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to those whose hearts walk around outside their bodies

By on May 13, 2012 in family, the cuteness, ♥ l.o.v.e.

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this quote is so oddly true…

I think every year I appreciate my mom more. it’s not that I didn’t appreciate her before, but as I see how she relates to Mr. D and our kids, us as a family unit, me as a mom, I just can’t believe how blessed I am to have her. soooooo many people don’t have the awesome balance of support and hands off approach that my mom gives us. much more common to the general population is lack of support, judgment, and/or overbearing control. and I am so thankful to say that I have the opposite of all of that in my mom.

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I think part of it is that she prays. a lot. :) and she leaves it to God.

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I don’t think she can ever realize the impact she has on me/us just by the way that she lives her life. it’s weird to say, but I’ve seen her grow and change so much in the last 10 years, and I can honestly say that I couldn’t find one thing about her that I would change (except maybe sometimes being a little too nice to some people, lol).

I can remember when she was a much more afraid person. a much more worried, harried person. a much more controlling person. a more moody person.

she is none of those now. she gives me hope that God can do all of those works in me also. she just makes you feel good when you’re with her, and I don’t think there is a better compliment than that. our kids are so blessed to have her in their lives!

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thank you, Mom, for being the person that God made you to be, and not being content with any less!

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to my children, I pray that I can be the mom that you need. I’m so very sorry for the times I have inadvertently made you feel like you were a bother. you are not. you are my life. I couldn’t possibly be more blessed than I am to have you! you make my life SO much more full than I could have ever imagined. I love you!

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I don’t know how I could have possibly lucked out so much in the mom department! my mother-in-law is also not only supportive, but is not controlling or judgmental, either. thank you so much, Mayela, for being the example and encouragement you have been to David growing up and for the way you pray for and help our family now, and for loving our kids so much, too :)

thank you, God, for giving me this amazing husband and beautiful children that bless me with the title of mother.

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Jesus Loves Super Why, and other random things you should know

By on April 28, 2012 in HA! ☺, Lifestyle, Random, the cuteness, ♬ music & art ✎

our children come up with the most random crap. I really have my doubts that Jesus loves a Public Television cartoon character. but Maverick apparently thinks so. which I guess is good? I think that starts around 1:30

Maverick also has a few stories to tell about animals that “break”. did you know animals could break? he will be happy to tell you about it.

working from home allows us to be pretty random. sometimes we make a family tower.

it is very hard for little boys to stop playing Angry Birds…

in other news, you guys are really stepping up to the IRLO Mashup challenge!

we are impressed and can’t wait to share with everyone very soon! :)

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hey, it’s hump day

By on April 25, 2012 in Costa Rica, IRLOMashup, the cuteness, ♬ music & art ✎

she drawsshe barely turned 5. frankly I am impressed.

again. this was showing up a lot in her drawings recently.
not even sure where she saw written music…

I’m sorry, but this is just too cute!!!!!!!!!!! (“we’re flowers!”)

and finally, the IRLO Mashup is ON, son!

there miiiiight be a giveaway later today… it’s possible.

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what if your life has three doors? how will you choose?

By on April 21, 2012 in God and stuff, Lifestyle, Musings, Transitions, us

if you’ve been around much at all you already know that we are a family who loves adventure and tries to think outside the box and order our lives in a way that enables us to take opportunities when they come (as well as seek adventure out, and look at our everydays as one).

we believe that people are at their best when they know and understand why they were created, and when they cut out the other crap in their life that hinders them from being and doing whatever that is.

our life purpose/picture has become less and less fuzzy over time, and we’ve definitely been trying our best to order our life and make the cuts where we need to (a pretty big ordering is coming next month – for which Mr. D is preparing an introductory post – get ready to think we’re crazy-er? :) ). we’ve been living for a long while with a lot of unknowns, walking the tightrope of faith, and just moving forward a step at a time in the way we feel God is leading us.

yesterday Mr. D was talking with his mom, who said they’ve been praying for us, and she got the picture of 3 doors, our family all going through one together. is this tightrope leading to 3 doors?

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obviously we’d like to pick the right one…
(from the picture, I’d pick the middle :)
which is funny because the middle is what I’ve been picturing in my mind also)

but sometimes I don’t feel like there necessarily is a “right” one.

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remember these? I kinda rigged this particular book :)
(and we don’t really think we’re the hero of our own stories – we know that Jesus is.)

but we still play a big part in our own story, obviously,
and that story affects a lot of other stories…

I like to imagine that God has written trillions of different story lines based on all of the choices that we make and how we interact with each others adventures – no matter what, he knows, but that knowledge does not render our choices impotent.

while choices can be incredibly scary, and sometimes debilitating with the potential for regret (which can cause the best of us to avoid making those risky decisions at all – obviously a choice in itself…) I do find it comforting to know that “God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28

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the problem is, we don’t even know what our 3 doors are…!

sometimes we really feel like this:

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white leg teaser… an outfit post?!

By on April 10, 2012 in Costa Rica, HA! ☺, it's an "outfit", the cuteness, Transitions

just wanted to remind you that
something awesome
is coming later today…!

and I also wanted to stun you with the vivid shade of white that is my legs, and well, all of me. I’ve always been brilliantly white, but somehow I just stand OUT so much more now that I’m constantly surrounded by brown people. sigh. my lucky kids.

this is not a proper outfit post by any stretch of the imagination because, well, I won’t EVER do that unless someone someday sends me some clothes that they want to get rid of. (that could actually be rather funny)

what this IS, is what we were able to scrounge around through 3 huge adult-size duffle bags of our stuff on Easter morning. (by adult-size, I mean a small adult could fit in them. I think I could fit in them.) have you had the immense pleasure of scrounging around through bags looking for stuff? I’m guessing you just may have. perhaps, then, you can identify with my extreme distaste for such activity? and that, my friends, is why I’ve been trying to wear the same clothes as much as possible in the last few days… (why?)

again, I have no faint clue what I’m doing
(see, I even lost my balance, literally, on the right, lol)

he might look mad to you, but he looks smoulderingly hott to me :)

they just do this, no coaching necessary. funny little people.

and the whole motley crew!

bring on the magazine covers.

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