Dear 2013,
How could we have ever anticipated that we'd end up here? After ten life-filled, laughter-enjoyed, dirty, wonderful years, you brought me to my knees. You led us to the most courageous decision of our tenure as parents: To sell our family home and seek the new. Our venture has brought us anticipation, hope, sadness, grief, evaluation, loss, new horizons, growth, potential, and peace. You've brought us closer as a family and ever-nearer to our LORD. For all of these things we are thankful.
I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
And now for some 2013 Picture awesomeness:
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| We "enjoyed" art |
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| We kissed bananas |
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| We took a bath in the sink |
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| We enjoyed the simple things |
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| We travelled together |
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| We met our Great-Grandma |
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| We welcomed a hatchling |
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| We celebrated the Risen Lord |
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| And gave thanks for HIS many blessings |
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| We received our First Holy Communion |
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| … and we Grew! |
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| We made new friends |
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| We sold our house. |
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| We ate delicious food, |
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| and went to building school. |
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| We dressed up for Halloween, |
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and celebrated 40 glorious years at the top of a mountain.
2013 brought us to the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. To 2014, we say, BRING IT!! We have Our Lord, we have each other - we've got this.
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