Day away!

Today was one of those day that I want to remember.  We took our kids and the Joy House to Deep River Mission.  We have a volunteer group staying there so they invited us over for a morning of games and swimming.  I was a little abrehinsive since we have never taken all the kids out and to top it off we were taking 7 extra.  It went so well.  We took a long 7 nannies, Val, and the volunteers were there too.  The kids loved the water.  It was such a sweet morning and it was refreshing to my spirit to see the joy on all the kids faces.

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Birthday Pictures

Last night we went to our friends for dinner.  Melissa truly has the gift of hospitality.  She went out of her way to make me feel very special!

Party with the Joy House!
Look at all these faces!  I am pretty blessed to be a part of these little people's lives.   

We ate donuts!  All day the kids asked when we were going to have cake.  That's a big deal for them. Amy Doorlag made so pretty yummy donuts that we enjoyed.  Tomorrow we will eat cake!

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Pictures

We recently had some pictures taken.  I loved them.  I laughed as I looked through them, trying to find the perfect one where everyone was looking.  I didn't find that perfect one, but what I did find was real life.  Real, messy, crazy life.  We aren't always all smiles in the Grace House but we are growing, learning, and living life the best we know how.  We live life in light of the amazing grace God shows us each day.

Megan loves this sweet boy.

Yup! I sure do love this man.

Seriously!  THIS IS THE BEST!

I love these people.  I can't believe this is my life.  God is good.  In the hard, the messy, and the brokenness,  He is working and teaching me so much about love, life, and true joy and contentment.

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