgFkNPqNyV6zySKVLR_bI6-GsaYeFGNqAi9N_5v04/w640-h426/IMG_2558.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>I just finished reading <i>The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry</i> by John Mark Comer and it could not have been a better read to start the new year. As we head towards a hopeful spring in a "post" pandemic world, this book was filled with truth to help me stay present to what's important as life picks up again. The book is about our Western culture's obsession with <i>hurry. </i>Everything we do - the way we fill our schedules, the amount of time we spend on our phones, the pace we move through grocery stores, drive our cars, complete daily tasks and routines, and go about our work lives and home lives has a default setting to full, fast, and hurried. And when we try and infuse that pace with a strong spiritual life, we basically fail on all fronts. In fact, the great Dallas Willard says that, "Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day." People are just too busy to live emotionally healthy and spiritually rich and vibrant lives. End of story. </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">But thankfully, the story <i>doesn't</i> have to end there. We don't just have to accept this as fact, respond to every small talk opener with "oh just busy" when we actually look up from our phone long enough to have a conversation with someone, or move about our lives in a way that leaves us tired and lacking the truest source of joy, rest and freedom while we tirelessly try and find it everywhere else. That's basically the journey John Mark Comer went on as he stepped back from a ten-year run to mega-church leadership and slowed down his life in every way. He studied the life of Jesus, became an apprentice and adopted a rule of life that followed, and thus found what God promises as a yoke that is easy and a burden that is light.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">None of this was new to me. I've read several books about slowing down your life, staying in the present, balancing life and work and family, etc., but something about this book finally felt both inspirational <i>and</i> practical. I think what I loved the most was that John Mark Comer didn't neglect the fact that we live very differently now than Jesus did when he lived. Nor do we need to change every aspect of our life, quit our job, sell our home, and move to a remote island in order to adopt a "slow life." Jesus didn't have an iphone, Netflix, or a hundred kids' activities to navigate. But if we step outside our lives long enough to really study his, he actually lived a very full life. Not only was he a carpenter who likely had clients, project deadlines, goals and aspirations, but once he started his ministry, Jesus was constantly interrupted! And instead of being interrupted from the latest episode of Ted Lasso to drive a kid to practice, Jesus was interrupted to heal the sick, feed the hungry, and bring the dead to life! <i>His schedule was full. To the brim. In a good way. Yet he never came off as hurried. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"This rootedness in the moment and connectedness to God, other people, and himself weren't the by-products of a laid-back personality or pre-Wi-Fi world; they were the outgrowths of a way of life. A whole new way to be human that Jesus put on display in story after story."</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Comer looks at the life of Jesus, the practices he modeled and lived by, and takes that thinking to his current life to examine the simple question: <i>how would Jesus do this? </i>And it comes down to simple (but at the same time difficulty) practices that help us s l o w d o w n.</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote><i style="font-family: courier;">Silence and Solitude</i><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote><i style="font-family: courier;">Sabbath</i><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote><i style="font-family: courier;">Simplicity</i><div><i style="font-family: courier;">Slowing</i><span style="font-family: courier;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Comer goes on to spend the rest of the book outlining these four practices, examples of the way Jesus did it, and ways we can adopt it here. Some of them feel like easy, no-brainers; others require a shift in what we value, how we spend our days, and where we invest our time. And then we have to get going! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I think that's often the hardest part - the get going part. We read a book, feel inspired or motivated by what it says, but don't sit in it long enough to let it change us. And then soon enough, the world and its ways just pull us right back in to the secular current (or tidal wave). And this leads to maybe the reason I loved Comer so much - like me, he's a man who likes to follow rules, especially when he can turn it into a good ole challenge. He writes:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"I like to have a plan. For everything. I literally sit down before my day off and plan it out by the hour. Mock me all you want, but I normally have a really good day off. I'm old enough and (hopefully) wise enough to know my personality and laugh about it, living in a way that works for me and not judging my antinomian friends who have other personality types. That said, I've started to notice that anti-rule people are often anti-schedule people; and anti-schedule people frequently live in a way that is reactive, not proactive. As more passenger than driver, consumer than creator. Life happens to them, more than through them."</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">If we align our schedules with our values, and those values are aligned with a life with Jesus, then our lives should in fact grow toward a life full of all he promises: love, peace, joy, and freedom. My favorite part, then, is that Comer says this "work" doesn't have to feel legalistic or suffocating, but could actually be fun and transformative. He refers to it as thinking "gamefully", turning some of the best practices of Jesus into little games that are fun, creative, flexible, and centered on the kind of life he's after. He gives lots of ideas that most of us would completely scoff at (driving the speed limit, choosing the longest grocery store line and actually initiating a conversation with someone, setting a time limit to your social media, etc.), but it definitely got my own wheels turning about ways I can gamefully practice a slower life myself.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">So here's my plan. Instead of taking all my ideas and attempting to tackle them all at once, I'm going to approach it as small little experiments to apply and reflect on as I go. I'm hoping they will not only lead to a less hurried life, but will help me invest in my word of the year, <i>delight</i>, and keep our family focused on what's most important. A life that is full of peace, joy, love, and the freedom only found in Jesus. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">March || <i>Social Media Fast</i>: Get rid of Instagram and Facebook, restrict all phone notifications, set a technology curfew at night, and find a new home for my phone at bedtime (other than my nightstand). I also want to clean out my email inbox, and set limits on when I check emails. This felt like the most logical first step toward a slower life.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">April || <i>30 Days of Delight</i>: Inspired to pick up my creative writing life again, I want to try and write a short essay most days this month about small things I find delight in. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">May || <i>A Quiet Life</i>: This month I will invest in 30 minutes of quiet time at some point throughout my day. A cup of tea and my Bible before the house wakes, a quiet midday walk in the woods, or some yoga, meditation, or a hot bath before bed. And I would like to invest in an entire day of silence at some point this month. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">June || <i>Play Everyday</i>: This one is about the kids. I want to spend a little time doing something playful with them every day this month. A cannonball in the pool when I wouldn't otherwise get in, an a tea party picnic for lunch, a game of PIG or chess in the driveway, or something spontaneous and completely unexpected before bed. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">July || <i>31 Conversations: </i>This month I'm going to seek to have 31 conversations with people. Not quick, interrupted, distracted talk, but real, centered, focused conversations with people. Some planned, some spontaneous, I want to see people well and listen even better this month. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">August || <i>Sabbath Sundays: </i>As a way to usher in a new school year, this one is so exciting to me. One day a week to put away our phones, be together, and do nothing but stop and delight in all that is good. Feast and play and smile and adventure and drink up the goodness of a day of rest.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">September || </span><i style="font-family: courier;">Locally Focused: </i><span style="font-family: courier;">As a way to simplify life, I want to spend an entire month only buying local. And perhaps even limit my local shopping to just a couple places. No Amazon Prime, no online shopping, no online returns and trips to the UPS store, etc. If I can't find it local, I don't need it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">October || <i>Get Outside: </i>One of the prettiest (and also busiest) months of the year, I want to get outside to enjoy nature a little bit every day. And a goal of 10,000 steps for 31 days would be icing on the cake. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">November || <i>Give It Away: </i>Inspired by my friend Kate, I want to give something away every day in November. My time, my resources, my schedule, etc. Nothing really planned, but more led by where the spirit takes me.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">December || <i>Self Care December: </i>This month tends to be so busy. I want to commit to doing something to care for myself every day this month. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Thank you, John Mark Comer, for inspiring such a great framework for my year ahead. Thank you for reminding me of the goodness in this life and how we can bring our best selves to it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Every now is an eternity if it is full of God."</i></span></div>Ashley Jorgensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639586299014951193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155071443848890518.post-38311417333980594552021-02-23T11:21:00.001-06:002021-02-23T11:21:04.553-06:00Winter Photo Dump<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYy6DybR84A719h0LLHKZ6rxuOT_LgUMHczL9Z_FofashuPQ3nOr0FMKN7z4CHNHeRxDELJhB6jpXqoVFnxMh5Zpuph-M1U-IPANzNjrK2lgNJ1RiXafD43NcbNzCVNxGrDZzozv_K8nqe/s2048/IMG_0252.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYy6DybR84A719h0LLHKZ6rxuOT_LgUMHczL9Z_FofashuPQ3nOr0FMKN7z4CHNHeRxDELJhB6jpXqoVFnxMh5Zpuph-M1U-IPANzNjrK2lgNJ1RiXafD43NcbNzCVNxGrDZzozv_K8nqe/w640-h426/IMG_0252.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">I just went through my phone photos from 2021 so far and laughed to myself at how telling they reflected my mental space in January. As soon as I made it through the holiday photos, my storage space was consumed with screenshots of mini golden doodles, dog toys and chews, and puppy emergency guides. Entering the world of puppy ownership was all very new to me and picking a "designer dog" from a breeder introduced me to decisions I had never considered. And nothing like a good ole decision to make me go a little crazy. But alas, we're nearing a month in from this new life and for the most part (I hope I get to a point where I never have to smell enzyme spray again) we are all in as a dog family! But boy did it feel amazing to hit the delete button on so many pictures of random dogs I sent to our breeder. ;)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">In between all those dog pics, though, were a lot more pics of what made up our January...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">A little NYE action with Susongs. We usually go bowling, eat Chinese, and drink rum punch out of fishbowls, but since bowling was out of the question (hello COVID bowling shoes), we played games, ordered Chinese, and still drank rum punch out of fishbowls. And actually made it to midnight this year!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcgy1_nTyiuQ5kat-zdMFYITatkCJcuqYvYi8sB22xj7YM9MYlMiOSO2hmQBi7dTHWsKlr4MsZfWsf9xt54umLgh9hWBFINs6FFoL7hM5mKBi4Mal8ITq_65CCa8LeWNo-uETWCLtmSyU/s2048/IMG_9900.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcgy1_nTyiuQ5kat-zdMFYITatkCJcuqYvYi8sB22xj7YM9MYlMiOSO2hmQBi7dTHWsKlr4MsZfWsf9xt54umLgh9hWBFINs6FFoL7hM5mKBi4Mal8ITq_65CCa8LeWNo-uETWCLtmSyU/w640-h480/IMG_9900.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyL2iHsB_LpCtAXP47GDYQaWXWHJ6T-5b2TTSZHHWAylr-xn76RLtjroLqRJTSqYDy9OYxpP-5W1sM1ZcNQtUWCnSmjMu4wQzvUIZ_maSX_ii6z6WVAyMxwo_kd1cTqcdP2HwQmcpQj36k/s2048/IMG_9905.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyL2iHsB_LpCtAXP47GDYQaWXWHJ6T-5b2TTSZHHWAylr-xn76RLtjroLqRJTSqYDy9OYxpP-5W1sM1ZcNQtUWCnSmjMu4wQzvUIZ_maSX_ii6z6WVAyMxwo_kd1cTqcdP2HwQmcpQj36k/w480-h640/IMG_9905.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YxI1IhOcptOqk-9EKYFiEDyLDqOcIReiBDhdHZz3Hzd4fhJ3yDZU2T-qVGeY6ZXd4OWeN9vMLB3vOGCOqzwxEM8gm0pS2ql_6kyevhPitHpk0yDe8BsbzLTajvJ_HYARPifGf195CVtR/s2048/IMG_9893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YxI1IhOcptOqk-9EKYFiEDyLDqOcIReiBDhdHZz3Hzd4fhJ3yDZU2T-qVGeY6ZXd4OWeN9vMLB3vOGCOqzwxEM8gm0pS2ql_6kyevhPitHpk0yDe8BsbzLTajvJ_HYARPifGf195CVtR/w480-h640/IMG_9893.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmR-EJYy5PDAzbsdySg538BXizX0zR8rp9-rznkzyR_hxDWlR7zN82VdmlLzjq5THrlTfH45twpFIL3r5l2NvCQOt8hhdJGr26Wxbkj-qIUlcS_xZK9BiZdc9KAbUaHhzVanpWhZfoSFPQ/s2048/IMG_9888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmR-EJYy5PDAzbsdySg538BXizX0zR8rp9-rznkzyR_hxDWlR7zN82VdmlLzjq5THrlTfH45twpFIL3r5l2NvCQOt8hhdJGr26Wxbkj-qIUlcS_xZK9BiZdc9KAbUaHhzVanpWhZfoSFPQ/w640-h480/IMG_9888.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRbCuZa5E-nRKb2yOnDGZR3d_DcAAEvufgi1Lzt36NcFRWwGTSDULbzDHlnJ_7gaHsQALFus59yJ3CnJbIg9byyRiGB-BiCVppTCCJtek_RKrm4YY7vkeaM_3Os6gKQ2NUd15le4lbs-k/s2048/IMG_9885.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRbCuZa5E-nRKb2yOnDGZR3d_DcAAEvufgi1Lzt36NcFRWwGTSDULbzDHlnJ_7gaHsQALFus59yJ3CnJbIg9byyRiGB-BiCVppTCCJtek_RKrm4YY7vkeaM_3Os6gKQ2NUd15le4lbs-k/w640-h480/IMG_9885.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;">We spent our last day of winter break with Charly, Hayes, and Harper. The little gals wore their matching dresses from Grandma, the bigs played downstairs for hours, and then they made makeshift ice cream sundaes with snow and a bottle of butterscotch topping!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62-nmj4Bwb4GNUafB7BYjNmwD8jiUSCmQvm4iynZO0pX341SHnxLT8qcqnuCf_NRaLQeIumIn4gbJNh1n8c_Tq_q1C5fvUerhP5aQ37OXgqs-_RdEgcYx0FnO7xYMm-eAfeNyezeSCLjj/s2048/IMG_0681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62-nmj4Bwb4GNUafB7BYjNmwD8jiUSCmQvm4iynZO0pX341SHnxLT8qcqnuCf_NRaLQeIumIn4gbJNh1n8c_Tq_q1C5fvUerhP5aQ37OXgqs-_RdEgcYx0FnO7xYMm-eAfeNyezeSCLjj/w640-h426/IMG_0681.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdz8F1WU5rkvJBsZLqLU9YvNY9b7734eq5UgqT0lSa1j6emwbHiCVzUtXPJq4t38XMK-4JOhTXgeYrZy03HAXaK-tFKFu2Y9DaqDfVCGTE08F1VZwwkQbH0PihaJc797ZveWfeBQ737kb/s2048/IMG_0676.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdz8F1WU5rkvJBsZLqLU9YvNY9b7734eq5UgqT0lSa1j6emwbHiCVzUtXPJq4t38XMK-4JOhTXgeYrZy03HAXaK-tFKFu2Y9DaqDfVCGTE08F1VZwwkQbH0PihaJc797ZveWfeBQ737kb/w640-h426/IMG_0676.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Definitely proud of the reading I accomplished in 2020! I think it was one of the only goals I actually achieved! ;) Lots of great reads thanks to book club and that wizard we named our puppy after!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzJfJOLU1Z3LK6Ov1B7Epn4nzMSZQD5rvlAF7R0vBKrcVk3QF8OVzGiKlulRr457TysRmyS7WV-zVH4vBUYRcP2KzXrMuwWgixH-T4BfGeOwXo1dg8IqY1WTtkLk6RIpg4NUPbQAeGmQz/s2048/IMG_0398.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigzJfJOLU1Z3LK6Ov1B7Epn4nzMSZQD5rvlAF7R0vBKrcVk3QF8OVzGiKlulRr457TysRmyS7WV-zVH4vBUYRcP2KzXrMuwWgixH-T4BfGeOwXo1dg8IqY1WTtkLk6RIpg4NUPbQAeGmQz/w640-h426/IMG_0398.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;">We celebrated birthdays! Mila's 7th birthday fell on a Wednesday so she had her bestie, Adrienne, over for the afternoon. They wore their matching sweatshirts and mostly used their time to spy on Cruz. And giggle nonstop.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcU766earOCvVdUKftJuC2gG6qveGqbi-DsUVawGdbxvu-nBejD6YKqFXFUoKDpUGLsUQ5eDFBJeysh_mYbvv4qjzrlF46QOtTIVUI_RZhicCtlT38ud1dYuLWLdNtPdzfF7MZ8B8KcvaL/s2048/IMG_0258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcU766earOCvVdUKftJuC2gG6qveGqbi-DsUVawGdbxvu-nBejD6YKqFXFUoKDpUGLsUQ5eDFBJeysh_mYbvv4qjzrlF46QOtTIVUI_RZhicCtlT38ud1dYuLWLdNtPdzfF7MZ8B8KcvaL/w640-h480/IMG_0258.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">And sweet Lyla turned six and celebrated her birthday by dropping off sweet vet kits to some friends. It was the perfect timing for our new little dog lover and we all had some fun playing vet (while also giving our real furry friend his first bath). We have a lot to learn and are grateful for puppy owner friends who are paving the way a little ahead. And Harry and Milly are pretty much the best of friends already so...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QVRIpa0C4Q9cRr9aT_wlpF4hO_GMvTLlMg-ABmmyEa0wnCELTzefVtYA3T7F7CK0_EFMs0MKW5PubEv4Gyoc2fsjVh65W-u6R3LkkJivyaVDi0YnwhmuD4Y48RkWZUrPFr3Ekkfl-I8W/s2048/File_000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QVRIpa0C4Q9cRr9aT_wlpF4hO_GMvTLlMg-ABmmyEa0wnCELTzefVtYA3T7F7CK0_EFMs0MKW5PubEv4Gyoc2fsjVh65W-u6R3LkkJivyaVDi0YnwhmuD4Y48RkWZUrPFr3Ekkfl-I8W/w480-h640/File_000.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">We've also enjoyed a few surprise snow days thanks to an abundance of snow this month. Snow days usually include something special for breakfast, creating messes at the table, piano practice in our pajamas, and hot cocoa and an extra chapter of Harry Potter. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUZLK890_W6BZoUYRSQoZkFlel6TCnQnZLY1ghMBsxW6Wys6DuQQOd8QUhb81bshz9enyMrAOF-HGCQF6WkYhpmPgpjnOiC1XBEwYVImz8mS83zoZ1Pbhw7YYBC0B1FcKxhlNJRb5pwD_/s2048/IMG_0216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUZLK890_W6BZoUYRSQoZkFlel6TCnQnZLY1ghMBsxW6Wys6DuQQOd8QUhb81bshz9enyMrAOF-HGCQF6WkYhpmPgpjnOiC1XBEwYVImz8mS83zoZ1Pbhw7YYBC0B1FcKxhlNJRb5pwD_/w480-h640/IMG_0216.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Pantry cleanouts lead to all the best snack boards, a flourless chocolate ganache cake for NYE, omelets for New Year's Day, a Super Bowl spread, a yummy bruschetta board for January book club, and always chocolate chip cookies on a snow day. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nrzWRcdoKCSGOINiMieKHxBBG5bZ9c2wGQKYbXviNQSFyOqr7BgQfPUjIDnKCEh7ujhcq91n7T64WCi_0vnvwsbQpQFj6P73TjSNgR62CYsDR5zvJbjhc9EHtrJO3Ky1B22QmBlPQGa4/s2048/IMG_0196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nrzWRcdoKCSGOINiMieKHxBBG5bZ9c2wGQKYbXviNQSFyOqr7BgQfPUjIDnKCEh7ujhcq91n7T64WCi_0vnvwsbQpQFj6P73TjSNgR62CYsDR5zvJbjhc9EHtrJO3Ky1B22QmBlPQGa4/w640-h426/IMG_0196.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDYBNWuWSLNAsBLp_lD4FQsH0xVQfIeGMCe0k-M5dgy3DlsAXjSgTi0SloLtMxfpcUmH-eOTQHrV-37PGmwKfaERaxNauzdngBHvllI-IH2JM90tDBQEv8iWpCeCoCcWhu8gNV2X_f1UO/s2048/IMG_0434.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDYBNWuWSLNAsBLp_lD4FQsH0xVQfIeGMCe0k-M5dgy3DlsAXjSgTi0SloLtMxfpcUmH-eOTQHrV-37PGmwKfaERaxNauzdngBHvllI-IH2JM90tDBQEv8iWpCeCoCcWhu8gNV2X_f1UO/w640-h426/IMG_0434.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbP9dbNoZHBmCOQZiMnVVEosDlu7NGkz9yrFI-U7f3yx6wkAWcxvpUwi_lLL3DZ1lSKQ8xXTwLidhzZUSoUncPbsMid6YUcbmenpO2hW__E7_KDR22724oU6FWYbRRqc1FbenbtwNAnuz/s2048/11F402B7-833D-48DE-8087-7F973B35D33B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbP9dbNoZHBmCOQZiMnVVEosDlu7NGkz9yrFI-U7f3yx6wkAWcxvpUwi_lLL3DZ1lSKQ8xXTwLidhzZUSoUncPbsMid6YUcbmenpO2hW__E7_KDR22724oU6FWYbRRqc1FbenbtwNAnuz/w640-h640/11F402B7-833D-48DE-8087-7F973B35D33B.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqr7dtRGDyvCD5dg0tdMlreVnCYF4mLNoBLFIfHBUkpCK1FA2G-3tNzChyKWTH2FC2JNvTrNW8FsUFLp3l_vvhOMG4KLvFTSHGUtqoqcpk3yytdiuMRtEgDAmlRO7zUp9hhV2KlLPPsZMG/s2048/IMG_0673.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqr7dtRGDyvCD5dg0tdMlreVnCYF4mLNoBLFIfHBUkpCK1FA2G-3tNzChyKWTH2FC2JNvTrNW8FsUFLp3l_vvhOMG4KLvFTSHGUtqoqcpk3yytdiuMRtEgDAmlRO7zUp9hhV2KlLPPsZMG/w480-h640/IMG_0673.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxIWhoDjYfMvxQ6m6x41tJlqmtucYFuFR-ZmKEosxXff-Pm2PAlZXdcVDzTtH1SSpkwX4E0T7ljNTsQQQovLxWDNlB7PBmZk_DrlGHgDA5RzreJ9IxpYDMpl3VIH2QwUYuXl0xRGwmthe/s2048/IMG_0869.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxIWhoDjYfMvxQ6m6x41tJlqmtucYFuFR-ZmKEosxXff-Pm2PAlZXdcVDzTtH1SSpkwX4E0T7ljNTsQQQovLxWDNlB7PBmZk_DrlGHgDA5RzreJ9IxpYDMpl3VIH2QwUYuXl0xRGwmthe/w480-h640/IMG_0869.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SfczPOPWfNoZ0ZwiyxLNJZ6Pqy61cyLxXGgyhAjLr3_jdTts1YxZq1HUqkjE16npZqEY-cPqZxYONbbiGiSDeyIppUboNqPxSgkx0QLRokfviEDdqnNMsCmf3j3VPLF8YOGyOwlw9VvB/s2048/IMG_0899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SfczPOPWfNoZ0ZwiyxLNJZ6Pqy61cyLxXGgyhAjLr3_jdTts1YxZq1HUqkjE16npZqEY-cPqZxYONbbiGiSDeyIppUboNqPxSgkx0QLRokfviEDdqnNMsCmf3j3VPLF8YOGyOwlw9VvB/w480-h640/IMG_0899.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Birthday cupcakes and well-wishes from sweet friends. We're all big fans of the triplets next door and they're all big fans of us (okay, Cruz and Mila mostly). I love the letters they write each other. This one included a fake dollar bill taped to it. And Mila's card for Chase on his birthday was just too much!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDc2LZJWwlzUVM3YwDEvh5eM42WTh2xpFzfGoTgl5FixB11ME224HmuknPliJ1NhDdn_GsIgOfOi4hiO0O13kAprmtSE1h3d0V85B06iERisJCMkqi8_sngOA5pxEZawTfBxumNZMgiERX/s2048/IMG_0179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDc2LZJWwlzUVM3YwDEvh5eM42WTh2xpFzfGoTgl5FixB11ME224HmuknPliJ1NhDdn_GsIgOfOi4hiO0O13kAprmtSE1h3d0V85B06iERisJCMkqi8_sngOA5pxEZawTfBxumNZMgiERX/w480-h640/IMG_0179.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE505gqQATczlv-tKvRvExEiHyppHJZMaVBTAvTtb7Ful-_z8LEietW-KSpNXt67pEQjBbVJFYTTdEJdqhmogBobo3Ja2iM_fpGfbZsNHvhVgi9lxDdEg5WP1hXkbUs7uiDbcuuN1869mk/s2048/File_000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE505gqQATczlv-tKvRvExEiHyppHJZMaVBTAvTtb7Ful-_z8LEietW-KSpNXt67pEQjBbVJFYTTdEJdqhmogBobo3Ja2iM_fpGfbZsNHvhVgi9lxDdEg5WP1hXkbUs7uiDbcuuN1869mk/w480-h640/File_000.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaWRw0lYitHJ4zdWr445C_usg1kbHBvVffKkGPdV_iXStY3VAptW9pt5zewR3BtXlmmIXW1KuUXCCyWXQQ_p_fC732N2GbnOpJs43STVhNDMQuE2y9Y8g2-wP7FF_2TBofNS9hQhX6Bni/s2048/IMG_0872.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCaWRw0lYitHJ4zdWr445C_usg1kbHBvVffKkGPdV_iXStY3VAptW9pt5zewR3BtXlmmIXW1KuUXCCyWXQQ_p_fC732N2GbnOpJs43STVhNDMQuE2y9Y8g2-wP7FF_2TBofNS9hQhX6Bni/w426-h640/IMG_0872.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGI-_yk3YoVcIVWRuBTJ-74Zk0MMVS8hAYBDopa933RZnCvTLd9nCxa-HQTNT_734ZpbNUVG-vEqlkE-emdj_SI55TKpiCW-ymMmVh7e-cW_YrU8WgPzoK6935QENyd-whIduFNj2p3QA7/s2048/IMG_0850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGI-_yk3YoVcIVWRuBTJ-74Zk0MMVS8hAYBDopa933RZnCvTLd9nCxa-HQTNT_734ZpbNUVG-vEqlkE-emdj_SI55TKpiCW-ymMmVh7e-cW_YrU8WgPzoK6935QENyd-whIduFNj2p3QA7/w640-h426/IMG_0850.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">But mostly I feel like we've hid under blankets a whole lot! And watched the entire season of Bridgerton in a day...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-DeZc6zy510UIbKKUvSj6yeJq0nMaO54BVYG7XAErZLrEe5-pVoxoN1BODzAp-ZI2HynEnjdSFQk7ycI4uKU_S9iF9W1Hv0DN2wFbagi6Q17NG8QnCqIyQZ8RlWZV6L4OCwOCBgfzJWY/s2048/IMG_0194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-DeZc6zy510UIbKKUvSj6yeJq0nMaO54BVYG7XAErZLrEe5-pVoxoN1BODzAp-ZI2HynEnjdSFQk7ycI4uKU_S9iF9W1Hv0DN2wFbagi6Q17NG8QnCqIyQZ8RlWZV6L4OCwOCBgfzJWY/w480-h640/IMG_0194.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfEYEJxBDrzH5m0zalxFU5o_DXQGOPHq7cDmy8HZlrZdx2XeiikvUFY1Eg59cCcgS3K87Pzx3ooTl8SX8ZoIld9H208lxlWHdk6LB4FojNRe8k5t9xMvwcyguSAUuLK0I72QRZIu-OAOx/s2048/IMG_0141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfEYEJxBDrzH5m0zalxFU5o_DXQGOPHq7cDmy8HZlrZdx2XeiikvUFY1Eg59cCcgS3K87Pzx3ooTl8SX8ZoIld9H208lxlWHdk6LB4FojNRe8k5t9xMvwcyguSAUuLK0I72QRZIu-OAOx/w480-h640/IMG_0141.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIFFxmEn3tNmFBz7gYwdY6f7hNFPVIStM5Bhy_D2S3foDE3bkzU9gsUfXhEzyg0Ubbe-0Zz-bCGYu9s-K5nIVOEHUsmUizlz9A7tXJj86A_t5lPyJ53VPw2qkns5hKnf2jCLbEGhtFqZK/s2048/IMG_0201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIFFxmEn3tNmFBz7gYwdY6f7hNFPVIStM5Bhy_D2S3foDE3bkzU9gsUfXhEzyg0Ubbe-0Zz-bCGYu9s-K5nIVOEHUsmUizlz9A7tXJj86A_t5lPyJ53VPw2qkns5hKnf2jCLbEGhtFqZK/w480-h640/IMG_0201.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0mluBiBNkcEYOuKT_pYCewuJhZ8zzNitrhUgrv0wxxkgWn18jEmN3vYUxG3hpnvol-irO71H4x_o_llLEYUu6aI3hFGZm1IALdD4JPW6Kk-eESS-aszOLfaQUIrXUS1YuqL4di8I9p-D/s2048/IMG_0451.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0mluBiBNkcEYOuKT_pYCewuJhZ8zzNitrhUgrv0wxxkgWn18jEmN3vYUxG3hpnvol-irO71H4x_o_llLEYUu6aI3hFGZm1IALdD4JPW6Kk-eESS-aszOLfaQUIrXUS1YuqL4di8I9p-D/w426-h640/IMG_0451.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">We did get away our last weekend before Harry. Beau and I decided on a complete whim to take the kids up to Minneapolis. We did some shopping, stayed at a hotel with a great pool, grabbed a bunch of snacks from Trader Joes, and ordered in from the hotel restaurant. The kids were so excited to stay in a hotel and we had a great time together.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-hY37k1zweIXIIjlnSwVWE-EX5J-7SA8mpQhuXUhRDmgAFcmZLqbkzkdKu4wQ5PdCz55_yJgF9lb7KlKe9LEgicxZuJwaMuXFwgesJ84SaNb9dhh61QkQCj9GwTttRViy6Y-5mbgP-_3/s2048/IMG_0303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-hY37k1zweIXIIjlnSwVWE-EX5J-7SA8mpQhuXUhRDmgAFcmZLqbkzkdKu4wQ5PdCz55_yJgF9lb7KlKe9LEgicxZuJwaMuXFwgesJ84SaNb9dhh61QkQCj9GwTttRViy6Y-5mbgP-_3/w480-h640/IMG_0303.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdj06akeZ1D31RlkTQ7FuIwJ9QIiMYLdhXMtr0awYDVA5Dw5De3w2sWoAcgjISgt3MzSHbyaIcjQZgwqCATVplWgKDQ91PYKl-lNqEoD4yFLq9aaioOvURqG0-oLbaqhw8YsfIZRf4YqES/s2048/IMG_0306.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdj06akeZ1D31RlkTQ7FuIwJ9QIiMYLdhXMtr0awYDVA5Dw5De3w2sWoAcgjISgt3MzSHbyaIcjQZgwqCATVplWgKDQ91PYKl-lNqEoD4yFLq9aaioOvURqG0-oLbaqhw8YsfIZRf4YqES/w640-h480/IMG_0306.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Then we made more Valentine's snacks and Mila designed individual bookmarks for every student in her class. Oh and the kids' Valentines had to quarantine... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5UWcRxfKzOYmCLcrGJdlCraMEDI8LOax9nx0g_NMvILB6vGvRsq9PtGjE4BLY006BMtr6hrFXqdSLwJGIWs-PIYX4FyBymq0nXiWNSm5REdt2Xt750p9k6XNcRfqI7nouBFuxDxi6THG/s2048/09A65EC0-87C7-478C-A6BC-BED337E4FF89.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5UWcRxfKzOYmCLcrGJdlCraMEDI8LOax9nx0g_NMvILB6vGvRsq9PtGjE4BLY006BMtr6hrFXqdSLwJGIWs-PIYX4FyBymq0nXiWNSm5REdt2Xt750p9k6XNcRfqI7nouBFuxDxi6THG/w640-h640/09A65EC0-87C7-478C-A6BC-BED337E4FF89.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB81HbBuE_fob0yLfbghC-5KyuZRVAeiyVVLwHIxfUZPEPFf39K2l4zLRq1jsXaBgcb386ohF1R5-31D7-M_aYrgaAmkxkj4WjDH8SeTVDC0m2qXhPiSIdf8ILSML1ORpUrM0oOiU0fcF7/s2048/IMG_0476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB81HbBuE_fob0yLfbghC-5KyuZRVAeiyVVLwHIxfUZPEPFf39K2l4zLRq1jsXaBgcb386ohF1R5-31D7-M_aYrgaAmkxkj4WjDH8SeTVDC0m2qXhPiSIdf8ILSML1ORpUrM0oOiU0fcF7/w640-h480/IMG_0476.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvLAkIkjIRQtowPEmsFhWEcNHitSUzw2qOSzVdnwyubj1BZvnEY4hyphenhyphenpfMYZWg2HkJMbZCpTwGZoMtFPfZc053FNFdPTcSTapkHnG7f0_oBdhWkdczklnpNp6i3oCtmm8lFAmTwpkK-TNG/s2048/IMG_0472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvLAkIkjIRQtowPEmsFhWEcNHitSUzw2qOSzVdnwyubj1BZvnEY4hyphenhyphenpfMYZWg2HkJMbZCpTwGZoMtFPfZc053FNFdPTcSTapkHnG7f0_oBdhWkdczklnpNp6i3oCtmm8lFAmTwpkK-TNG/w640-h480/IMG_0472.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFp177SoDK8et8bji3cVUJXjN7ezR6i_tU4zckGw_65xJ5_aStCll12Hj9jzOmGeDncbeOleh2GUnBVVSDGKEssuR_5h6ZR6NbOIb_AaN9cHL8jgY3q5FNz1UPy4iaw7bX6k8XLlDQM_5/s2048/IMG_0665.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFp177SoDK8et8bji3cVUJXjN7ezR6i_tU4zckGw_65xJ5_aStCll12Hj9jzOmGeDncbeOleh2GUnBVVSDGKEssuR_5h6ZR6NbOIb_AaN9cHL8jgY3q5FNz1UPy4iaw7bX6k8XLlDQM_5/w480-h640/IMG_0665.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">And sweet Harry! I just adore this picture his amazing vet clinic snapped of him at his first appointment. He weighed a whopping 5.75 lbs! And two weeks later, he's already 9.6! I'm so sad he already looks big in Mila's arms. He's still such a butter ball though and seems to becoming quite accustomed to our little life over here. He's also gotten to meet some puppy friends, including his cousin doodle, Stella. Ha, when "Harry Met Stella" they immediately ate each other's food and did a lot of sniffing each others' butts. And I'll just leave it at that... </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsQBycS3Pjl7yeHS0WiPkFezmd1_KJrv2P3UIA8botFCXdaLOCYSKIjY23NPreTtf00nEMF8RAPO_6Q3spuGNCGLWYydarteyrDtf0frdOp67MZJ2DW2-HGBuBpqlh_yPBDV7cchDU_6P/s1788/IMG_0902.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1788" data-original-width="1129" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsQBycS3Pjl7yeHS0WiPkFezmd1_KJrv2P3UIA8botFCXdaLOCYSKIjY23NPreTtf00nEMF8RAPO_6Q3spuGNCGLWYydarteyrDtf0frdOp67MZJ2DW2-HGBuBpqlh_yPBDV7cchDU_6P/w404-h640/IMG_0902.JPG" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbvoQvasAp0niI0HHQhPMvgZnKZcZMPONH_eXCyv_wBz8KdwCSPT_zpXaQjd-RQO4XLNx7tXKRtEcJPhXn8LvUwlVutoTXfVuxaBAzuiJpfyPDAE_NUp9jgbRGqqNOhWE1s-TRRaDLheN/s2048/IMG_1099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbvoQvasAp0niI0HHQhPMvgZnKZcZMPONH_eXCyv_wBz8KdwCSPT_zpXaQjd-RQO4XLNx7tXKRtEcJPhXn8LvUwlVutoTXfVuxaBAzuiJpfyPDAE_NUp9jgbRGqqNOhWE1s-TRRaDLheN/w480-h640/IMG_1099.JPG" width="480" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4wl_eNjOAYeGTgZwGZRejAQ7Pwdla_13qauCf1UewHsSJijCgfqhqRmPgiqfcElgDkYIukATb6Qno65awuBTLaHdQ2sxXbMJRFAFOpZtOe4qU_EMTwGvsvSmopxAFL3jQGCyhhQxYCzG/s2048/IMG_6658.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4wl_eNjOAYeGTgZwGZRejAQ7Pwdla_13qauCf1UewHsSJijCgfqhqRmPgiqfcElgDkYIukATb6Qno65awuBTLaHdQ2sxXbMJRFAFOpZtOe4qU_EMTwGvsvSmopxAFL3jQGCyhhQxYCzG/w480-h640/IMG_6658.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Ashley Jorgensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639586299014951193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155071443848890518.post-51154619620070629892021-02-19T12:00:00.004-06:002021-02-19T12:00:55.616-06:00A Day for LOVE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifL0QbwAsG6ivJWAdJlgKT4QzeG-jGJkk_-1lMik0Mr7La0ruY4ljgFXccYw2VfyJrSGtEt_FKi3wUU0dKLub2saRtJmVaN6PmtQ37l_Cs22QPy8btBt2wJqnt4ETDTtlEMZC5E9Z7I33/s2048/IMG_1942.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifL0QbwAsG6ivJWAdJlgKT4QzeG-jGJkk_-1lMik0Mr7La0ruY4ljgFXccYw2VfyJrSGtEt_FKi3wUU0dKLub2saRtJmVaN6PmtQ37l_Cs22QPy8btBt2wJqnt4ETDTtlEMZC5E9Z7I33/w640-h426/IMG_1942.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I always love when a holiday falls on a weekend. On Saturday, we celebrated Valentine's Day with a little day for love. Over the years, I've gotten pretty close to mastering the art of a simple celebration by throwing in a few out-of-the-ordinary touches that make everything a little special. Some of these touches have turned to traditions we expect and look forward to - birthday pancakes, cinnamon rolls on Thanksgiving morning, a sleepover under the Christmas tree or a campout under the stars on the last day of school, but it's also fun to change things up and introduce new surprises along the way. And this year for Valentine's Day, I traded in a dozen red roses for a dozen red balloons. Not only were they a lot cheaper, they gave this mama a pretty fun photo op all weekend long... :) </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTFYyiBSdfpKcG1YOslyOvYlefSu0WJkgUpEjiDyfZKjoJ_OAsdHqvr5BccO1qcjFbFRZzEpo1hxC19SprZjRNLzsSgzQYbsf-WEFW-1QjHxZuNEo67y0e95RLfn-T6zuaIqBVWOUOHfV/s2048/IMG_0929.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTFYyiBSdfpKcG1YOslyOvYlefSu0WJkgUpEjiDyfZKjoJ_OAsdHqvr5BccO1qcjFbFRZzEpo1hxC19SprZjRNLzsSgzQYbsf-WEFW-1QjHxZuNEo67y0e95RLfn-T6zuaIqBVWOUOHfV/w480-h640/IMG_0929.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">I threw some white wrapping paper on the table and created a personalized place setting for each of us. Then throughout the day we played musical chairs and took turns writing things we loved most about each other. This was such a simple, intentional way to spark meaningful conversation and joy around the table - so much so that my wheels are now turning about ways I might invite writing on the table more often! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKs-LUj73Rk7h1ke52kGw_oBw4CCoHVi323MdWRPvYyNkvoCIhu_xqGiD87LZpr42iSS5I0M-W6eWC_y9zJeBn6XQzZYDsLfQ_nNxFqrYVveEx046fLN3775BkdHVrPoGf7bUqQmLBmTP/s2048/IMG_1872.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKs-LUj73Rk7h1ke52kGw_oBw4CCoHVi323MdWRPvYyNkvoCIhu_xqGiD87LZpr42iSS5I0M-W6eWC_y9zJeBn6XQzZYDsLfQ_nNxFqrYVveEx046fLN3775BkdHVrPoGf7bUqQmLBmTP/w426-h640/IMG_1872.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxsBJk4rrDHYAm46FO5EGBfroMOq-Bd423_YLTaXPnh49iWSrzx0iru-4UkXWQvI4dvf3ITLHkpJE8NfRdgF2l3TxDk_3Tm_ON-O9gjU-ZOzW_x62DJZol91HMDsYUVX9LszCFws6eloF/s2048/IMG_0951.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxsBJk4rrDHYAm46FO5EGBfroMOq-Bd423_YLTaXPnh49iWSrzx0iru-4UkXWQvI4dvf3ITLHkpJE8NfRdgF2l3TxDk_3Tm_ON-O9gjU-ZOzW_x62DJZol91HMDsYUVX9LszCFws6eloF/w480-h640/IMG_0951.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83O_zuGLd_Yqbmcy5sOFeq-xN-MJqXwNibjrnQfPpJ6plY_tq3K3rvwk0GoMN5fdG_wSCh9ueAPEONc5Vw1421R1CuB0rx3RIBLtis5dlSLfiqRs_07RxWhyphenhyphenBUXJhMKJJN6DqTVrrspFs/s2048/IMG_0954.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83O_zuGLd_Yqbmcy5sOFeq-xN-MJqXwNibjrnQfPpJ6plY_tq3K3rvwk0GoMN5fdG_wSCh9ueAPEONc5Vw1421R1CuB0rx3RIBLtis5dlSLfiqRs_07RxWhyphenhyphenBUXJhMKJJN6DqTVrrspFs/w480-h640/IMG_0954.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqSlf_Cf49-21t2dN4fT6QsEQbX_ZtaUW_jrUU_g2aLcvWsrczgwpU_X82OjKqMITFdloMhqAF5hWZocdnIjYeZR7ppxv-loWuYIZOPz-9NWfgSi4LSiG3lkOg4te5eGEqjF4-DgHrkVA/s2048/IMG_0948.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqSlf_Cf49-21t2dN4fT6QsEQbX_ZtaUW_jrUU_g2aLcvWsrczgwpU_X82OjKqMITFdloMhqAF5hWZocdnIjYeZR7ppxv-loWuYIZOPz-9NWfgSi4LSiG3lkOg4te5eGEqjF4-DgHrkVA/w480-h640/IMG_0948.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwcEwzJ6t1mm6rqfmeAYx6Ghnug0J4a5oqmYn6WX_XZ8wC_GuALKEnBwBXKYZPi9kxhOFJcjKx2NZ0hOy_fgpAIkB-JbEG8380qCv-OZpiBUJrrajM8ZDUo1h5RFP420MnM2wAhgXjYjG/s2048/IMG_0949.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwcEwzJ6t1mm6rqfmeAYx6Ghnug0J4a5oqmYn6WX_XZ8wC_GuALKEnBwBXKYZPi9kxhOFJcjKx2NZ0hOy_fgpAIkB-JbEG8380qCv-OZpiBUJrrajM8ZDUo1h5RFP420MnM2wAhgXjYjG/w480-h640/IMG_0949.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurN9wi-ygFGTPWmuBcw5p-T9waVLi0v46HHEIiPM7MBBGK_BfPvg5rMcWbKHOJyKtZJ9Kt54Vq7aH-J4QGTQF3MhMHhhfOed2Ym-tvN6w1SOg3zsr4oGcfPCpPZyS7NLoYT-oM9w4Fb5H/s2048/IMG_0957.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurN9wi-ygFGTPWmuBcw5p-T9waVLi0v46HHEIiPM7MBBGK_BfPvg5rMcWbKHOJyKtZJ9Kt54Vq7aH-J4QGTQF3MhMHhhfOed2Ym-tvN6w1SOg3zsr4oGcfPCpPZyS7NLoYT-oM9w4Fb5H/w640-h480/IMG_0957.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">After breakfast, we spent the majority of the day taking turns doing things we love to do together. Cruz wanted to burn some energy downstairs so we played "don't let the balloon touch the ground" and had a snowball fight. Mila wanted to play pretend vet center thanks to the birthday girl Lyla gifting Mila with the most adorable vet kit. Beau chose an early dinner at the new Lark Brewing with a few games of Pass the Pigs while we waited. And I chose a photo shoot with two sweet kids and a dozen festive balloons.</span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Sidenote: It's amazing how much fun an inflated balloon has provided our household this winter. We make up games - "Don't Let the Balloon Touch the Ground," and add in challenges: you can only touch it once before passing it on, your group has to count each touch and make it to 100, you have to yell out a food or a name before you touch it, etc. After dinner we'll often ask the kids what they want to do the rest of the night and typically it's Just Dance, Mario Kart, or "Don't Let the Balloon Touch the Ground!" <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkbA_JYUmeI_RVjDc6F1bwteJcBiTtBlNDM5EowDaE1WYYc4LaSvBTwRAcfJeD6gloqyWzL1FKd2gwvqOygwhdNcljtsMie9hWifZI9M0nZHvFJ-gVMMkmfQXgT8Bp-ytOP3vOkmqVr6E/s2048/IMG_1879.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkbA_JYUmeI_RVjDc6F1bwteJcBiTtBlNDM5EowDaE1WYYc4LaSvBTwRAcfJeD6gloqyWzL1FKd2gwvqOygwhdNcljtsMie9hWifZI9M0nZHvFJ-gVMMkmfQXgT8Bp-ytOP3vOkmqVr6E/w426-h640/IMG_1879.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Meet, Harry "Pawter", our new mini goldendoodle friend. He's fluffy, he follows us wherever we go, and he's already cast a spell on all our hearts, which is saying a lot for this self-proclaimed "non" dog person. This little guy has been a long time coming. Beau has been asking for a loyal best friend (affectionately named Brisket) for the better part of fifteen years, and thanks to all the new dogs who arrived to many of Cruz and Mila's friends' homes during quarantine, I was feeling the heat. I think it may have been the two week stint of receiving post-it notes on our headboard that said things like, "Mom, get us a dog," that finally led me to jump into the rabbit hole of dog ownership. And my was it a deep rabbit hole! I learned more about goldendoodles than I care to admit in my search for the perfect little wizard to join our family, finally landing on this little guy from Prairie View Pups up in Sheldon, Iowa. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">One of the first pictures we received of him! Born December 4, 2020! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4iw9zYTwXGMCy_0Qst3hZtM5eBwqGhyNX6C6VNLcMCbVoSkZAZZQfWxsyutMbD739yxDhREURhjie9-4tCF9RgErKA49wCproFm-Cb2LbSC5TkgwDbSyfZExlKb2fJm60UVA4faTaI20T/s1125/IMG_0170.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4iw9zYTwXGMCy_0Qst3hZtM5eBwqGhyNX6C6VNLcMCbVoSkZAZZQfWxsyutMbD739yxDhREURhjie9-4tCF9RgErKA49wCproFm-Cb2LbSC5TkgwDbSyfZExlKb2fJm60UVA4faTaI20T/w480-h640/IMG_0170.HEIC" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuP2f6LyzfZd7v7SGLcwxs7sXwVQFd2J6p-8T0VwNUyqGGsF8m4TDDeYizeGx3PLa74W_OcEPG8CC5TFppTpjcE40MNYC55vgfUhSkc2o627ayB3CGCoGCIJrEKrfB0qNSa-3ntgPq-M6/s2048/IMG_0259.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuP2f6LyzfZd7v7SGLcwxs7sXwVQFd2J6p-8T0VwNUyqGGsF8m4TDDeYizeGx3PLa74W_OcEPG8CC5TFppTpjcE40MNYC55vgfUhSkc2o627ayB3CGCoGCIJrEKrfB0qNSa-3ntgPq-M6/w480-h640/IMG_0259.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbFTdEuxoQqGHxRhkKznWUBrEpDpSOcXiqaUh3poDzIYI15SjFc4JRKcG8__x3nHGxeW3cygFFcd7oXEvmmKHzNPFXAjwPCxLJLkD-d-7WDDGZLozQmy4FBQE_bLcKiHPLEWVjAVxv4Zk/s960/IMG_0268.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbFTdEuxoQqGHxRhkKznWUBrEpDpSOcXiqaUh3poDzIYI15SjFc4JRKcG8__x3nHGxeW3cygFFcd7oXEvmmKHzNPFXAjwPCxLJLkD-d-7WDDGZLozQmy4FBQE_bLcKiHPLEWVjAVxv4Zk/w480-h640/IMG_0268.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We decided right away we wanted to surprise the kids, which meant that for the better part of two months we not-so-carefully tip-toed around the subject, sneaking puppy crates and Chewy.com boxes downstairs, listening to all the Bella and Baxter podcasts in the car, and almost caving one night when we found Cruz sobbing in his bed because he was so sad we weren't getting a dog! Beau had decided to plant a seed before bed one night as Mila isn't always the best advocate for change, and we may have put a false hope in Cruz's little heart a bit too soon. And while Beau would have caved in a second, I made him hold off a little longer. Because the best things in life are worth waiting for...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And on Thursday, January 28, Beau and I hit the road for a "work meeting" in Sheldon, Iowa. Our kids were only a little suspicious as to why I was going along for a work meeting, but they didn't question it much. Beau and I enjoyed a "last supper" in Fort Dodge, slept our last full night's sleep in a Holiday Inn Express, and picked up our puppy bright and early the next morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first thing I noticed was how adorable and fluffy he was! Because of COVID, we didn't get to go meet him ahead of time, so we relied on the breeder to help us pick the right fit. He was so patient with my millions of questions and the smile on his face as he handed him through the window assured me he knew he nailed it. He said he was "the cutest and friendliest of the bunch!" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">His first picture! It was so fun responding to all the texts from people who had been in on this process with us. Poor friends who had heard my never-ending saga on puppy decisions were probably unconvinced it would actually happen! And then, it did!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTQty6eLLjfHNpIRF_COOeNDtrIWBnEKk3Wl7ZvlB6tVWR_VQc2aonPIPHVFJlV9v3ldAaU9s3WjH2kWNfwNMpCV1MS4V0rO8fkNkY1cP3-IBMS_Y24wEjBbH-OUnAe2a9y4iQzrI4Ll5/s2048/IMG_0337.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTQty6eLLjfHNpIRF_COOeNDtrIWBnEKk3Wl7ZvlB6tVWR_VQc2aonPIPHVFJlV9v3ldAaU9s3WjH2kWNfwNMpCV1MS4V0rO8fkNkY1cP3-IBMS_Y24wEjBbH-OUnAe2a9y4iQzrI4Ll5/w480-h640/IMG_0337.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5tO_U2T3LleTrnb_E3KX1m9B2PJwPPD2vQXLHJtNNpq4TRr835OPmtH1vOATOGXBU2AYmXXBgWEGzElKThdPpepE5bD0cjFGIwMk2grFrKeHz7TppD8xT6B_S0yACQ6dTjpFjFqC7JQW/s2048/IMG_0367.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Harry was anxious and all over the place for the first hour, pooped on the dashboard halfway home, and then slept the rest of the way! At least he had the decency to not do it on our lap!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">We got home and got settled for the afternoon before getting the kids from school. Which meant I already tried getting him on a potty schedule and Beau just wanted to nap with him on the couch. ;)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpruIQXLkFX1nek6ra8tpoq35wLld72pUfX1owFUxfgfa10oKB9Us0tuDw75XX88BeF-hFech81hAc5B3aLoi3cpLD5J0_HFUX8bAXU-xoOQpiktGpMClRC-CFY1H_5QpsDwMSxz7zBuC3/s2048/IMG_0404.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpruIQXLkFX1nek6ra8tpoq35wLld72pUfX1owFUxfgfa10oKB9Us0tuDw75XX88BeF-hFech81hAc5B3aLoi3cpLD5J0_HFUX8bAXU-xoOQpiktGpMClRC-CFY1H_5QpsDwMSxz7zBuC3/w480-h640/IMG_0404.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88TOAAXXvlI1P1j_jSOfHxV5qRo1XpgFkamzi5xFEsxrvBO63YlUEmNcSsXsloLJ0FKvxNUF4iMUuHwIxhRa8JTIh-8BPEMQxVjZBQ07aN8P83wAgfEHjeZ4E4razUuQ6lLqPBrBLC6C3/s2048/IMG_0408.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88TOAAXXvlI1P1j_jSOfHxV5qRo1XpgFkamzi5xFEsxrvBO63YlUEmNcSsXsloLJ0FKvxNUF4iMUuHwIxhRa8JTIh-8BPEMQxVjZBQ07aN8P83wAgfEHjeZ4E4razUuQ6lLqPBrBLC6C3/w480-h640/IMG_0408.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div>Beau went up to get the kids and Harry fell asleep on my chest in our bedroom. He was so sleepy that when I brought him out to the living room, the kids thought he was a stuffed animal at first! And when they realized he was actually the real thing, well, the rest was history... </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGocQK3_bzI0mBJQieiV51i1Yx68trpJ_4TY-HhP63-alJV72SjsG7jwhBp2M-8dtEis8rkBntmfCvom3jD4seGDL7jkXBY7HYmfv-nGxq1DBVFcp5sXz4FpLFUEKg-f9sFlIpBshUM9oh/s2048/IMG_0414.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGocQK3_bzI0mBJQieiV51i1Yx68trpJ_4TY-HhP63-alJV72SjsG7jwhBp2M-8dtEis8rkBntmfCvom3jD4seGDL7jkXBY7HYmfv-nGxq1DBVFcp5sXz4FpLFUEKg-f9sFlIpBshUM9oh/w480-h640/IMG_0414.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5rxbDVbvbS1-FQrHysfVp54R4v9jGBfNHaOw5Dv41FU3W5sp1WybwKgpGccnPYX5BQsUnX_FE3nwUa_0ybq14JcX9oXDzUeJfGzvAj6qpSX6yye1q4yaNYWdiKMy_3D9tE1xNIZkO_CI/s2048/IMG_0418.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I still can't believe it. He weighs just 5.75 pounds at eight weeks, prefers to be at our feet all the time, loves to be carried like a baby (which is good because Mila carries him everywhere), and is already making strides in getting used to his crate and this house-training business. The first few days were quite the adjustment for us all, but we're finding our groove every day. 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He learned to sit in less than a day thanks to his favorite treat, string cheese. He loves his crunchy toy giraffe the kids named, Voldemort. He seems completely unfazed by everything, including a spray bottle of water to his face, our neighbor's big dog, Enzo, or the vacuum cleaner. His favorite game is already fetch (with a tennis ball much too big for his little mouth), but also thinks we're playing a game every time I get the broom out. He prefers to sleep in his little basket I got for his toys and looks like a little toddler emptying it out one by one and climbing inside it with pride. He barked like crazy for two nights as we got him used to his crate and almost drove me batty. But then I hold him like a lion cub and he blinks the hair out of his eyes and I forgive him. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3aoKVxTCfsfqKPmmrCaAvhebBIM4l1X20gux9I0Gk0ErAKqIF2WKqID4XYTUImMlgV5bSSi-N4f13JeouDCNCOurcOTnjI-ZzDcZNwKttVsMMbifG18yWwmhMS9Tb8bOGO5_FVmPE1UE/s2048/IMG_0982.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3aoKVxTCfsfqKPmmrCaAvhebBIM4l1X20gux9I0Gk0ErAKqIF2WKqID4XYTUImMlgV5bSSi-N4f13JeouDCNCOurcOTnjI-ZzDcZNwKttVsMMbifG18yWwmhMS9Tb8bOGO5_FVmPE1UE/w426-h640/IMG_0982.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;">We celebrated Miss Mila's 7th birthday with a little Par-TEA with our family a few weeks ago. It was simple and very Mila - we had a pretty dress, some sweet treats, and ample time for cousin play, the obvious stars of the show. I sort of felt like I was cheating since I had already had a tea party birthday for our girl when she was two, but it was sweet to incorporate her little piggy-tailed self into my decor. I printed some pictures of her party five years and loved seeing that her big joyful smile is still very much the same.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aXcWBH1BRGHRbPJ-kW0ALcHs1vnkFSaS1tyKbSzhyrt5RZzb0fI2jCe2wSQG5F-EwEP6enTM0SG2ib47WJCMn11TsVhKusDvQault4Oo1jhMqM75i3j8bHrDglt7DZgf1CoXg7hW6R-K/s2048/IMG_8794.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aXcWBH1BRGHRbPJ-kW0ALcHs1vnkFSaS1tyKbSzhyrt5RZzb0fI2jCe2wSQG5F-EwEP6enTM0SG2ib47WJCMn11TsVhKusDvQault4Oo1jhMqM75i3j8bHrDglt7DZgf1CoXg7hW6R-K/w426-h640/IMG_8794.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcg7AuIaOkWvnrM41QgI4U6axM9yAHSrh2Njsex2POc2e4jSfSvlipT53vUyMEMGFOTK1qMdUQbxVyLw79Hj0OO2cXJmEwxuE-1M0oz2w53YAlq-Zu9UQOZL2UWXNhXJlRqohx2bjbjXs8/s2048/IMG_8692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcg7AuIaOkWvnrM41QgI4U6axM9yAHSrh2Njsex2POc2e4jSfSvlipT53vUyMEMGFOTK1qMdUQbxVyLw79Hj0OO2cXJmEwxuE-1M0oz2w53YAlq-Zu9UQOZL2UWXNhXJlRqohx2bjbjXs8/w640-h426/IMG_8692.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0vHo03GHXLouw0cSLRl3ix_7tFsoA9d6lEipF1Z1sK4l9TvQ6TrKFirWQqveCRvT9YAPzoT32EiWi4XVIjnbkkkJPe3VZop45DdjXLCsLbRr2uFhOULhtgePJhoVHRXJEvb2QXFRX-Rr/s2048/IMG_8594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0vHo03GHXLouw0cSLRl3ix_7tFsoA9d6lEipF1Z1sK4l9TvQ6TrKFirWQqveCRvT9YAPzoT32EiWi4XVIjnbkkkJPe3VZop45DdjXLCsLbRr2uFhOULhtgePJhoVHRXJEvb2QXFRX-Rr/w640-h426/IMG_8594.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCy3dBRl7BoL37nZ9mGpz1ta-qeKL22HHkPq40aOZnHjDgojZd4sya3RzUmnqmuQ6Faj8Lc6xL4R5IJsyfnCgWLCv9NiMUBalFrwwW0p9do-cz8CYQWOLweGOtw0KHAjiwwWNsNzqoNmX_/s2048/IMG_8574.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCy3dBRl7BoL37nZ9mGpz1ta-qeKL22HHkPq40aOZnHjDgojZd4sya3RzUmnqmuQ6Faj8Lc6xL4R5IJsyfnCgWLCv9NiMUBalFrwwW0p9do-cz8CYQWOLweGOtw0KHAjiwwWNsNzqoNmX_/w640-h426/IMG_8574.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguErKOXQN2r5IAYetZE7GSGWaLM1DwnR4CZrwJwQzPszjipq1NVR1QigT6mXL21zHKSYOTAV8TYiCkeYRV458HtNjK7NY0tH2lcio-wyNRjEj1P2lYF1xYBkhMiOONhFRav4NeoXm4lxO/s2048/IMG_8625.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguErKOXQN2r5IAYetZE7GSGWaLM1DwnR4CZrwJwQzPszjipq1NVR1QigT6mXL21zHKSYOTAV8TYiCkeYRV458HtNjK7NY0tH2lcio-wyNRjEj1P2lYF1xYBkhMiOONhFRav4NeoXm4lxO/w640-h426/IMG_8625.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I really wish afternoon tea was still a thing. My mom tells stories of going to her grandma's house almost every afternoon for tea (or strawberry pop and chocolate stars) and it sounds like the good life to me. A cup of tea, a treat or two, and a table full of conversation and connection. And while this proved to be a slight challenge with seven little ones around the table, it was fun to see them passing macarons, sipping their cocoa, and practicing their very best British accents. And the birthday girl, well, she took the cake in that category!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">For party food, we served chicken salad croissants and heart-shaped pb and js (loved by the kids AND Grandpa Merle), pasta salad, chips, and lots of treats. Our pretty macarons from our local, Macarons by Sani, stole the show in the sweet treat department. I had an assortment of teas, hot cocoa for the kids, and strawberry punch, and we played some tea party bingo. 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And now... PUPPY! ;)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OZjmwAEkUB12siqkG7d5K-id_sAz5VM83iH8g4fdoj5f44Yr2dRmt5xb7FuQHDfn4lt4pY8nOatIgjoQY6iB4-nGxhd5JU5MnM7eRoO9nfzeWvj-d_WX1zOrzRDysCE09v-2RR0VQ3rA/s2048/IMG_1357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OZjmwAEkUB12siqkG7d5K-id_sAz5VM83iH8g4fdoj5f44Yr2dRmt5xb7FuQHDfn4lt4pY8nOatIgjoQY6iB4-nGxhd5JU5MnM7eRoO9nfzeWvj-d_WX1zOrzRDysCE09v-2RR0VQ3rA/w426-h640/IMG_1357.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Ashley Jorgensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639586299014951193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155071443848890518.post-44550499925787968692021-01-26T18:34:00.000-06:002021-01-26T18:34:59.744-06:00An Awe and Wonder Winter<p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PpyLg0Az2ASgV6OcJuTCdF9N-ip8kdkYWAqmcwblvupzECLdqWKhUYKdXxgHEVzNUJ5p-NQLt75W1iHSzzxd7VQP6Tniwbl3135C_waxzLP3MGIHLfO9BOFx9_nFjssOkUFD6JZug0fX/s2048/IMG_0336.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PpyLg0Az2ASgV6OcJuTCdF9N-ip8kdkYWAqmcwblvupzECLdqWKhUYKdXxgHEVzNUJ5p-NQLt75W1iHSzzxd7VQP6Tniwbl3135C_waxzLP3MGIHLfO9BOFx9_nFjssOkUFD6JZug0fX/w640-h426/IMG_0336.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">I'm a four seasons girl at heart, but I typically only love the snow from warm inside my house, preferably with a soup on the stove, the fireplace on, and a good movie night planned. But for whatever reason, probably being cooped up inside a lot this past year, we have gotten out to play in the snow more this winter than ever before. I actually think it's because I finally bought myself a pair of snow pants! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">We happened to still be on winter break for the first big snow of the year and it was pure magic. The snow fell all day, big, thick flakes you could literally see pour from the clouds as you squinted to look up. We escaped to our favorite woods and walked the flats for two hours. The creeks were frozen, Beau wanted to explore areas typically too overgrown or wet to walk, and you could have heard a pin drop at times it was so quiet and peaceful. Every now and then we'd plop right there in the snow for a snow angel or a cool drink, and then trudge back through the powder, back to the truck for some tacos at Pablos on an empty Main Street. The stuff snow days are made of.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">And then there was our sledding day. Where Beau and I realized we've arrived at that stage where no one needed carried up the hill. And Cruz almost got another concussion. And I realized that I may not be a skier if I get anxious enough with my butt planted on a sled. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">And finally, our Sunday church at Katoski, where instead of a sea of bluebells we explored a cathedral of ice crystals and frosted trees. We studied animal tracks, pretended we were in Arendelle, and split up from the boys for the back half when they wanted to explore and we just wanted to sit. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">It's been a winter to remember, with maybe even more to come. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPzvdKLxzrS153nbpzWst7UKMKDnCLKOmFErt-LgHbzpVapXeTYW28acPtr3w7n5xmZ_VU99NeW9dbvgroc_s3p6fTGuRcU04uqWkLNEsdqC1dffqosigUCOjGNVtLoJI_R9DML5IllyC/w640-h426/D18A4773.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: courier;">As we carefully tiptoe into 2021 with bated breath, I was a little bit leery to do too much goal-setting and intention planning for fear I might jinx something. We'll cover that fear thing below. ;) And let's be real, the turning of the calendar to January didn't just magically erase the fact that we are still living in unknown territory knowing what to expect this year. But isn't that always the case? We can set goals, we can make plans, but at the end of the day there are some things we can control and some things we just can't. I guess that's where my thoughts started late December as I vigorously wrote in my journal. As I wrote about the year that was, the lessons learned and the memories made, I started to connect some dots about who God has wired me to be, what oftentimes gets in the way of that wiring, and the ways I can better center my thinking and being in ways that help me live out my calling well. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb8wEn7mS76GMeai3dAA2zl0Th9calrazCCM45XbvI-h0QzKOw-1IE2zpg8nP9TDrdv4D54UYa-kDMEGEf5zW5GxwZ-7Widq60UeeWjf_zY6NP_NfYpLer9stPCMRp66-_UpwQ-Z_Sctx/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb8wEn7mS76GMeai3dAA2zl0Th9calrazCCM45XbvI-h0QzKOw-1IE2zpg8nP9TDrdv4D54UYa-kDMEGEf5zW5GxwZ-7Widq60UeeWjf_zY6NP_NfYpLer9stPCMRp66-_UpwQ-Z_Sctx/w640-h426/D18A4549.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFeDsH_tz4JvpViudP-n49xJ8iBSpiEBDbU1Ux-iLdqBWho9G4zXS_ROH7-f98CCqfndxrHYohxTFuyFj2B3yFr_koBlYzQld7jqbcF5kap7Zt5lqiBxMBbDsEAypmcz_Co-DgcwznRdyr/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFeDsH_tz4JvpViudP-n49xJ8iBSpiEBDbU1Ux-iLdqBWho9G4zXS_ROH7-f98CCqfndxrHYohxTFuyFj2B3yFr_koBlYzQld7jqbcF5kap7Zt5lqiBxMBbDsEAypmcz_Co-DgcwznRdyr/w427-h640/D18A4481.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaz5M3Qob4GpckiQn1UC8ot7iSX0-D4uBR_JnJVn73BrL5op4VUQH2cHvYV57V-fWnaRC3-F6DuAzHRcyZCLRiDS8DvLW7-GkP6qDCJ6evVVGlh5dUtNpPfNfLS22StviRUgyNfO5yeCL/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvaz5M3Qob4GpckiQn1UC8ot7iSX0-D4uBR_JnJVn73BrL5op4VUQH2cHvYV57V-fWnaRC3-F6DuAzHRcyZCLRiDS8DvLW7-GkP6qDCJ6evVVGlh5dUtNpPfNfLS22StviRUgyNfO5yeCL/w427-h640/D18A4377.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJEnXRDtskg2_2rDz2ztkg4X4omLpm-QKijr8NVLcpDvtZRALBA7h1OPNyOyVCyi6BWV2pU2Bofgi3GoZ0EueWtA1xtXc4QJldILRj7IJbwv9S0Bvzp5VedymUBFb2OKnI2O5YZzGY5iy/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJEnXRDtskg2_2rDz2ztkg4X4omLpm-QKijr8NVLcpDvtZRALBA7h1OPNyOyVCyi6BWV2pU2Bofgi3GoZ0EueWtA1xtXc4QJldILRj7IJbwv9S0Bvzp5VedymUBFb2OKnI2O5YZzGY5iy/w427-h640/D18A3621e.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4owdT3q6We8STeFTElSv3r6m2EXt4EOFJp3r8Tm2NMVIUQ9qzOXLrJJTNKcUSAaKSyRPt6UJk0WD4-D4LH5n3hXWPzQntyrXMXSc6TSP7CpWljm9hg44rWxzVbdam5qW0NCAQgAJeYtS/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4owdT3q6We8STeFTElSv3r6m2EXt4EOFJp3r8Tm2NMVIUQ9qzOXLrJJTNKcUSAaKSyRPt6UJk0WD4-D4LH5n3hXWPzQntyrXMXSc6TSP7CpWljm9hg44rWxzVbdam5qW0NCAQgAJeYtS/w640-h426/D18A9408.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQc4-tvopPeypp8GlYW6XCKIAlMC859PfWnJKGs5gCfMAddjbkK-uDcXboiSQEy1R8emdTRGe_lD8rTrOR566Z_swRXfz0tOGfE_owbbsaPUqoP_nXWtW91Dq5apq4n6Njb3PUAO6Npm_N/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQc4-tvopPeypp8GlYW6XCKIAlMC859PfWnJKGs5gCfMAddjbkK-uDcXboiSQEy1R8emdTRGe_lD8rTrOR566Z_swRXfz0tOGfE_owbbsaPUqoP_nXWtW91Dq5apq4n6Njb3PUAO6Npm_N/w427-h640/D18A9291.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br />I used to think finding one's calling was attached to a particular profession, passion, or bigger purpose of doing good in the world. And while I do believe this is the case for some, more often than not I think we make it too big. I will never forget the words of a much wiser woman in my basement during a Bible study as she listened to all us thirty-somethings drawl on about discovering our perfect life's purpose. She said that as she looks back at her life, she's able to see God's purpose unfold in her everyday obedience. And I remember feeling a collective exhale in the room. What if life is about simply living your days in ways that honor God? The best days, the worst days, and all those days in between. And a whole lot of single days with good intentions, a positive spirit, and a posture to see others well would add up to a pretty great life, wouldn't it? So rather than getting caught up in the long-term, my position for a 2021 vision landed in the daily intentions of how I hope to live out my days. And it felt like a good year to reclaim my year to <a href="http://jorgensenbettertogether.blogspot.com/2019/01/2019-delight.html">DELIGHT</a>.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmeZLYmTxUN14mYoZI65Wzkb2p_b84lcgsgWQJ5HlpxnGP13A9x6wD3fZsFbhWA3-j26y_yIowYeHuK2mSZETRuXGOtNRjd4UvAaCmiErVz5pqP7AHSRobypDQSPnjxVOzUJW6K7sqzob/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmeZLYmTxUN14mYoZI65Wzkb2p_b84lcgsgWQJ5HlpxnGP13A9x6wD3fZsFbhWA3-j26y_yIowYeHuK2mSZETRuXGOtNRjd4UvAaCmiErVz5pqP7AHSRobypDQSPnjxVOzUJW6K7sqzob/w640-h426/D18A5079.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdBaJ549XMrjme1i7SHDXDjcRGnFnnd3tq7qBEF4-AvQ2gsTk1JHqNWwaFI8_NeAqUqesrZj9Kfq5jvfpFuNd9vZh8lDMt4EsH-_QQCce7biQJpljqplFDhbz8Rr_Z6FEG0zulr6Xv3Mj/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdBaJ549XMrjme1i7SHDXDjcRGnFnnd3tq7qBEF4-AvQ2gsTk1JHqNWwaFI8_NeAqUqesrZj9Kfq5jvfpFuNd9vZh8lDMt4EsH-_QQCce7biQJpljqplFDhbz8Rr_Z6FEG0zulr6Xv3Mj/w640-h426/D18A4748e.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBZU13BLD4yCEMG3rGDbCa-XUnErZES4vNsWr35CNF_ypb45MXyuePSmK_copjaAQ25xbvufgAlUWIseJzDuGB1ck8nznw_9hLRN0NGVUIrrtKYGIpZkJsFe639W6rgQ9NJTa8S1aeFho/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBZU13BLD4yCEMG3rGDbCa-XUnErZES4vNsWr35CNF_ypb45MXyuePSmK_copjaAQ25xbvufgAlUWIseJzDuGB1ck8nznw_9hLRN0NGVUIrrtKYGIpZkJsFe639W6rgQ9NJTa8S1aeFho/w427-h640/D18A4459.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1HJwJz4h5OUblYCWZWQjejVPDR-pqnrhMe7ijYga7_55cQrQlpUWkLN6YupJe3hQAbXg0WlxJfyaLo5DrFnnqG81zcSosbzjxjnwfWqgwVTyff-0oo6EBXgH6EuFHTbGbuKfMNPS-AII/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1HJwJz4h5OUblYCWZWQjejVPDR-pqnrhMe7ijYga7_55cQrQlpUWkLN6YupJe3hQAbXg0WlxJfyaLo5DrFnnqG81zcSosbzjxjnwfWqgwVTyff-0oo6EBXgH6EuFHTbGbuKfMNPS-AII/w640-h426/D18A4430.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlWVht2I8SZoBGhC7jB7sI8FaZD-J2qMRTxFOacZYztleeqi9yX4FXlZO52CJPwf67LC9BV19hyphenhyphenzHd9ymekYMZOK-5EdxCW6SreGAK6WjvSouWmWEZfZzOCMWOzUZK1ciwY86OwNIYbHC/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlWVht2I8SZoBGhC7jB7sI8FaZD-J2qMRTxFOacZYztleeqi9yX4FXlZO52CJPwf67LC9BV19hyphenhyphenzHd9ymekYMZOK-5EdxCW6SreGAK6WjvSouWmWEZfZzOCMWOzUZK1ciwY86OwNIYbHC/w640-h426/D18A3883.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6LYFJJ8V7Rmw-aeVIbl0Kh2XS-_vdW7r8Xiu7FNIAGPw3CpbLJ0I7ewNNQ_Vp9TWKIdWzV8VSLZBwqs0iDxZAQtCE1TLbt8bydbt4mDC5a6dLNHPpopCZHolSXFwsaqKu00aSqpnhpdL/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6LYFJJ8V7Rmw-aeVIbl0Kh2XS-_vdW7r8Xiu7FNIAGPw3CpbLJ0I7ewNNQ_Vp9TWKIdWzV8VSLZBwqs0iDxZAQtCE1TLbt8bydbt4mDC5a6dLNHPpopCZHolSXFwsaqKu00aSqpnhpdL/w640-h426/D18A3793bw.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />When I look at my favorite days of the past year, or really my whole life, they are the days filled with JOY. Whether spontaneous or created, they are the days when I feel like I can stand outside my skin, look in, and feel a sense of awe and wonder. The days I'm walking through a snowfall at Hartman and pause to look up to the sky and simply drink in the cold flakes falling on my nose. The days I saw the lightbulbs go off as the kids figured out something brand new during our stint of home-school. Folding a friend's laundry, dropping off a meal, feeling someone's entire being soften after receiving a genuine compliment that sinks in deep. Watching the kids' faces light up on Christmas morning, or next to the glow of their candle on Christmas eve. Creating Mila's birthday video of her as a baby and feeling such joy it hurts. All these feelings - the mountaintop moments standing in awe of something beautiful, the joy that comes from stepping in to someone's life in deep and meaningful ways, and feeling love so deep it could literally break your heart are gifts from God that we get to unwrap everyday. Gifts that give us a glimpse into who he is. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94K5lZAIgSuTmwku7_rZzrkXG-nlFBJ3bh5FEApDKSkZ21f-GIunQ3Zl80aa98f0stcbdswSTb_80QCmr0dNhSpLt64lLkEV8Ilj20Wp6VvxCL6QEHHyxzuTCFdcPs_Fgd9NikH4FroL6/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94K5lZAIgSuTmwku7_rZzrkXG-nlFBJ3bh5FEApDKSkZ21f-GIunQ3Zl80aa98f0stcbdswSTb_80QCmr0dNhSpLt64lLkEV8Ilj20Wp6VvxCL6QEHHyxzuTCFdcPs_Fgd9NikH4FroL6/w427-h640/D18A3635.jpg" width="427" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckKDKveQXcxE2zps6cd1HtO0vVDWjJ8myBI218973ryPv1q5ZTQMTH5csV6NDuh4Ks8gv3CmPBa5-jjhoi0M2EdLyN-SJBrmBuaNGMb-avDgcOhvCPHVcU_7e3tlESTbFS3eBfze2JZZP/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckKDKveQXcxE2zps6cd1HtO0vVDWjJ8myBI218973ryPv1q5ZTQMTH5csV6NDuh4Ks8gv3CmPBa5-jjhoi0M2EdLyN-SJBrmBuaNGMb-avDgcOhvCPHVcU_7e3tlESTbFS3eBfze2JZZP/w640-h426/D18A4515.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPUQrrQnBCDtrD4PV0C3TE85PigXGLAHF3-cZCAjVCTVatimXfZIjyYi6Rv40sBXVGjJJJH6zJIztCqvrwmZTxVDWR7kwt5a7mEvQxLrVfqKxKjHOVtUU8y0_KxyI0ZUR8tfQ_f3BaRxM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPUQrrQnBCDtrD4PV0C3TE85PigXGLAHF3-cZCAjVCTVatimXfZIjyYi6Rv40sBXVGjJJJH6zJIztCqvrwmZTxVDWR7kwt5a7mEvQxLrVfqKxKjHOVtUU8y0_KxyI0ZUR8tfQ_f3BaRxM/w427-h640/D18A4264.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHczjwdgcAXMrd37NZRcziXQXPpng_RL7G7P7cO1ipQSvUGs0y8PgsnjvINH_TBuMgTM0Gz5fwPNxd4xFyuu6nGX_CKYipBSh2KeQXdiDulFrym9IW-vcapLZoqh8-6Khd_VQkL19keRB/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHczjwdgcAXMrd37NZRcziXQXPpng_RL7G7P7cO1ipQSvUGs0y8PgsnjvINH_TBuMgTM0Gz5fwPNxd4xFyuu6nGX_CKYipBSh2KeQXdiDulFrym9IW-vcapLZoqh8-6Khd_VQkL19keRB/w427-h640/D18A4193.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEico65X58gg5azoIS3LckfQZ8wfX13s85VHAFDUBQOQ1qzdboVNHlj3rg7Rl97JScDVCdG-Ij4ozOBYi0z_KF1qgzdjypjqJRIYLI5A437gUlWhay_nDfSW2PvsDqv5wDtig4e2iz00jBb1/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEico65X58gg5azoIS3LckfQZ8wfX13s85VHAFDUBQOQ1qzdboVNHlj3rg7Rl97JScDVCdG-Ij4ozOBYi0z_KF1qgzdjypjqJRIYLI5A437gUlWhay_nDfSW2PvsDqv5wDtig4e2iz00jBb1/w640-h426/D18A4164.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6mqxAd6t_61IwTEGdYcBl4tqJSyaX98ErU4kb5P8EJzUOQrYvJEnwq2jytcvA-RclMzZtJXs9IyWEHs1rlTws8Uc4ith5hFEPeF3X7BE1nB596LU6ZaHm4AycTcOI9RL_HuSeGt9LD9_/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6mqxAd6t_61IwTEGdYcBl4tqJSyaX98ErU4kb5P8EJzUOQrYvJEnwq2jytcvA-RclMzZtJXs9IyWEHs1rlTws8Uc4ith5hFEPeF3X7BE1nB596LU6ZaHm4AycTcOI9RL_HuSeGt9LD9_/w640-h426/D18A4100.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />There was a collective narrative all of last year about how it was the worst year in history, our country was a big dumpster fire, nothing was going right, and everything was terrible. I saw the tweets, read the memes, and was rarely left with anything positive from any of it. Meanwhile, the joy and unexpected gifts I pulled out from that dumpster fire left me wondering if I was naïve, ignorant, or just shielded from the mess. And while much of that is in fact true because of certain privileges I have, I'm also not immune to pain and feeling true empathy for others' pain. God gave me a healthy dose of empathy and emotion and sometimes I can spiral into feelings of sadness, anxiety, and fear. That's why it made so much sense when in my last book of the year, <i>Get Out of Your Head, </i>Jennie Allen explained that the opposite of delight is cynicism, and cynicism is almost always driven by fear. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Either we're afraid of something that might not ever occur, or we project something that has occurred onto all the days that are to come. We buy into the life that it's too risky to be vulnerable or hope for good things."</i></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Thanks to reading lots of Brene Brown at the beginning of last year, I can now say I am a chronic sufferer of what she calls "foreboding joy." Yep, that's me. I plan for the worst, am prone to focus on the lack, I overthink and over-analyze until I think I'm going crazy, and let fear steal away moments of joy. And what I didn't realize before is that I think I'm prone to fear because God has wired me toward joy. The enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy and I believe he goes for the places God has equipped us the most. And for me, and maybe for a good part of our country this past year, his strategy has been to flood our thoughts with visions of all that is wrong in this world to the point we don't even think to look for the positive anymore. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Cynicism is destroying our ability to delight in the world around us and fully engage with others. God has an abundance of joy and delight for us, and we're missing it with arms crossed. What if there was another way to live?"</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjWvRZF_HtF2fJHmNYkHcSolTupyrpuIlXj7na8WKgUJbqqHuRpjlpS02RnJxxcp5Xss4lz-lglyzmouJ0sjrVQJvEYOovdbNkQnSD8SDVRFKcJNOFURaf8sI6aYiWmUyhJohkgHDOFNm/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjWvRZF_HtF2fJHmNYkHcSolTupyrpuIlXj7na8WKgUJbqqHuRpjlpS02RnJxxcp5Xss4lz-lglyzmouJ0sjrVQJvEYOovdbNkQnSD8SDVRFKcJNOFURaf8sI6aYiWmUyhJohkgHDOFNm/w640-h426/D18A4156.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QzIMvxNn8zIfLgP-fi_FuvUbeBCtNRjniw2TuYb-6dDz_PKSIw2Ay81fJ6LV1XYIfpcLPTN2VUWK63KoCbsIgwS3fLCsU47TBS7mZ-5js3AqQ7ylrdU-Vg_xGuMJ0r1pwnbg9hvg9zyg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QzIMvxNn8zIfLgP-fi_FuvUbeBCtNRjniw2TuYb-6dDz_PKSIw2Ay81fJ6LV1XYIfpcLPTN2VUWK63KoCbsIgwS3fLCsU47TBS7mZ-5js3AqQ7ylrdU-Vg_xGuMJ0r1pwnbg9hvg9zyg/w427-h640/D18A4128.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLFymDYIg3gzkxpgl9oTREP_oRCOvZ4W1dpxT5IDSobEu0c3d4uEluwH0rp2dcZyLh0giOVBSjBnjp9_IOqPbfdaoTB9O1WRTV9xFxO9STYUxkDBe9znL3WNW3Bckh8FTeW3NXykZiaSt/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLFymDYIg3gzkxpgl9oTREP_oRCOvZ4W1dpxT5IDSobEu0c3d4uEluwH0rp2dcZyLh0giOVBSjBnjp9_IOqPbfdaoTB9O1WRTV9xFxO9STYUxkDBe9znL3WNW3Bckh8FTeW3NXykZiaSt/w427-h640/D18A4835.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5nQ8Woda6WBdT_uCqh21Iq0aZ9IunFJ41Xe7i1hQkC1BeG1040Or7Vc6vqV_LfKPnGbKJaiMHMJIp2IjHPcveLqWXITeZzwg9GBBGbHJ3eMosiOWo1iQKA_bqVLeY8lCdzFI5p4W-ZRp/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5nQ8Woda6WBdT_uCqh21Iq0aZ9IunFJ41Xe7i1hQkC1BeG1040Or7Vc6vqV_LfKPnGbKJaiMHMJIp2IjHPcveLqWXITeZzwg9GBBGbHJ3eMosiOWo1iQKA_bqVLeY8lCdzFI5p4W-ZRp/w640-h426/D18A4746.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCH6QqZZCuLXuloZf2EnekFCNgzKC_AdH-AQmXsLJP75BpGdHKoE5iRVQ9kj9PHl39RdFihKUb9hTERFpkGs5ZSPdlXRdS1o-PcKH-vOpCxkoky3yixPda7RZA7PmYilG7LBujL4ZinXe/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCH6QqZZCuLXuloZf2EnekFCNgzKC_AdH-AQmXsLJP75BpGdHKoE5iRVQ9kj9PHl39RdFihKUb9hTERFpkGs5ZSPdlXRdS1o-PcKH-vOpCxkoky3yixPda7RZA7PmYilG7LBujL4ZinXe/w640-h426/D18A4486.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVibcl-bhcecXSd7u1vyPLOSER73WjuEyzbRjJtmTPQC3Mn3nQtbIUSzpYoRMcVajwJByf3iuoF8VWIkSmsyLWMaUnXR7WlNhuDG-jeyvWXan5bZLZ_Qbeeo2LUqLNNKqkA13iLp_o7b4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVibcl-bhcecXSd7u1vyPLOSER73WjuEyzbRjJtmTPQC3Mn3nQtbIUSzpYoRMcVajwJByf3iuoF8VWIkSmsyLWMaUnXR7WlNhuDG-jeyvWXan5bZLZ_Qbeeo2LUqLNNKqkA13iLp_o7b4/w640-h426/D18A4175.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;">God wants us to live a life that trusts him, and one of the best ways we can do that is to delight in him and his goodness. "Delight tears down our walls and allows hope, trust, and worship to flood in." I loved the story Jennie Allen recalled from scripture about Moses going to the mountaintop to meet God. As God literally removed the dark veil over Moses' eyes, his entire being became brighter and more beautiful simply by seeing God's face. As he descended the mountain and met back with his people, this brightness and beauty of God was evidenced all over his face.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLnwG4jFqATltxCGpxQH2qIk_trDaV6kUysHQhhi4xp-mwGunxMIh6j9oLsQZNLjqmMcw5mvJA1cF2CWoDMQyfrG2XsJvcP2T1wfgJc5OFfGGkZwXd_U9vIvATO03ejmYOalHq35zfSBk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLnwG4jFqATltxCGpxQH2qIk_trDaV6kUysHQhhi4xp-mwGunxMIh6j9oLsQZNLjqmMcw5mvJA1cF2CWoDMQyfrG2XsJvcP2T1wfgJc5OFfGGkZwXd_U9vIvATO03ejmYOalHq35zfSBk/w427-h640/D18A3708.jpg" width="427" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtV_3ads2v7rvghKJRuaL3z0faLGlCeJ7h52iY-EVrjPGrKsHeX12-R0WYdRfNxVx0bL7ZUIcRWcvRhS9MX9w3TLhW4iD4cbxBJdgjLNP7YFVgTjNbS5LhRN1TggqxeaW1PVVXDzJc7mQb/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtV_3ads2v7rvghKJRuaL3z0faLGlCeJ7h52iY-EVrjPGrKsHeX12-R0WYdRfNxVx0bL7ZUIcRWcvRhS9MX9w3TLhW4iD4cbxBJdgjLNP7YFVgTjNbS5LhRN1TggqxeaW1PVVXDzJc7mQb/w427-h640/D18A3624e.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXI6Q7LSAJUw_iij-D3uljZ3Lz-us8g6g-pSpMkiV-NPg9xuK4eGYE0zTMCD5aQApGzLZ5BC-bGR63aJ8sVyEG4gKl2jZQr3YBYKR5lcIdW6FeV628q_FRHvrKjCweHw8Ugz6BamHlgHCo/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXI6Q7LSAJUw_iij-D3uljZ3Lz-us8g6g-pSpMkiV-NPg9xuK4eGYE0zTMCD5aQApGzLZ5BC-bGR63aJ8sVyEG4gKl2jZQr3YBYKR5lcIdW6FeV628q_FRHvrKjCweHw8Ugz6BamHlgHCo/w640-h426/D18A4749e.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OTkb8xwu6lPWyb57r5gXWTrx9MJJboBz9Lh6XZ9SGSwU3uduGeuZtOJQAt-gkCypejqDyUYEbT0FiUfI5MSJ-djM-_2cw9fF-Us0L8UeSKNN6nIne-A_xuaxNjQjtFzDeoi3WREHSpXx/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OTkb8xwu6lPWyb57r5gXWTrx9MJJboBz9Lh6XZ9SGSwU3uduGeuZtOJQAt-gkCypejqDyUYEbT0FiUfI5MSJ-djM-_2cw9fF-Us0L8UeSKNN6nIne-A_xuaxNjQjtFzDeoi3WREHSpXx/w640-h426/D18A4229.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hByamvoqcLQzvno1I3do0aziE8sH8zth0zv5uhq2FNjUj-E10Kt2SFbWZ9XpVM_8FLi5v8JIubGNifzHp6LklVIlj_oMWiW_MvPzsHPsHDN9EVib6Sxa-zqJj44F7-H4udWoH_XIzRfb/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hByamvoqcLQzvno1I3do0aziE8sH8zth0zv5uhq2FNjUj-E10Kt2SFbWZ9XpVM_8FLi5v8JIubGNifzHp6LklVIlj_oMWiW_MvPzsHPsHDN9EVib6Sxa-zqJj44F7-H4udWoH_XIzRfb/w640-h426/D18A4169.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBqKSdx5y0EW53woW5lELGlJpkVE8e_bPIzmZ3DPLpu4qnjtMtomalZtpl-YQxYQSg6mU9OfZFqzdI7seTzyHWjzz_anHjjT7DSsP_PAOXpnmkQ4SzuksnSuGvEL20SRF3h_KdfvaoGVx/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBqKSdx5y0EW53woW5lELGlJpkVE8e_bPIzmZ3DPLpu4qnjtMtomalZtpl-YQxYQSg6mU9OfZFqzdI7seTzyHWjzz_anHjjT7DSsP_PAOXpnmkQ4SzuksnSuGvEL20SRF3h_KdfvaoGVx/w640-h426/D18A3740.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"Beauty interrupts us, it awakens us, it undoes us, it cuts us open, and restarts our hearts. Beauty is God's evidence of something far more wonderful coming, a world beyond the one we can imagine, even in the most spectacular moments here. A God better than what we hope for. A God who blows our minds."</i> </span><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dDvV2adi11reVpLVAvodA16AIjO0tJvcx8P-6aBTXa8Eaeufsu4hIH5xVpnCX-9VqmlQsICWtr4uxcwHeOr4t-hKOTuHQGo7I6Gos9Xqixuq54gMR44Sh1dgWTv5Y2AHsoDqk4HkDK1G/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dDvV2adi11reVpLVAvodA16AIjO0tJvcx8P-6aBTXa8Eaeufsu4hIH5xVpnCX-9VqmlQsICWtr4uxcwHeOr4t-hKOTuHQGo7I6Gos9Xqixuq54gMR44Sh1dgWTv5Y2AHsoDqk4HkDK1G/w427-h640/D18A9208poster.jpg" width="427" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVmsduOKNSvhnFijvigKvOkCFePbXZnTnQUfrvqBJee38zfkBXOSLVUhOEi9JFeUDjQJs8Z6w0qDWwrbLKJhMpLXVV0ZGtgfiq-domfzfqwsfAWwymRm3fDbAyarl9w3-iRDlFhrmt978/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVmsduOKNSvhnFijvigKvOkCFePbXZnTnQUfrvqBJee38zfkBXOSLVUhOEi9JFeUDjQJs8Z6w0qDWwrbLKJhMpLXVV0ZGtgfiq-domfzfqwsfAWwymRm3fDbAyarl9w3-iRDlFhrmt978/w427-h640/D18A4953.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjpzW8jEHkYBV53GEXdDcoWRjh82fTpl5okpeuSPx4gwLp6UKb0PHVEaV17NVS_sizJjhwp9Rkwl3GHck8844D00CPFnbGtVkMABZzcpJl24jawJ5IwzpxDLeqJqqJpG07_qVQtnP7IC2/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjpzW8jEHkYBV53GEXdDcoWRjh82fTpl5okpeuSPx4gwLp6UKb0PHVEaV17NVS_sizJjhwp9Rkwl3GHck8844D00CPFnbGtVkMABZzcpJl24jawJ5IwzpxDLeqJqqJpG07_qVQtnP7IC2/w427-h640/D18A4851e.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZ3zNj1tgod2nz9tn09vxdBMC3o5tu7uKssB0FC653HkAKyAlTcfiQn12AoOIF-EV_qMWNvPzspm8Kd4Z2cK5KiKfG8Ywax7BcX39574aaERwcLXfwBRMlTtnAvEPmi6roOFMgblOu25I/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZ3zNj1tgod2nz9tn09vxdBMC3o5tu7uKssB0FC653HkAKyAlTcfiQn12AoOIF-EV_qMWNvPzspm8Kd4Z2cK5KiKfG8Ywax7BcX39574aaERwcLXfwBRMlTtnAvEPmi6roOFMgblOu25I/w640-h426/D18A4659.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFW_VwKs32BrHsJaMaM5MqgJZRAFuX02z41UAU6UdGQERC7auPObbQF-vu5aJlSf3wkPKtmrFg1qD04BBGflxNBCTZm6jZAKhHspce57xB8h_LIlr0zcf8dDsN6iA3vGDB4aE6wT7_94m5/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFW_VwKs32BrHsJaMaM5MqgJZRAFuX02z41UAU6UdGQERC7auPObbQF-vu5aJlSf3wkPKtmrFg1qD04BBGflxNBCTZm6jZAKhHspce57xB8h_LIlr0zcf8dDsN6iA3vGDB4aE6wT7_94m5/w427-h640/D18A4632.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNRMi3jhFi8VOhEfYPbk0HEjoEemDc6km5B5Ty1JG497gHHsJpg_jfnTwreFcH_cGCAdhEGsEEw3PqOHpoNLE1OenOrnzTFqcXfZKNWhc-uaHCotgQpIFo3BEIr4K06IpsOlSkQ_ZUeof/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNRMi3jhFi8VOhEfYPbk0HEjoEemDc6km5B5Ty1JG497gHHsJpg_jfnTwreFcH_cGCAdhEGsEEw3PqOHpoNLE1OenOrnzTFqcXfZKNWhc-uaHCotgQpIFo3BEIr4K06IpsOlSkQ_ZUeof/w427-h640/D18A9451poster.jpg" width="427" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">So my vision for 2021 is to delight...</span></p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">-to DELIGHT in God's presence. To see him is to see beauty, therefore, I must create a life that allows me to actually see him. To reinvest in rest and sabbath, keeping in step with many of the slower routines we were gifted in 2020. To stop hustling toward achievement and be still. To pause in his goodness and give him my worship - whether at church, in nature, or around the table with people I love. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">-to DELIGHT in just who He's made us to be. To see the gifts in my kids and nurture the heck out of them. To affirm and support the amazing man my husband is. And to continue to step into the perfectly imperfect soul that I am.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkWs5evQN2JcZVrembX-DhbwGBFI1hIfV7xE1HFL2qjRIulP6eMZBZX_9tzgLOptmoi8zvc1k76CPj05v2Ri4szWBPuYwWM9rfiGka1DXCJjo66aE7r0arztowq17n5GLlwwGTUPwZjEG/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkWs5evQN2JcZVrembX-DhbwGBFI1hIfV7xE1HFL2qjRIulP6eMZBZX_9tzgLOptmoi8zvc1k76CPj05v2Ri4szWBPuYwWM9rfiGka1DXCJjo66aE7r0arztowq17n5GLlwwGTUPwZjEG/w640-h426/D18A4421.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPTmc9nCXa9c7N5XdpfvLr6Spe05zN5V_iLwKmMKTxpJm4xPkkOftA-4Hv_yYNSlzx0dtR0lMwKKtFzfPewUchFYhaYjjUEpeoVaODBZAdF5S-hsZadBXKoMz3PH__1E0KTG8SJRB_siy/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPTmc9nCXa9c7N5XdpfvLr6Spe05zN5V_iLwKmMKTxpJm4xPkkOftA-4Hv_yYNSlzx0dtR0lMwKKtFzfPewUchFYhaYjjUEpeoVaODBZAdF5S-hsZadBXKoMz3PH__1E0KTG8SJRB_siy/w640-h426/D18A3896.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRA-ydolkQii93WFcQ8ChyphenhyphenTamiNkUf0BNqh9fDhh2UVItlcWFLGTz3oOMWLSpeKA9zieW7wVUi6yF3SzfgvdYWXsq8CFtrVFqjJokO8uh2PIdND3hkxC84p3jF2tOPMLxf6Hd9vdfjJpR/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRA-ydolkQii93WFcQ8ChyphenhyphenTamiNkUf0BNqh9fDhh2UVItlcWFLGTz3oOMWLSpeKA9zieW7wVUi6yF3SzfgvdYWXsq8CFtrVFqjJokO8uh2PIdND3hkxC84p3jF2tOPMLxf6Hd9vdfjJpR/w427-h640/D18A4897.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHFyilBTVBGDpG-_-e17LkIHAeO9cMSXSXntTRThboSFDg7z2uRiXyEnVLn3bKNf3XuCoRmdF_CL-5PRv6xtuI4yi4uOqRrbf5b7LPEnEXvUSkDCUuyeCS5W7pUNgvjf_zCIXglZeBx9e/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHFyilBTVBGDpG-_-e17LkIHAeO9cMSXSXntTRThboSFDg7z2uRiXyEnVLn3bKNf3XuCoRmdF_CL-5PRv6xtuI4yi4uOqRrbf5b7LPEnEXvUSkDCUuyeCS5W7pUNgvjf_zCIXglZeBx9e/w640-h426/D18A4764.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0d28PlSDE4C8X7ThxKZwouOCJixya-lvhXEuOc4B8rqo7AJjTbErUo-LYEKbHTMqogOkPFne1mkOFK2wTqpBM8QXEWXzFZXQKUTdgG-8EzQJSaE-J9zqiThZfTKe_WcVFOM5buoooQW5/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0d28PlSDE4C8X7ThxKZwouOCJixya-lvhXEuOc4B8rqo7AJjTbErUo-LYEKbHTMqogOkPFne1mkOFK2wTqpBM8QXEWXzFZXQKUTdgG-8EzQJSaE-J9zqiThZfTKe_WcVFOM5buoooQW5/w640-h426/D18A4620.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />-to DELIGHT in his goodness and train my attention to see it everyday. To continue to invest in adventures near and far. To read poetry and write about the big and small things bringing me delight. To practice healthy habits and find great delight in caring for my body, heart, and mind. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">-to DELIGHT in this new shifting season of growing kids. There's grief in saying goodbye to the past decade of so much joy, and some fear in crossing unknown territory of what it looks like to be a mom in this next decade. But I want to delight in new space and opportunity, and new ways to parent well. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgquDIBev3y3lD7Tqr5RPugKUl4xi65aR4j0k8DAWALlkRnYaq2NwmQDMoE6aIAuTGbYw-uS7o63EzPnP_behIKAaF58EdUyGVAqrM32ptQ9hawkgewIcJdJ-GMfxurwyz8WvhikmoZ6YAa/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgquDIBev3y3lD7Tqr5RPugKUl4xi65aR4j0k8DAWALlkRnYaq2NwmQDMoE6aIAuTGbYw-uS7o63EzPnP_behIKAaF58EdUyGVAqrM32ptQ9hawkgewIcJdJ-GMfxurwyz8WvhikmoZ6YAa/w427-h640/D18A4348.jpg" width="427" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3msTDjcQ7OrxsZDmFVDzBxYFfjs6BoWOelhZnWD9DZI8WMg_EQSOHTV2dW7kSaOWudGqTdhC1nIU-wzsVNkvMooz17d0_Sd84xzl3fN1EYNdAK2TCpZdEJk9p7K026FgFBTAxqoSAcV_A/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3msTDjcQ7OrxsZDmFVDzBxYFfjs6BoWOelhZnWD9DZI8WMg_EQSOHTV2dW7kSaOWudGqTdhC1nIU-wzsVNkvMooz17d0_Sd84xzl3fN1EYNdAK2TCpZdEJk9p7K026FgFBTAxqoSAcV_A/w640-h426/D18A4918.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIM6XhXgJHnd8JzWbfs03OAIzPh5Faf5CMggcL3rIT6sXTOwvBROM8eySfFOm7p3hzipu8Xl1xxb5kHTl18FYxjRdSKO6SpO5q4InCBkATdLO0Jwve5GcWfnkMcO9fMuze-ZBDG9uLPzK/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIM6XhXgJHnd8JzWbfs03OAIzPh5Faf5CMggcL3rIT6sXTOwvBROM8eySfFOm7p3hzipu8Xl1xxb5kHTl18FYxjRdSKO6SpO5q4InCBkATdLO0Jwve5GcWfnkMcO9fMuze-ZBDG9uLPzK/w640-h426/D18A4763.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XEXj9oqoaql-GWIqhZE9Z4cYn72jOp2EzLuBI5TsVwD5bPN126f-G9L6FSwOr2TD90OzJD9QlpcHpASDu_HIJLoB1ZY2QoqVIvuWpcr8FG1zsc9bbpoW89iJdNHb95OhVxyYn2ZFjDWO/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XEXj9oqoaql-GWIqhZE9Z4cYn72jOp2EzLuBI5TsVwD5bPN126f-G9L6FSwOr2TD90OzJD9QlpcHpASDu_HIJLoB1ZY2QoqVIvuWpcr8FG1zsc9bbpoW89iJdNHb95OhVxyYn2ZFjDWO/w640-h426/D18A4655.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">-to DELIGHT in stepping into the lives of others. If we follow the life of Jesus, it's clear that his true joy came in investing really well in the people around him. I want to weave people into our life in ways that are natural and meaningful. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Emyx8bwvFsB43_EvSuSsBzVxMBN8rkYWrwTXlbtsHUeiQ8DVilNAYoaaQk5g1sX6okJoVXG0-BZh0ruF32_OoUg-kspb_CFA6wKjo5PNNuqI3nYpKw5UnHb2h7CCqbjgJ_XgVSa_FmPF/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Emyx8bwvFsB43_EvSuSsBzVxMBN8rkYWrwTXlbtsHUeiQ8DVilNAYoaaQk5g1sX6okJoVXG0-BZh0ruF32_OoUg-kspb_CFA6wKjo5PNNuqI3nYpKw5UnHb2h7CCqbjgJ_XgVSa_FmPF/w427-h640/D18A4210.jpg" width="427" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWmRXpMjJC0Zu4F3KwteGLsW5mJPCpLbvDzGjt2JRgiLbhXxDzlPvFBFOPRe6Sbdut59nKyoXHyQqWwkTtyd_PkxYVBRSJOtbAzB9IUpFADQNPcVoWGZDU3TjZSId_dtqA9lrzZ9WEiUq/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRWmRXpMjJC0Zu4F3KwteGLsW5mJPCpLbvDzGjt2JRgiLbhXxDzlPvFBFOPRe6Sbdut59nKyoXHyQqWwkTtyd_PkxYVBRSJOtbAzB9IUpFADQNPcVoWGZDU3TjZSId_dtqA9lrzZ9WEiUq/w640-h426/D18A4123.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDv053lJ6t7i6_R3kAQwZ1tA1hYA0mPbg_x6aomhLpd47stvMRFmXrjKDfG0_zfwFkvsy02hpH9D0wdmNE5cgHktCZDl6H03L03JvplJT3PhL0Q5yzVVX44SnyxXg-G6PQHbEka92GCdQx/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDv053lJ6t7i6_R3kAQwZ1tA1hYA0mPbg_x6aomhLpd47stvMRFmXrjKDfG0_zfwFkvsy02hpH9D0wdmNE5cgHktCZDl6H03L03JvplJT3PhL0Q5yzVVX44SnyxXg-G6PQHbEka92GCdQx/w640-h426/D18A3886.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7P_rKWCEKFdqWyLN__5CI0jAYrmMHzu1XaHbYpO1YePKhb83TnhHQDL6zcV1t2GNytwO6P5HneU-h7UQfe0g9eDELfhW4hg1OuKYAPotYtyRl66J1DuTU8NSbx596Wt_nOmRfwPkQGYx/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7P_rKWCEKFdqWyLN__5CI0jAYrmMHzu1XaHbYpO1YePKhb83TnhHQDL6zcV1t2GNytwO6P5HneU-h7UQfe0g9eDELfhW4hg1OuKYAPotYtyRl66J1DuTU8NSbx596Wt_nOmRfwPkQGYx/w427-h640/D18A3778.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RbRAYJxZFaPDVbGluiR2tSekCAk3kANo1IooyTy7ldTltEg61ydjHu8F4dw5WlDSzBJAHb7-MW4iBqMTs9QGWMed0nF8Cdp9iIBM5AoMslIO1a-wQtbHtS-JW1fUuxiwxiox8w-MKtx2/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RbRAYJxZFaPDVbGluiR2tSekCAk3kANo1IooyTy7ldTltEg61ydjHu8F4dw5WlDSzBJAHb7-MW4iBqMTs9QGWMed0nF8Cdp9iIBM5AoMslIO1a-wQtbHtS-JW1fUuxiwxiox8w-MKtx2/w640-h426/D18A4849.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuGKOH77BpWTvt_QwDfkNLWhncRbPxmSzmo2A8dSi-x_adFAQp3VU6kaHWpbeQ59cIrzyY_KN0Rx6awj8PcL2whtpt0-m0XlYO8Mh3mbwVeimYWpjKEOT5tvP2Z-wNYDXI5HnkxF-AZRH/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuGKOH77BpWTvt_QwDfkNLWhncRbPxmSzmo2A8dSi-x_adFAQp3VU6kaHWpbeQ59cIrzyY_KN0Rx6awj8PcL2whtpt0-m0XlYO8Mh3mbwVeimYWpjKEOT5tvP2Z-wNYDXI5HnkxF-AZRH/w640-h426/D18A4662.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">There it is, my vision for 2021. With some pictures that sure bring me delight. Nicole Harnois is a rock star in capturing the joy this family sure brings. </span></div>Ashley Jorgensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639586299014951193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155071443848890518.post-91934916764384438962021-01-20T09:01:00.000-06:002021-01-20T09:01:46.955-06:00Christmas Day in Photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviXaXeLbe0LaBv-o67_PYqgj3u2fzQZysPXVXpEZhFSxr6lKKq-JguK6sxJ_hfLxdgXT2IM-qfMVa_QEL2Hhr11xFfaR908xefeT3skRQv49JfHw9SZFE6CJsLS3zOkZ1QxQnZHXfbhf7/s2048/IMG_9842.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviXaXeLbe0LaBv-o67_PYqgj3u2fzQZysPXVXpEZhFSxr6lKKq-JguK6sxJ_hfLxdgXT2IM-qfMVa_QEL2Hhr11xFfaR908xefeT3skRQv49JfHw9SZFE6CJsLS3zOkZ1QxQnZHXfbhf7/w640-h426/IMG_9842.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Christmas morning - is there really anything better?! We've developed a great rhythm around here. We sleep in, move the furniture, build four forts of presents on all four corners of the room, and drag the morning out as long as possible. There's even brunch in between! And then when it's all over and our living room is full of tissue paper and new gifts to love on, we sit in all, drink coffee slow, and soak up all the joy. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">This year, Miss Mila decided to sleep until 8:00! So while it seemed like the rest of the world was hours in to their Christmas morning, we weren't even started yet. And the first thing she did? Get a piece of paper and make a card for the little elf friend she already missed. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2H0oJO7Iu1BDcb-nHeoxpC80ITecaq_Ps_SFlq4l04s069_LJ-yRWnw7ebSaceYJcfrVCajrYgJGeXebbzEWuDC_WXmMcD09CypMQcRup3fdsX6B0Uk8QjoQha5eOR3c8IKrVIprR3Ab/s2048/IMG_9603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2H0oJO7Iu1BDcb-nHeoxpC80ITecaq_Ps_SFlq4l04s069_LJ-yRWnw7ebSaceYJcfrVCajrYgJGeXebbzEWuDC_WXmMcD09CypMQcRup3fdsX6B0Uk8QjoQha5eOR3c8IKrVIprR3Ab/w426-h640/IMG_9603.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40Z4u0jXSQnZmDm53ilnFCdq59alGPqaeqRxLMTmP5kqgCoeeWZyIR4RUNfZIMTI529ZcrUvIWVXi_T-NQCHZC9alpILflaAF_fa_kI4nzSd8Q1igZF8tIz7BQIPjjTI739lRD8_D__nu/s2048/IMG_9606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40Z4u0jXSQnZmDm53ilnFCdq59alGPqaeqRxLMTmP5kqgCoeeWZyIR4RUNfZIMTI529ZcrUvIWVXi_T-NQCHZC9alpILflaAF_fa_kI4nzSd8Q1igZF8tIz7BQIPjjTI739lRD8_D__nu/w426-h640/IMG_9606.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Carefully examining the Pokemon cards from their stockings!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-JPuMJvLH-_k-k1z1N3uwXdpQVBC-D4hIZ62zBnXatGLHgHd0pcy7P-QtlFbQPHakR5EGsnW_T1r0JaVDBcPjmh0ABtEltGRxfB-Lgrr76IVDFJnrkbUrl9nJKjartiMa5Lpwjmgkost/s2048/IMG_9607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-JPuMJvLH-_k-k1z1N3uwXdpQVBC-D4hIZ62zBnXatGLHgHd0pcy7P-QtlFbQPHakR5EGsnW_T1r0JaVDBcPjmh0ABtEltGRxfB-Lgrr76IVDFJnrkbUrl9nJKjartiMa5Lpwjmgkost/w426-h640/IMG_9607.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;">And lots of pictures of two happy kids! Mila received an American Girl doll that looks a lot like her, Cruz got a watch that records his steps, allows him to text me important things like, "your farts smell like pecans," and make sound effects like, ahem, fart noises. So there's that. And I got a big blanket from my thoughtful husband. A blanket so big that all four of us can fit under it no problem. A blanket that at first felt too big in every sense of the word but has now easily become our favorite snuggle device in the house. Sometimes, Beau just knows. 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It was a wonderful Christmas day!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNRHv5ZfiNE51DIIYqsYy5kfR6qC6UfJ5b4gXAkzhOwS8Ne8uwBvUCez3WCYulvf0L4gIlBsS2Fwg0BMTErcf0TTmSIbHvyC3hBMXjbcbGIaG70H-KT4hUZWSWnmYFcMXq2YaWEAWT9lv/s2048/IMG_0104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNRHv5ZfiNE51DIIYqsYy5kfR6qC6UfJ5b4gXAkzhOwS8Ne8uwBvUCez3WCYulvf0L4gIlBsS2Fwg0BMTErcf0TTmSIbHvyC3hBMXjbcbGIaG70H-KT4hUZWSWnmYFcMXq2YaWEAWT9lv/w640-h426/IMG_0104.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48bZuH7lDIW5DKlWx4VZoRnPriYjiEZquICWUNNnqygJpRQU20p7yXqiDc3ZKBcq0IH_yE2z-XAwSyuz7FHKLSpRSWBD0Bcw3UQziASvPeiXCgqcrVzck_tBcLdkbhfKghDek9Td2k3ME/s2048/IMG_0124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48bZuH7lDIW5DKlWx4VZoRnPriYjiEZquICWUNNnqygJpRQU20p7yXqiDc3ZKBcq0IH_yE2z-XAwSyuz7FHKLSpRSWBD0Bcw3UQziASvPeiXCgqcrVzck_tBcLdkbhfKghDek9Td2k3ME/w426-h640/IMG_0124.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Ashley Jorgensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639586299014951193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155071443848890518.post-33976234147444632342021-01-13T08:56:00.000-06:002021-01-13T08:56:58.005-06:00Happy Birthday, Mila!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWzGc_70WVyH2irwV1j8oaStjS1R102wPqkva6FPiqlIKG8g8a4WCE8NDGPWqHqZ738u0PMWnDJ15tijtH9mZpyP8dXZTPaMbJyyDQsWOO_l_Zf1S5M-tEOj53GT6G9rlHhhLSx8pHQYb/s2048/D18A9208poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWzGc_70WVyH2irwV1j8oaStjS1R102wPqkva6FPiqlIKG8g8a4WCE8NDGPWqHqZ738u0PMWnDJ15tijtH9mZpyP8dXZTPaMbJyyDQsWOO_l_Zf1S5M-tEOj53GT6G9rlHhhLSx8pHQYb/w426-h640/D18A9208poster.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Today, Mila is SEVEN! A January birthday during a pandemic is tough and I had a hard time coming up with a special way to celebrate her until a brainstorm with Kate led to a day just perfect for our girl. We declared this past Sunday Mila's "Sunday 7." She came home from school on Friday with a poster and seven categories she had to fill in with her favorites. For her favorite breakfast, she chose birthday pancakes, a long standing tradition over here. For favorite toy to play, she picked "animal rescue" with her American Girl doll. Favorite game to play was Sorry. Favorite lunch spot, McDonalds, specifically the one by Target with the light up tables. Favorite treat, a Dairy Queen Blizzard. 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She's old enough now to get it - to see, and <i>feel,</i> the small little ways we make each other feel seen and celebrated. I could see her soften when she read the poster, her eyes sparkled and smile sweet, and she said, "that makes me feel so special!" Then, in typical Mila fashion, she got right to work making her list of what she wanted to do together. And she made sure we didn't forget it. ;) And at the end of her favorite things day, it came as no surprise that there was a tiny circle around the favorite toy category, with a caption that read, my VERY favorite! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudO__QSujBYR12I1mXs7hzGQF9MYuhVW58UavDZ3DkgZb76lpw9XJk3_ZxobXhAaRdMVXdJd0qPWXIzn9STmBEtO1DRJ2OFp9eeJhOZ0_EagzbVOkIrvBAw5FtuU-w_OW3RWrZ8fYYcBi/s2048/IMG_0761.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudO__QSujBYR12I1mXs7hzGQF9MYuhVW58UavDZ3DkgZb76lpw9XJk3_ZxobXhAaRdMVXdJd0qPWXIzn9STmBEtO1DRJ2OFp9eeJhOZ0_EagzbVOkIrvBAw5FtuU-w_OW3RWrZ8fYYcBi/w640-h426/IMG_0761.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif73gkHZWkdxiyebMpVO6wkOJsn0Bh6iiqnn0VP1YRbO6Sgig_cFc7CZgvG5sgt8fV2-p6kOVah5lvyH-8un86NHRlLLGqbg_vfwrdbihjRNro1zO4TmrrF_l3Cofo1_PYoT0eNHykxNjB/s2048/IMG_0774.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It took me an entire day last week and I told a couple friends it felt like ripping my chest open and setting my heart right there on the table! To step into those years and get a window in the past is both beautiful and heart-gutting for me. But what I loved most about watching those sweet years of Mila is that when I look at her today, she's just a bigger version of who she's always been. So many videos of her talking - she talked in full sentences before she was two and the things that came out her mouth in that tiny little voice were hilarious and adorable. Video after video of animated performances - to Frozen, The Greatest Showman, and Maddie Poppe. One deep foundation in God's love thanks to years spent at Blessed Beginnings - complete retellings of Jonah and the Whale when she was two, song after song from weekly chapel, and discussions about some of her earliest friends, friends still in her life today. Videos of her deep affection for her big brother, and finally, let's not leave out the spunk. There were plenty of video moments of that, too!<p></p></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiAOZ390FTEZSY069QxhJ4-tiRstrc8zcdtyexJv4rfg2iPNRjw86W27ekQ3emcw3h7q223cJwSeYX1Txhkh5HgfOlDtutzE4F7WVxH1RRyOcj0pvCN98bn0tgrmU2iYtw03fUjKTXRB5/s2048/D18A4156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiAOZ390FTEZSY069QxhJ4-tiRstrc8zcdtyexJv4rfg2iPNRjw86W27ekQ3emcw3h7q223cJwSeYX1Txhkh5HgfOlDtutzE4F7WVxH1RRyOcj0pvCN98bn0tgrmU2iYtw03fUjKTXRB5/w640-h426/D18A4156.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLbVmvT6Wh1EV22a66Zs0s7LV3tFgOQk-OGUaCbxVw5JK4TumBHVtYYxdcyMi0OxvtyP6vJ5gLxMDzDIq313rJAw9h6eCf-lMd_-C9hdWnv88kQg44VKqjaWxpdYjNSFWLJEyPwYR8GBP/s2048/D18A4165.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLbVmvT6Wh1EV22a66Zs0s7LV3tFgOQk-OGUaCbxVw5JK4TumBHVtYYxdcyMi0OxvtyP6vJ5gLxMDzDIq313rJAw9h6eCf-lMd_-C9hdWnv88kQg44VKqjaWxpdYjNSFWLJEyPwYR8GBP/w640-h426/D18A4165.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5YIdV1yYo8pXlDHUGgpXtwL8RJI8er0pHOxRk8h8TACuYG_1meiSsTe69c5GcOJsIWB8ckQXe5lQNRI2_OLVNGfAkapUZZ9Sfa5F-wvZiw6xNLgsY-RMI4-Xp7-EWJh24Gqm-0kgCkdN/s2048/D18A4175.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5YIdV1yYo8pXlDHUGgpXtwL8RJI8er0pHOxRk8h8TACuYG_1meiSsTe69c5GcOJsIWB8ckQXe5lQNRI2_OLVNGfAkapUZZ9Sfa5F-wvZiw6xNLgsY-RMI4-Xp7-EWJh24Gqm-0kgCkdN/w640-h426/D18A4175.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXwXrh_qs1ZffrKotv6xqE-VHyXy9Gg78atB-0dYO0VAm5dhXARRSEfQxeLDme9GIduXGfu7gT7D2Lj-I7jQ_NISxulKrj2tUYR-iXZF5MbjC0DdjPQKeCbN9eft9RJ60tf_sSiPwKARY/s2048/D18A4377.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXwXrh_qs1ZffrKotv6xqE-VHyXy9Gg78atB-0dYO0VAm5dhXARRSEfQxeLDme9GIduXGfu7gT7D2Lj-I7jQ_NISxulKrj2tUYR-iXZF5MbjC0DdjPQKeCbN9eft9RJ60tf_sSiPwKARY/w426-h640/D18A4377.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">In one of our Advent study days last month, the fruits of the spirit came up after Cruz asked a really great question about the holy spirit. This led into a great discussion where we all shared a fruit that we feel like we have a lot of, and one that we could use to work on. And when we got to Mila, her fruit was easy as pie. She is the definition of JOY. It simply spills from her in all she does. And she's increased our joy tenfold since she joined our family seven years ago today. She was as pretty as the baby dolls she loves to play with now, and still brings more happiness than we know what to do with.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4m4JP2zvN0ZJS6lyDH_Lvjd5xFcxKatI_2GH1d20iX_fl-sEKL9HoGDHXx1dyLVMVhcfYqv4lSJPhBymXfL6CXcgUTFZPE8XLy3y5FRCxCQYIgDqIQFLyRKFMB8MYz1z91EtKzmg9qmk/s2048/D18A4421.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4m4JP2zvN0ZJS6lyDH_Lvjd5xFcxKatI_2GH1d20iX_fl-sEKL9HoGDHXx1dyLVMVhcfYqv4lSJPhBymXfL6CXcgUTFZPE8XLy3y5FRCxCQYIgDqIQFLyRKFMB8MYz1z91EtKzmg9qmk/w640-h426/D18A4421.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5chXdVcQKgwTe2bigCPVQ8vkD9LPEp_6E18t7lTSHcWr-0xY-2nYCid5_hIBIg4S5zP6RW8YYvdVKN6KYTNdlIOOF2ZCkjiFPd1rvDKHLdtscm1q2akYHxeZli5JPZuaGrgba1NEiesXj/s2048/D18A4549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5chXdVcQKgwTe2bigCPVQ8vkD9LPEp_6E18t7lTSHcWr-0xY-2nYCid5_hIBIg4S5zP6RW8YYvdVKN6KYTNdlIOOF2ZCkjiFPd1rvDKHLdtscm1q2akYHxeZli5JPZuaGrgba1NEiesXj/w640-h426/D18A4549.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtDtu93TVfe4RGXa_uFL4gVgrGW7fITMMgSGjCmJGRs_iDG3hKzDaLQGnDle_CMM3Fy3q0V3g15JANNWD9mx_z9JeadBaYYpoSTikho2ycoY2lzXf532MW15pt01wiyGHdwS8rT9ypc5N/s2048/D18A4773.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtDtu93TVfe4RGXa_uFL4gVgrGW7fITMMgSGjCmJGRs_iDG3hKzDaLQGnDle_CMM3Fy3q0V3g15JANNWD9mx_z9JeadBaYYpoSTikho2ycoY2lzXf532MW15pt01wiyGHdwS8rT9ypc5N/w640-h426/D18A4773.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWh0U78CypaXuEJhi6hkqEtN45c7roXvSCo-rtcj89czjXq8KgwxTZ68u44IPzppZsvCA8vtiVzlL0tcapTidbt9v7d8loT6NXk2dUj51XDyNTfZ7Rv4LH_bpudLAQgS9Y8pcuUcE9tmn4/s2048/D18A9219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWh0U78CypaXuEJhi6hkqEtN45c7roXvSCo-rtcj89czjXq8KgwxTZ68u44IPzppZsvCA8vtiVzlL0tcapTidbt9v7d8loT6NXk2dUj51XDyNTfZ7Rv4LH_bpudLAQgS9Y8pcuUcE9tmn4/w426-h640/D18A9219.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Happy Birthday, sweet girl! You are a mess maker, animal lover (most recently animal tracker), school teacher player, letter writer, hug giver, silly starter, deep thinker, devoted learner, dance choreographer, and joy filler. You live every day with your whole heart and inspire me to do the same. Love you big, girl! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscltwb5spLrE7R1s6xlOG3cUCTCOwvsfN99wGBB1lmodBPDYNeFCVqrb_CF5fv2CJqhtLA57GVCVdhH9qrjmRfJYo6XcOlwSvGa1vMiQ6pRrGCF9ZPYpF4NVAM6heTj2pH23X3cqdZZ6f/s2048/D18A9245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscltwb5spLrE7R1s6xlOG3cUCTCOwvsfN99wGBB1lmodBPDYNeFCVqrb_CF5fv2CJqhtLA57GVCVdhH9qrjmRfJYo6XcOlwSvGa1vMiQ6pRrGCF9ZPYpF4NVAM6heTj2pH23X3cqdZZ6f/w426-h640/D18A9245.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4GvArJf7zBLNA59kKvwv3WFKTMsWmiccbWmW-6zC_7BP28We-DKXC5amZw-TkHGEWBRo0h-OaB1isETkgYJLd-P0hOgcm3zSZYU_zRAQlemlTen2-E4tGu-3Avhg5s2pWBYm0BYKqkln/s2048/D18A9291.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4GvArJf7zBLNA59kKvwv3WFKTMsWmiccbWmW-6zC_7BP28We-DKXC5amZw-TkHGEWBRo0h-OaB1isETkgYJLd-P0hOgcm3zSZYU_zRAQlemlTen2-E4tGu-3Avhg5s2pWBYm0BYKqkln/w426-h640/D18A9291.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6ueFCKe7kQDA68F3TlFXndIAqGUFVPIeOM2Xt2oUv6m_-q3-GNu-wkJ6QK8YQ2DUw6Yvjkp7VXGr4dVFtmN5iHu0pH67zsYvpIrVpvN1Xax1WDHd1j0aFxcLSMp2oVqsHHPAoDtATIxV/s2048/D18A9365.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6ueFCKe7kQDA68F3TlFXndIAqGUFVPIeOM2Xt2oUv6m_-q3-GNu-wkJ6QK8YQ2DUw6Yvjkp7VXGr4dVFtmN5iHu0pH67zsYvpIrVpvN1Xax1WDHd1j0aFxcLSMp2oVqsHHPAoDtATIxV/w426-h640/D18A9365.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIineD4gRKc1q8siYuIohOOWW0DlJNUXdUVZ63MSw623a3_ZF5ZSYC3EjeBaBO8iYLFYsx-AGSJFm5iL7CtIA_AwXwKyeEZvEEdp-bk7C3obOdv0iIp4o3QVnn5jjOMJjGbS1CPlrnLDKx/s2048/D18A9348poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIineD4gRKc1q8siYuIohOOWW0DlJNUXdUVZ63MSw623a3_ZF5ZSYC3EjeBaBO8iYLFYsx-AGSJFm5iL7CtIA_AwXwKyeEZvEEdp-bk7C3obOdv0iIp4o3QVnn5jjOMJjGbS1CPlrnLDKx/w426-h640/D18A9348poster.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Ashley Jorgensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639586299014951193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155071443848890518.post-20747145452810227772021-01-12T08:59:00.003-06:002021-01-12T08:59:37.215-06:00A Look Back || 2020<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHfCPINkTn8rqI3TglrKtX2mHL38iYGtIFAzWt5UREy2hKExM0FbS9uCngau280Xr334HecwnMvGwh8WBJ7-ldszJSvEFMJEumHfiBEjM8sj23nrpx464sLjGKcTsNpcctsxxbZVA3Z0j/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="781" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHfCPINkTn8rqI3TglrKtX2mHL38iYGtIFAzWt5UREy2hKExM0FbS9uCngau280Xr334HecwnMvGwh8WBJ7-ldszJSvEFMJEumHfiBEjM8sj23nrpx464sLjGKcTsNpcctsxxbZVA3Z0j/w640-h426/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div> <span style="font-family: courier;">Yesterday, the kids went back to school and I spent much of the day climbing out of the sweet abyss of December. And by that I mean I paid the bills that arrived at the same time as the Christmas cards and were put on the back burner because they were far less cheery. I sent my last returns back to the UPS Store, recycled the last of the boxes, sifted through my email inbox, and finally put away the last of the pre and post Christmas clutter that had been camping out in that clothes basket in the laundry room. You know, the basket overflowing with leftover Christmas candy, instruction booklets for the latest electronic gifted to Cruz, that candle I never got around to using, Mila's endless paper trail of notes and handmade cards for Boone, and the leftover Christmas cards I never know what to do with. I know it's not February yet, but I felt like the groundhog slowly climbing out of his cozy hole toward the light and fresh air of spring. Spring may still be a few months away, but January and its blank canvas and fresh inspiration always leaves me with a similar taste of hope and possibility.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">But first, a look back at 2020. The year we stayed home. I use Rifle Paper Company's Five Year Journal and always love looking back at how the year unfolded in its pages. And it feels like a lifetime ago that I sat down with four friends to read <i>Rhythms of Renewal </i>as a way to start the year with inspiration for healthy rhythms to guide our lives and families. Who would have guessed at that time that just two months later, our routines, homes, lives, and society in general would look anything but in rhythm. Rhythms were replaced with names and terms that would become part of our everyday language - Coronavirus, COVID-19, flatten the curve, social distancing, Dr. Fauci, quarantine, Zoom, mask mandates, global pandemic. Terms that changed life as we knew it and at times, left us in fear, uncertainty, confusion, and disarray. My grandma still remembers the day JFK was shot and killed. I will never forget that morning in high school when I first heard the World Trade Centers were attacked. And now, I'm quite certain I will never forget sitting with Beau, just a week away from hopping on a plane with the kids for their first international adventure, watching President Trump address the nation and say he was closing our borders as an emergency measure to mitigate the spread of this "China virus." It all felt like the Twilight Zone. We ended up going to Jamaica, had a wonderful Spring Break, and returned to Minneapolis to a completely different world. The airport parking lot was literally empty, we couldn't find a taxi service to give us a ride to our hotel where our car was parked, and I wondered the entire ride home whether we had enough toilet paper and provisions to keep us stocked at home for our quarantine. The kids never returned to school that year, and that seemed to be just the start. Businesses shut down, frontline workers became our biggest heroes, we watched devastating numbers of COVID deaths increase, and suddenly questioned every cough, sore throat, or strange ailment wondering if we should get our test. And I could go on and on and on. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">But I won't. Because as I look back at this year that was unlike any other, I mostly stand grateful, humbled, and in awe of the people I learned from and did life with, the opportunities to pause and question and grow, the extra time to be together in new ways, and the lessons that were learned as we were called to adapt, pivot, and simply take one day at a time. I think of the small businesses who got creative with their resources - front porch pictures of families, exercise bikes delivered to my doorstep, Friday night drive-thru cocktails picked up in preparation from a Zoom-style game night with friends. I think of watching John Krasinski's <i>Some Good News</i>, and bawling at the tender signs of love expressed through the most beautiful ways. I think of the letters the kids wrote and mailed to their grandmas and grandpas, the school driveway parades, Sunday morning church and breakfasts dropped off on Sorbe's porch, and all the meals we shared as a family around the table. It is possible to mourn what was lost AND be grateful for what was gained. And the expressions of love, hope, connection, and slowing down are the memories I want to remember most about 2020.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">What a year! The year we ate at the table more than any other and I finally finished cooking through Magnolia Cookbook. The year I worked from home AND got to try out my hand at home-schooling, which I loved most days. The year we hoarded toilet paper, hosted Zoom game nights, and binged Tiger King (among many other things). The year we adventured - hikes in all four seasons at Hartman, day trips to state parks, and a spontaneous week glamping and exploring South Dakota. The year of my Peloton, Taylor Swift's Folklore, three Harry Potter books with Cruz, and many summer days and nights spent at Sunnyside. The year our cul de sac formed a compound, we got creative when it came to maintaining community, and we had opportunities to step into the messy parts of friendship lifting up others when they couldn't find the strength to do it on their own. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">A Look Back in Pictures...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">January and February were pretty uneventful....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">And then March. 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Calls to pray like never before, trips to Iowa City to sit outside the hospital, read scripture to Jess as she cried and then slept, and surrounding our friend with our own broken hearts as we sat there quiet under what felt like God's tears falling on our faces. Never have I seen God's body rise up in such natural places to carry this family through. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8GmKiFG5AXj76I-vVCcS6v0AdQE-IRryINqtuVW9ATHHqJexPyE5ZG_cht2vyB2NMFFELEDE5tlJtKc_NanjOn7lef6-Ps37QWKLluO4VLIMUjzsFZrhG2_wj54mdbOlliASrKK_ZAyO/w640-h426/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Should I say it one more time? What a year! But such a blessing to be able to look back. And I'm sure it's no accident that these pictures remind me that we had the prettiest fall, the most gorgeous early December sunsets, and the storybook late December snowfall - reminders that through it all, something much bigger is in the details. Hoping to DELIGHT in Him and all he's up to in the new year to come. </div></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div><p></p>Ashley Jorgensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639586299014951193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155071443848890518.post-43295071084874834492021-01-10T16:04:00.004-06:002021-01-11T19:06:09.044-06:00A Christmas Eve Message<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BJLd7d8qb-2t364njWcwZPUsamC-RKTtrG4I1WL3XkqryyIzJymzuZ9ZssshSZ62xrHaZGS74mHSTf8Q2SXea1pzpuK4h2ttbVBTLjY-4FDIue0HY_Wi-DVbK7qbFW4hyphenhyphenVp1xUzDgVIL/s2048/IMG_9407.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BJLd7d8qb-2t364njWcwZPUsamC-RKTtrG4I1WL3XkqryyIzJymzuZ9ZssshSZ62xrHaZGS74mHSTf8Q2SXea1pzpuK4h2ttbVBTLjY-4FDIue0HY_Wi-DVbK7qbFW4hyphenhyphenVp1xUzDgVIL/w640-h426/IMG_9407.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: courier;"><p><i>written for our at-home Christmas Eve, 2020...</i></p><p>To Cruz and Mila...</p><p><i>I
think you are both old enough to remember bits and pieces of this 2020 year
forever. The year we took you on a plane
with your first passports, went to the beach and ate lots of nachos just as a
global pandemic was about to change life as we knew it. You never went back to school to finish out
your kindergarten and third grade year and instead learned at home with mom at
the Jorgensen Academy of Excellence. It
was here we learned we could balance our entire body on an egg, studied the
different types of clouds and recreated them with shaving cream, and slept in a
tent as we learned about the beautiful National Parks in our country. And while Dad and I did our best to keep your
worlds safe here at home with Harry Potter nights and lots of Hartman hikes,
the world outside our little quarantine often felt uncertain, confusing, scary,
and overwhelming. </i></p></i><p></p><i><span style="font-family: courier;">
And now, we’re just a week away from a fresh new year. We have stayed healthy, some pretty smart
people created a vaccine that will put an end to all things COVID (we hope!),
and we’re so ready for a lot to return to normal – I can’t wait for you to not
have to wear your masks to school every day, I look forward to some live music
this summer, and can’t wait to never hear the words “social distancing” again,
but at the same time, there are lessons from this year I hope our family never
forgets. </span></i><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;">1. The importance of investing in home.
Because the foundation we invest in building under our roof will
withstand the storms when they come.</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;">2. A reset to simple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A cleared calendar, a
meal around the table, and a snowball fight in the basement, have been a nice
change of pace and a welcome reminder that we do have a say in how full our
lives get. </span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;">3. The beauty in adventure, whether here in our backyard for some flag football, a
canvas tent outside Mount Rushmore, or an impromptu hike through a newly
discovered pocket of Hartman, I was reminded this year that lungs full of fresh
air and legs moving through the woods truly are the best medicine, especially
when it involves a thermos of hot cocoa. </span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;">4. The importance of community and choosing to fill your lives with the kind of
people who make you feel seen, who make you laugh, keep you grounded, and who point
you to what’s true are worth your investment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Find the ones who bring out your best and love them big.
</span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;">5. God is at work in our lives all the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His plan is so much bigger than we can ask for or imagine, but he gives
us glimpses of it in his people every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If 2020 has taught me anything at all, it’s that when I can’t plan for
or control a single thing, God continues to show up, continues to give us
opportunities to seek and find joy, love others, and place our trust in
him. </span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;">One of my favorite ways we’ve ended this year has been on four corners of our
living room reading through some of the greatest Bible stories of all
time. Reading through God’s word with
you is kind of like watching the next big Marvel movie, except this was all real! It’s been so fun to hear your observations
and I am reminded at how smart you are and how important it is to open God’s
story to discover who he is and how we can follow him in our every day lives. </span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;">Through Jonah we learned that even when we’re scared, or want to run away from God, He
loves us enough to chase us, all the way to the belly of a whale if he has to! </span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;">Through Joseph we learned to faithfully stand in who you are and God will show you a
plan bigger than you can ask or imagine. </span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;">Through David we learned that God doesn’t pick the most powerful or the most popular,
but picks the people who have hearts that are kind and hearts that trust in
Him. </span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;">And you know what’s pretty remarkable about all these stories and people in the Bible? We are just like them. We are each our own little character in God’s
big story of rescue and redemption. Just
like these people in the Bible, I can see God’s plan and purpose in people in
my own life this year. </span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;">My friend Jess and Jaxon, who are walking through deep suffering but still
faithfully trusting God and finding joy in the middle of really hard stuff.</span> </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;">And your dad, who was a kind, gracious, and generous leader for Pat this year as
she had to be away from work for many months while she battled cancer. </span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;">In nurses and doctors who bravely kept going to work and being there for people
who sick and scared, when the rest of us got to stay home more. </span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: courier;">We are all uniquely made, bursting with gifts, here to be people who show others
what it means to live and love like Jesus.
It really is as easy as it sounds.
REST can mean what we’ve all done a lot of this year, but I want to go into 2021
ready to REST in all God has already done for us. His plan that we’ve watched unfold since that
Garden of Eden also includes YOU. We are
part of God’s story – like Abraham, Esther, Mary and Joseph – we get to
faithfully rise up and live a life that honors Jesus. I am thankful for the lessons and blessings
of this 2020 year, and thankful for Jesus, who never promises an easy life, but
was born in a little manger on Christmas night so he could be here with
us. He is our Emmanuel, our King of
Kings, our Prince of Peace, our comfort and our joy.</span></i></div>Ashley Jorgensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639586299014951193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155071443848890518.post-65361023715522639792021-01-06T10:40:00.002-06:002021-01-06T10:40:42.171-06:00Christmas Eve 2020<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2J8xQ4WMPZn6c8OwavfpTTTOTu5HhlAUKX8GGwGwq5udFb61PPiriWH_cI0xnMrWR2n-PGlqUhbD6YhR-m0JKPQhoaulbjQO84Y7cchdUsZu4KJab_ZfSEI9xNNg0wsw1dgd_M3NFYnwT/s2048/IMG_9336.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2J8xQ4WMPZn6c8OwavfpTTTOTu5HhlAUKX8GGwGwq5udFb61PPiriWH_cI0xnMrWR2n-PGlqUhbD6YhR-m0JKPQhoaulbjQO84Y7cchdUsZu4KJab_ZfSEI9xNNg0wsw1dgd_M3NFYnwT/w640-h426/IMG_9336.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">One of my favorite parts of the Christmas season this year involved sitting on all four corners of our living room with our Bibles, reading parts of God's amazing story of rescue and redemption through all sorts of his people. Our nights were almost entirely free in December, and carving out a half hour before bed to read, ask questions, share our observations, was one of the highlights of our Christmas season. And it kept us laughing, too! This was the first year Mila could contribute with her own reader response and we got a glimpse into the kind of student she is with her deep thoughts and elaboration skills. :) She was great at making connections, and really loved the affirmation she received when she had a great thought about something she read! She's going to love tearing into stories like her mama, I think. Cruz enjoyed the freedom to highlight passages or verses he found meaningful in his own Bible and I often noted that he picked out such great stuff. He's a good reader and thinker and I learned more about God from the observations Cruz made and shared with us. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Thanks to the extra time we had to carve out space to sit in the Christmas story this month, I was admittedly filled with more excitement than disappointment when our church shared that their Christmas Eve service would be online this year. After the year that's kept us home more than any other, it felt fitting to celebrate the birth of Jesus in a more intimate way similar to the way we had been doing "church" all month. While I knew Orchard's online Christmas Eve service would be special, I also wanted to create our own little experience at home that would culminate the year and perhaps give the kids a sweet memory of Christmas that isn't typical. Because while this year has been anything but typical, I want them to remember that we did our best to make it all pretty special.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Our slow Christmas Eve morning at home... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51eGQRWc5W8lUCeyM-TAvi1znQhLlrakcJfpiGuubq164K9LBRPeinbH_LzrlQKwsu4jrzGQoAKre8HOIkPWqJIhWf1SnY5k8UBPHUaKTpZq-oNVty0HFQF3X4FMkIOA51D7IBTT4SCrC/s2048/IMG_8728.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi51eGQRWc5W8lUCeyM-TAvi1znQhLlrakcJfpiGuubq164K9LBRPeinbH_LzrlQKwsu4jrzGQoAKre8HOIkPWqJIhWf1SnY5k8UBPHUaKTpZq-oNVty0HFQF3X4FMkIOA51D7IBTT4SCrC/w426-h640/IMG_8728.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJemkFXyGPUYXoRVHHWVR61vdOzckPuin8Bg3PHhBUz7tRXhtCygQoDmOEh1Fi5JavCRjZaA4GOQQSpmUtq4T-veTuTMspKmPQJnI9hhvbBITdhUlmTtPgo5XpWhy3A6VywawiDe982bB/s2048/IMG_8891.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJemkFXyGPUYXoRVHHWVR61vdOzckPuin8Bg3PHhBUz7tRXhtCygQoDmOEh1Fi5JavCRjZaA4GOQQSpmUtq4T-veTuTMspKmPQJnI9hhvbBITdhUlmTtPgo5XpWhy3A6VywawiDe982bB/w426-h640/IMG_8891.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Cruz was pumped that I let him go business-on-top-party-on-the-bottom, in true 2020 fashion!</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqErZPHw2RxhALo_JeNq6Jph2HZfx4_1dSitp1MzELfTJjDg3MzlT8z6oV9Ldyd7f8JXeD4jmENoer5566rEYmoWW22yWfl9OraMVJr_0AfsmnGb-H9KPh_-9G9hWdXAVtXVK8HFynKMeA/s2048/IMG_9249.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6_MyVAAwh86HzkT3hWBK11pA-3eOu42DLf9w6XPNI-o3To-FcjMeBUKMmUj7Ozqq_Is2QiumGGBgT00Uxv3CT-hoYCGTBggNMpUW4nRzEEueHiY-bSFxmGLNtwdA-GFlO8NRTIj7Fk0o/s2048/IMG_9030.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6_MyVAAwh86HzkT3hWBK11pA-3eOu42DLf9w6XPNI-o3To-FcjMeBUKMmUj7Ozqq_Is2QiumGGBgT00Uxv3CT-hoYCGTBggNMpUW4nRzEEueHiY-bSFxmGLNtwdA-GFlO8NRTIj7Fk0o/w640-h426/IMG_9030.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">A week before Christmas, we planned a little at-home service sharing some of the highlights from our Advent study, as well as the unique gifts we have. I talked to the kids about it ahead of time and shared that I wanted it to be a special way for our family to celebrate Jesus at home. They were so sweet about it, finding passages from their Bibles they could share, practicing their songs on the piano, and taking it all quite seriously! Mila wrote a little Christmas prayer and practiced it twenty times. I guess you could say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Mila started us off with her Christmas prayer: <i>"Dear God, Christmas isn't about presents or stockings. It's about you and Jesus! A question people might ask is why did God make Jesus? Well, Jesus is a part of God's big plan and he is a huge part of the world! Just like us. Thank you, God, for making Jesus born in a stable. In your plan, a king isn't someone who wears armor, but a king is what you see on the inside. Just like Jesus your son. Amen!"</i> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Next, Cruz chose to share the prophetic words of Zechariah after his son, John the Baptist was born: <i>"...By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us - to give light to those who sit in darkness, to guide our feet to the way of peace." </i>I read a little message I wrote, Cruz and Mila each played some hymns on the piano, and we took turns reading parts of the Christmas story, lighting different colored candles to represent the different characters who came into the story. Lighting the candles was Cruz's favorite part because we let him be in charge of the lighter. My dad reminded us that when he was a kid, he and his little sister accidentally started their family's couch on fire when they tried to have their own candlelight service. Needless to say, we watched the candles carefully!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">After the candles were lit and our room was aglow, one by one, we extinguished each one as the story continued and everyone returned to their places - the shepherds back to their flocks, the angels back to Heaven, the wise men back east. And at last, we were left with a single white candle burning life and hope and peace into our quiet Christmas Eve night. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: courier;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: courier;">"And this life, Jesus Christ, was the light of the world. The light still shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out. And it all began on a silent, holy night, long ago..."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="font-family: courier;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">We closed out with Beau playing Silent Night on guitar, then feasted on grilled steaks, potatoes, salad, and Christmas cookies! Then with full bellies, we cozied up on the couch to watch Orchard's beautiful Christmas Eve service, featuring our favorite Brad and Kate AND a surprise guest appearance from Maddie Poppe. She sang "O Holy Night" and slayed it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrzJ43OVZZTK9838DsZmGu_C8iYFOn0pG4deyZ0FYejCXqdrCpugvXzkRBfj1D5RxtZoI-A-nGarQihV9xWAehJMiOH0IISR0-wHv-0CV9u1kQf3w-qNraiHslOC4iW9iHf3L9_AlLhl_/s2048/IMG_9308.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrzJ43OVZZTK9838DsZmGu_C8iYFOn0pG4deyZ0FYejCXqdrCpugvXzkRBfj1D5RxtZoI-A-nGarQihV9xWAehJMiOH0IISR0-wHv-0CV9u1kQf3w-qNraiHslOC4iW9iHf3L9_AlLhl_/w640-h426/IMG_9308.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFYT4mGb5e2skKK5SvL6Wj-nxnsSdwQyd4VQabVBS2WlySir7U8XzGV5Ypaw6CwefBJV5zNr8eoZ4uZNyaRlbL4uv9S-9dt0FRHzrsuKf-syEKt2jMmTQJSWMzWnUr1WX5kkd7xbND0Mn/s2048/IMG_9317.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFYT4mGb5e2skKK5SvL6Wj-nxnsSdwQyd4VQabVBS2WlySir7U8XzGV5Ypaw6CwefBJV5zNr8eoZ4uZNyaRlbL4uv9S-9dt0FRHzrsuKf-syEKt2jMmTQJSWMzWnUr1WX5kkd7xbND0Mn/w640-h426/IMG_9317.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-vUeLqTZkNDERUfyTUDgBKLAvSCGEgIyS-7j3HhyHud_LfoNmMN-9QyQtzwgXR2i7ThWAtvs21CxrdM1cYCb8_4Ef4jHSkhlXd9tIK-DXKPTBc8AIxdVYkOd0i74SQqEPJkKqlBGsUG9/s2048/IMG_9321.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-vUeLqTZkNDERUfyTUDgBKLAvSCGEgIyS-7j3HhyHud_LfoNmMN-9QyQtzwgXR2i7ThWAtvs21CxrdM1cYCb8_4Ef4jHSkhlXd9tIK-DXKPTBc8AIxdVYkOd0i74SQqEPJkKqlBGsUG9/w640-h426/IMG_9321.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nTrFDdHBSTuuZsf5iPz4vMVtSwBYVKsoPg4DHrShlhYFl4oO9GqsI_d2fUppWUEngxEwjtucumYLhHe8gawNCsiTp5DiGAG7M_UIXrCfkfttRFVle3ZinwuMIUpFI2A4SVJGAFWPCIoS/s2048/IMG_9328.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nTrFDdHBSTuuZsf5iPz4vMVtSwBYVKsoPg4DHrShlhYFl4oO9GqsI_d2fUppWUEngxEwjtucumYLhHe8gawNCsiTp5DiGAG7M_UIXrCfkfttRFVle3ZinwuMIUpFI2A4SVJGAFWPCIoS/w640-h426/IMG_9328.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I never anticipated how special it would be to celebrate Christmas Eve at home. The candles in the living room, the quietness that allowed me to hear Cruz and Mila sing, the way Mila snuggled up in the crook of her Papa's arm, and not getting annoyed with Cruz when he grew antsy and had to change seats or use the bathroom. ;) There was no rush, no crowds, no timeline - and I could just sit in the stillness of it all and really watch their sweet faces glow. It was a beautiful, special night I will always cherish.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0nhpSr65_SJ20Lq_0yLd-8fM5R1Ee7yeFogfMhkK-dh0cMaqcbZxtk0BVKU1IcI1-IoAVJZYGwwKHzTeMHl__9SZnGB3zL0wuruA32K3RnKfEhKTHZhmCh2TV0YPku5ctbxUgnGtPDUZ/s2048/IMG_9333.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0nhpSr65_SJ20Lq_0yLd-8fM5R1Ee7yeFogfMhkK-dh0cMaqcbZxtk0BVKU1IcI1-IoAVJZYGwwKHzTeMHl__9SZnGB3zL0wuruA32K3RnKfEhKTHZhmCh2TV0YPku5ctbxUgnGtPDUZ/w640-h426/IMG_9333.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2o6Ze6ljN7cT65bStYQ6hm1iF6L7cJZZ3q0TgEb4LurrzLfFVyRaizSGqq0JZzfikRXriJjzyvGG6ZqbJ5O4Z4B2GcZhIKAfgzh-qQxousDz0fG2XyZdQ7z_RBUWJiqJAPnx627ZrNJJn/s2048/IMG_9334.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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With Christmas Eve boxes of new books and pjs, Christmas cookies and White Russians, squeals of delight throwing handfuls of oatmeal on the driveway for the reindeer, and last minutes cards created for Santa because - Mila. And when they discovered Santa was inching closer to the States with every second that passed by, they nestled in their beds with that Christmas Eve glow still lit up on their faces. A glow that could be felt from the inside out.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Such a special Christmas Eve. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKmvqB8UP9d6AvbrRltwcPMK0m4vjA02jOXjm729KPwz-CSeVoqMxEwlb52dV8cs0qMspAoyf8N76z-nP8dG-17G6oC0uW0Og9ClQOOzKqoWSnfiMfjfke7iSdc0_icFP2XT1YvunMO0A/s2048/IMG_8762.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKmvqB8UP9d6AvbrRltwcPMK0m4vjA02jOXjm729KPwz-CSeVoqMxEwlb52dV8cs0qMspAoyf8N76z-nP8dG-17G6oC0uW0Og9ClQOOzKqoWSnfiMfjfke7iSdc0_icFP2XT1YvunMO0A/w426-h640/IMG_8762.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Winter break is over and I'm here in a quiet house this morning, caught somewhere between lingering in the goodness of another Christmas come and gone and the inspiration of a fresh start that always comes with a new year. We had a beautiful Christmas filled with many of the traditions we look forward to, with some added opportunities to slow it down, make home feel special, and focus in on what's most important about Christmas. COVID has provided us many opportunities to pause, reevaluate and pivot this year and the same rang true for the holidays. I was grateful for a year off from many of the things that fill up December and loved the extra space to dream up new ways to celebrate home, the special stages of where the kids are at, and of course, spark awe and wonder as we anticipated the birth of baby Jesus. What a year to hope and celebrate that light had come to fill up our dark world.</span><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Good Things from Christmas week...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">931. Mila and all her festive attire for school. She's going to be seven in a week and is looking and acting so grown up lately. She's just the best and adds so much Christmas magic to our December. </span><span style="font-family: courier;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxdanyFoXYMDFnRaHJTy0Fkki6A_Bf9_8f9ZgOjGK4AFTZNluyfvFPixo6sXQM1nkwZyUhEb7GnsXD_ayQmEWZ1_MfMNEKavyzCgBul9eY6sN-sKO9XSxTUwzhZpSZWjQ5t5NF4sBAA6Z/s2048/IMG_3422.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxdanyFoXYMDFnRaHJTy0Fkki6A_Bf9_8f9ZgOjGK4AFTZNluyfvFPixo6sXQM1nkwZyUhEb7GnsXD_ayQmEWZ1_MfMNEKavyzCgBul9eY6sN-sKO9XSxTUwzhZpSZWjQ5t5NF4sBAA6Z/w426-h640/IMG_3422.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7V-im1Zucna0cCW8mScUwK-T1s8x_rnNMH254svJy-IfgZcYe6Grj7C6oM9noVonEtkLhSCNZUZdGr8UiyL4Q39bLGKVzbqKtKdqPnaxyF-bTa2TkLxr0bfI-czYdvsU-Tq9ukRGcT_Ho/s2048/IMG_3426.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7V-im1Zucna0cCW8mScUwK-T1s8x_rnNMH254svJy-IfgZcYe6Grj7C6oM9noVonEtkLhSCNZUZdGr8UiyL4Q39bLGKVzbqKtKdqPnaxyF-bTa2TkLxr0bfI-czYdvsU-Tq9ukRGcT_Ho/w426-h640/IMG_3426.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">932. And the last day of school before winter break! We celebrated with ugly sweaters to school, a festive Christmas manicure for Mila and I, milkshakes and maid-rites to follow, and a drive around town to see all the Christmas lights. A Friday night energy was in the air and our family date night was just the right kickoff to Christmas week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1hnyOvqkX_pXjY1GdhGkFZB70QqS7dc5il7pDfhQCkVWtiAUt901hJsQgibADTP6fSL3nIP-HGHsnc0APBIKje2t9MFgnWwUutDh7E4w4_p1-RqCO0D7yju-9Zwxo0826nei5TqmZY8b/s2048/IMG_8001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1hnyOvqkX_pXjY1GdhGkFZB70QqS7dc5il7pDfhQCkVWtiAUt901hJsQgibADTP6fSL3nIP-HGHsnc0APBIKje2t9MFgnWwUutDh7E4w4_p1-RqCO0D7yju-9Zwxo0826nei5TqmZY8b/w426-h640/IMG_8001.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWy9agSTYPX0pcxGrrZ_g2vHNlHokPUnaJRLU7KE4orYrFE_qeyEMsik9Cphfhw4zpmK4eLP7vnFc5_8A9G9OzsCy9TjNGt09UaRbGEuZXHjrZrMHjRJ0ab-l2gN2Judhz6aIjdiugplj/s2048/IMG_7992.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We didn't miss a single day of our advent book tradition (another advantage to being home so much) and had fun making simple nights a little more festive with things like s'mores on the stovetop, a board game and a bowl of buttery popcorn, or a family snowball fight in the basement. </span></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRn0-xTgOv9J-FeTGnR9L63UIDmFbj2CV7arfit9q5DIZ-fAIRe3yZCa5xInbv70R1mG15Rv8LMcr7fp-VzZV4hMETGIxXrJH9Llvolhpjcfsg-d8_Jw44NsWJdmk4xjNSPhPdHEKOwD8/s2048/IMG_7952.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRn0-xTgOv9J-FeTGnR9L63UIDmFbj2CV7arfit9q5DIZ-fAIRe3yZCa5xInbv70R1mG15Rv8LMcr7fp-VzZV4hMETGIxXrJH9Llvolhpjcfsg-d8_Jw44NsWJdmk4xjNSPhPdHEKOwD8/w640-h426/IMG_7952.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcHb0jCTFrxB2Mf_Udr3TMruYAA-RBdD5sLmYVyu58SlQqtn1OjVV7lyI7KVuADbhMXWgqs4PETq0_OH3pp8GODHGZg6OAvNie7YMzBLratOiuQbbtf_1mrcFivExR9qv5pcf3aMCTaYV/s2048/IMG_7943.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcHb0jCTFrxB2Mf_Udr3TMruYAA-RBdD5sLmYVyu58SlQqtn1OjVV7lyI7KVuADbhMXWgqs4PETq0_OH3pp8GODHGZg6OAvNie7YMzBLratOiuQbbtf_1mrcFivExR9qv5pcf3aMCTaYV/w640-h426/IMG_7943.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYTV1cQyOY4NPEAKt9HW4KUFfrWh26D-9F78BKAdXXGXaLea5LrGMmw6J3mnv1k-KrXB5imAehR_W7slhFU78ZVaMzH6ch_yl9Oqa48-h3k15RHkO5lT7NLI5o3Mf0rq_ybswF7Te9hNF/s2048/IMG_7969.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYTV1cQyOY4NPEAKt9HW4KUFfrWh26D-9F78BKAdXXGXaLea5LrGMmw6J3mnv1k-KrXB5imAehR_W7slhFU78ZVaMzH6ch_yl9Oqa48-h3k15RHkO5lT7NLI5o3Mf0rq_ybswF7Te9hNF/w640-h426/IMG_7969.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">934. Some fun neighbor gifts delivered to our fave cul de sac peeps. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePnQbLtwXLKeJ4Bj68H7WDJuuIZSK7W0Dbe5cOulHIZI0xMRN3d0K7bKMAQFkqlPmHpqDMmVKq9KRn7h6R5FhRT4tsN_RPKJmd9nQ7I_LzN5w41C8xQF9q4EJIKa0HdQVhQoCHY03F4s9/s2048/IMG_7897.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePnQbLtwXLKeJ4Bj68H7WDJuuIZSK7W0Dbe5cOulHIZI0xMRN3d0K7bKMAQFkqlPmHpqDMmVKq9KRn7h6R5FhRT4tsN_RPKJmd9nQ7I_LzN5w41C8xQF9q4EJIKa0HdQVhQoCHY03F4s9/w640-h426/IMG_7897.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">935. We've welcomed Boone into our home and have put up with his antics for years now, but the kids (especially Mila) were more into him this year than ever before. It was also the first year some tears were shed on Christmas Eve...and an "I miss you" letter has been crafted nearly every day since.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOXu3_kx2o50va57Ux37DqoiZTS4eToricyBgoRoNhyqnaPXtyTB-j21k22eO9WXf39jPrTB2bgJZRpVen2gTRtdHmLmTRXGz0Vnvg8_zB5cZWqnPEF9JUWXQXGABaNRq0IOt8xkPr-qr/s2048/IMG_8025.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOXu3_kx2o50va57Ux37DqoiZTS4eToricyBgoRoNhyqnaPXtyTB-j21k22eO9WXf39jPrTB2bgJZRpVen2gTRtdHmLmTRXGz0Vnvg8_zB5cZWqnPEF9JUWXQXGABaNRq0IOt8xkPr-qr/w640-h426/IMG_8025.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71lywZ0fFbFTanCQHeSVGD4Wcn40hKsml-gPc5CxpYSqyE31apz8wn3f8aD8EisflFU70iW7Q6tojdBhCCFRpuSCQsTQxYUZEJ9il8bjKUMuccWYKtPmVul4t1Rn8Gf0x3Mv3COcMNN_M/s2048/IMG_7942.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71lywZ0fFbFTanCQHeSVGD4Wcn40hKsml-gPc5CxpYSqyE31apz8wn3f8aD8EisflFU70iW7Q6tojdBhCCFRpuSCQsTQxYUZEJ9il8bjKUMuccWYKtPmVul4t1Rn8Gf0x3Mv3COcMNN_M/w426-h640/IMG_7942.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2HC0nwM43uxk2kcCnyvoJvOj3P2VgN3cXX5RFQp4QoeKT4AEYqJuvk-J7aFOLJZsmfwphIM6vP3obrW8wuEIXlxnDWdQL6olbSF63KBl8SErU3-o_GFMRzFYLIr3-jh8Omy-NK-MGQ6F/s2048/IMG_8686.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2HC0nwM43uxk2kcCnyvoJvOj3P2VgN3cXX5RFQp4QoeKT4AEYqJuvk-J7aFOLJZsmfwphIM6vP3obrW8wuEIXlxnDWdQL6olbSF63KBl8SErU3-o_GFMRzFYLIr3-jh8Omy-NK-MGQ6F/w640-h426/IMG_8686.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12kOiAl5QKIUy2zqgwDNaMT72PRgE72CxalHv8JehtM2zsYKvJW85pdQm2M9oHOj7MNRwcMLLFx_KMnno9r1_bjwJRyYh52Y4PalvWmgrsYnxERMvEy9-EpRlTrz0T87dqYpa0T_0QqPp/s2048/IMG_8836.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12kOiAl5QKIUy2zqgwDNaMT72PRgE72CxalHv8JehtM2zsYKvJW85pdQm2M9oHOj7MNRwcMLLFx_KMnno9r1_bjwJRyYh52Y4PalvWmgrsYnxERMvEy9-EpRlTrz0T87dqYpa0T_0QqPp/w640-h426/IMG_8836.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">936. A night to myself with a cup of salted caramel cocoa, some cookies, and my favorite flick, <i>The Holiday.</i></span><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaND0ZcvwzPf0sgPy0EGSEzTqHOnBdJxWb0-j8TSNv4odFK1IZnTe28vSh-661207wudZp0aQHduFkXrxEUQ1_rPk3fG_ltbF7edZldd9CWCHE-NRfkld7YoE42eWUVhr1MG28TnEMQQo/s2048/IMG_7935.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaND0ZcvwzPf0sgPy0EGSEzTqHOnBdJxWb0-j8TSNv4odFK1IZnTe28vSh-661207wudZp0aQHduFkXrxEUQ1_rPk3fG_ltbF7edZldd9CWCHE-NRfkld7YoE42eWUVhr1MG28TnEMQQo/w640-h426/IMG_7935.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuRDdLru8VhOJEECUoyiQ9-U6Q8o_E4gyYQOkPZNf98xe9eTwNLcuOWFtIpJ_uyttKxw0hWq_qDxTt_h-7FiDAS84eExAGAMW0bI7kA1bJxt8ULuQPKnYRg9ZMibPK-gPhsVjdWEmv_Do/s2048/IMG_7921.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuRDdLru8VhOJEECUoyiQ9-U6Q8o_E4gyYQOkPZNf98xe9eTwNLcuOWFtIpJ_uyttKxw0hWq_qDxTt_h-7FiDAS84eExAGAMW0bI7kA1bJxt8ULuQPKnYRg9ZMibPK-gPhsVjdWEmv_Do/w640-h426/IMG_7921.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwbzMJLv24JZGOJZKvbrNJFXTRAEVKGZ5AyeHi98OzUqgvCAbhP5tGtVV-WhgSlded6F590aTdVwrPa-XnGEXyiD5aGQfhkPhCfixr1MZ6D-y1Qrm5fmbKccUMgkkWtejD9kBKl_cL3Yv/s2048/IMG_7912.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwbzMJLv24JZGOJZKvbrNJFXTRAEVKGZ5AyeHi98OzUqgvCAbhP5tGtVV-WhgSlded6F590aTdVwrPa-XnGEXyiD5aGQfhkPhCfixr1MZ6D-y1Qrm5fmbKccUMgkkWtejD9kBKl_cL3Yv/w640-h426/IMG_7912.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ODTB90lxqSAr6PYb4Lfac_IcWWKVUpN9fPsYZNiXNQKLHoe_-TllzYEfC_NDgjPRaJBFNT6yNAGnzrh8xtjcsMUJB17LhWKm02ur9GDVZ38No0tRZ6I45Y5vTIKIKihhLt04FJiBGbEY/s2048/IMG_7911.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ODTB90lxqSAr6PYb4Lfac_IcWWKVUpN9fPsYZNiXNQKLHoe_-TllzYEfC_NDgjPRaJBFNT6yNAGnzrh8xtjcsMUJB17LhWKm02ur9GDVZ38No0tRZ6I45Y5vTIKIKihhLt04FJiBGbEY/w640-h426/IMG_7911.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">937. Many days were busy making messes at home, but I loved the afternoons where there was time to make everything clean and cozy before I ran up to get the kids from school. I'd put on some Christmas music, start the tea kettle with water for hot cocoa, and set out some cookies for after school treats. 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Birdie's quote from You've Got Mail - <i>It will all shake out. Meanwhile I'm putting up more twinkly lights, </i>was a definite mantra here this year! I strung lights everywhere - on windows, in the car, and even around my Peloton bike in the basement. They made home feel like a great big blanket fort. And speaking of Peloton - I've never been more excited to work out than this December, thanks to all those holiday rides. It felt more like a party than a workout!</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4wX1g4IjStkZzzI9870xViI5Yx9dESB1S2r_umx2t0Bp-dU5WG44VRwyK559BiU2yYDQhQXCrmuvdQg4NdjTotT23EXeFaIbu_pgLdQ5xwvKZqSsnatAsjWs6Ax119H1G_jK7GG3e_q_/s2048/IMG_8710.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4wX1g4IjStkZzzI9870xViI5Yx9dESB1S2r_umx2t0Bp-dU5WG44VRwyK559BiU2yYDQhQXCrmuvdQg4NdjTotT23EXeFaIbu_pgLdQ5xwvKZqSsnatAsjWs6Ax119H1G_jK7GG3e_q_/w426-h640/IMG_8710.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIw_uNMK3Obs6-yykWPX74aQLtBG__6IVBgvohFFZmarPlolDSPhaHSZaI_QOIgN4abxO9VOd1G-SOmpcZxWMKcMGy-u88EzONFPnbYD4894987j-2lmIA-myGUumficJjEK3tx1ULWm01/s2048/IMG_8715.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIw_uNMK3Obs6-yykWPX74aQLtBG__6IVBgvohFFZmarPlolDSPhaHSZaI_QOIgN4abxO9VOd1G-SOmpcZxWMKcMGy-u88EzONFPnbYD4894987j-2lmIA-myGUumficJjEK3tx1ULWm01/w426-h640/IMG_8715.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFuIJ6LqSEx6mkpiWetTtTwj5oobBTxoM7pErNFCZF8D-AUyir_MvzubzqZEd6aLKevykJTS8r9axJQJfwuM9IsBSDXCWLHOqwm3hfbY4ZlWpQtSYiEEYTd-F5Ce_iLRSkFz2EuNa-kYN/s2048/IMG_8720.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFuIJ6LqSEx6mkpiWetTtTwj5oobBTxoM7pErNFCZF8D-AUyir_MvzubzqZEd6aLKevykJTS8r9axJQJfwuM9IsBSDXCWLHOqwm3hfbY4ZlWpQtSYiEEYTd-F5Ce_iLRSkFz2EuNa-kYN/w426-h640/IMG_8720.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: courier;">939. Lots of baking afternoons with my little pastry chefs. And our favorite - Joanna Gaines' cherry mashers were so delicious! Man could I go for one right about now... </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByRzxU5R_3G-Wd600Q4_6dbLomYigv8XMZElrDwz4Mrs7hLcL7Al8kkphdnJPMa5GG40_7MhFs_3_5gdDwGDh9EEvwRuyDuu3XIjuBLz4mUhPfuew04YESPy9H_P1ewu_Nz-W_7HSdxAC/s2048/IMG_8541.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByRzxU5R_3G-Wd600Q4_6dbLomYigv8XMZElrDwz4Mrs7hLcL7Al8kkphdnJPMa5GG40_7MhFs_3_5gdDwGDh9EEvwRuyDuu3XIjuBLz4mUhPfuew04YESPy9H_P1ewu_Nz-W_7HSdxAC/w640-h426/IMG_8541.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pWnMOOql23DZFxITSczX_ZX8qte2LtEnvo1j85dgizpQIIXUzjZglAkM5h_4qkOEnbKxnjjww8KgAOGdYSLs9Amk_8t_HM530uwoSmaM8e-hr4aYpSOGX2A4FjX3B4xRv1yJzJ38HfrG/s2048/IMG_8543.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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A winter solstice that felt intimate and special. We turned off the lights, lit the candles, feasted on crab legs and chocolate cookies, and went for a cozy drive in our pjs to the edge of town to see the "Christmas Star," or the closest two planets have come together in 800 years. It was truly something to see, almost as much as the lineup of cars on the gravel road we went to. I think this year has taught us to anticipate the small things we may have easily overlooked before. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFGCXhIRJ2nYkt467vYbjoyitLpRVp-KtqR9Zp-7nS247qyEMXT11yr14HWPalAdUDmjrdBds0BktDmRRf8EmTD12Vvb3Fdc0TR2qQbUGsvQ21kaF-vRTDWngOzOW615ckcf-slxdnxqG/s2048/IMG_8648.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFGCXhIRJ2nYkt467vYbjoyitLpRVp-KtqR9Zp-7nS247qyEMXT11yr14HWPalAdUDmjrdBds0BktDmRRf8EmTD12Vvb3Fdc0TR2qQbUGsvQ21kaF-vRTDWngOzOW615ckcf-slxdnxqG/w426-h640/IMG_8648.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">941. Other good things from December? The Queen's Gambit, road trips with the girls to Trader Joes for all the festive fare, watching the kids play their piano solos at Dyan's, all our conversations about our Bible readings, Kurt Russell as Santa Claus in <i>The Christmas Chronicles, </i>a candlelit dinner at Katie's, Ben Rector's Christmas album, and our two-hour game nights where everyone gets to pick a different game for 30 minutes of play. Festive trips to Lighthouse with Shaws and Taylor and Kate, book club exchanges and that yummy sandwich from <i>One Day in December, </i>frozen hot chocolates from Dairy Queen, and white Russians with old fashioned peppermint sticks for stirring. And these two, their festive pjs, and sweet and silly ways.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm8q1gcJ0hX3cl7Gr0inrcKSZEx3DL73O4icVxIEIAmcHZRLCwlGQ1EWG335O3kuKH1_jqU3IDQSu7YNcRVxqlyGxYUXoxhniogM9O-Mgag_Ez1SSh6rgL8g1LHC8a7pKKTcf4E2qxG99/s2048/IMG_8767.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm8q1gcJ0hX3cl7Gr0inrcKSZEx3DL73O4icVxIEIAmcHZRLCwlGQ1EWG335O3kuKH1_jqU3IDQSu7YNcRVxqlyGxYUXoxhniogM9O-Mgag_Ez1SSh6rgL8g1LHC8a7pKKTcf4E2qxG99/w426-h640/IMG_8767.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9K_N6gMEXPOi3Rc_kbZ-zLd5m2SNeon2jtPBujokojKoCyaIfXcM5-kgygscpKCehKA7JZB5AEr2-6F0N_04rALDeMavhRmasf-OcnjM0rP6c10hzs-Rsjg6CpzIyp50pk_mdedsRkIF/s2048/IMG_8795.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9K_N6gMEXPOi3Rc_kbZ-zLd5m2SNeon2jtPBujokojKoCyaIfXcM5-kgygscpKCehKA7JZB5AEr2-6F0N_04rALDeMavhRmasf-OcnjM0rP6c10hzs-Rsjg6CpzIyp50pk_mdedsRkIF/w426-h640/IMG_8795.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /></div>Ashley Jorgensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639586299014951193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155071443848890518.post-30491452683472347012020-12-30T08:50:00.000-06:002020-12-30T08:50:53.631-06:00The Most Wonderful Day of the Year<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU27Sz7ShgJ-J_2kuUA4C4K_t8_9qIZTZNqd1x2rtfERjw0JbzjUfDsfFAT_HZrDlxLuEHtJO91GxsvUFW7naQqO4XG8-v9AlolHXo98TvFCBbG8kkCT5ISuq6vPSPEksZ8-5eW5kHUBdC/s2048/IMG_8418.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU27Sz7ShgJ-J_2kuUA4C4K_t8_9qIZTZNqd1x2rtfERjw0JbzjUfDsfFAT_HZrDlxLuEHtJO91GxsvUFW7naQqO4XG8-v9AlolHXo98TvFCBbG8kkCT5ISuq6vPSPEksZ8-5eW5kHUBdC/w640-h426/IMG_8418.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">We've been home more this December than ever before. So when the last weekend before Christmas rolled around, we needed to shake things up and add a little extra sparkle to our day. We called it "The Most Wonderful Day of the Year," and spent the entire day together doing all sorts of Christmassy things. I made a list and checked it twice, ensuring there was something on there for everyone - pancakes and basement snowball fights for Cruz, some creative fun for Mila, homemade pizza for Chef Beau, and a trip downtown for Mom. I also wanted to add in something we could do for others and signed us up to ring the red kettle bells at Fareway. This ended up their favorite part.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">I loved this sweet day. Sure it was a lot of time together and a few times throughout the day we wanted to pull our hairs out, but they're still my very favorite place to be. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Our Most Wonderful Day of the Year... </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmoXXhmPX6BRXO0c48R4SLxQJjVDlThSIIGuiJwR21JfYvtY6AjVYinET3xfEiztWxaLWVW9HTZkPSJe5GLtLqEI0YflBT0A2ecv4XfuVb-G48ILHzCBqU1f5hqzXdFVUXBvG6IWx4AXj/s2048/IMG_8374.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmoXXhmPX6BRXO0c48R4SLxQJjVDlThSIIGuiJwR21JfYvtY6AjVYinET3xfEiztWxaLWVW9HTZkPSJe5GLtLqEI0YflBT0A2ecv4XfuVb-G48ILHzCBqU1f5hqzXdFVUXBvG6IWx4AXj/w426-h640/IMG_8374.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxNuERLaz1ndzOFI_n50a3taYioOFd-PmTrQBjxfEoQQEdt0jKgww6ONXiYz9Alygb7zlYySb0ARTqUYKAymGVaHRUfwwECz4tdpvCs0tcqN_aRqVw0Xvdqnfs2GOCee8HgKdkK1Kb1Bf/s2048/IMG_8007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxNuERLaz1ndzOFI_n50a3taYioOFd-PmTrQBjxfEoQQEdt0jKgww6ONXiYz9Alygb7zlYySb0ARTqUYKAymGVaHRUfwwECz4tdpvCs0tcqN_aRqVw0Xvdqnfs2GOCee8HgKdkK1Kb1Bf/w427-h640/IMG_8007.JPG" width="427" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">I forgot to mention that we actually started our day with a little early gift from Beau - some pretty hideous socks with his face on them. The kids thought they were great - until they took them off and realized they stained their feet pink!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarOf7Fy95P2gbvMT26hplzKn31bh1gdCZ0rX_1zjAvZkDm7luCBN3qEKSirzE7OJNwUxI_tFxH-w0krY0zArdDsHQ8I_gA6a94FfsqWRNsj8DnRoycw8jzz4j-W7GGyLfPnSA8lPgIvvV/s2048/IMG_8097.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarOf7Fy95P2gbvMT26hplzKn31bh1gdCZ0rX_1zjAvZkDm7luCBN3qEKSirzE7OJNwUxI_tFxH-w0krY0zArdDsHQ8I_gA6a94FfsqWRNsj8DnRoycw8jzz4j-W7GGyLfPnSA8lPgIvvV/w640-h426/IMG_8097.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">We started our Saturday with our pretty typical pancakes, only spiced them up with a lot of whipped cream and strawberries.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The kids started getting squirrely, and I told them that when I was a kid in stores I used to pretend I was a mannequin. They latched onto that idea and pretended to be window displays for the next half hour, make a lot of busy shoppers stop to smile. 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I appreciated the opportunity to step on the other side of this and see so many smiling faces dig through their wallets and share some of their resources before getting their groceries. And I think the lively kids helped. My favorite was an old army veteran (his cap gave him away) who not only stopped to throw in a few dollars, but also danced a little jig with Mila. And my scrooge husband, who at first wasn't too keen on this cold little mission project, ended up leading us in several rounds of Jingle Bells. </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6NJRL4-uQVDilXUxSedJNNtI4g2WWZAr0sxh2YJHrsfptPGfaBoGYHDGnVaa2wkDSKAQqRcLt5yxLAGwfM5W2bCoRRhYCzo73u4Ywy5Ii7S0Oy0ahwkv9tSTMBk1smup7JHXBaoK0m-L/s2048/File_000.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6NJRL4-uQVDilXUxSedJNNtI4g2WWZAr0sxh2YJHrsfptPGfaBoGYHDGnVaa2wkDSKAQqRcLt5yxLAGwfM5W2bCoRRhYCzo73u4Ywy5Ii7S0Oy0ahwkv9tSTMBk1smup7JHXBaoK0m-L/w480-h640/File_000.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXygv7wKslzSgCR8hsYaIrEO0CGbmfV3NYu3mu3MvKkP84rnoR15OHAIHQ0POoLeFfxL1hB1bqc6kHjy3wqTXqk7mY7F2gbAkNQe0rPX4p_RiKk6aYANewNc3skcpmHVBiyrlnj_wgGRKy/s2048/File_001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXygv7wKslzSgCR8hsYaIrEO0CGbmfV3NYu3mu3MvKkP84rnoR15OHAIHQ0POoLeFfxL1hB1bqc6kHjy3wqTXqk7mY7F2gbAkNQe0rPX4p_RiKk6aYANewNc3skcpmHVBiyrlnj_wgGRKy/w640-h480/File_001.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Then it was home to warm our toes and put our pjs back on! Beau made some yummy homemade pizza, we watched a little Clark Griswold snuggled up with the big blanket, and went to bed grateful for this year we've had together. It truly is my favorite place to be.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbV7CSCNHS7iUWsDh41uxWWT4UCVQPtpuIoti7QRsTzfcBkrgX27VV_BQhGTc9RobUOTPq95tgdgJQvAcNrZ1lf6fKwW-BD2X3ealcEQi5w0jH_B_dJ-wW-rVa2UhBt_VeeQuDSMXI8iB/s2048/IMG_8533.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbV7CSCNHS7iUWsDh41uxWWT4UCVQPtpuIoti7QRsTzfcBkrgX27VV_BQhGTc9RobUOTPq95tgdgJQvAcNrZ1lf6fKwW-BD2X3ealcEQi5w0jH_B_dJ-wW-rVa2UhBt_VeeQuDSMXI8iB/w426-h640/IMG_8533.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkOdXcwjkdSFjKnYCaL5ysJJjGQrzFeVVTJpH5IMPWm_iqxsH-F_U-JOTY0Dtf4ALD-RiNXj2vkMuEfLq2NxcLU7IyzQPwJU49YW6l-e8EP91XlkHb7TVsBXcUxiOaSXLi6TZv-zsivACi/s2048/IMG_8537.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkOdXcwjkdSFjKnYCaL5ysJJjGQrzFeVVTJpH5IMPWm_iqxsH-F_U-JOTY0Dtf4ALD-RiNXj2vkMuEfLq2NxcLU7IyzQPwJU49YW6l-e8EP91XlkHb7TVsBXcUxiOaSXLi6TZv-zsivACi/w640-h426/IMG_8537.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Ashley Jorgensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639586299014951193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155071443848890518.post-84863164656258668112020-12-22T11:42:00.002-06:002020-12-22T11:42:54.632-06:00on the iphone || long lost photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdmGR4n87-EBZzJ7RRoicV-OV34ihbhj187LHBmSQ952er49jR3FGOSgwi5B-lBw06Bwhvy4mW9SlA4Fe2LrB24iMVy549LNA0rOxhRID2BgkvQV5uKXVmNxWZiY9vDFw50JwDt6E1Ydl/s2048/IMG_E4484.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdmGR4n87-EBZzJ7RRoicV-OV34ihbhj187LHBmSQ952er49jR3FGOSgwi5B-lBw06Bwhvy4mW9SlA4Fe2LrB24iMVy549LNA0rOxhRID2BgkvQV5uKXVmNxWZiY9vDFw50JwDt6E1Ydl/w640-h480/IMG_E4484.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;">I have officially made it through the strangest semester ever and am so relieved to be in a longer-than-normal winter break. I've got a laundry list of items I want to tackle during this time... I want to finally catch up on our Shutterfly books, clean our storage room in the basement, plan a baby shower for my sis-in-law and brother, and celebrate our little lady who's about to turn 7! I also want to dig out from all the things that pile up at the end of the year - things like the pantry, the mail, and the endless photos and videos on my iphone. I decided to get an early start this week and realized I haven't went through photos since July! So without further adieu, a little look down memory lane, and a video of our fall together. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fBg9FJj2hY4" width="320" youtube-src-id="fBg9FJj2hY4"></iframe></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;">July || one of the hardest days going to see Jess at U of I Hospitals, baseball games for Cruz and Mila, bike rides to Verve, cul de sac movie nights, pool days at Sunnyside, and nights on the kayaks. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUqcezHRPKwiuPymzBs-Cxv_BMY-Gw3dc9mnrS9c0t0kn-X1oKW_snr2E73ljyKhSDbafgdDxqgVjID8aL9G0TtqoMCWr8dw7aiiGf-pMocJmVqja_Q1A8tzOEk02wZflH1rDtDTRoW0_/s2048/IMG_4703.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigUqcezHRPKwiuPymzBs-Cxv_BMY-Gw3dc9mnrS9c0t0kn-X1oKW_snr2E73ljyKhSDbafgdDxqgVjID8aL9G0TtqoMCWr8dw7aiiGf-pMocJmVqja_Q1A8tzOEk02wZflH1rDtDTRoW0_/w480-h640/IMG_4703.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I love snow in December, and let's be honest, in January, too - the anticipation of the forecast the days before, waking up with sleepy eyes to catch a glimpse to see if it's still flying amidst the streetlights, making sure we're stocked up on the essentials like toilet paper and plenty of hot cocoa, and the calm invitation to do nothing but settle under a blanket and enjoy it. And when the first snow of the year is forecasted for a Saturday morning in December, there's really nothing better. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Even though we only got a couple inches, it was enough to create a marshmallow world for our enjoyment. And when the Sorbes dropped hot cocoa and lattes off bright and early, we knew we were in for a treat. Our little cul de sac came out to play - the kids immediately got to work on the snow forts they remembered from last year, Enzo, our favorite mountain dog was pretty much in paradise leaping through the snow and looking like a Christmas card, and parents shoveled enough snow to look as though we were working when really we just congregated in the street to catch up. And then, when we couldn't feel our toes and the kids' noses looked like Rudolph, we all filed in to fill up our dryers with wet gloves and fill up our cups with the most satisfying cup of cheer. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">It doesn't look as though we're going to get Christmas snow, so I'll be sure to tuck this past snowy Saturday away for the keeping.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">And yes, our kids did change out of their snow gear and put on fresh pajamas. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzBgETW4jqDQ5AHIdLx7aO258Tb30GjWfVFNVEPT-o8FwxsO-5F8BDFPhoavdEWjpcYVCH7eKQ6xkxVuvmEbX0dOjCQD3OrtqC6ETloanY2ImpNzlckSfP0DwHJj6-Nz6wxFxOyJGxn1W/w640-h640/PFUB4656.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Last night, Beau and I put the kids to bed, mixed a couple of old fashioneds, and fashioned our ipad up on a board game so it was tall enough to get a good angle of our face and not positioned to look up our nostrils. 2020 has thrown a lot of curveballs, but learning how to perfect the right angles for a Zoom call is a skill we can say we've mastered because of it. We went back to a virtual meeting format for our small group now that we're close to Christmas and everyone is hoping to stay healthy and safe. We talked about end-of-the-year plans - which families are getting together for Christmas, how everyone felt about online Christmas Eve church, who would get the vaccine right away, and what our schools might look like when everyone returns in January. It's been a year unlike any in our lifetime and just quietly taking in the many questions and conversations we've explored together this year reminds me all that we've been through </span><i style="text-align: left;">and </i><span style="text-align: left;">all that we've conquered. </span></div></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">Without a doubt, this year will be remembered for a lot of negative. A global pandemic that took many lives, closed schools, cost businesses billions of dollars, and led to many changes that altered everyday life as we knew it. An election year full of tension, division, and turmoil. Racial persecution and distrust in people positioned to keep our country safe. Long-term care residents and the elderly left isolated and unable to see or hug loved ones. Pretty much every public event cancelled. Health-care workers exhausted and hospitals at capacity, parents still working while teaching kids at home, churches closed for months, and toilet paper obsolete. We wore masks everywhere and forgot how to smile at people in the grocery store. For much of 2020, our world felt scary, overwhelming and discouraging.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">This year has also brought personal hardship for a lot of people I love. Friends have grieved babies, lost jobs, bravely battled cancer, buried parents, and received phone calls that turned lives and futures upside down in a matter of a minute. But I look at these people I love and stand in awe at one thing they have common - their worldview is so much bigger than the worldview that seems to take center stage these days. They have bravely put one foot in front of the other because their eyes are fixed on the only thing worth fixating on. And for me, that's the lesson I sure hope to take away from this 2020 year. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">We've been reading through some of the greatest Bible stories this month as we lead up to Christmas and I'm reminded at how big our God is. Through the stories of the underdogs like Joseph and David, I'm reminded that God doesn't leave anyone out of his story and often equips the seemingly least capable to carry out his biggest tasks. And while the big stories told time and time again read like an epic tale of rescue, the detail girl in me marvels more at the small bits you only notice when you take time to really sit in God's word - baby Moses' sister in the brush watching Pharaoh's daughter rescue that woven basket from shore, or the Hebrew midwives who kept delivering those little babies even though they were told not to. God not only exists in the details but weaves them together in ways that plant our lives with purpose even when we don't know it. This giant of a year pales in comparison to the incredible redemptive story He wrote since he breathed life into this earth. And he's still writing it - a story of redemption through his people. Us. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">God never asks us to minimize the hard, the hurt, the broken parts of our world. In fact, he loved us enough to become flesh to experience it all</span><i style="font-family: courier;"> with us. </i><span style="font-family: courier;">But he gave us Jesus because he wanted us to look past this world and adopt a far greater world-view. And when we can do that, he lifts our burdens and creates space for great joy. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><i>"See I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland." </i>(Isaiah 43:19)</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Great joy this December...</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Our kids wear Christmas socks all year, so I make sure to find a few new pairs to surprise them with in December.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggirl3Qd53HV1Gx7JoV8_eTt486DEq2OqGGWmXcz_0-ZjG1dWXk8nUEFJmVA9LV24j9bEhXhKzY8ILGPOcAmNDYSn2_9kd8iAFpl9naj0MFVISTipWr85ZA7dO_IzKt6IOWQtc8I5n5YB2/s2048/IMG_2752.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggirl3Qd53HV1Gx7JoV8_eTt486DEq2OqGGWmXcz_0-ZjG1dWXk8nUEFJmVA9LV24j9bEhXhKzY8ILGPOcAmNDYSn2_9kd8iAFpl9naj0MFVISTipWr85ZA7dO_IzKt6IOWQtc8I5n5YB2/w640-h426/IMG_2752.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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He even got caught in a shrinking machine and turned into tiny Boone for a few days. The kids had to complete some challenges in hopes he would turn big again and the next morning there he was back to his old self eating a stack of pancakes!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidi9VF_rc6417ZYuNfWlAJ5EBQQZg7oThKnZ2dmFMlnCcDaLEWcRV4ExfjOEaQR_22Nj7FfRtYzRpAQUskXarUyHj4bGjJ2wgL6O8TTGus3_Tm-0sYGAPpmXT3b8XyhNE75jpcFlT3tTad/s2048/IMG_2800.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidi9VF_rc6417ZYuNfWlAJ5EBQQZg7oThKnZ2dmFMlnCcDaLEWcRV4ExfjOEaQR_22Nj7FfRtYzRpAQUskXarUyHj4bGjJ2wgL6O8TTGus3_Tm-0sYGAPpmXT3b8XyhNE75jpcFlT3tTad/w640-h426/IMG_2800.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgHuZy_sencuGZTTCq5erwgVBG4tw4zdZTYLamPvac3EfgZ_Iy09SxWqTGeorZqZUy3C2C2JBe8ve-7ReA44nFrNSqRO-_dt2FFB3bvpgo7P6N8eKjLYVz8EVDyBe7AuBGikxEs7KVzKq/s2048/IMG_2938.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgHuZy_sencuGZTTCq5erwgVBG4tw4zdZTYLamPvac3EfgZ_Iy09SxWqTGeorZqZUy3C2C2JBe8ve-7ReA44nFrNSqRO-_dt2FFB3bvpgo7P6N8eKjLYVz8EVDyBe7AuBGikxEs7KVzKq/w640-h426/IMG_2938.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIH4Yy5TbYyCZ_uFvdDfrM3I59J5ZGRviXE3TcbS8bK8xGBKpCoqbA0o2lVCI7aKwkvC4bd0NZZK05NqDMLJ7Peg05elMg5pUQC4i78TEGRrPME_5j4Dzf6cQnln0FcOzOxHFInHYO3Fb/s2048/IMG_2945.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIH4Yy5TbYyCZ_uFvdDfrM3I59J5ZGRviXE3TcbS8bK8xGBKpCoqbA0o2lVCI7aKwkvC4bd0NZZK05NqDMLJ7Peg05elMg5pUQC4i78TEGRrPME_5j4Dzf6cQnln0FcOzOxHFInHYO3Fb/w640-h426/IMG_2945.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKXGx9pZOlxqIFUcLK_zAe8t38ISY06SW-kfistIqTthyFs7SQ2vmVyk6Yya37I6gGt_lzKG7h83gkYYPIVNqLGJD1PsCic4AoElF4rsNSV0fnGqWBYUEadf6TCjbJmqqKSaeDD3qymlH/s2048/IMG_3196.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKXGx9pZOlxqIFUcLK_zAe8t38ISY06SW-kfistIqTthyFs7SQ2vmVyk6Yya37I6gGt_lzKG7h83gkYYPIVNqLGJD1PsCic4AoElF4rsNSV0fnGqWBYUEadf6TCjbJmqqKSaeDD3qymlH/w426-h640/IMG_3196.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">A few acts of kindness, including a holly jolly postman package because those delivery drivers are working extra hard this year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9g4xU_yBgC_95kNyeIywlc90KfHV7WRarPHz7x3LQwCyCsNKZ3VyN_91SwmB0qT_ALIWMRLOHyRWsEG38mJVhdEUjyhSsjF82E1ebX4Gm-rRIX-18lQA2JmsbTP_FLs2de0ExBpEeOivE/s2048/IMG_2828.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9g4xU_yBgC_95kNyeIywlc90KfHV7WRarPHz7x3LQwCyCsNKZ3VyN_91SwmB0qT_ALIWMRLOHyRWsEG38mJVhdEUjyhSsjF82E1ebX4Gm-rRIX-18lQA2JmsbTP_FLs2de0ExBpEeOivE/w426-h640/IMG_2828.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Simple December traditions that bring the kids a whole lot of joy. And perhaps even more special this year. Home has definitely been our favorite place to be.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziIwC4w8P1ujLtuWZlCWCnyJ1hkEbM0FUsulZVT_tNOI4wopaUwUIY4NUEoDWUtwa0RmAfHQyC7SAcNWXT6L_BCOgK9ER1a6_sDQ2CpT12C5i5crbQYk00t6RNv_fCNhZfZRS9ipOdumE/s2048/IMG_2845.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziIwC4w8P1ujLtuWZlCWCnyJ1hkEbM0FUsulZVT_tNOI4wopaUwUIY4NUEoDWUtwa0RmAfHQyC7SAcNWXT6L_BCOgK9ER1a6_sDQ2CpT12C5i5crbQYk00t6RNv_fCNhZfZRS9ipOdumE/w426-h640/IMG_2845.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDwPVnYcqPVYb9I6NOLoXpwXF5XUyuSAFOjsoEnZoKCGvqOoX7Lzi6PNr6KU_B3PEtrQtdPK_mafHD519YLnl_KPoVvJ1Kt6hhLRVRlkE4AQ7YpeF9XRBMxsYYFZ7U5Ih4nMpAuwJX9D5/s2048/IMG_2856.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Mila and I had a fun few hours downtown for some Small Business Saturday shopping, Mila won her first gift card at our favorite, Driftless Style, and then the boys met us for some burgers at Wilbos in what we are convinced is the best booth on Main Street. It's just got a big city vibe in there, especially at the holidays. 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We love this day. He brings us snow-covered donuts and strawberries, the kids open some fun gifts to count down the days of December, and they get their Santa letters all ready to send. I'm not sure how many more years we get of this little tradition, but it seems their "true believer" status is still alive and well. </p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier;">P.S. If you haven't watched the Christmas Chronicle movies on Netflix, they are worth it. 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I purchased a family of them and wrapped them up with a note that said they were picked especially for her room and must be packed away after Christmas to store up their magic all year. Then the two of us named each of them, and played in her room together. Let's see - we have George and Laura, Dillion, Lola, Queen Margaret, Pearl, Starlight, and Stacy, the saucy dancing sloth. </span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmWo9fa0XuKGxFvXfHnvI7lIadry2FNqHJECUH3OQdP_6S0sCGq10jimkAlaiL1OVkAZa35VjSeg9-CYArueKvigA7jf4exv7eXG-LIv4XKcCVUrqGS6xA_EDKpjPh_KrGb-qEvz7ZW3J/s2048/IMG_2692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmWo9fa0XuKGxFvXfHnvI7lIadry2FNqHJECUH3OQdP_6S0sCGq10jimkAlaiL1OVkAZa35VjSeg9-CYArueKvigA7jf4exv7eXG-LIv4XKcCVUrqGS6xA_EDKpjPh_KrGb-qEvz7ZW3J/w426-h640/IMG_2692.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_gI2seZi92wVgRAEv7crePG0zJ2dWbCyMFuzB5XkDDKLFEmMh2gjKM4_SIfgwuEmnD0eoOTFi9nnbl0NNK5j5yzrz9ndKwfpOU83pBg-67eW8UR2vGP8mnu5kVlTcVPl9RUa8Nguk5V_/s2048/IMG_2695.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_gI2seZi92wVgRAEv7crePG0zJ2dWbCyMFuzB5XkDDKLFEmMh2gjKM4_SIfgwuEmnD0eoOTFi9nnbl0NNK5j5yzrz9ndKwfpOU83pBg-67eW8UR2vGP8mnu5kVlTcVPl9RUa8Nguk5V_/w640-h426/IMG_2695.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchDV51QGLlONQURGkiJnE7oLqMTrfEjRHPNytpGO6RpI_B6VDN2dn5i0_7HdGYe6P1J8ONJ81OJtwmG8lbyU_SrbSGLm2SaaE4VTyK0cWMsABk8Pvtt8M96sijGk6pg9BXRzO3O4To1Bq/s2048/IMG_2710.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchDV51QGLlONQURGkiJnE7oLqMTrfEjRHPNytpGO6RpI_B6VDN2dn5i0_7HdGYe6P1J8ONJ81OJtwmG8lbyU_SrbSGLm2SaaE4VTyK0cWMsABk8Pvtt8M96sijGk6pg9BXRzO3O4To1Bq/w640-h426/IMG_2710.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_NAo70PsUVXDxJ1W3vNITuFPQTERZudlqEGD4hbO-PsEKUjwDWobiKz07ku1qD1WDBi_J5tDDRIZPf267SdGzC1lsAVcib74l0A_hCRiMbH_Lh9M3nv3jabPHx-f5j8D3ORrHnXliZLi/s2048/IMG_2742.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_NAo70PsUVXDxJ1W3vNITuFPQTERZudlqEGD4hbO-PsEKUjwDWobiKz07ku1qD1WDBi_J5tDDRIZPf267SdGzC1lsAVcib74l0A_hCRiMbH_Lh9M3nv3jabPHx-f5j8D3ORrHnXliZLi/w640-h426/IMG_2742.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Ashley Jorgensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639586299014951193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155071443848890518.post-20873086138306922142020-12-11T14:32:00.000-06:002020-12-11T14:32:04.225-06:00Thanksgiving Week at Home<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOahlb91cTgMQoBqa2wQRcCA3rixlTbSbUDy6BwSNVdwMoisFbvfhkIBQwI3-yAU38GFd_ladbwe_jmR2ojUspfWy23zJMv6W9Uh0h3-T_i_K5XEMZlSj6jSA6m7cjbx0fTZLzYojlfoPw/s2048/IMG_1998.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOahlb91cTgMQoBqa2wQRcCA3rixlTbSbUDy6BwSNVdwMoisFbvfhkIBQwI3-yAU38GFd_ladbwe_jmR2ojUspfWy23zJMv6W9Uh0h3-T_i_K5XEMZlSj6jSA6m7cjbx0fTZLzYojlfoPw/w640-h426/IMG_1998.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: courier;">We had an extra long Thanksgiving break at home this year because our school district decided to do a few days of online learning to slow the COVID spread. Since I'm working at home this semester, it was easy to open up my office to welcome a couple new co-workers for a few days. The kids blew me away with their independence. They came home from school Friday with their bags packed with everything they needed and the teachers super prepared to transition to Zoom. I loved being a fly on the wall of their classrooms and getting the chance to observe their learning instead of be in charge of it like this spring. I was pretty proud of the students they were! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOfIBZ-RT3ihfYvqz31qkVK7OA9xkNl9VMtYvIVqNJZZc1tJ1FvW1pAUaFsmPgVDMg18K_vPECPXWouejpU8GQSOAVheqXsTXys7hxgDxx-_kuYL-pZ4s3hIHv063ytFZ1El_k9y03D2X/s2048/IMG_1927.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOfIBZ-RT3ihfYvqz31qkVK7OA9xkNl9VMtYvIVqNJZZc1tJ1FvW1pAUaFsmPgVDMg18K_vPECPXWouejpU8GQSOAVheqXsTXys7hxgDxx-_kuYL-pZ4s3hIHv063ytFZ1El_k9y03D2X/w426-h640/IMG_1927.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9qoF2bAQHSj9371lZDOrPQpPKl7ynGfEGlbt0gIqt5LQbxbavHsQvmKV7ekTsXBCZdLIOO65B12T-uhyphenhyphenw2Z4o5GfVtjfklnbeL1eacyOmNqCFlSabN_VO_-XFY3ZhKxWouCCz5-zaqXk/s2048/IMG_1934.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9qoF2bAQHSj9371lZDOrPQpPKl7ynGfEGlbt0gIqt5LQbxbavHsQvmKV7ekTsXBCZdLIOO65B12T-uhyphenhyphenw2Z4o5GfVtjfklnbeL1eacyOmNqCFlSabN_VO_-XFY3ZhKxWouCCz5-zaqXk/w640-h426/IMG_1934.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYJxDdtEQwxSsizlOza84vglTickZ3Hx5HgvZub-Hf0AQm1lSeCYmVGxsvy3C8L-HWFTnNTpCrRqwWyWv10K6IQKccPM3LdpxNzyGSf-fQghCxqISK1rs3rOb6LHgOgp89cJZrR_5LAv4/s2048/IMG_1937.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYJxDdtEQwxSsizlOza84vglTickZ3Hx5HgvZub-Hf0AQm1lSeCYmVGxsvy3C8L-HWFTnNTpCrRqwWyWv10K6IQKccPM3LdpxNzyGSf-fQghCxqISK1rs3rOb6LHgOgp89cJZrR_5LAv4/w640-h426/IMG_1937.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Our Thanksgiving looked different this year. For the past several years, we've hosted my family for Thanksgiving dinner. I love to host and fill up a table of people, but it didn't feel like the right thing to do this year. This opened up lots of opportunities to do things I don't normally do on Thanksgiving day - like rest! So after prepping all our Thanksgiving sides and ushering in Thanksgiving break with charcuterie and cocktails Wednesday night, we had a quiet Thanksgiving just us four - filled with yummy food, a nap, a hike through the woods, and a night of board games, hot cocoa, and a slice of apple pie. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iPKy-ZEme1qj7LUd4-oRwL4F34sP1ZH_ojmTzDHzHngzDf7zjWWdwfwGSXm5-X64JkHMGM-khJf6CgcvEkg2VthO_5u9k6bdX5hI8yDW6rzBv-xS4jsv7AxhzMlJfAT1UShG4t9Nzfw4/s2048/IMG_1944.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iPKy-ZEme1qj7LUd4-oRwL4F34sP1ZH_ojmTzDHzHngzDf7zjWWdwfwGSXm5-X64JkHMGM-khJf6CgcvEkg2VthO_5u9k6bdX5hI8yDW6rzBv-xS4jsv7AxhzMlJfAT1UShG4t9Nzfw4/w640-h426/IMG_1944.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiC3GJ77KM5D41v5PYjTrqbIXx5Gpt5ooWaz4CiTeiNCeKjFGPdb8OEde_LgotY_h9l5NSNXydUSpqk_XHHVrZY542XVtN7kj6VCBct5P1194pFDROu0iyhFiD1u4-V1W1Q-v7j_WZmf1I/s2048/IMG_1947.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiC3GJ77KM5D41v5PYjTrqbIXx5Gpt5ooWaz4CiTeiNCeKjFGPdb8OEde_LgotY_h9l5NSNXydUSpqk_XHHVrZY542XVtN7kj6VCBct5P1194pFDROu0iyhFiD1u4-V1W1Q-v7j_WZmf1I/w640-h426/IMG_1947.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: courier;">Mimosas, fresh baked cinnamon rolls, and the Macy's parade to start our day. I think I might be on to a new tradition with these overnight cinnamon rolls. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jWfOnj-7Vaed_qm95DDpmTjvLh2sK8yrZ86hiAUwDvTl584ZqTxnFh0VznZGsBrKHisKA0W6-HNAa3EOhc_jLoBRSms_OVvENMI0XM9eSq6EP6UyDUksv-8ZKssR8b_OJLfaQBpOFs-j/s2048/IMG_1950.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jWfOnj-7Vaed_qm95DDpmTjvLh2sK8yrZ86hiAUwDvTl584ZqTxnFh0VznZGsBrKHisKA0W6-HNAa3EOhc_jLoBRSms_OVvENMI0XM9eSq6EP6UyDUksv-8ZKssR8b_OJLfaQBpOFs-j/w640-h426/IMG_1950.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjemzUd7dc35YmEf27UbxAFW3mjf2qRf0t5YBVujuvhcX6S4wmnfLXKb65ptu_e7pUrCKgkJ18Vuf0mlSOEI1Yh_4o9MBe9yQKnUhrokUMZ9jERkoVxDMxRlAw6lC-bZPlvezG_QKKWWXy/s2048/IMG_1962.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We decided to eat around 1:00 instead of at night and this proved to be a nice way to spend the day. We had our turkey, cleaned up the kitchen, and had the rest of the day to burn off some of our calories to make room for dessert. We also took the opportunity to try a few new things. Some were big winners, including Joanna Gaines' cranberry sauce, and others were big losers, including Beau's attempt to fry a turkey breast. We still had mashed potatoes and my favorite William Sonoma turkey gravy, still had Beau's favorite stuffing, and still went around the table to add one more grateful tag to our tree. 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