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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.

Source: 123stitch.com via Jodi on Pinterest

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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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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fancy a chat? and maybe a little cuteness…

By on March 22, 2012 in Costa Rica, family, God and stuff, HA! ☺, Lifestyle, the cuteness, Transitions, ★ dreams

so lately we’ve been feeling a little overwhelmed again. it might have the tiniest bit to do with our Costa Rica workation speeding to a close in the coming weeks. we’ve had an awesome time here, but as usual only got about a quarter of the stuff done that we’d hoped. too much of our life up to this point has been spent playing catch up. honestly, we could easily have plenty to keep us busy here for the rest of the year. whether or not we’d make any decent sort of money is anyone’s guess :)

the truth is, we’re at a VERY transitional point in our lives. it’s one of those things that if you think too hard you could easily freak yourself out to the point of being paralyzed. on the other hand, if you choose not to think much at all and just keep moving forward in the direction that you believe God is laying out for you, then it’s super insanely exciting.

we are contemplating some really fun things for this summer… 2012 is looking like the year for all sorts of craziness, lol. we want to believe God not just for survival, but for big, awesome stuff. we know beyond the shadow of a doubt that the things in our hearts are far bigger than us, and are only remotely accomplishable with the help of a BIG God. honestly, we only know a small part of our dreams – as we fall on God’s grace, he just seems to continue to make our hearts bigger to make room for bigger dreams.

it feels like being on a high rope – just keep looking forward, never look down!

Source: google.com via Lorraine on Pinterest

so we’re taking it one step at a time…

and really, I think that’s a good place to be in.

here are a few random videos you may not have seen yet. we upload them sporadically, but don’t always post about it.
the latest ones show up handily in the sidebar there.

David had the idea to do a fun, romantic sort of meal for his aunt and uncle, so the girls got everything around and we cooked for them for their anniversary last month. inspite of a few minor disasters along the way, I think it mostly went over well, lol. we had fun anyway.

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