~By His Grace and For His Glory~

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91052269928494976422012-02-16T13:11:21.416-05:00~By His Grace and For His Glory~<b>~Where feminism is refuted and shown to be the dangerous heresy it truly is, and where true femininity is embraced and proclaimed!~</b> A blog dedicated to encouraging young ladies to embrace the beauties of Biblical daughterhood and womanhood, and to use their youth fully by serving others and by preparing to be wives, mothers, helpmeets and homemakers to the glory of God. This blog is here to be edifying and educational for them as they embrace a God-given vision of victorious maidenhood.Miss Rebekah Ann S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04269150765888375195noreply@blogger.comBlogger4561100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9105226992849497642.post-72086655056877233232011-08-17T18:53:00.000-04:002011-08-17T18:53:29.509-04:00Life as of Late (Or, Summer 2011 Recap!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oYwYvXs42-k/TkvwhatTlfI/AAAAAAAABG8/aADD9LtsC7w/s1600/5-6-11+lake+winnie+group+shot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">For the past couple months, my poor little blog has sat sadly neglected. I hope that you, my faithful readers, will soon find that that has changed. For, while I have been absent from the blogosphere for some months past, you all have never been far from my thoughts, and I do have several topics I want to share with you in the near future.</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">     </span>For today, however, I thought I would share with you what my eventful summer has consisted of so far, and give some of the reasons why I have not been on my blog in some time, so that you may get a glimpse, however brief, into what I have been up to. After you have read this post (and-hopefully-enjoyed taking a look at just few of the pictures taken this summer), if you would like to share with me in the comments section a little about your summer, I would really love to hear from you!</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></div> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">May Fun and Memorial Day Busyness</span></div><br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">I enjoyed several fun get-togethers with friends during the month of May, including our homeschool group’s annual trip to our local amusement park, Lake Winniepesaukah (aka Lake Winnie). A great group from our church went and had a wonderful time together.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GBrduKSSEPk/Tkwn5CiKjxI/AAAAAAAABKA/orjBzY4fI3o/s1600/5-6-11+lake+winnie+group+shot+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GBrduKSSEPk/Tkwn5CiKjxI/AAAAAAAABKA/orjBzY4fI3o/s320/5-6-11+lake+winnie+group+shot+4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A group of very dear friends. :) l-r: Isaac Morse, Taylor Poe, me, Owen Hargraves, Haleigh Poe, <a href="http://psalm127sisters.blogspot.com/">Hannah Morse</a>, Logan Poe, <a href="http://nevas-life.blogspot.com/">Geneva Morse</a>, and Spencer Morse</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bQfTeX2xTZY/Tkwn6fIXHGI/AAAAAAAABKE/fiT_9MOYTcg/s1600/5-6-11+lake+winnie+group+shot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bQfTeX2xTZY/Tkwn6fIXHGI/AAAAAAAABKE/fiT_9MOYTcg/s320/5-6-11+lake+winnie+group+shot.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Together again at Lake Winnie, just like last year! :)</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xodm5yAknmU/Tkwn-kHnJeI/AAAAAAAABKI/m6j1u4lGov0/s1600/5-6-11+lake+winnie+bekah+and+owen+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xodm5yAknmU/Tkwn-kHnJeI/AAAAAAAABKI/m6j1u4lGov0/s320/5-6-11+lake+winnie+bekah+and+owen+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Me and Owen</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YsZunZNnGOI/TkwoMYHwHyI/AAAAAAAABKM/k1EZWugnzoo/s1600/5-6-11+lake+winnie+mama+and+daddy+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YsZunZNnGOI/TkwoMYHwHyI/AAAAAAAABKM/k1EZWugnzoo/s320/5-6-11+lake+winnie+mama+and+daddy+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Such a sweet picture of Mama and Daddy.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lg7wQv6wIaw/TkwoNE2HxdI/AAAAAAAABKQ/QpbhZnn4H5A/s1600/5-6-11+lake+winnie+owen%252C+bekah%252C+andrew%252C+daddy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lg7wQv6wIaw/TkwoNE2HxdI/AAAAAAAABKQ/QpbhZnn4H5A/s320/5-6-11+lake+winnie+owen%252C+bekah%252C+andrew%252C+daddy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Owen, me, my brother Andrew (who is getting so tall!) and Daddy in line for the Cannonball Roller Coaster!</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RMswBDuRNt8/TkwoONMWLzI/AAAAAAAABKU/kvkjYnG1Fk4/s1600/5-6-11+lake+winnie+andrew+and+bekah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RMswBDuRNt8/TkwoONMWLzI/AAAAAAAABKU/kvkjYnG1Fk4/s320/5-6-11+lake+winnie+andrew+and+bekah.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Brother and sister. :) Can you see the resemblance?</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzif9RA5sNs/TkwoPObIsjI/AAAAAAAABKY/tdsTQINgKZI/s1600/5-6-11+lake+winnie+bekah%252C+haleigh%252C+hannah%252C+geneva.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pzif9RA5sNs/TkwoPObIsjI/AAAAAAAABKY/tdsTQINgKZI/s320/5-6-11+lake+winnie+bekah%252C+haleigh%252C+hannah%252C+geneva.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Silly girls. :) l-r: me, Haleigh, Hannah, and Geneva</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-03aq9Up0w4I/TkwoP2_X-iI/AAAAAAAABKc/fpX3H7eLdR8/s1600/5-6-11+lake+winnie+haleigh%252C+bekah%252C+hannah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-03aq9Up0w4I/TkwoP2_X-iI/AAAAAAAABKc/fpX3H7eLdR8/s320/5-6-11+lake+winnie+haleigh%252C+bekah%252C+hannah.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Best friends forever...Haleigh, me and Hannah</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Following that fun weekend, my dear friend from church, Haleigh, and I went to see some of these same friends of ours perform in our local homeschool group’s annual play (this time it was Gilbert and Sullivan's hilarious play <i>Ruddigore</i>). the next weekend, which was a resounding success. That evening, Haleigh spent the night, and we enjoyed some much needed girl time, culminating in a fun time of shopping the next day.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k72bQ_qeZu4/TkwoY1oHMLI/AAAAAAAABKg/LOK9HSNhzIA/s1600/5-13-11+the+whole+crazy+gang.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k72bQ_qeZu4/TkwoY1oHMLI/AAAAAAAABKg/LOK9HSNhzIA/s320/5-13-11+the+whole+crazy+gang.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Our silly group up on stage after the show. ;)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YyXjT8vkYRY/TkwoZseuRiI/AAAAAAAABKk/w94XKbIxiWs/s1600/5-13-11+all+four+of+us.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YyXjT8vkYRY/TkwoZseuRiI/AAAAAAAABKk/w94XKbIxiWs/s320/5-13-11+all+four+of+us.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Haleigh and me with two of the lovely bridesmaids, Hannah and Geneva</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pn2W33UlSRs/TkwoaWqslYI/AAAAAAAABKo/pgI9B8-ufEg/s1600/5-13-11+our+sane+side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pn2W33UlSRs/TkwoaWqslYI/AAAAAAAABKo/pgI9B8-ufEg/s320/5-13-11+our+sane+side.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The car buddies! lol So many inside jokes from that night! :) Logan, his sis Haleigh, and me.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ta6bfT0diOs/TkwobMw8glI/AAAAAAAABKs/b9IfaFz14UE/s1600/5-13-11+the+group+halfway+normal+lol.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ta6bfT0diOs/TkwobMw8glI/AAAAAAAABKs/b9IfaFz14UE/s320/5-13-11+the+group+halfway+normal+lol.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here we are portraying our more sane side! ;)</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PuFz3cZLMe8/TkwoqVW2QtI/AAAAAAAABKw/ZfEKa3vlFqg/s1600/5-14-11+bekah+and+haleigh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PuFz3cZLMe8/TkwoqVW2QtI/AAAAAAAABKw/ZfEKa3vlFqg/s320/5-14-11+bekah+and+haleigh.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Some of these pics are a little out of order! :( This is Haleigh and I at Taco Bell the day after the play (we don't look too bad for having no sleep the night before, right? ;) )</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YJIwkrjCEdc/TkworNt5ncI/AAAAAAAABK0/ps6SfrRtFMA/s1600/5-14-11+bekah+and+haleigh+in+the+a.m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YJIwkrjCEdc/TkworNt5ncI/AAAAAAAABK0/ps6SfrRtFMA/s320/5-14-11+bekah+and+haleigh+in+the+a.m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Haleigh and I in the middle of our sleep-never. ;) </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HQ_iYSvtOC4/Tkwor4EeycI/AAAAAAAABK4/p0oRTLg4GDo/s1600/5-14-11+bekah+and+haleigh+in+the+car.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HQ_iYSvtOC4/Tkwor4EeycI/AAAAAAAABK4/p0oRTLg4GDo/s320/5-14-11+bekah+and+haleigh+in+the+car.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In the car ready for some shopping! :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I also had the pleasure of getting together with two other sweet friends, Brittany and Rebekah, for a lovely time of tea and visiting near the middle of May. As I said, some of my pictures are a little out of order, so you can see one of the three of us a bit later...</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">For the past few years, it has been our family’s custom to travel to Indiana to visit my great-grandparents around the time of the Memorial Day weekend. This year, however, has been far from the norm in various respects, and our Memorial Day was no different. As most of you know, my grandfather on Daddy’s side passed away in February of this year, and so in late May, we moved my grandma from where she was living in Arkansas back down to Texas to be with my uncle who had been living with Grandpa. That trip contained some hard work and deep house cleaning, as well as a hard time visiting Grandpa’s grave, but it was also characterized by some great fun with my dear relatives.</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ocvdfREJg-s/Tkwo2PNtyWI/AAAAAAAABK8/OBp6nUar9Qk/s1600/May+trip+u-haul+and+trailer+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ocvdfREJg-s/Tkwo2PNtyWI/AAAAAAAABK8/OBp6nUar9Qk/s320/May+trip+u-haul+and+trailer+pic.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Daddy doing an amazing job of driving the U-Haul and pulling Grandma's car behind him. We were impressed! :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-31ZX8ZXqk7o/Tkwo8ysiBMI/AAAAAAAABLA/rJ3h3APCJac/s1600/May+trip+bekah%252C+grandma%252C+grams.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-31ZX8ZXqk7o/Tkwo8ysiBMI/AAAAAAAABLA/rJ3h3APCJac/s320/May+trip+bekah%252C+grandma%252C+grams.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Me with both of my dear grandmothers. :) Dad's mom (Grandma) on the left and mom's (Grams) on the right. We have such fun when we get together!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SNxMY-7zSHA/TkwpDSKKP1I/AAAAAAAABLE/anP0gcqxSvI/s1600/May+trip+bekah+and+mama+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SNxMY-7zSHA/TkwpDSKKP1I/AAAAAAAABLE/anP0gcqxSvI/s320/May+trip+bekah+and+mama+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Me and my lovely Mama at Grams' house</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rvnXzN2H4s4/TkwpEfEFkcI/AAAAAAAABLI/D7_9aIShCBk/s1600/May+trip+bekah%252C+grandma%252C+grams+silly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rvnXzN2H4s4/TkwpEfEFkcI/AAAAAAAABLI/D7_9aIShCBk/s320/May+trip+bekah%252C+grandma%252C+grams+silly.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> hehe We're silly. ;)</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i7Gv-XQvU1Y/TkwpFBJlMXI/AAAAAAAABLM/64DBquKXc18/s1600/May+trip+bekah+and+grandma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i7Gv-XQvU1Y/TkwpFBJlMXI/AAAAAAAABLM/64DBquKXc18/s320/May+trip+bekah+and+grandma.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Me with my dear friend, confidant, mentor, and Grandma. :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rLYfoslVSeQ/TkwpNdWzWCI/AAAAAAAABLQ/4AZviHEI9pg/s1600/May+trip+mama+working+on+flowers+at+cemetary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rLYfoslVSeQ/TkwpNdWzWCI/AAAAAAAABLQ/4AZviHEI9pg/s320/May+trip+mama+working+on+flowers+at+cemetary.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Mama working on the flowers for Grandpa's grave site.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Pju89pwWfo/TkwpPf6k__I/AAAAAAAABLU/27viI5pV2xQ/s1600/May+trip+cemetary+and+flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Pju89pwWfo/TkwpPf6k__I/AAAAAAAABLU/27viI5pV2xQ/s320/May+trip+cemetary+and+flowers.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I have to say, it does look nice. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Edpqt-iLs-k/TkwpVMJ0AII/AAAAAAAABLY/UPcH2Ixn_n4/s1600/May+trip+daddy+and+mama+at+gravesite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Edpqt-iLs-k/TkwpVMJ0AII/AAAAAAAABLY/UPcH2Ixn_n4/s320/May+trip+daddy+and+mama+at+gravesite.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Mama and Daddy remembering Grandpa. We sure do love and miss him!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Good and Bad of June</span></div><br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">For us, the month of June got off to a bad start when, on the 4<sup>th</sup>, the grandma we had just helped move days before suffered a terrible fall and sustained several injuries, including a crushed left wrist, cracked left clavicle, and several broken facial bones. By God’s glorious grace, however, she did not have any bleeding on her brain, which is what had caused Grandpa’s hospitalization. This was truly miraculous, for she had hit her face pretty hard when she fell. Grandma was in the hospital for some time, during which she suffered some serious setbacks, at which time we truly didn’t know what the outcome of this ordeal would be. But God has shown Himself very gracious, and I am truly thankful to be able to happily report that Grandma is now back at home and doing much better.</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Not all of June was bad, however! We had a lovely time at our church's monthly fellowship meal, on June 5th.</span><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u-zQWzt7VZQ/TkwpemiWvCI/AAAAAAAABLc/cxX9yGqBaws/s1600/6-5-11+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u-zQWzt7VZQ/TkwpemiWvCI/AAAAAAAABLc/cxX9yGqBaws/s320/6-5-11+8.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Me with our pastor's newest little one, Blessing Amelia. To call her precious is an understatement!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_X07OLto1ms/TkwpfBz7bCI/AAAAAAAABLg/vfPzl2KyEoY/s1600/6-5-11+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_X07OLto1ms/TkwpfBz7bCI/AAAAAAAABLg/vfPzl2KyEoY/s320/6-5-11+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Me and our pastor's oldest, Hannah. :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uO7p5LR_-Oo/TkwppzqOqUI/AAAAAAAABLk/JKrvry7BU4Q/s1600/6-5-11+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uO7p5LR_-Oo/TkwppzqOqUI/AAAAAAAABLk/JKrvry7BU4Q/s320/6-5-11+4.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Me and Haleigh. Love you, sissy! :) </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Showing that my pictures are once again out of order, here is the promised picture from my time with Rebekah and Brittany:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pU5Fiu5b0jQ/TkwpwXRWkEI/AAAAAAAABLo/_gmC7qjkAU0/s1600/brit%252C+bekah%252C+and+me+may+2011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pU5Fiu5b0jQ/TkwpwXRWkEI/AAAAAAAABLo/_gmC7qjkAU0/s320/brit%252C+bekah%252C+and+me+may+2011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Me, with Rebekah Grisso in the middle and Brittany Hargraves (Owen's sis-in-law)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y9hPmnAuG6U/Tkwp3Nq55WI/AAAAAAAABLs/gtHcF0e_1OA/s1600/grandma+7-1-2011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y9hPmnAuG6U/Tkwp3Nq55WI/AAAAAAAABLs/gtHcF0e_1OA/s320/grandma+7-1-2011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Grandma in rehab at the beginning of July; yes, once again, out of order!</div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">On June 18<sup>th</sup>, we enjoyed hosting a lovely wedding shower for a sweet couple in our church.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bjTr08Sy8Mw/TkwqEyl9ZdI/AAAAAAAABLw/aqBEHvGCjDM/s1600/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bjTr08Sy8Mw/TkwqEyl9ZdI/AAAAAAAABLw/aqBEHvGCjDM/s320/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+32.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Mama working on the food table.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zC1DgubtedQ/TkwqFhi_8sI/AAAAAAAABL0/RjpzYCj0oTA/s1600/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zC1DgubtedQ/TkwqFhi_8sI/AAAAAAAABL0/RjpzYCj0oTA/s320/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+26.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lovely decorations. :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gkgk0Xejv3g/TkwqGWL-IeI/AAAAAAAABL4/VAm8atMzP04/s1600/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gkgk0Xejv3g/TkwqGWL-IeI/AAAAAAAABL4/VAm8atMzP04/s320/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+27.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> So pretty! :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EESk_AKeEt0/TkwqHOjl7GI/AAAAAAAABL8/GbQelfjCRho/s1600/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EESk_AKeEt0/TkwqHOjl7GI/AAAAAAAABL8/GbQelfjCRho/s320/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+28.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The gift table starting to fill up, with pictures of Ethan and Alanna gracing the wall behind it.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5kG4aDLek9Q/TkwqICiw_NI/AAAAAAAABMA/V57cV2R7WOk/s1600/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5kG4aDLek9Q/TkwqICiw_NI/AAAAAAAABMA/V57cV2R7WOk/s320/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+29.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z0SgVoSTvP8/TkwqNtg1zwI/AAAAAAAABME/bTz0faj6Mvk/s1600/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z0SgVoSTvP8/TkwqNtg1zwI/AAAAAAAABME/bTz0faj6Mvk/s320/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+16.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The adorable couple, Ethan (Owen's brother) with his lovely Alanna. </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RddCqLSB_5s/TkwqOcWGW_I/AAAAAAAABMI/TwBAzG_GXlc/s1600/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RddCqLSB_5s/TkwqOcWGW_I/AAAAAAAABMI/TwBAzG_GXlc/s320/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Members of the Hargraves family....</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YqxML9jPKhc/TkwqPQBEi1I/AAAAAAAABMM/Cr3UljWGXqk/s1600/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YqxML9jPKhc/TkwqPQBEi1I/AAAAAAAABMM/Cr3UljWGXqk/s320/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Mama with her buddy, adorable little Grace Ramsey from church</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IhdaMn14M8s/TkwqVnBgnhI/AAAAAAAABMQ/MYLs4Ul0CmI/s1600/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IhdaMn14M8s/TkwqVnBgnhI/AAAAAAAABMQ/MYLs4Ul0CmI/s320/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+14.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Advice and enouragement cards for the happy couple! :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qR8GYjrgvq0/TkwqWfbcZ2I/AAAAAAAABMU/M_EUPfHIcig/s1600/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qR8GYjrgvq0/TkwqWfbcZ2I/AAAAAAAABMU/M_EUPfHIcig/s320/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry for the blurriness!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9nFEpz0W3oQ/TkwqXMjQKlI/AAAAAAAABMY/6TfsKK15C34/s1600/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9nFEpz0W3oQ/TkwqXMjQKlI/AAAAAAAABMY/6TfsKK15C34/s320/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me with sweet friend, Hannah</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Cwa-TnO2-4/TkwtAtJ1ktI/AAAAAAAABOM/a1X4BVpZ7Z0/s1600/guys+en+route+to+hiawassee.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jNuqyFQz2u8/TkwqceuQ_8I/AAAAAAAABMc/5rKmun7R-Xs/s1600/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jNuqyFQz2u8/TkwqceuQ_8I/AAAAAAAABMc/5rKmun7R-Xs/s320/ethan+and+alanna%2527s+shower+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Gift time! :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Then, on June 24<sup>th</sup>, a great group of guys and gals from church went white water rafting together and enjoyed a great time of laughing, talking, eating, singing, swimming, and, of course, rafting! </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">:) There may have been a time or two when one or two of us also fell out of our rafts….but that’s a different story! ;)</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Cwa-TnO2-4/TkwtAtJ1ktI/AAAAAAAABOM/a1X4BVpZ7Z0/s1600/guys+en+route+to+hiawassee.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_Cwa-TnO2-4/TkwtAtJ1ktI/AAAAAAAABOM/a1X4BVpZ7Z0/s320/guys+en+route+to+hiawassee.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Taylor, Logan, and Spencer</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M8JcAFHX4Qo/Tkws_fVomvI/AAAAAAAABOI/LPaizkhWnlw/s1600/gals+en+route+to+hiawassee.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M8JcAFHX4Qo/Tkws_fVomvI/AAAAAAAABOI/LPaizkhWnlw/s320/gals+en+route+to+hiawassee.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">me, Haleigh, and Hannah</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gihh_WIjSho/TkwtCI-Aa3I/AAAAAAAABOQ/XXeIgaIPa8c/s1600/hiawassee.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gihh_WIjSho/TkwtCI-Aa3I/AAAAAAAABOQ/XXeIgaIPa8c/s320/hiawassee.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The lovely Hiwassee!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yS45EnDLiao/Tkws-FZd2HI/AAAAAAAABOE/VuWCTR84Sbc/s1600/movie+poster+pose.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yS45EnDLiao/Tkws-FZd2HI/AAAAAAAABOE/VuWCTR84Sbc/s320/movie+poster+pose.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gihh_WIjSho/TkwtCI-Aa3I/AAAAAAAABOQ/XXeIgaIPa8c/s1600/hiawassee.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Our group, except for Geneva, who was taking the picture. We were giving our best shot at a tv show poster. :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Joys of July</span></div><br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">So far this summer, July has been the month filled with the most fun for me. The month began brightly (in more ways than one! ;) ) with a great fireworks presentation at a veteran’s memorial park in our area on July 3<sup>rd</sup>. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ihf9dj30y1c/TkwtGY6nIZI/AAAAAAAABOU/M9FsjgmO54c/s1600/7-23-11+bekah+and+hannah+at+the+CF+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B_hSFeHdmag/Tkwqj9y5MrI/AAAAAAAABMg/xRILjzaX33s/s1600/7-3-2011+bekah+and+owen+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B_hSFeHdmag/Tkwqj9y5MrI/AAAAAAAABMg/xRILjzaX33s/s320/7-3-2011+bekah+and+owen+7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Me and Owen</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k1ruw-KVrzg/Tkwqk9t-FMI/AAAAAAAABMk/DiT7DXxPtr4/s1600/7-3-2011+bekah+and+brittany.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k1ruw-KVrzg/Tkwqk9t-FMI/AAAAAAAABMk/DiT7DXxPtr4/s320/7-3-2011+bekah+and+brittany.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Me and Brittany, Owen's awesome sister-in-law</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pgr4LIeyb4s/Tkwqrk-dY4I/AAAAAAAABMo/_gsS2iW8e8A/s1600/7-3-2011+owen+and+bekah+with+fireworks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pgr4LIeyb4s/Tkwqrk-dY4I/AAAAAAAABMo/_gsS2iW8e8A/s320/7-3-2011+owen+and+bekah+with+fireworks.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Mom captured a pretty cool shot with this one.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XfksAbL05_0/TkwqsLubepI/AAAAAAAABMs/1dVSQ99Tl8Y/s1600/7-3-2011+mi+familia+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XfksAbL05_0/TkwqsLubepI/AAAAAAAABMs/1dVSQ99Tl8Y/s320/7-3-2011+mi+familia+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Mi familia. :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The next day, we enjoyed a full day of fun, which ended with us buying, and then proceeding to shoot off, our own fireworks. That was definitely an experience! </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XOTsBDLg5SE/Tkwq06yKkEI/AAAAAAAABMw/jvyYt7RDW6w/s1600/7-4-2011+fireworks+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XOTsBDLg5SE/Tkwq06yKkEI/AAAAAAAABMw/jvyYt7RDW6w/s320/7-4-2011+fireworks+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> That was our grand finale! </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4Wqex6s7RBU/Tkwq16ehGrI/AAAAAAAABM0/zJ8WuUcBb3o/s1600/7-4-2011+daddy+with+fireworks+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4Wqex6s7RBU/Tkwq16ehGrI/AAAAAAAABM0/zJ8WuUcBb3o/s320/7-4-2011+daddy+with+fireworks+2.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Daddy shooting off bottle rockets. He had so much fun! :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UvBg21lLM0k/TkwrGs5us-I/AAAAAAAABM4/w2fNPGoG0IQ/s1600/7-8-2011+daddy+and+owen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UvBg21lLM0k/TkwrGs5us-I/AAAAAAAABM4/w2fNPGoG0IQ/s320/7-8-2011+daddy+and+owen.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Daddy and Owen working together to launch some more!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eQaibhG-Gys/TkwrHClDuhI/AAAAAAAABM8/IgInI8Dy6vo/s1600/7-8-2011+bekah.3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eQaibhG-Gys/TkwrHClDuhI/AAAAAAAABM8/IgInI8Dy6vo/s320/7-8-2011+bekah.3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Yours truly with an awfully loud Roman candle!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">July 12<sup>th</sup> was my 19<sup>th</sup> birthday, and it was great fun, as was the Sunday just before it when we celebrated by joining a very dear family from our church, the Hargraves, at Cracker Barrel after church and then on to see Cars 2</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3vNFH_BM4Us/Tkwryxm5G2I/AAAAAAAABNA/_QobMoeER9k/s1600/7-10-2011+mrs.+h%252C+bekah+and+owen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3vNFH_BM4Us/Tkwryxm5G2I/AAAAAAAABNA/_QobMoeER9k/s320/7-10-2011+mrs.+h%252C+bekah+and+owen.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Mrs. Hargraves cracking me up. :) I love this family! lol</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-91xq37Jhrcc/Tkwrzp7mxxI/AAAAAAAABNE/qvv_17PJ2hM/s1600/7-10-2011+bekah+and+owen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-91xq37Jhrcc/Tkwrzp7mxxI/AAAAAAAABNE/qvv_17PJ2hM/s320/7-10-2011+bekah+and+owen.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Me with Owen and the wonderful birthday gift he gave me! :) <i>North and South</i> by Elizabeth Gaskell</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-74hQJbxOIVw/Tkwr8p0-h2I/AAAAAAAABNI/l3uM4CBFaOM/s1600/7-10-2011+bekah+and+naomi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-74hQJbxOIVw/Tkwr8p0-h2I/AAAAAAAABNI/l3uM4CBFaOM/s320/7-10-2011+bekah+and+naomi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Me with Owen's adorable niece, Naomi, at the theater. I think she liked watching the cars! :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5QneCR1qaQY/Tkwr9pY-QbI/AAAAAAAABNM/YRqFaHLOWdM/s1600/7-10-2011+owen+and+bekah+at+theater+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5QneCR1qaQY/Tkwr9pY-QbI/AAAAAAAABNM/YRqFaHLOWdM/s320/7-10-2011+owen+and+bekah+at+theater+3.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Me and Owen in front of the Captain  America poster! :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a small assortment of pics taken from my birthday:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rsn2kntuSMg/TkwsNd_mJDI/AAAAAAAABNQ/YGp60hnX7bg/s1600/7-12-2011+birthday+cheesecake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rsn2kntuSMg/TkwsNd_mJDI/AAAAAAAABNQ/YGp60hnX7bg/s320/7-12-2011+birthday+cheesecake.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> The amazing Peaches and Cream Cheesecake Mama made me. It was delish!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8gM3LGH59kg/TkwsOO7ihEI/AAAAAAAABNU/nDtjrmZW1gA/s1600/7-12-2011+bekah+with+dishes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8gM3LGH59kg/TkwsOO7ihEI/AAAAAAAABNU/nDtjrmZW1gA/s320/7-12-2011+bekah+with+dishes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Opening up some awesome dishes for my hopechest! :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j2iifWlIEXU/TkwsO1tozvI/AAAAAAAABNY/jlNfOjLw_3s/s1600/7-12-2011+bekah+with+lip+gloss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j2iifWlIEXU/TkwsO1tozvI/AAAAAAAABNY/jlNfOjLw_3s/s320/7-12-2011+bekah+with+lip+gloss.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">What? A girl loves her lip gloss! ;) </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z9CU9LitKJE/TkwsP0F6utI/AAAAAAAABNc/B8vpzeANHCE/s1600/7-12-2011+bekah+with+packages.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-z9CU9LitKJE/TkwsP0F6utI/AAAAAAAABNc/B8vpzeANHCE/s320/7-12-2011+bekah+with+packages.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lovely packages.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kziRncCfX0Q/TkwsQ5qvSUI/AAAAAAAABNg/MhibEvMUdrQ/s1600/7-12-2011+birthday+baloons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kziRncCfX0Q/TkwsQ5qvSUI/AAAAAAAABNg/MhibEvMUdrQ/s320/7-12-2011+birthday+baloons.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sweet birthday balloons! </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The next weekend was sweetly memorable, as we, on Saturday, July 16th, celebrated the wedding of the couple we had held the shower for the month before <br /><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yv8CcQa8pcg/TkwskYizu9I/AAAAAAAABNk/hzbrLbAfYlQ/s1600/7-16-2011+the+car+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yv8CcQa8pcg/TkwskYizu9I/AAAAAAAABNk/hzbrLbAfYlQ/s320/7-16-2011+the+car+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The getaway car...yet again, out of order pics! Notice the Dr. Pepper cans? Those were not empty cans! ;)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kibaZzhoTeg/TkwsmW2u21I/AAAAAAAABNo/hwWbn3Q7Vcc/s1600/7-16-2011+bekah%252C+owen%252C+naomi+and+olivia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kibaZzhoTeg/TkwsmW2u21I/AAAAAAAABNo/hwWbn3Q7Vcc/s320/7-16-2011+bekah%252C+owen%252C+naomi+and+olivia.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Me and Owen with his adorable little nieces, Naomi and Olivia at the reception.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N-Ha4O3JgYE/TkwspXjbalI/AAAAAAAABNs/tx-kY5YBucE/s1600/7-16-2011+ethan+and+alanna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N-Ha4O3JgYE/TkwspXjbalI/AAAAAAAABNs/tx-kY5YBucE/s320/7-16-2011+ethan+and+alanna.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The lovely wedding ceremony</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HZqVMqd4R4c/TkwsqChGCfI/AAAAAAAABNw/05ccIV1NyUQ/s1600/7-16-2011+ethan+and+alanna+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HZqVMqd4R4c/TkwsqChGCfI/AAAAAAAABNw/05ccIV1NyUQ/s320/7-16-2011+ethan+and+alanna+2.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Cutting the groom's cake!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fPSL76J45ms/TkwstSqCrkI/AAAAAAAABOA/I3mHQiiwZpc/s1600/7-16-2011+mr+and+mrs+h+dancing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fPSL76J45ms/TkwstSqCrkI/AAAAAAAABOA/I3mHQiiwZpc/s320/7-16-2011+mr+and+mrs+h+dancing.jpg" width="167" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Mr. and Mrs. Hargraves dancing at the reception. :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LyadP-f40OE/TkwssgEFzUI/AAAAAAAABN8/gYXlN5S2Z6s/s1600/7-16-2011+mama+with+olivia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LyadP-f40OE/TkwssgEFzUI/AAAAAAAABN8/gYXlN5S2Z6s/s320/7-16-2011+mama+with+olivia.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Mama with Olivia :) </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-91nMdPaBBAo/TkwsrjoElZI/AAAAAAAABN4/dg1Fn1x0J-8/s1600/7-16-2011+fd+dance+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-91nMdPaBBAo/TkwsrjoElZI/AAAAAAAABN4/dg1Fn1x0J-8/s320/7-16-2011+fd+dance+5.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The sweet father daughter dance, to Cinderella by Stephen Curtis Chapman. :')</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6V7lGsWv_kM/TkwsqyuGsOI/AAAAAAAABN0/0NmadSXnOs4/s1600/7-16-2011+ethan+singing+to+alanna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6V7lGsWv_kM/TkwsqyuGsOI/AAAAAAAABN0/0NmadSXnOs4/s320/7-16-2011+ethan+singing+to+alanna.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ethan, an awesome tenor, singing "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGbP5T1tZBA">Love Thee Dearest</a>" to his lovely wife. SUCH a sweet moment!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Then the next weekend we enjoyed helping out at our homeschool group’s (of which Mr. Hargraves is the president) annual Curriculum Fair, after which we went out to eat with Owen and his sis-in-law Brittany that night (Brittany's husband-Owen's brother, Caleb-is away overseas right now). <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ihf9dj30y1c/TkwtGY6nIZI/AAAAAAAABOU/M9FsjgmO54c/s1600/7-23-11+bekah+and+hannah+at+the+CF+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ihf9dj30y1c/TkwtGY6nIZI/AAAAAAAABOU/M9FsjgmO54c/s320/7-23-11+bekah+and+hannah+at+the+CF+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Me and Hannah at the Curriculum Fair. Boy, do we ever have inside jokes from THAT day together! hehe ;) </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8JJbQ26YDzo/TkwtHXwf6TI/AAAAAAAABOY/E6qRhwYPPtw/s1600/7-23-11+bekah+and+neva+at+the+curriculum+fair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8JJbQ26YDzo/TkwtHXwf6TI/AAAAAAAABOY/E6qRhwYPPtw/s320/7-23-11+bekah+and+neva+at+the+curriculum+fair.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Me and Neva. :) Love you, girl!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aBmupMp8JWg/TkwxlDLfCII/AAAAAAAABPw/edHlcDSUxVc/s320/7-23-11+owen+and+bekah+at+ryan%2527s.jpg" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me and Owen being silly at Ryan's that night. :) Mama manages to get the funniest pictures of us.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">The next day, being Sunday, we went to church and afterwards enjoyed a delightful girl’s lunch with Ruthie, a sweet girl who is engaged to one of the guys form our church, her sister, and several ladies from our congregation. It was a great time of sweet Christian fellowship…..and, of course, girly talk of the ring, honeymoon trip, apartment hunting, etc. etc.! ;)</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Bw_qLCtOZGo/Tkwt-TnctlI/AAAAAAAABOg/E1RzdC9oB28/s1600/7-24-11+ali+with+blessing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Bw_qLCtOZGo/Tkwt-TnctlI/AAAAAAAABOg/E1RzdC9oB28/s320/7-24-11+ali+with+blessing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ruthie's sweet sister, Ali, holding Blessing.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4jqBAEKHS1A/Tkwt_W7YhzI/AAAAAAAABOk/iHWOPapHkHE/s1600/7-24-11+bekah%252C+haleigh%252C+hannah+at+cancun+lol.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4jqBAEKHS1A/Tkwt_W7YhzI/AAAAAAAABOk/iHWOPapHkHE/s320/7-24-11+bekah%252C+haleigh%252C+hannah+at+cancun+lol.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The inseparable trio! ;)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HAKVdnYe828/TkwuABTROoI/AAAAAAAABOo/UZlPIEmAlrs/s1600/7-24-11+mrs+poe+and+mrs+morse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HAKVdnYe828/TkwuABTROoI/AAAAAAAABOo/UZlPIEmAlrs/s320/7-24-11+mrs+poe+and+mrs+morse.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our pastor's wife, Mrs. Morse on the left with Mrs. Poe</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eaIvGcdqkfA/TkwuA4AdszI/AAAAAAAABOs/o8V4ubRJGaQ/s1600/7-24-11+ruthie%252C+bekah%252C+hannah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eaIvGcdqkfA/TkwuA4AdszI/AAAAAAAABOs/o8V4ubRJGaQ/s320/7-24-11+ruthie%252C+bekah%252C+hannah.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ruthie (can't wait for her to move here after she marries Sean!!) with me and Hannah</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GKIG6IosIpA/TkwuBy6UuOI/AAAAAAAABOw/Y_UdGPH36xE/s1600/7-24-11+the+girls+at+cancun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GKIG6IosIpA/TkwuBy6UuOI/AAAAAAAABOw/Y_UdGPH36xE/s320/7-24-11+the+girls+at+cancun.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The girls! </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Et1sLaWQALA/TkwuCo4aDaI/AAAAAAAABO0/CYwTRiihYEQ/s1600/7-24-11+the+whole+gang.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Et1sLaWQALA/TkwuCo4aDaI/AAAAAAAABO0/CYwTRiihYEQ/s320/7-24-11+the+whole+gang.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The entire group.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Then, during the last weekend of July, we enjoyed another great time with the same family from our church, the Hargraves, this time going to see Captain America and on to TGI Friday’s afterwards. A fun time was definitely had by all this month!</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xou_-JatXEM/TkwuWkPQtGI/AAAAAAAABO4/rHwVDAIF6Gc/s1600/7-30-11+captain+america+w+the+light.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xou_-JatXEM/TkwuWkPQtGI/AAAAAAAABO4/rHwVDAIF6Gc/s320/7-30-11+captain+america+w+the+light.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Owen Hargraves, aka Captain America ;)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wL219tj82Rk/TkwuXX5lvlI/AAAAAAAABO8/irC3RygdVzs/s1600/7-30-11+captain+america+in+the+restaurant+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wL219tj82Rk/TkwuXX5lvlI/AAAAAAAABO8/irC3RygdVzs/s320/7-30-11+captain+america+in+the+restaurant+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">He looks the part right?</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B3EO8CTV9zY/TkwudlJjpbI/AAAAAAAABPA/s1yUMYnmhIc/s1600/7-30-11+the+girls+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B3EO8CTV9zY/TkwudlJjpbI/AAAAAAAABPA/s1yUMYnmhIc/s320/7-30-11+the+girls+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Mrs. Hargraves, Brittany, me and Mama waiting for our table</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0aA5zPOOSt8/TkwueZP3KxI/AAAAAAAABPE/ziHTcWhpQuE/s1600/7-30-11+mama+and+bekah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0aA5zPOOSt8/TkwueZP3KxI/AAAAAAAABPE/ziHTcWhpQuE/s320/7-30-11+mama+and+bekah.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Love you, Mama! :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7cImYXwl84Y/Tkwuk4Zcs_I/AAAAAAAABPI/OesVtwYt8cQ/s1600/7-30-11+the+gang+at+tgi%2527s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7cImYXwl84Y/Tkwuk4Zcs_I/AAAAAAAABPI/OesVtwYt8cQ/s320/7-30-11+the+gang+at+tgi%2527s.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Most of the gang...</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Other Happenings</span></div><br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Life has been very busy, but what else is new, right? </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">;)</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Since the beginning of March I have had the joy of once again babysitting precious little 2 year old Adalee Grace from our church two days a week (I had babysat her a couple months back when she was just a little infant). It can be very tiring at times, but I enjoy it so, so much. Not only am I making many sweet memories with this adorable little girl, but I am also blessed with the opportunity of having an impact on her life each week which I wouldn’t trade for anything. It’s so special to be able to watch her grow up and to be able to teach her new things each time I’m with her. It’s definitely great preparation for the future!</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T_-l63I8CQ4/Tkwu9qGc_1I/AAAAAAAABPM/k1D_q2e7ci8/s1600/4-18-11+bekah+and+addi+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T_-l63I8CQ4/Tkwu9qGc_1I/AAAAAAAABPM/k1D_q2e7ci8/s320/4-18-11+bekah+and+addi+11.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I adore that girl!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-74aW0DrrpeI/Tkwu-Xa1laI/AAAAAAAABPQ/EufgoPkFKgg/s1600/4-18-11+bekah+and+addi+13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-74aW0DrrpeI/Tkwu-Xa1laI/AAAAAAAABPQ/EufgoPkFKgg/s320/4-18-11+bekah+and+addi+13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Me with little cutie pie. :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nT1KN56k0gc/TkwvG8tQR4I/AAAAAAAABPU/f1sjIfdv7x4/s1600/6-16-11+addi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nT1KN56k0gc/TkwvG8tQR4I/AAAAAAAABPU/f1sjIfdv7x4/s320/6-16-11+addi.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Looking so sweet in her adorable little outfit. :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SwKkOsBy2yc/TkwvHljtqhI/AAAAAAAABPY/At_0Ml-ZCCI/s1600/4-18-11+bekah+and+addi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="279" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SwKkOsBy2yc/TkwvHljtqhI/AAAAAAAABPY/At_0Ml-ZCCI/s320/4-18-11+bekah+and+addi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E9Bn258HBnc/TkwvIhecsmI/AAAAAAAABPc/7WEJXD_rX2w/s1600/4-18-11+bekah+and+addi+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E9Bn258HBnc/TkwvIhecsmI/AAAAAAAABPc/7WEJXD_rX2w/s320/4-18-11+bekah+and+addi+6.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The aspiring gymnast. ;) lol </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XPaAXMvtEhg/TkwvJdpYyJI/AAAAAAAABPg/_Ngs3QPD2MI/s1600/4-18-11+bekah+and+addi+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XPaAXMvtEhg/TkwvJdpYyJI/AAAAAAAABPg/_Ngs3QPD2MI/s320/4-18-11+bekah+and+addi+9.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Silly girl! ;)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I’ve also been doing a lot of…you guessed it-reading! I have come across a new favorite Christian fiction author, Karen Kingsbury. Her books are amazing. Actually, I don’t even think that word does her writings justice. Each of her works is so encouraging, always pointing the reader to Christ and showing that we truly can trust our Savior, regardless of what may be going on in our lives. Her books each contain such sweet stories of redemption, trust, love, wholesome romance, faithfulness, and wonderful teachings from God’s Word. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a great new book to read! Other books on my desk as of late have been Elizabeth Gaskell’s wonderful masterpiece <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">North and South</i>, , <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Hobbit, </i>which-yes!- I am finally reading, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship</i> by Joshua Harris. This last book was such a refreshing, yet convicting read. It was solidly Biblical and presented some wonderful guidelines on how to conduct a relationship in a God-honoring, pure, enjoyable way. What was so refreshing about it, though, was that it was also so balanced and was not at all characterized by some form or other of legalism. I truly could not recommend this book enough! 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