tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335406583738435002024-03-17T05:28:21.009-04:00a day in the life of a missionary wifeKami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.comBlogger2166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-90094631396824967992024-03-12T21:51:00.001-04:002024-03-12T21:51:22.658-04:00Enjoying life <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7J1tMYMqObSyn2t8OGOZrTsoEpUwzjxtlANwLTJt01MKR8Z3p0YepEVEvIBk4ewgYCueRb0URM5KRXYdkAZu38hbbb0JJgKtx4o0hE8_PyeKSUL3-lgWe5f4MmIK0lLviD7YQiAJVTMANKG7HLsxF5nUPbYIxq3A5ECUq_0NIlp5cClo_fx1eWYDoKV5r/s4080/PXL_20240311_183344438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7J1tMYMqObSyn2t8OGOZrTsoEpUwzjxtlANwLTJt01MKR8Z3p0YepEVEvIBk4ewgYCueRb0URM5KRXYdkAZu38hbbb0JJgKtx4o0hE8_PyeKSUL3-lgWe5f4MmIK0lLviD7YQiAJVTMANKG7HLsxF5nUPbYIxq3A5ECUq_0NIlp5cClo_fx1eWYDoKV5r/w482-h640/PXL_20240311_183344438.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><p></p><p>Several years ago Micah started having dizziness. It baffled the doctor and he's seen several specialists and had some crazy tests done. Last year our doctor referred us to Nemours Children's Health on Jacksonville. The wait list was almost a year long . So we waited and waited and watched God work! Slowly that was dizzy spells that were happening twice a week. Went to once a week then every two weeks, then once a month, and we have now hasn't had one since November! I decided to keep the appointment because it took us so long to get in and I wanted to make sure we had our foot in the door. </p><p><br /></p><p>Today was his appointment and it went so good! It appears he has Pediatric Vertigo with a migraine aspect. They believe he is in the process of out growing that. Praise the Lord! As he and I went to the Children's hospital today we saw children that are very sick. Today I am praising the Lord that that is not the path He has chosen for our family at the moment.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eEXWsHQwAEuR72NdN-oF_Nj7uRBSToQngSE5YNiRXuN6YGxWre67IVXn8ZxMGXG4dTYBHB5Yn1D0IkGZc__vVsNpA9ZkxNNHLIu93MdHOGHcM_kIW6wZwupdReFOTR5NtC6oDojRnF-QpT1KaLLAifi_j6DnsUOONMCLYnr3-_aFA91SUyEGEYVjQwpF/s4080/PXL_20240311_191922190.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eEXWsHQwAEuR72NdN-oF_Nj7uRBSToQngSE5YNiRXuN6YGxWre67IVXn8ZxMGXG4dTYBHB5Yn1D0IkGZc__vVsNpA9ZkxNNHLIu93MdHOGHcM_kIW6wZwupdReFOTR5NtC6oDojRnF-QpT1KaLLAifi_j6DnsUOONMCLYnr3-_aFA91SUyEGEYVjQwpF/w640-h482/PXL_20240311_191922190.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGBPzsAokI5LH_6kcmJFytAcSNGaAKeodGrQmWKA0cVROcoOyOlmCQ2d9jmad1fByAxL5LGC9Z_jbM_KijTWGXauhE5y36aYcmd0auhKxVVNtpH-IoBeqSGlfLpOd8acTBjW7djSDOuXKvi3MQ0MHae2sg2ud_MHmOeg7WlE-C9dKvOT2gmCAAvscqILZ/s4080/PXL_20240311_191924315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGBPzsAokI5LH_6kcmJFytAcSNGaAKeodGrQmWKA0cVROcoOyOlmCQ2d9jmad1fByAxL5LGC9Z_jbM_KijTWGXauhE5y36aYcmd0auhKxVVNtpH-IoBeqSGlfLpOd8acTBjW7djSDOuXKvi3MQ0MHae2sg2ud_MHmOeg7WlE-C9dKvOT2gmCAAvscqILZ/w640-h482/PXL_20240311_191924315.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>None of us know what tomorrow may hold. Life can change in a moment. That's why I want to be determined to live for Christ in the Now. In this moment. I've learned that when I purpose to live for Him I have no regrets. I have purpose. I lead a life well led in my Master's loving care. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70fBAlZMpUJByQu3xkoRBfpdW1mUXC2oeKm9Tb0VNNdVcW-R-o09ZGAT7DcawcE2NYFK1OPOFgyWqjEY7b_jIcce3SxC68gEATJUpp9m9s2rsgRpet0E8CopFB3rR2ldabsf9O_rf8iyc-fEVNZcl6V6kuA93F3X8eVBVtd7SvRzduDRckhh2_JJK3FfQ/s4080/PXL_20240311_192020674.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70fBAlZMpUJByQu3xkoRBfpdW1mUXC2oeKm9Tb0VNNdVcW-R-o09ZGAT7DcawcE2NYFK1OPOFgyWqjEY7b_jIcce3SxC68gEATJUpp9m9s2rsgRpet0E8CopFB3rR2ldabsf9O_rf8iyc-fEVNZcl6V6kuA93F3X8eVBVtd7SvRzduDRckhh2_JJK3FfQ/w482-h640/PXL_20240311_192020674.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntvhHmbHXEJeoSBlt-zSgFdlrwczHZ5RFGTonblaNRwFlNBoftE9bAG1umvHCX8qod33RzskS3kvQajtAzTArJJTPpq0GwcMtJzazKEejduQDUWWXkMKmVSGVBHMUVL0oX82mBpd8ns0W3d6tl7Z0LJenlUTac8bDDCdLomIIT6PifmdJV_tTvOnE0ELb/s4080/PXL_20240311_193928753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntvhHmbHXEJeoSBlt-zSgFdlrwczHZ5RFGTonblaNRwFlNBoftE9bAG1umvHCX8qod33RzskS3kvQajtAzTArJJTPpq0GwcMtJzazKEejduQDUWWXkMKmVSGVBHMUVL0oX82mBpd8ns0W3d6tl7Z0LJenlUTac8bDDCdLomIIT6PifmdJV_tTvOnE0ELb/w640-h482/PXL_20240311_193928753.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>So today I explored a children's hospital with Micah. We laughed. We made memories and I enjoyed my boy and the life God has given us. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GTjdE5ctEgw5Un8KZzRdTLyynd2HYlLcNyVsdgaZa5ZzI1YXj4YkbZIapPPJ7EHIRpwHPy6tKwA8GUp1mU4x5pyhrRSIo9-Lz17KPy83OINSgntkQUPBzgslQ4pZbajDgkRmEp0hhoH-zLOiagOl1842Q3MhE07tGNCLhjibCblUkEiUXwff5Gse-IUy/s4080/PXL_20240311_194832999.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GTjdE5ctEgw5Un8KZzRdTLyynd2HYlLcNyVsdgaZa5ZzI1YXj4YkbZIapPPJ7EHIRpwHPy6tKwA8GUp1mU4x5pyhrRSIo9-Lz17KPy83OINSgntkQUPBzgslQ4pZbajDgkRmEp0hhoH-zLOiagOl1842Q3MhE07tGNCLhjibCblUkEiUXwff5Gse-IUy/w482-h640/PXL_20240311_194832999.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatUmQ318HeNVMdtCMKDQWyrrqIPMBuwYaZ1YoWFwrZPHA_8_GvSnnfsEszmIMiXlLDGP_qaEfUYWiPMf31g8ZCZnjfoZHt-CzfOUDQ3UHiVIQ76Z83is-Cd5IP4qAEpWZJIk4ci5SKe9QLLatjOl0uWwE11gY5Xjd03B7SsVgcz_2HHgpD08oh2PwifX6/s4080/PXL_20240311_194847746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatUmQ318HeNVMdtCMKDQWyrrqIPMBuwYaZ1YoWFwrZPHA_8_GvSnnfsEszmIMiXlLDGP_qaEfUYWiPMf31g8ZCZnjfoZHt-CzfOUDQ3UHiVIQ76Z83is-Cd5IP4qAEpWZJIk4ci5SKe9QLLatjOl0uWwE11gY5Xjd03B7SsVgcz_2HHgpD08oh2PwifX6/w482-h640/PXL_20240311_194847746.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-91003073301920673372024-03-02T09:21:00.001-05:002024-03-02T09:21:16.119-05:007th Annual Gimenez Family I Love You Banquet <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9Bb0K2H29lLimJd42YNkJWWGhAp7GjZd8Dlkvd64J_vRMgRC2f37EajdIxiK5iMsJunWFx1_b4-8ZM-QEdXb0nsWmBaSdnb-TMJ4v83Ga_wNptbybVHLRrjCVvyTQQ2jKaZojECP8dA67In6Vu9xwlrWcLjRd3VM_jbyPb_QXGkP2xpCOoHmS_O5tjhb/s3836/PXL_20240301_000427070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2590" data-original-width="3836" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9Bb0K2H29lLimJd42YNkJWWGhAp7GjZd8Dlkvd64J_vRMgRC2f37EajdIxiK5iMsJunWFx1_b4-8ZM-QEdXb0nsWmBaSdnb-TMJ4v83Ga_wNptbybVHLRrjCVvyTQQ2jKaZojECP8dA67In6Vu9xwlrWcLjRd3VM_jbyPb_QXGkP2xpCOoHmS_O5tjhb/w640-h432/PXL_20240301_000427070.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Our I Love You Banquet has quickly become one of our family's favorite traditions! I love so much about it! I really love that we start off the evening with the family picture. That's one of those things that doesn't happen but extremely rare in the life of us Gimenezs. So it's a treasure to me for sure!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYwwhpiVfjBRtiHejThyphenhyphenZKQjj5f3awHoVZevLa1cQFcxvYoie7tkOv9FAkK8cU6V_DfcrM1u8kRzlfHl05_klc_YbfrYsgWqySLn54CdEQUMdyYfnd2o4eUu-QYUPAJ2lV08AK7sj9mJ3eUu_bhxqnd2luR00oiEBYQh-VJ3gVbn3g6oDe-SXFA94FPyT/s4080/PXL_20240301_002254290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYwwhpiVfjBRtiHejThyphenhyphenZKQjj5f3awHoVZevLa1cQFcxvYoie7tkOv9FAkK8cU6V_DfcrM1u8kRzlfHl05_klc_YbfrYsgWqySLn54CdEQUMdyYfnd2o4eUu-QYUPAJ2lV08AK7sj9mJ3eUu_bhxqnd2luR00oiEBYQh-VJ3gVbn3g6oDe-SXFA94FPyT/w482-h640/PXL_20240301_002254290.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Then we have a nice family meal together. This year someone had given us a ton of shrimp. And I mean a ton! So we tried to recreate a good friend of mine's recipe, Shrimp in Muddy Waters. Patrick made it. And wow, was it good!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgko_5GK0j-oKNcBTSmPffpg1C9JHt7Voqgfd__n6FKfFw3E5mC0IJV6wxKBsfoakAfHZlhpKiAM_ZwdDX1UgxKNiclGMUbCg31q-hE9-rD6Xo-umVbB2Ex2jreKYRt0Z-XOruwoizM8gcOFQMkW3xYTq_MvVQvX1tyD4ygcSWSp0-LgFD-BR1SZ5mmWrjU/s4080/PXL_20240301_002306013.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgko_5GK0j-oKNcBTSmPffpg1C9JHt7Voqgfd__n6FKfFw3E5mC0IJV6wxKBsfoakAfHZlhpKiAM_ZwdDX1UgxKNiclGMUbCg31q-hE9-rD6Xo-umVbB2Ex2jreKYRt0Z-XOruwoizM8gcOFQMkW3xYTq_MvVQvX1tyD4ygcSWSp0-LgFD-BR1SZ5mmWrjU/w640-h482/PXL_20240301_002306013.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUa-fl1WH912WaMAHG8tIZoP75wD6XNsO8UWQPE-3G0-B91V5_x75oCrCA2JuF0yi7n8_dojGlKeCx3Wm9bSPxpUMmtDpGmj3qlsIKEQ-pR81EQZ6dijChtnIVOyM6Td8s3og-juuUfqEtcuwsMBKIugq2AEdF1n-5ulS_RS3n9h2qE3Kpuk7FwAX4HOLk/s4080/PXL_20240301_002317089.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUa-fl1WH912WaMAHG8tIZoP75wD6XNsO8UWQPE-3G0-B91V5_x75oCrCA2JuF0yi7n8_dojGlKeCx3Wm9bSPxpUMmtDpGmj3qlsIKEQ-pR81EQZ6dijChtnIVOyM6Td8s3og-juuUfqEtcuwsMBKIugq2AEdF1n-5ulS_RS3n9h2qE3Kpuk7FwAX4HOLk/w640-h482/PXL_20240301_002317089.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We all feasted a bunch and got very full.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPhpxUyewMbi8kxSaSw7KPjNMC9JccQTcPQhHyQnS1wBzXGFkG58sbol9GrdcGP7mH-id80eSc-W8bNVx2Rm3PGwiXDGRExwKMOjUznY-oZ701r-HrYXknwkd4qWwIl9_CyYtMYZx_CJ7GTA31Ddb40yz92VLlXfGDlWurIdtnvTru_2_1_GV9GPpXaZt/s4080/PXL_20240301_010746666.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPhpxUyewMbi8kxSaSw7KPjNMC9JccQTcPQhHyQnS1wBzXGFkG58sbol9GrdcGP7mH-id80eSc-W8bNVx2Rm3PGwiXDGRExwKMOjUznY-oZ701r-HrYXknwkd4qWwIl9_CyYtMYZx_CJ7GTA31Ddb40yz92VLlXfGDlWurIdtnvTru_2_1_GV9GPpXaZt/w482-h640/PXL_20240301_010746666.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Then it was time to exchange gifts. The rules were the same as in years prior. We privately exchanged names and kept it a secret. Or at least we were supposed to.π Then you were to make something for the person you drew. You could be crafty or you could bake something or make them a coupon or whatever it is that you wanted to make for your person. This year. Victory drew my name and she made me Donut Stix Muffins. They were so delicious! Also she made me some bracelets out of popsicle sticks that are so sweet! She was so excited to give me her gift<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QXzWaQw2lfMQEggp9bWkC-3fPpLhBijK5VZTv4-7tr9JrJE6y9cjgfWpg-WKM3526mo1tD_YZ073L3lmYJukdg8pNQ43rZ0bw-Wtmn31GO2EIukVY6IQZiKZt8pstSxbXYZvHkuTVYNC9Yt5OkLxLsInSWOCET0uz3OHXDqZAQLFiHMO12pfzgDxiwp1/s4080/PXL_20240301_010840789.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QXzWaQw2lfMQEggp9bWkC-3fPpLhBijK5VZTv4-7tr9JrJE6y9cjgfWpg-WKM3526mo1tD_YZ073L3lmYJukdg8pNQ43rZ0bw-Wtmn31GO2EIukVY6IQZiKZt8pstSxbXYZvHkuTVYNC9Yt5OkLxLsInSWOCET0uz3OHXDqZAQLFiHMO12pfzgDxiwp1/w482-h640/PXL_20240301_010840789.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Freedom drew Beth's name. She made her blueberry cobbler cookies. Another goody! Wow, these girls have been busy baking!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEM-M8QvlSoXqx2XxMFyhhwhiIi4-yxhno2snzZzB3vzcDnqbkRCJ5VGvJNrylq6ntbYQ2FAEISw_T-9ZK_jOuA9Mux9mYRkK0TOKPWwCXpdJVGanvrYwiU0lXcGg6htKu3tQ79sBdN3RyywUsUZTdKaqVMBoxcyRINAoIQRKj0PNM5HbmwjVcT-IWsD5a/s4080/PXL_20240301_010904903.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEM-M8QvlSoXqx2XxMFyhhwhiIi4-yxhno2snzZzB3vzcDnqbkRCJ5VGvJNrylq6ntbYQ2FAEISw_T-9ZK_jOuA9Mux9mYRkK0TOKPWwCXpdJVGanvrYwiU0lXcGg6htKu3tQ79sBdN3RyywUsUZTdKaqVMBoxcyRINAoIQRKj0PNM5HbmwjVcT-IWsD5a/w482-h640/PXL_20240301_010904903.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Liberty true Silas's name. She knows that he loves oatmeal creampies! So she made homemade ones. He devoured them!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Ys5w8C-cQkRGCQszvibYwocoNdDWD1MNnO0Bsc70daI3Wb05K-aeuUzX4Kf0SJl37wqMlsZgnosbaN6K5dlOeIE2YP7zZYHWMyV_WeEQGsIKv8pqyC-Mt7wxPPUT82sUrBzrFJ8HPC1yTME84D8p88bxrGXFJ4oXM1WWB6IcowmEZTdqUtRVGqvQvImd/s4080/PXL_20240301_010911735.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Ys5w8C-cQkRGCQszvibYwocoNdDWD1MNnO0Bsc70daI3Wb05K-aeuUzX4Kf0SJl37wqMlsZgnosbaN6K5dlOeIE2YP7zZYHWMyV_WeEQGsIKv8pqyC-Mt7wxPPUT82sUrBzrFJ8HPC1yTME84D8p88bxrGXFJ4oXM1WWB6IcowmEZTdqUtRVGqvQvImd/w482-h640/PXL_20240301_010911735.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>If you notice in these pictures, the joy on the face of the giverπ<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Pra0ptiaVem92fculmkUpNJ7OOcF0zSk8Tcf7QKz4moq-yveDI4HfN5EEJqC5GeF0kFTwVpLnWTb7vhxvtg7WAm9NIdvcYW6lWWz3s_zGQYyTrqoixS_T7C2yCQJ2dUu1Sz7yfX8DuZcllhbxbDpmDJAtnRDt8lCaZV7v-Oc4hkHUQ5n5R7kPb3Bcenc/s4080/PXL_20240301_011427292.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Pra0ptiaVem92fculmkUpNJ7OOcF0zSk8Tcf7QKz4moq-yveDI4HfN5EEJqC5GeF0kFTwVpLnWTb7vhxvtg7WAm9NIdvcYW6lWWz3s_zGQYyTrqoixS_T7C2yCQJ2dUu1Sz7yfX8DuZcllhbxbDpmDJAtnRDt8lCaZV7v-Oc4hkHUQ5n5R7kPb3Bcenc/w640-h482/PXL_20240301_011427292.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Callie had Micah's name so she decided to give him one of her books that talks about a pilot. Micah is into all things airplanes right now! She also printed him out of book on how to draw airplanes. Another fun past time that he's had lately!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8O8q8Q0SeWYEHkVSl5MeMKN5GQ-cO_NOLs7WFAwlUiSYx5pj4AoGhg4xrhIBePf59sAqo1RIYEjHihIyXWbUDVnD52H8u9Kc9nuMkaygwnxZvwxEsKGhX_U3qF2557zpOyQ1cy6vyY-IZU9JxWnSA_HmWphUNl6gIQyw8v3XLAJHWuNPy0jZkT8WgS8TD/s4080/PXL_20240301_011614044.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8O8q8Q0SeWYEHkVSl5MeMKN5GQ-cO_NOLs7WFAwlUiSYx5pj4AoGhg4xrhIBePf59sAqo1RIYEjHihIyXWbUDVnD52H8u9Kc9nuMkaygwnxZvwxEsKGhX_U3qF2557zpOyQ1cy6vyY-IZU9JxWnSA_HmWphUNl6gIQyw8v3XLAJHWuNPy0jZkT8WgS8TD/w482-h640/PXL_20240301_011614044.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Silas Drew Patrick's name and made him malta flavored ice cream. He said it was amazing!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5JefELkyZTWB367_wJACGWm6fZm9yC5JhlGUYC2wzleOjCBVsTUbJKdKJ8foyGFMbaXxujl-c08al18knnsGYBjC-4imNNsIVmpP2yp75n09GdY0eiAC4I6lkZX9_ZNPWHdlDUrLrod57QDuAGKH9scIRkybEjYtbKGS8iUH1i00msII6cFhX6UZKe0_/s4080/PXL_20240301_012310416.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5JefELkyZTWB367_wJACGWm6fZm9yC5JhlGUYC2wzleOjCBVsTUbJKdKJ8foyGFMbaXxujl-c08al18knnsGYBjC-4imNNsIVmpP2yp75n09GdY0eiAC4I6lkZX9_ZNPWHdlDUrLrod57QDuAGKH9scIRkybEjYtbKGS8iUH1i00msII6cFhX6UZKe0_/w640-h482/PXL_20240301_012310416.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Brenna and AJ drew Freedom and Liberty. They decided to make a mailbox to hold letters like they did in Little Women. This is a place where the girls can write letters to each other and put them in the mailbox and then check and see if there's any letters in there to one another. They also each wrote a note to the girls. AJ had Freedom's name and Freedom treasured that note and had me read it three times that night to her! I think she loved hearing that he thought she was awesome and super! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfeeZ6dNgkjvNxPi1AWVvCfknagczS_q2em8yvUcr2vBK34Qny7R-Dka7QT1tfqoerVC8d9caY7gk-WE6YrgoUTQX2EUP4MditpuzVM1wdYupZ6kxer4hFK6D5HPLIA0k2Cp2zc-_Nr0Q7fWe4PrcH4JHVAADueYxwgVVEfyWbDoZfjDSSkIaIvBDbJZq/s4080/PXL_20240301_012546440.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfeeZ6dNgkjvNxPi1AWVvCfknagczS_q2em8yvUcr2vBK34Qny7R-Dka7QT1tfqoerVC8d9caY7gk-WE6YrgoUTQX2EUP4MditpuzVM1wdYupZ6kxer4hFK6D5HPLIA0k2Cp2zc-_Nr0Q7fWe4PrcH4JHVAADueYxwgVVEfyWbDoZfjDSSkIaIvBDbJZq/w640-h482/PXL_20240301_012546440.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Tabitha had Josh's name and wrote him a sweet note and made a chocolate cake with a chocolate ganache.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-a_lMgtZy5yZVWU2yH7jUWXLZ2rNMwBnUCIqSHOmGxMAlCo72XbWHDB5jrHk1ypskfw_4-6AI9w6JFOjI27K0HFLk6UnnHcNO5ChyphenhyphenAiQxzXvyD8g6_NmAE3NBWkh04gTfnEncFF1mF0MIGqRG7Oj3hvxwO_RmvYbUQMy2ulQ6d7k31aqwjfql3CCILy3/s4080/PXL_20240301_012733977.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-a_lMgtZy5yZVWU2yH7jUWXLZ2rNMwBnUCIqSHOmGxMAlCo72XbWHDB5jrHk1ypskfw_4-6AI9w6JFOjI27K0HFLk6UnnHcNO5ChyphenhyphenAiQxzXvyD8g6_NmAE3NBWkh04gTfnEncFF1mF0MIGqRG7Oj3hvxwO_RmvYbUQMy2ulQ6d7k31aqwjfql3CCILy3/w482-h640/PXL_20240301_012733977.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Beth had victory's name and made her a sticker book and chocolate hot cocoa cookies in the shape of a heart.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQjJeBs-wjok5vMXUpmbYsycI5_ms5lr_GfBXwJMwJjGMkQ7oW4p_NWM2mBtgclmKPC51IZufk0_Oq-oTVAyUg3a_B6RX0Rtk9_gR_CwD-3fqkb-CazMsp-IS8d8pA3KgiA62EiCTFoPKKF7iH3d8YrPkcrV1VgpeBl20h1iFijkAyMBPPiRlF0G4lgS2/s4080/PXL_20240301_012848380.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQjJeBs-wjok5vMXUpmbYsycI5_ms5lr_GfBXwJMwJjGMkQ7oW4p_NWM2mBtgclmKPC51IZufk0_Oq-oTVAyUg3a_B6RX0Rtk9_gR_CwD-3fqkb-CazMsp-IS8d8pA3KgiA62EiCTFoPKKF7iH3d8YrPkcrV1VgpeBl20h1iFijkAyMBPPiRlF0G4lgS2/w482-h640/PXL_20240301_012848380.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Josh had Callie's name and made her homemade steamed dumplings. She cooked them up the next day and said they were fabulous!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqycjnFs4zEkrDWHOUuqMQ_8AHCEu7ZWJQWE0L5eEBb1AlqZfcsyNTANa63HvzDroMBNjH-TOrBizMp0iJGlIYxRxEOd3FDljs2onqyzuYf6Z7JzUkhw6pdlO8GhQ-xULIUEySePLdXq1xqKFrTwsV2JwKPzNdfWg5ejHvQKwD8ksYCRe0r1QPe3Vg6ZEm/s4080/PXL_20240301_012859725.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqycjnFs4zEkrDWHOUuqMQ_8AHCEu7ZWJQWE0L5eEBb1AlqZfcsyNTANa63HvzDroMBNjH-TOrBizMp0iJGlIYxRxEOd3FDljs2onqyzuYf6Z7JzUkhw6pdlO8GhQ-xULIUEySePLdXq1xqKFrTwsV2JwKPzNdfWg5ejHvQKwD8ksYCRe0r1QPe3Vg6ZEm/w482-h640/PXL_20240301_012859725.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>I completely forgot to get a picture of the gift that Patrick and Micah had made for AJ and Brenna. It was a homemade birdhouse that they built and stained the wood a pretty color. It was gorgeous!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUJteKeN66yR8VpqPTqLcqbLxPAUCaaB5jsxZpyhG_00UZ9or2Tlex7H1m6TrJa_fKr1qnPcyMd2oeTXwteQHzb3OF1mmqbpv1NEK2AUiIQetlPNvPkZjTKRW0wtCJF3Ki0VWhUa7bgGCCY5LDiC_zxqPv7HDpUaXgRNd7avfiQkG3nDAC-pR40VIlBZO/s4080/PXL_20240301_012948645.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUJteKeN66yR8VpqPTqLcqbLxPAUCaaB5jsxZpyhG_00UZ9or2Tlex7H1m6TrJa_fKr1qnPcyMd2oeTXwteQHzb3OF1mmqbpv1NEK2AUiIQetlPNvPkZjTKRW0wtCJF3Ki0VWhUa7bgGCCY5LDiC_zxqPv7HDpUaXgRNd7avfiQkG3nDAC-pR40VIlBZO/w482-h640/PXL_20240301_012948645.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>I had Tabitha's name. I wrote her a note, gave her a rose, some bath bombs and a candle, and crocheted her some dishcloths.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACd03uiWRqWRST6l3zYxQAmv2kgyT8EpZIJlA6ih7f-DfZ9x5E0M04Du6tyPcKbZnAlorLfrdQTfOz3mgYB2QF-NF-qg4Ab7TPndnHqwpZ7Ae0zq4YRwE8IaNdfWDkJZaXSTc4UHmXxDxY6n_ehfAo1E1COOFYhPr3XqxA3iZVugRagluzPcJBrUiQ5GN/s3911/PXL_20240301_000509647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2459" data-original-width="3911" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACd03uiWRqWRST6l3zYxQAmv2kgyT8EpZIJlA6ih7f-DfZ9x5E0M04Du6tyPcKbZnAlorLfrdQTfOz3mgYB2QF-NF-qg4Ab7TPndnHqwpZ7Ae0zq4YRwE8IaNdfWDkJZaXSTc4UHmXxDxY6n_ehfAo1E1COOFYhPr3XqxA3iZVugRagluzPcJBrUiQ5GN/w640-h402/PXL_20240301_000509647.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>It was such a great evening with many wonderful memories! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDusFfdA_XNTQ6R4bzOpFamV4Y-5GPnhokg4QFobrtzTVVotw5zeQ5j7mm6RfYAwH7qO0nQoHLx-dr3JR-aVM-lbcCVP6t_y344U369Ep_OqOCX9aHI-8BQEsWVAbgRMOpWkGTQO6aI4wXAYESiUHc31zAXC9Mt-BR41Hrg1NMAoUi-Kwf50dLn-iZZ6dJ/s3809/PXL_20240301_000528759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2527" data-original-width="3809" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDusFfdA_XNTQ6R4bzOpFamV4Y-5GPnhokg4QFobrtzTVVotw5zeQ5j7mm6RfYAwH7qO0nQoHLx-dr3JR-aVM-lbcCVP6t_y344U369Ep_OqOCX9aHI-8BQEsWVAbgRMOpWkGTQO6aI4wXAYESiUHc31zAXC9Mt-BR41Hrg1NMAoUi-Kwf50dLn-iZZ6dJ/w640-h424/PXL_20240301_000528759.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-12558614404990173552024-02-20T13:38:00.002-05:002024-02-20T13:38:10.182-05:00Trying again for "Happy"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6rv0BQwVHZglro91KZ2m_yiyFzW_NidrKbRQ4Eh2NZfDP-xxzEIZKA-e_PSRTqx8i7FevR5u0lCIdjzidnIRcZ9wMeW9Rz_Mtlbrzp_DEi8Q2T3tfZZQPC3KMn1BPENxO6V584AD8aeEfbZ6lqDknl8t4-9F-2aJUdtDYBM1FG5SvsFW6-8GfHAMg6Cn/s4080/PXL_20240102_211310273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6rv0BQwVHZglro91KZ2m_yiyFzW_NidrKbRQ4Eh2NZfDP-xxzEIZKA-e_PSRTqx8i7FevR5u0lCIdjzidnIRcZ9wMeW9Rz_Mtlbrzp_DEi8Q2T3tfZZQPC3KMn1BPENxO6V584AD8aeEfbZ6lqDknl8t4-9F-2aJUdtDYBM1FG5SvsFW6-8GfHAMg6Cn/w640-h482/PXL_20240102_211310273.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Silas was so excited to start a new hobby of breeding Holland Lops Rabbits. He presented his plan to us, and he and Patrick began working on a neat set up. He bought 3 rabbits and started his plan. Unfortunately, it didn't work. Each rabbit died. We dont know if it was the heat...this summer was so hot! We talked to some people and did some research. We hoped to have learned our lesson and tweaked a few things. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So for Christmas we had some friends give a Holland Lop to Silas so he could try again. This sweet bunny had been bred and we eagerly awaited some cute rabbits to be born. Then a couple of weeks later his new rabbit, Happy, miscarried. π We were all disappointed, but don't feel that it was something we had done wrong.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> It was just one of those things in the world of nature.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our friends very sweetly said that Happy could come over for a date and we will try to breed her again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> So today we dropped off Happy for her little getaway. Hopefully baby rabbits will be coming in about month! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLR8AXMpHL1vx5sRvH-MNMf60x0iJkMjuyb8kgcmIRh0MDA1rzdBHEyKVeesvp78XOmNy1CTTLAf0XSiw5kgHbYfUxrDKZ8QokaO-S0yqvQqF77fsREsMEcp3K7Z5qzA9EGBX_0410hjcNXp7cBjbojJYPjDWkkPRJlyPynUui2eahFROahgw29f_B5nFS/s4080/PXL_20240118_141800587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLR8AXMpHL1vx5sRvH-MNMf60x0iJkMjuyb8kgcmIRh0MDA1rzdBHEyKVeesvp78XOmNy1CTTLAf0XSiw5kgHbYfUxrDKZ8QokaO-S0yqvQqF77fsREsMEcp3K7Z5qzA9EGBX_0410hjcNXp7cBjbojJYPjDWkkPRJlyPynUui2eahFROahgw29f_B5nFS/w482-h640/PXL_20240118_141800587.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-82042738724657485042024-02-14T08:00:00.004-05:002024-02-14T08:00:28.551-05:00Apple Nachos?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUs3LpEwXPEQJjAQqUwlNmGOI0eN-TAfBjCKVrM-uebzp1d-VXZMyEM08nsdHZ5x3mu9iH7Noh9eSfsxFa0tg47j26IhcjYkWCg466Dn4k4VZHGEdzoXUjpcwfvl0cMWVXW6O_0hKUFi0Fl7AXjVmcez_hu_nd2nh1H3tpAEm-RWn5Dcoew47ydj2yZu_x/s4080/PXL_20240203_023852223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUs3LpEwXPEQJjAQqUwlNmGOI0eN-TAfBjCKVrM-uebzp1d-VXZMyEM08nsdHZ5x3mu9iH7Noh9eSfsxFa0tg47j26IhcjYkWCg466Dn4k4VZHGEdzoXUjpcwfvl0cMWVXW6O_0hKUFi0Fl7AXjVmcez_hu_nd2nh1H3tpAEm-RWn5Dcoew47ydj2yZu_x/s320/PXL_20240203_023852223.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Oh yes definitely! We have had an abundance of apples given to us. It has been fun making them into muffins and cakes and pies. Great way to start off our new year diet, right? We found a new way to enjoy fresh apples. Apple nachos! You slice up apples and drizzle them with melted semi-sweet chocolate and butterscotch. Then top with a good sprinkling of sea salt. So delicious!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcK4-r6qD8r-puZ6uLo6u41oWpyNjScXz2sSvhCqpurCtukzJhe3-9jssgxvqcsC-220poiAL61IxtYJiunqwnHK-sQGq2OpjYCi6EkD3jsmvSzPmXLw0MfX6KOS2d1geBLK5fAg16g8mWT07TYcM4gQuj9EEqeV1w08GaC-eUKYdJpQU0FxvSDE119iP4/s4080/PXL_20240203_023901892.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcK4-r6qD8r-puZ6uLo6u41oWpyNjScXz2sSvhCqpurCtukzJhe3-9jssgxvqcsC-220poiAL61IxtYJiunqwnHK-sQGq2OpjYCi6EkD3jsmvSzPmXLw0MfX6KOS2d1geBLK5fAg16g8mWT07TYcM4gQuj9EEqeV1w08GaC-eUKYdJpQU0FxvSDE119iP4/s320/PXL_20240203_023901892.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-69107971126864883242024-02-08T12:00:00.002-05:002024-02-08T12:00:50.472-05:00Springs Please Momma?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqshTY_g37ErfhSybMpI3Tgd6fJ5BsVoj55Qu5MgbSEGWQ1XaN0Rtufi_gLk9Zl8X-oUs1fyapiH8zNwSPhO5pd8aBHRHluzYNsmiGB1m9wk_NCdIlx55G8HB1xJrekZv4ps9W2LUsBlHKDzo2bpk91YOFKVcqXH4flHsTpW5BtCwOYN5Jmgj63IclaeZ7/s4080/PXL_20240205_145652978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqshTY_g37ErfhSybMpI3Tgd6fJ5BsVoj55Qu5MgbSEGWQ1XaN0Rtufi_gLk9Zl8X-oUs1fyapiH8zNwSPhO5pd8aBHRHluzYNsmiGB1m9wk_NCdIlx55G8HB1xJrekZv4ps9W2LUsBlHKDzo2bpk91YOFKVcqXH4flHsTpW5BtCwOYN5Jmgj63IclaeZ7/w482-h640/PXL_20240205_145652978.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Micah has been really wanting to go to the springs this winter. We went last year when it was cold and the warm springs were so nice. <p></p><p>So this past Monday it was 44 degrees. Perfect day for a swim, right?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBmyLbxYe1emR4eBsDUIrH-f1u1PrrbCVMZH9DzRf74PaOR2WopMAjRjxM398pD7lyS8X6h2vj-yZ_h62jgd5tjfrIQ_EBOmnftGWBUWQ5s65UWhsrdYp8T8m1pUcLkVedxEKgOTZ48juAiQxtzxzGAbBK3ZH6SSKm8EAumnxwVBLB5Ry3cOgjzEFwCHc/s4080/PXL_20240205_145926037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBmyLbxYe1emR4eBsDUIrH-f1u1PrrbCVMZH9DzRf74PaOR2WopMAjRjxM398pD7lyS8X6h2vj-yZ_h62jgd5tjfrIQ_EBOmnftGWBUWQ5s65UWhsrdYp8T8m1pUcLkVedxEKgOTZ48juAiQxtzxzGAbBK3ZH6SSKm8EAumnxwVBLB5Ry3cOgjzEFwCHc/w640-h482/PXL_20240205_145926037.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We decided to try a new spring, Poe Springs State Park. The boardwalk out to the springs is a quarter of a mile long. It was a beautiful walk and the boardwalk was so nice! We were excited to see the springs ahead!!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDulyuCqIhgVY7GJN8LbzbFfUmnFxiF-Fk6ygZYV3nqs60EGHtHReRuhRAGgfOHyMryjqLNLI_krIYFtQEQzHsCMnHWoHhkzd5ljhqF61PUJW6nA71-taXIs1yP3thRFXZIVDeDg_DAtkCm2wbtqWYneDDXaG-OuY4b5zyXKL_YYdsi0rHtlM6aoc2vu-p/s4080/PXL_20240205_145944252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDulyuCqIhgVY7GJN8LbzbFfUmnFxiF-Fk6ygZYV3nqs60EGHtHReRuhRAGgfOHyMryjqLNLI_krIYFtQEQzHsCMnHWoHhkzd5ljhqF61PUJW6nA71-taXIs1yP3thRFXZIVDeDg_DAtkCm2wbtqWYneDDXaG-OuY4b5zyXKL_YYdsi0rHtlM6aoc2vu-p/w482-h640/PXL_20240205_145944252.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Well, I have to say we were a little disappointed as we rounded the corner and saw the springs. The set up was great and perfect for wading in. But the water was not a pretty blue, like other springs. It was an algae greenish brown. The steps were slick and dirty looking. We weren't really a fan. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6U0xgikJ92aOMTTDVN8F-gmG_myigEVSzjhBEXAYvxQDUmEz0TpTZ3IyGr4nOM7yKzChyVyG5WNKzm__-n8bSBaIjXuR2Z6Bzhyphenhyphen2XwBlLUSWBAHYY_jsVXGZk6ZLKeyJti0tWZQGL2sr58tFYe8vzWF2tlSGd34GLtT0iuyeZKBhvbzuuemEP0VlTjknq/s4080/PXL_20240205_150140219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6U0xgikJ92aOMTTDVN8F-gmG_myigEVSzjhBEXAYvxQDUmEz0TpTZ3IyGr4nOM7yKzChyVyG5WNKzm__-n8bSBaIjXuR2Z6Bzhyphenhyphen2XwBlLUSWBAHYY_jsVXGZk6ZLKeyJti0tWZQGL2sr58tFYe8vzWF2tlSGd34GLtT0iuyeZKBhvbzuuemEP0VlTjknq/s320/PXL_20240205_150140219.jpg" width="241" /></a></div>Regardless, we had a great time together exploring a new place. We all decided this would be a perfect place for a homeschool picnic since they have large fields, volleyball courts and baseball fields. As well as picnic tables and pavilions.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvvr9fD2r-vhial5Sv3d1sdAJib7fa0PXIey6jJlKXPvc4eY6k83WtxM1umoU0wSmasKexZ37Lkh5QcVA8JZrUCQWf5a9VgFjeTWFQGqJ2EmlWM9SBOWL9gWVy5pjtvrJHX6K2JZddkn9LDBjetDxKGX6ibFJOME7nVhGfkNiBZAiawl-ARU8ChgGpkfy/s4080/PXL_20240205_150847181.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvvr9fD2r-vhial5Sv3d1sdAJib7fa0PXIey6jJlKXPvc4eY6k83WtxM1umoU0wSmasKexZ37Lkh5QcVA8JZrUCQWf5a9VgFjeTWFQGqJ2EmlWM9SBOWL9gWVy5pjtvrJHX6K2JZddkn9LDBjetDxKGX6ibFJOME7nVhGfkNiBZAiawl-ARU8ChgGpkfy/w640-h482/PXL_20240205_150847181.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>So it's not our favorite spring, but the park was great. We'll go back soon! <br /> <p></p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-90368901769121453002024-02-07T08:04:00.002-05:002024-02-07T08:04:24.965-05:00Another driver!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeALejA2O83wQCYZn3r1k0NHg7z2FXcoTXiada9Aq1Wkc1aJqbeLC_cDAgHn7Nl2RDQv6DsWY6qIe5VXCacPS7FUoGFq27sO81teCSLWQ-O8I8PQpQduxmtV6X_zKwvM8M4ZOoaTi3D0dNdjr5T0R8UgKFUllezgV-Yo5idUCITs-08GgibcQvx17PL8hs/s3280/PXL_20240130_185654198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeALejA2O83wQCYZn3r1k0NHg7z2FXcoTXiada9Aq1Wkc1aJqbeLC_cDAgHn7Nl2RDQv6DsWY6qIe5VXCacPS7FUoGFq27sO81teCSLWQ-O8I8PQpQduxmtV6X_zKwvM8M4ZOoaTi3D0dNdjr5T0R8UgKFUllezgV-Yo5idUCITs-08GgibcQvx17PL8hs/w640-h480/PXL_20240130_185654198.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He did it! My Silas was able to get his drivers permit. We are definitely entering a new phase of parenthood with our younger three!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv-LNQbTXJZW03V7EIStu8cETfn7TDphGVyrLfg0YoMqrsWeDcUKvVKMOTjxvFJvaeS0N7ePQFEi7t8KcXyh_3VHlbNzdax8nNLlKf4zhpRSIZVeFUB6s_n1ldrN2Amqe3t0uaid67IodQH7dIpATP_Mm69atU0UZ2PJC3J1pJwALX9vLSdjTysJx7J2t/s4080/PXL_20240130_191709969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv-LNQbTXJZW03V7EIStu8cETfn7TDphGVyrLfg0YoMqrsWeDcUKvVKMOTjxvFJvaeS0N7ePQFEi7t8KcXyh_3VHlbNzdax8nNLlKf4zhpRSIZVeFUB6s_n1ldrN2Amqe3t0uaid67IodQH7dIpATP_Mm69atU0UZ2PJC3J1pJwALX9vLSdjTysJx7J2t/w482-h640/PXL_20240130_191709969.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>I am super proud of this boy who studied and took his classes well. He's such a gentleman! After he got his permit he took me out to lunch π and then we did some practicing in a nearby neighborhood. I love having teenagers!<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQm3ATUNxF6c_ROg2Cty4-f7qQV8yMZ1Gf6nuOF7RaaqQkhx2r4WYYLSOMUhGUl6T4XoysBNXxmmPQCQHhVH5ZDzByBuC7ONdHmcjgu1gOWlkQNirzjH8qXpNoEO6_3OYUogxMVcjL4v7iUB_llHIfQKh7zkVQ8zBWkITAs6BHBbUH6kSD0jSct4WG-YcK/s4080/PXL_20240130_211429577.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQm3ATUNxF6c_ROg2Cty4-f7qQV8yMZ1Gf6nuOF7RaaqQkhx2r4WYYLSOMUhGUl6T4XoysBNXxmmPQCQHhVH5ZDzByBuC7ONdHmcjgu1gOWlkQNirzjH8qXpNoEO6_3OYUogxMVcjL4v7iUB_llHIfQKh7zkVQ8zBWkITAs6BHBbUH6kSD0jSct4WG-YcK/w482-h640/PXL_20240130_211429577.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-34765969268546132542024-02-01T08:41:00.002-05:002024-02-01T08:41:09.314-05:00My Writer now a Speaker<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQb6DTXc4D1mS57P6gauIJLEwqZrCZKqKJVl0jTAUc98qLznqrH5pMHTbjLhUNz1sjGPPGEGBAE024TSwpxRA3nelb04JLThG5zeJrHAMipq2L6Fiy2Is5o6Fkb5ePx_Qeksdjs-4huC7cMI8x9peCjxeVZYiz50Sc4hXSjJh0aJtw1s89Bl9jn-uXy2H/s4080/PXL_20240126_141140050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQb6DTXc4D1mS57P6gauIJLEwqZrCZKqKJVl0jTAUc98qLznqrH5pMHTbjLhUNz1sjGPPGEGBAE024TSwpxRA3nelb04JLThG5zeJrHAMipq2L6Fiy2Is5o6Fkb5ePx_Qeksdjs-4huC7cMI8x9peCjxeVZYiz50Sc4hXSjJh0aJtw1s89Bl9jn-uXy2H/w640-h482/PXL_20240126_141140050.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We were all so excited when a wonderful oppurtunity opened up for our Beth! She was asked to speak at the Fort White High School! They were having a literary week and hand selected 30 students that were interested in writing. Their theme was building resiliency through reading.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhaU_RVTjTHpoXowdnzjLV1SLpf7sD4Izd00QGizBkq9N8yzt3EBLJ7rwmtjy0kZN0P3BioJgYg0L7qIzs7h0AlgNycmD0s4pcyGGoBYlr39hf382H9s6JRtduwHhgwke1CdCeqiIzur6G-D1KFEdW1qn49ggz1w8Q-HqPRKbGdjoNOPGxOFf8q9mToIl/s4080/PXL_20240126_141142402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhaU_RVTjTHpoXowdnzjLV1SLpf7sD4Izd00QGizBkq9N8yzt3EBLJ7rwmtjy0kZN0P3BioJgYg0L7qIzs7h0AlgNycmD0s4pcyGGoBYlr39hf382H9s6JRtduwHhgwke1CdCeqiIzur6G-D1KFEdW1qn49ggz1w8Q-HqPRKbGdjoNOPGxOFf8q9mToIl/w640-h482/PXL_20240126_141142402.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Beth did so well!! She spoke so clearly and captivating. She started off with questions to get to know the students better. I watched as she had them all engaged in her words. She was even able to speak about the importance of writing what you are passionate about. She told them that her passion was to write about purity and her faith in Jesus Christ. What an amazing oppurtunity!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJhvi-DqILkYgZL6rmgnGIMFEdbIxhG_mKhSwg9-JFc4ryMaG-LQug_dU7X73X3Lv9mSWlxAKlEIneRgwEheNqNMQOqfBQC8mIqwPWAdhwhj8chYtUvUsTfgBCDxqASuHEc0SIQMK3MWzafuosKKX5j-XO2iWYPpl_o3Sk2xR7u7unNAXVy02YXPje3O8/s4080/PXL_20240126_144748039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzJhvi-DqILkYgZL6rmgnGIMFEdbIxhG_mKhSwg9-JFc4ryMaG-LQug_dU7X73X3Lv9mSWlxAKlEIneRgwEheNqNMQOqfBQC8mIqwPWAdhwhj8chYtUvUsTfgBCDxqASuHEc0SIQMK3MWzafuosKKX5j-XO2iWYPpl_o3Sk2xR7u7unNAXVy02YXPje3O8/w640-h482/PXL_20240126_144748039.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0xO0GZ6YXNwTVIicETjA7Y2Z6oVIjdBkqJFDjMec-XRezMQOHG5E-yuhyphenhyphenu7LP5131GazjYN5m3c8jGzXOEwWZ488nUtqioo7SJCCnAPlhaPg2-ApPRyyiy2oU9yisBzBAlq-h8R9vWRnaGq89bb0s6DqO9Kq5tJ3unhvf-R8JsD1oBFc2nRPjKD86Eu0/s4080/PXL_20240126_145727151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0xO0GZ6YXNwTVIicETjA7Y2Z6oVIjdBkqJFDjMec-XRezMQOHG5E-yuhyphenhyphenu7LP5131GazjYN5m3c8jGzXOEwWZ488nUtqioo7SJCCnAPlhaPg2-ApPRyyiy2oU9yisBzBAlq-h8R9vWRnaGq89bb0s6DqO9Kq5tJ3unhvf-R8JsD1oBFc2nRPjKD86Eu0/w640-h482/PXL_20240126_145727151.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Afterwards she had students come up to ask her questions, read her their poetry, talk about what they are writing about and even take a selfie with her!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQvBjqguwde9yr_GPW7JcaaACi6mytZJ7ISkpcekyEyol_bCZwP89o0UwIn7pbaLD5qzoafyEk9g9sQXB4ym3KWy92JkH3Qsjy3y4w96kKTyeSJuLAtyDeeqrgjU103zCUXmmaZrLIH0VqRAFXcox9ZCYAnFetEY1vIKFAhnuaZ51dDK02ArcLLGXgCum/s4080/PXL_20240126_152043559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQvBjqguwde9yr_GPW7JcaaACi6mytZJ7ISkpcekyEyol_bCZwP89o0UwIn7pbaLD5qzoafyEk9g9sQXB4ym3KWy92JkH3Qsjy3y4w96kKTyeSJuLAtyDeeqrgjU103zCUXmmaZrLIH0VqRAFXcox9ZCYAnFetEY1vIKFAhnuaZ51dDK02ArcLLGXgCum/w482-h640/PXL_20240126_152043559.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>So thankful for our wonderful friend, Lena, that was able to set all of this up for her!!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DryNPULXt8DLf3qf-u3jVUR3TSgSo4Qhbcs49V-cxRkXs-B-yFIZSpV_aWSWs-feA6jmXvpoCQLaUqTrsr6ZS0BoTdnnJhO-ELviCS4Rraz9FgR3BGkdRE7cJ2j9r4_xuduNxSJZsWWdlEQufJvVuRQdfB2LdbgiD-tKik8makdF77C1wh_bNMYVbf7-/s4080/PXL_20240126_152154967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DryNPULXt8DLf3qf-u3jVUR3TSgSo4Qhbcs49V-cxRkXs-B-yFIZSpV_aWSWs-feA6jmXvpoCQLaUqTrsr6ZS0BoTdnnJhO-ELviCS4Rraz9FgR3BGkdRE7cJ2j9r4_xuduNxSJZsWWdlEQufJvVuRQdfB2LdbgiD-tKik8makdF77C1wh_bNMYVbf7-/w640-h482/PXL_20240126_152154967.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The school also bought 6 of Beth's books. It was very surreal to see them on a public school's library shelf!!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOvsAmjKdQOT3sJ8irSeRYs9wxRiIWPz-DU-sXOM-pm2FmfaT6GQic0kdWjnoHqGddUYhXGabr1CrkP42t79jJjrAYQaAZd4X4ZTWVcovb2639KceiJxXV4Q5TdM321hBOBlyc2WIrMUyX1kuxENojEoh8Q3CK1lzqo5rbezCjqILdQqHmfQQE5lgla_a/s4080/PXL_20240126_152221697.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOvsAmjKdQOT3sJ8irSeRYs9wxRiIWPz-DU-sXOM-pm2FmfaT6GQic0kdWjnoHqGddUYhXGabr1CrkP42t79jJjrAYQaAZd4X4ZTWVcovb2639KceiJxXV4Q5TdM321hBOBlyc2WIrMUyX1kuxENojEoh8Q3CK1lzqo5rbezCjqILdQqHmfQQE5lgla_a/w640-h482/PXL_20240126_152221697.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> I am so excited about all that God is doing through Beth. Or should I say through our<i> Elisabeth Kristine!</i><p></p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-91416760360936482202024-01-30T22:20:00.001-05:002024-01-30T22:20:15.968-05:00Silver Springs State Park homeschool activity<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEcHXt8m6a0NT2QhTAfgf0z5-nQJOIhSOdGeBCORVpxwtUqizF_7Lf96yMRiXOLUBTrLYGoAfe4C0wyW9SZfK5qIhLtfWhG04ml3fEMr9UUjETBZhHTLxqsfvakWOeff6nxNwWNdtpbRQsl9Yn9_tXwjvoJdlTHZjYnZUziduOUxkvDgxnlqGK7_wp5nR/s4080/PXL_20240110_184940996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEcHXt8m6a0NT2QhTAfgf0z5-nQJOIhSOdGeBCORVpxwtUqizF_7Lf96yMRiXOLUBTrLYGoAfe4C0wyW9SZfK5qIhLtfWhG04ml3fEMr9UUjETBZhHTLxqsfvakWOeff6nxNwWNdtpbRQsl9Yn9_tXwjvoJdlTHZjYnZUziduOUxkvDgxnlqGK7_wp5nR/w640-h482/PXL_20240110_184940996.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Our little homeschool group has been growing! In fact, we had a family leave before we even took this picture. My kiddos look forward to these activities where they can be with other kids and play and just have so much fun! We are so blessed with wonderful friends!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQvGOJL0_62Rrm6Leh-ZI-uA1_Cr0JaVUAawFQaPIkL2oogHS9t1Xf9HOFC2XZhnxUqngKBP9kTDzLoIHOd2TQFMHDeomWZ0z0t_TTg6oqxw85z4v-ePnn25a6EwlLbsuNoXt1rC500R44G2FrSMqvymt5gQNSa-FMKed-amzh0vX8ZU3q5GT6ZeJqPbK/s3280/PXL_20240110_153427761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQvGOJL0_62Rrm6Leh-ZI-uA1_Cr0JaVUAawFQaPIkL2oogHS9t1Xf9HOFC2XZhnxUqngKBP9kTDzLoIHOd2TQFMHDeomWZ0z0t_TTg6oqxw85z4v-ePnn25a6EwlLbsuNoXt1rC500R44G2FrSMqvymt5gQNSa-FMKed-amzh0vX8ZU3q5GT6ZeJqPbK/w640-h480/PXL_20240110_153427761.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We went to the Silver spring State Park in Ocala. My friend, Sarah, called ahead and arranged for our group to have a private tour through the park. I was so excited to bring what I am now dubbing 'Merica (Josh and Tabitha's kids ) with us on the activity!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0AdQHkuJGYR9uKyIAmDQC93QNjCKtbN_5I9Y2gAiaUVWucS13AEMsqruU9gIpYimKSFdOwyGM_Fx6RCrcwmr1pQhCAqdvqvCmiCe0u62_TpoxxjNvNEefetxjP4JjW_yS64-0TGpBk95a9Mhtpvi5LjgI8VPm7dNXMKpY3vGT0ReSs5BP-vl1p93tl15/s4080/PXL_20240110_153921710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0AdQHkuJGYR9uKyIAmDQC93QNjCKtbN_5I9Y2gAiaUVWucS13AEMsqruU9gIpYimKSFdOwyGM_Fx6RCrcwmr1pQhCAqdvqvCmiCe0u62_TpoxxjNvNEefetxjP4JjW_yS64-0TGpBk95a9Mhtpvi5LjgI8VPm7dNXMKpY3vGT0ReSs5BP-vl1p93tl15/w640-h482/PXL_20240110_153921710.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had so much fun riding on the tram through the woods.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4aGwDOFoOyEUeO3VHxgbhfqqHGL9Jkd-PmnSwumpSAecLePmr466Ies1Kg05Rq4HnOkivFm8ZGrCuyRgom3Du8MXF_KkfwB325cqC_EcXKXo6s2d10gi5U9ecgAKHgMmDSoYnxm0P0DQBGM6paeFOWPYhdqdw4Q8-rVT5iMO9oBpcKizRndsGSa5eEh5/s3280/PXL_20240110_153926442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4aGwDOFoOyEUeO3VHxgbhfqqHGL9Jkd-PmnSwumpSAecLePmr466Ies1Kg05Rq4HnOkivFm8ZGrCuyRgom3Du8MXF_KkfwB325cqC_EcXKXo6s2d10gi5U9ecgAKHgMmDSoYnxm0P0DQBGM6paeFOWPYhdqdw4Q8-rVT5iMO9oBpcKizRndsGSa5eEh5/w640-h480/PXL_20240110_153926442.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSImkAIP1WTC-bEy9FCEiMV_G_25Nxzt2ZAyt5aICqP5sFbk8efvX0dcaUEvNR9mjXOIUMkk_SUfZwO5jcBbkXmUw6lRHGeJ3AxUribHbXh6oNoZGIABUji5ovhVBgi_C5YS827rQwG_Ap_Cl2MLv-GNL_341qHwQ8HvQZYbgq6Cg5lgjP3RaeKjvw3Xpo/s4080/PXL_20240110_161519205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSImkAIP1WTC-bEy9FCEiMV_G_25Nxzt2ZAyt5aICqP5sFbk8efvX0dcaUEvNR9mjXOIUMkk_SUfZwO5jcBbkXmUw6lRHGeJ3AxUribHbXh6oNoZGIABUji5ovhVBgi_C5YS827rQwG_Ap_Cl2MLv-GNL_341qHwQ8HvQZYbgq6Cg5lgjP3RaeKjvw3Xpo/w640-h482/PXL_20240110_161519205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>It was quite cold so we stayed bundled up as much as we could.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyxaxnIFBVmMbjQRGv8txePBQhYlCWj6ok-cDGpLHIKIHM6L35hkfYqm0VjDfUTxb1aTDkRmdFCocjUA_OS-Q5NEyleDb6hq0jUYzOLMEmxcGjXd4gGH17mrXNCrJiLpPMxYqMPLFjSbDQVcQaUwlVQZtc4auqviRjhmPj_mqDLJmTkm-FZ5BXYKT0oPJ/s4080/PXL_20240110_161546719.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyxaxnIFBVmMbjQRGv8txePBQhYlCWj6ok-cDGpLHIKIHM6L35hkfYqm0VjDfUTxb1aTDkRmdFCocjUA_OS-Q5NEyleDb6hq0jUYzOLMEmxcGjXd4gGH17mrXNCrJiLpPMxYqMPLFjSbDQVcQaUwlVQZtc4auqviRjhmPj_mqDLJmTkm-FZ5BXYKT0oPJ/w482-h640/PXL_20240110_161546719.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>This little guy is growing up so much! I think I might have won him over on this little getaway. π<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQtYotXZyokqUARzPcw0ZIu-fT0rXWoStDFm03WhybGBm33fpeNwH38xcOz-L8emIjGxCgwcs8ME6g6VLrpTMuC9C8-8Z1XfjpQdWWAH1_atdN2_Fo6ah_CAZ9ov-hNNUYhzHn4CSKLvkMny3DfAVoerYHPNSlk_dEPKf2a5N0HNN8bAq3peD-uGoHduK/s4080/PXL_20240110_161945683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQtYotXZyokqUARzPcw0ZIu-fT0rXWoStDFm03WhybGBm33fpeNwH38xcOz-L8emIjGxCgwcs8ME6g6VLrpTMuC9C8-8Z1XfjpQdWWAH1_atdN2_Fo6ah_CAZ9ov-hNNUYhzHn4CSKLvkMny3DfAVoerYHPNSlk_dEPKf2a5N0HNN8bAq3peD-uGoHduK/w640-h482/PXL_20240110_161945683.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>It was fun looking in the water and spotting a couple of manatees.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3X-pEZVxaibzFSUdxMfDcfQwHsmP-xp14OqVWg17U1F0CsKT8TK0I3iSLEl4sym6Kf2GE7UcsziLBDX8Hsp3JpF0HAQ3XpGq88uNgY3tj1R27CO2QcVk8dg2jmNHGZn9DwpwFxM9x6UrjXDUuXom7hrDw6Ntiy6ugNUDj0ABbtx9LyFRrfw7_dyzolMd/s4080/PXL_20240110_162117274.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3X-pEZVxaibzFSUdxMfDcfQwHsmP-xp14OqVWg17U1F0CsKT8TK0I3iSLEl4sym6Kf2GE7UcsziLBDX8Hsp3JpF0HAQ3XpGq88uNgY3tj1R27CO2QcVk8dg2jmNHGZn9DwpwFxM9x6UrjXDUuXom7hrDw6Ntiy6ugNUDj0ABbtx9LyFRrfw7_dyzolMd/w482-h640/PXL_20240110_162117274.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimR12AqE7GuIdz29G7nsKPsYT4PMuhby_ofOEgAYSi4FV6lfrQJcbH-8F9Q9FTTWyByJmWvnI0UmIoZrDeN7Fsrwg4ReB17e12toFcFb6dOVWvG0OnFOrvIp-NFEmsC2A4C4PZ6yJbHLZYzqKtu6AaAlED_ItKScwcBbTWVgZfNoSZZqXbGiBrFy4D1Avv/s4080/PXL_20240110_162129576.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimR12AqE7GuIdz29G7nsKPsYT4PMuhby_ofOEgAYSi4FV6lfrQJcbH-8F9Q9FTTWyByJmWvnI0UmIoZrDeN7Fsrwg4ReB17e12toFcFb6dOVWvG0OnFOrvIp-NFEmsC2A4C4PZ6yJbHLZYzqKtu6AaAlED_ItKScwcBbTWVgZfNoSZZqXbGiBrFy4D1Avv/w482-h640/PXL_20240110_162129576.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSRChuM7ozyraniDajfihQwJFHe-4y80dtww9foGeppToYnPZQUwDaUVXOE3i1Vym8WVI0VajrMSbLuXwT_AKyCZy9shMNcewGMdtUafdKyhFaTOADPxzU2Suw9JWttC4mneVOJ7MI2A_Qfdq9BpH3-vfXpbsV9Mxt9dz5eJwB5hUieXSGa0u52tYAq0f/s4080/PXL_20240110_165749634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPSRChuM7ozyraniDajfihQwJFHe-4y80dtww9foGeppToYnPZQUwDaUVXOE3i1Vym8WVI0VajrMSbLuXwT_AKyCZy9shMNcewGMdtUafdKyhFaTOADPxzU2Suw9JWttC4mneVOJ7MI2A_Qfdq9BpH3-vfXpbsV9Mxt9dz5eJwB5hUieXSGa0u52tYAq0f/w640-h482/PXL_20240110_165749634.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>And then they even gave us a tour of the snake habitat. Honestly that wasn't my favorite partππ<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIh5hvA054-Bs7uzmRUWMOBFkYWEI1V-Cf_zzfHi-2k9eSbyBAfdfaWsm0KAXjj_lWX9NuOGfD7XJyUF9Hmiu8-IsrE3oiTZVUHoqdqZcWPlROGFwJel2iyGVcnbmPUucb8VVSPI7nXNgfG8lTTTDJD8N47q4oXrQkrFTdJ-Np03vAxMKOGkgGz4MMvhC/s4080/PXL_20240110_165922787.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIh5hvA054-Bs7uzmRUWMOBFkYWEI1V-Cf_zzfHi-2k9eSbyBAfdfaWsm0KAXjj_lWX9NuOGfD7XJyUF9Hmiu8-IsrE3oiTZVUHoqdqZcWPlROGFwJel2iyGVcnbmPUucb8VVSPI7nXNgfG8lTTTDJD8N47q4oXrQkrFTdJ-Np03vAxMKOGkgGz4MMvhC/w482-h640/PXL_20240110_165922787.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Liberty was brave enough to touch the snakes!. Not me for sure!<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKevL5h59ftnW1Lw8tM1rq6G8Y5sht9_PZ2LbuOUcxE0A9Q6LKEEKaEye5F-a2JQGPdytnKW1-fg-PSjqtFatp8WqG__wYOuFtntXnLJjw6oJwEhXDURHRWet7SggDD3prUEehRRjZfipTXR6NhppzOAUoMKgyMyiWNgs_tJ4aHGgDtsuc2Rbb4_UgexP/s4080/PXL_20240110_174849919.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKevL5h59ftnW1Lw8tM1rq6G8Y5sht9_PZ2LbuOUcxE0A9Q6LKEEKaEye5F-a2JQGPdytnKW1-fg-PSjqtFatp8WqG__wYOuFtntXnLJjw6oJwEhXDURHRWet7SggDD3prUEehRRjZfipTXR6NhppzOAUoMKgyMyiWNgs_tJ4aHGgDtsuc2Rbb4_UgexP/w482-h640/PXL_20240110_174849919.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>It was a gorgeous day, in our lovely state, with wonderful people! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6pP-ACSYdXcLtW4FIovqMUxSE0Xki5sF2dzPTN1vQz2CAzD3zN1lP0ycd4Ml4MY49Ohn1z1tE2FsXZqnpsEtN-i4ULwVRMMIlubjo7KfQjD6kHM9dwJR85xuA2CXqKraFm0rD_wz-mKAoggKL2WDAJj34-OKV6uuE2vJhBwXgwJOjYpq2lZnWttVJNp4/s4080/PXL_20240110_174851584.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6pP-ACSYdXcLtW4FIovqMUxSE0Xki5sF2dzPTN1vQz2CAzD3zN1lP0ycd4Ml4MY49Ohn1z1tE2FsXZqnpsEtN-i4ULwVRMMIlubjo7KfQjD6kHM9dwJR85xuA2CXqKraFm0rD_wz-mKAoggKL2WDAJj34-OKV6uuE2vJhBwXgwJOjYpq2lZnWttVJNp4/w482-h640/PXL_20240110_174851584.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-58387590961190961702024-01-27T09:19:00.002-05:002024-01-27T09:19:13.474-05:00What's in your pasture?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTpsak9DWxKsqCqvUKNGi6okf15QMmDS2X6L8mp8sE2y3s9X4Pka2_KbpmZ-AppxHpxfXtJWuozZaFL5EW78z-ai6HnllDpIJcOt8gf4k04dpHjDKG3RyJnGFKUg-air7Ec9aXF38DLdJBXKGjk0nhMDuSDQfDpMHX9MShCdm_4Nw_5vw2uILLWggzaXl/s4080/PXL_20240123_153203420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTpsak9DWxKsqCqvUKNGi6okf15QMmDS2X6L8mp8sE2y3s9X4Pka2_KbpmZ-AppxHpxfXtJWuozZaFL5EW78z-ai6HnllDpIJcOt8gf4k04dpHjDKG3RyJnGFKUg-air7Ec9aXF38DLdJBXKGjk0nhMDuSDQfDpMHX9MShCdm_4Nw_5vw2uILLWggzaXl/w640-h482/PXL_20240123_153203420.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Since starting our little adventure with Storybook Farms, certain passages of Scripture ring more true to me. The instances where land, animals, and farmlife are used to portray a truth seem to sink in more with me lately. This happened not too long ago when I was reading in Hosea:<p></p><p><b><span style="color: #7f6000; font-size: large;"><i>"According to their pasture, so were they filled..." </i>Hosea 13:6</span></b></p><p>The things that I put in the pen with my goats, they eat. Living where we do, we don't have a whole lot of pasture. So my goats don't have a whole lot of grasses to eat. Recently Patrick just planted some winter Rye in an empty pen. Once the grass starts growing good, we will put my goats in there to feast on all the green sprouts! What a buffet! ;o) What we put in their pasture is what they will eat. </p><p>I recently heard a preacher say, "Spiritual growth is directly tied to your appetite." Basically you are what you eat!</p><p>As a parent, what am I putting in my children's "Pasture?" What do they crave and desire? It's so amazing how each of our children are different. They have different strengths as well as weaknesses. One likes Reeses, the other sour gummies. They are so different! But they each have cravings and desires. It really is so important that we, as parents, put the right things into their lives. </p><p> My aunt often says, "Who is the parent here?" ;o) It's a good reminder that the parent should have the "say-so." I want to provide the best pasture for my children to grow in and it is up to me! And, honestly, that does take effort. It's so easy to just sit back and let happen what happens. Especially when our children become teenagers. Sometimes it's easier to let them have their way, but when we know what is best for them we need to be the parent. I'll give you an example. One of my kiddos loves his XBox. Growing up Patrick and I had Atari and Nintendo (Am I dating myself or what?) So we have enjoyed playing games here and there with our 6 as they've grown up. We have determined to let in be a fun thing to do, but not a lifestyle. We don't want our children to spend hours upon hours playing a game. It's just not healthy. It's not a good pasture. So, we have set some boundaries in place for how long they can play each week. (Not each day. It's not something we do everyday) Recently my child that enjoys the XBox more than others came to me and said, "Momma, I'm glad we have those rules in place. If we didn't I know I would be tempted to play way more than I should." And it's so true! He needed those boundaries. I needed to be careful of what I put in his pasture!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyFNnIAWn2ltc1B_HRjZU0JOf19V9SkeWgGoAa-W7FFoSeMC00DP2fkYpnfAzP-hjz5DisCD0_ynlvpbmHnTjzwNee-OuUmTmd8YnMoK0lblpu_BlGbgol_75TZMtYhsVF3F4Y2jUxkAlm4Gw43Qn6dyusW2t1U1TK7xasYU6vt3z2Uoq05ngtvxZ4wyX/s4080/PXL_20240113_145201259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyFNnIAWn2ltc1B_HRjZU0JOf19V9SkeWgGoAa-W7FFoSeMC00DP2fkYpnfAzP-hjz5DisCD0_ynlvpbmHnTjzwNee-OuUmTmd8YnMoK0lblpu_BlGbgol_75TZMtYhsVF3F4Y2jUxkAlm4Gw43Qn6dyusW2t1U1TK7xasYU6vt3z2Uoq05ngtvxZ4wyX/w482-h640/PXL_20240113_145201259.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>I also know that I want to put things in my kids life that will prepare them for the future. And more specifically, to serve God in the future. For us, this means we work on singing for the Lord. I've taught them to sing harmony parts and work on good songs, and then sing them in church for the glory of God. Singing really prepares hearts for the preaching, so it's so important. It also means I make them practice the piano and their chosen instruments. I also have started a Home Ec class for Callie where she's learning cooking skills. The boys don't know it yet, but they will be diving into some of that next schoolyear, too! It does take effort, and I wish I could say that I alway succeed in putting good things in my kiddos pasture, but sometimes I fail. Sometimes I sow seeds that I don't want to be in their life. The good thing is that when we are real and honest with our children, and when we go to them seeking forgiveness, we can always start fresh and new each day!</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRl9RMRIX-KFHDiBadkG0zYw7Z41VLe4EXU1VPfqVp0y8Zu5i1ezED4RHbTq3s7V506HseEpiRjQUASiQtUzD0gd2HLEfxS9Up_V5C_z_iMiKXtpgquJMnceCZ1WV1mijmxSC4-dt_-B0UOmfjAoMjrbJSs_mf5dvrBXMof80Zc2euCge3E8LlnLRMYrJK/s4080/PXL_20240110_161433132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRl9RMRIX-KFHDiBadkG0zYw7Z41VLe4EXU1VPfqVp0y8Zu5i1ezED4RHbTq3s7V506HseEpiRjQUASiQtUzD0gd2HLEfxS9Up_V5C_z_iMiKXtpgquJMnceCZ1WV1mijmxSC4-dt_-B0UOmfjAoMjrbJSs_mf5dvrBXMof80Zc2euCge3E8LlnLRMYrJK/w482-h640/PXL_20240110_161433132.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I'm realizing that the days I have left to sow seeds in the pasture of my kiddos isn't going to last forever. Time is passing quickly and days are flying by. I want to make the most of them. I want to finish well. What a joy to have a part in the lives of these precious treasures from God!</p><p><br /><br /> </p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-77718175111846247812024-01-18T08:05:00.005-05:002024-01-18T08:10:14.249-05:00Back to School!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6bUAtQpcYibT092ypJpKJcMIJ1D6_GMtdA6kbxGy_KqGeBM-y9nZJxAtOapTXb0ss9IyXJJjHo10sPPB8o3QHvubCxtSCiN2WdYiVBHmE-N9WF2J-h-FNMkM7PwE5jz4_qUtoFjU4lK5ozmPFj-IdkPqW5aPRCsMJXepLqXy8pBNlNf5Ra8uRb8K4Y4G/s3280/PXL_20240116_225403079.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6bUAtQpcYibT092ypJpKJcMIJ1D6_GMtdA6kbxGy_KqGeBM-y9nZJxAtOapTXb0ss9IyXJJjHo10sPPB8o3QHvubCxtSCiN2WdYiVBHmE-N9WF2J-h-FNMkM7PwE5jz4_qUtoFjU4lK5ozmPFj-IdkPqW5aPRCsMJXepLqXy8pBNlNf5Ra8uRb8K4Y4G/w640-h480/PXL_20240116_225403079.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>So many dreams and goals are coming true, it really is amazing!!<p></p><p>One of the desires my husband has had for VSIBC is for our church to have a Bible Institute. This would be a college style course that could be offered for those wanting to dig deeper and learn more of the Bible, and then to eventually start a Bible College right here! My husband says that if our people saw his vision it would scare them. There is so much he wants to see happen here! (And by vision he doesn' t mean some magical form appeared to him and told him things. He means a vision like what is talked about it in Proverbs that says where no vision is, the people perish.)</p><p><br /></p><p>When we had the privilege of having Bro Ronnie and Mrs Cheryl Munson join our church, God also gave us wonderful servants of God. They have many experiences in ministries. One of those is with <a href="https://fbiclass.com/">Faith Bible Institute.</a> What an amazing ministry that brings Bible College right to your local church! After much prayer my husband decided this is the direction he wants for our church!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisr3kIbxzPNtSf2xSCKtff7c6dXpAB78a5WmQMJ3wSNS_jTM2GDuLD1aiFt44r-WPi40rcVWuDqSh9e7O_03iAELe9ThEF6kfq7YTgLk8feDqdT2Ew_zqambiYkAHKEaDNZwsvvjDNVmBlDbeDQ5fUe9GeWGkpDlh5foVZVeXLGTOGhdf3SMIGmWhK8SrK/s4080/PXL_20240116_230125064.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisr3kIbxzPNtSf2xSCKtff7c6dXpAB78a5WmQMJ3wSNS_jTM2GDuLD1aiFt44r-WPi40rcVWuDqSh9e7O_03iAELe9ThEF6kfq7YTgLk8feDqdT2Ew_zqambiYkAHKEaDNZwsvvjDNVmBlDbeDQ5fUe9GeWGkpDlh5foVZVeXLGTOGhdf3SMIGmWhK8SrK/w482-h640/PXL_20240116_230125064.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>We have about 35 people signed up for our Tuesday night classes. Some of those are online (we have several truckers in our church now. Each trucker keeps reaching another and it's so exciting! They will be listening online.) So about 20 of us came to class. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiZL46SSH3nKbReVXCPSyQMeacGbdKxVUkelKv4I2yj5z12BjBYgx8sI1ARtlc-tVUf2l3a-LFVBaI84L93hB1TfJzeUzUjLKzvCa8I7Zqz0_9p7EWpTaOcgnOo_Clz2gzkIv6F15XLWaNdnQFDNdhGmeNd8V4L0poH8MaW1RYTje_eisVkP10BChj8U-/s4080/PXL_20240117_012248542.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEiZL46SSH3nKbReVXCPSyQMeacGbdKxVUkelKv4I2yj5z12BjBYgx8sI1ARtlc-tVUf2l3a-LFVBaI84L93hB1TfJzeUzUjLKzvCa8I7Zqz0_9p7EWpTaOcgnOo_Clz2gzkIv6F15XLWaNdnQFDNdhGmeNd8V4L0poH8MaW1RYTje_eisVkP10BChj8U-/w640-h482/PXL_20240117_012248542.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I was so excited for many reasons:<p></p><p>~I'm going back to school! I told Patrick that I really wish I had a Strawberry Shortcake lunchbox with a thermos! It sort of turned into a junkfood Tuesday, we all had candy and snacks. Next week I gotta bring fruit!</p><p>~I get to do this with my hubby. Even though we went to school together, we never had a class together. It's fun to sit next to him and give winks to the cute guy next to me. ;o)</p><p>~I get to do this with my children. (Josh, Tabitha, Beth and Silas) I know we will encourage (and maybe compete with) each other along the way.</p><p>~The buzz of excitement is growing in our church about this. We have 9th graders taking the class (that's the youngest age allowed), we have young mommas, middle agers, and even some of our older generation. We have baby christians taking the class, and also those that have been saved for 50+ years. It's varied, and it's great!!</p><p>~It goes along with our theme of "<i>So much the more"</i></p><p>~My husband's dreams are being fulfilled.</p><p>~God is pleased!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17WQYaYeB9C0ZxoupxExS_VfN81HRxKeyETqBBTSZRxpOc58d68qLvcUfdbQCt9yj6wI1prMAsQn_PTFuF0bbdWQ2sh4HgCbkzHzNTajrasEkQ9WwmDIz8AimiW3KN_w9Z5wm4ILfbMQfnXu82yNthGUCNZsCj0XF1Lho20UPpZd5Vrb2Jpc13temu6vO/s4080/PXL_20240117_012414648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17WQYaYeB9C0ZxoupxExS_VfN81HRxKeyETqBBTSZRxpOc58d68qLvcUfdbQCt9yj6wI1prMAsQn_PTFuF0bbdWQ2sh4HgCbkzHzNTajrasEkQ9WwmDIz8AimiW3KN_w9Z5wm4ILfbMQfnXu82yNthGUCNZsCj0XF1Lho20UPpZd5Vrb2Jpc13temu6vO/w640-h482/PXL_20240117_012414648.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Our church is growing and going for the Lord and I'm so amazed I get to be a part of it!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAldLTrI8B40nX6UpDMab6R4_Z8p10EoeqGrWgi1m_zO7NzDu8uJrqRaRxviVmUmiHYpzkvx55LNpGpP9IWFF84q6XHFfasL-qykl2tSUcIqn8Mpx8CRXgt0GocHdnguUIhDDYijKBwhNkduS-1gNa_BbvO2Izq0g4ueDDwrZ100QEowp8jKyGiMXdqMG/s4080/PXL_20240117_012420306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAldLTrI8B40nX6UpDMab6R4_Z8p10EoeqGrWgi1m_zO7NzDu8uJrqRaRxviVmUmiHYpzkvx55LNpGpP9IWFF84q6XHFfasL-qykl2tSUcIqn8Mpx8CRXgt0GocHdnguUIhDDYijKBwhNkduS-1gNa_BbvO2Izq0g4ueDDwrZ100QEowp8jKyGiMXdqMG/w482-h640/PXL_20240117_012420306.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-20704402254715543632024-01-15T17:42:00.000-05:002024-01-15T17:42:14.803-05:00Storybook Farms Update<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjro1g8g2Ly9jF3MH20-lwLK6NENP2faW4Ism0-OerHUcJzvu0kzktMcaxhIPWdYlommow1-_QoLJOlT1Hc2xYRHOUB8QrIwgJmux-eSa66lXz8-wet_P1FwL2ZNJUx_EEJM8gwMqa0hkJYK_GE3XvfT1xmgNk8KIsaoGdLCUkYRxeMH1r17TBfGThHhp7z/s4080/PXL_20240114_201202092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjro1g8g2Ly9jF3MH20-lwLK6NENP2faW4Ism0-OerHUcJzvu0kzktMcaxhIPWdYlommow1-_QoLJOlT1Hc2xYRHOUB8QrIwgJmux-eSa66lXz8-wet_P1FwL2ZNJUx_EEJM8gwMqa0hkJYK_GE3XvfT1xmgNk8KIsaoGdLCUkYRxeMH1r17TBfGThHhp7z/w640-h482/PXL_20240114_201202092.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>It's been quite a while since I've done an update on our little farm. I say that almost jokingly because we are more like a Wanna-Be-Farm. We are still in the learning mode of how to make all these things work, and we are always switching plans. More and more our plans have become focused on my goats. We made the switch to all Mini Nubians almost a year ago. It was then we decided to try to get into registered mini nubians. There has been so much to learn dealing with the MDGA and ADGA. Different forms to fill out and bloodtests to complete has been a little on the pricey side. It was our hopes that having registered goats would eventually be a way for us and our children to earn a little extra money. That is still our hopes, but hasn't exactly happened yet. We are trying though!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidC9iiI8TfevmsHoFgya8KaFyoe6qiwigQ5Ptz4Wsanpn6Z8Jyo_lhvGVJVhwzpc7O3Otxbs-y8Qq21qYXluXU7Fyiraav4d4gP9GVCocEPBtI5Fxa9uHNS2I-VZoPOM54g12vfZy0QaxvWL8fevgaXH7T6ZtY3oTWmv1P6UN1X5WrmoEGdXxuLqp4yv_n/s4080/PXL_20240114_201215165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidC9iiI8TfevmsHoFgya8KaFyoe6qiwigQ5Ptz4Wsanpn6Z8Jyo_lhvGVJVhwzpc7O3Otxbs-y8Qq21qYXluXU7Fyiraav4d4gP9GVCocEPBtI5Fxa9uHNS2I-VZoPOM54g12vfZy0QaxvWL8fevgaXH7T6ZtY3oTWmv1P6UN1X5WrmoEGdXxuLqp4yv_n/w482-h640/PXL_20240114_201215165.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Once we started getting our designer goats ;) Jenna became jealous. She's calmed down some and let everyone know she is our herd queen. For some reason she has not been bred. Her blood tests keep coming back negative. We are hoping that eventually we will see more Jenna babies because they are always so cute!!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcbu618hK3AemonMMqf__GMhini5XTUECDjkmFbPEATwpz9ZzA9ED328bkq9cztJlRLfI2wlhGwDTlbT22dQkJpygige64ROmhyphenhyphenlQ2HToA2H68ZLq8NsP6T2QfvVKCYMGHqr5SJZmFcapKMi0FIxnVrHN_Z1UKwBCR5C6UXIzAmGiv9cw60yDnzjTZxbC/s4080/PXL_20240113_150157878.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcbu618hK3AemonMMqf__GMhini5XTUECDjkmFbPEATwpz9ZzA9ED328bkq9cztJlRLfI2wlhGwDTlbT22dQkJpygige64ROmhyphenhyphenlQ2HToA2H68ZLq8NsP6T2QfvVKCYMGHqr5SJZmFcapKMi0FIxnVrHN_Z1UKwBCR5C6UXIzAmGiv9cw60yDnzjTZxbC/w482-h640/PXL_20240113_150157878.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Tiger Lily has had a rough start. She had some health problems at the beginning. Because of that she has been slow to grow. She's doing great now!! I would love to see some Tiger Lily/Crusoe babies!! I think Victory would too!!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjio0G_2o-57fFSuS590W9luR9vHrvmBS_XoeJRyIJBijpMxOgmqCkfjJcbphPxh6Sq0ag0i3w3U2Yf0ldXIWpfxXaLvVe-thRNNZEZ4yyWxU1l70q89d3WKB2A6jGTtJGzkNC5aBotikk4JtGGrPebeXO4Nr8StgjiTFw5x9-5ZTVKFDHQoe10fNIjKku_/s4080/PXL_20240109_131748736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjio0G_2o-57fFSuS590W9luR9vHrvmBS_XoeJRyIJBijpMxOgmqCkfjJcbphPxh6Sq0ag0i3w3U2Yf0ldXIWpfxXaLvVe-thRNNZEZ4yyWxU1l70q89d3WKB2A6jGTtJGzkNC5aBotikk4JtGGrPebeXO4Nr8StgjiTFw5x9-5ZTVKFDHQoe10fNIjKku_/w482-h640/PXL_20240109_131748736.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Calliope is our goat that has a confirmed pregnancy. We are think she will be due at the beginning of March. So excited!!!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RZBKqARs8s_gi_xCMo7k9_9tBPOEKTpafFYZ8Rg6tqt1nnwBZ5j1sSv72FXpUB7xUUjaaeQdnKGK4Hzt7B1sGBJLOa71XxhVMCSvO2piaKY9JZyRNAlsOEBaNO3Z7LXYjLz7yknrLb-1v4P8CV6LuCMWoesGf8bWQNwMiw1nlrCreTfaHksFHa1-wypV/s4080/PXL_20240105_193658713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RZBKqARs8s_gi_xCMo7k9_9tBPOEKTpafFYZ8Rg6tqt1nnwBZ5j1sSv72FXpUB7xUUjaaeQdnKGK4Hzt7B1sGBJLOa71XxhVMCSvO2piaKY9JZyRNAlsOEBaNO3Z7LXYjLz7yknrLb-1v4P8CV6LuCMWoesGf8bWQNwMiw1nlrCreTfaHksFHa1-wypV/w640-h482/PXL_20240105_193658713.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Peaches has kept busy training Tonto. He's a handful with lots of puppy energy, but he's doing great. The coyotes have really kept Peaches busy lately too. She's such good farmdog!!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kCg5doAgN8ZCKmNM3P63skhv2M5rsWLzEnH-tGwvfihushQ8JYTR43YQLvSKi6Q4y8si4BGhPq2uofqZqbk3j_DKgrtGxyUSxqtYDxopSYLQJYaQQQD1H68CaARtKGSV5UX1MxsnYVzeCJoIgYBB0k0Vqb_Y9Dgsedqg2OYHpdYkzOdMo_s1KUynM62S/s4080/PXL_20240102_211315882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kCg5doAgN8ZCKmNM3P63skhv2M5rsWLzEnH-tGwvfihushQ8JYTR43YQLvSKi6Q4y8si4BGhPq2uofqZqbk3j_DKgrtGxyUSxqtYDxopSYLQJYaQQQD1H68CaARtKGSV5UX1MxsnYVzeCJoIgYBB0k0Vqb_Y9Dgsedqg2OYHpdYkzOdMo_s1KUynM62S/w640-h482/PXL_20240102_211315882.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> And then for Christmas we added a rabbit. Silas wants to try again to breed them. He named this adorable one "Happy." We love her and she is so friendly and playful!!<p></p><p>We're having a great time in our little corner of the world. God has been so good to us. So thankful for animals to feed and take care of, and I love having my childen right next to me learning all along the way.</p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-80124419118465815822024-01-10T07:51:00.002-05:002024-01-10T07:51:16.928-05:00The power of a woman's influence<p> Everytime I read the book of Genesis, I'm reminded of the power of influence. Especially the influence of a woman.</p><p>I read of Rebekah and the influence she had over Jacob. As her son questioned her plan to deceive his father, she influenced him to still go through with the plan. Jacob pleaded with her,<i> "I shall bring a curse upon me." </i> Her response? Let your curse be upon me.</p><p>We see later in this chapter that her wish was true. The curse was upon her. It says in Genesis 27:41, <i>"And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him."</i> And then it says how Esau wished to kill his brother. What family turmoil! I can't help to go back to the beginning of the chapter and play the what-if game. </p><p>What if Rebekah had influenced Jacob to do good to his brother and father?<br />What if Rebekah had presented a united front with Isaac in raising their children?<br />What if Rebekah hadn't of played favorites?</p><p>Would the brothers have gotten along and not wished to kill the other?<br />Would she have been able to enjoy more years with Jacob and not have him sent away?<br />Would she have enjoyed a more fulfilling marriage and motherhood?<br /><br /></p><p>Our influence is so important and powerful. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvkp8mcGdWJKOGPEOPp2WPJ5uAiJ0-hy7O1n4M22KKVKXVfpauzTClL7FrUYt61T8D9W-dAvpwPVpm0E-X47pIftPvQl98MlYLwpjU9RHeseHshds3f5fB7wZjErlKqO_UjvZLsvIScdvTg7yeA2wlTTcUjgUq9uZPY4_B0RCW0SOZ_TqcNBzRMaugPdm/s4080/PXL_20240102_205527059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvkp8mcGdWJKOGPEOPp2WPJ5uAiJ0-hy7O1n4M22KKVKXVfpauzTClL7FrUYt61T8D9W-dAvpwPVpm0E-X47pIftPvQl98MlYLwpjU9RHeseHshds3f5fB7wZjErlKqO_UjvZLsvIScdvTg7yeA2wlTTcUjgUq9uZPY4_B0RCW0SOZ_TqcNBzRMaugPdm/w482-h640/PXL_20240102_205527059.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I love how the Lord shows us the realness of people. Sin will make us pay more than we want to pay and we see that lived out in Genesis. God wants us to learn lessons from these mistakes that He wrote down for us. So let me remind you as I'm reminding myself today....your influence on your husband and children is powerful. And has lasting effects. Look down the road a ways and see where that word, that thought, that idea that you have will lead you. Where will it lead your family? I'm so thankful for the guidance God gives us through Scripture in every aspect of our life!</p><br /><p><br /></p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-2627507096161665512024-01-09T19:05:00.001-05:002024-01-09T19:05:48.907-05:00Mom and Dad at New Years<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0uU67-pvsyBMDeF4kgsTkR8FUkXTn6XlOWsgPI7QaH2VD6Nx4T-XjLtkq4bRuYyIAJYUu3rqkKPBNfkjicAynGOxrDSXAj_ko-wu-y7_YcJiw36yQSAmUGkg3XSS6yULdQMgr7wcmJ4p2L4U6qKSjLZgb9U0DBadImdPUnR0ZoxYRI0dBuN6MXtgBMxG/s4080/PXL_20240101_161813275~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0uU67-pvsyBMDeF4kgsTkR8FUkXTn6XlOWsgPI7QaH2VD6Nx4T-XjLtkq4bRuYyIAJYUu3rqkKPBNfkjicAynGOxrDSXAj_ko-wu-y7_YcJiw36yQSAmUGkg3XSS6yULdQMgr7wcmJ4p2L4U6qKSjLZgb9U0DBadImdPUnR0ZoxYRI0dBuN6MXtgBMxG/w482-h640/PXL_20240101_161813275~2.jpg" width="482" /></a></div> I love how my mom and dad come to visit us for New Years! It was especially special to have them come for our vision service at VSIBC. Everyone at our church just loves them to pieces! So to have them there was very special. Then on New Year's Day we went to our local auction and had fun together there.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgV3pzETzOmpqj9AyIdqYPRLGvLX7BYvTr2ljvWSkiH46FrqCZAwsCeFo2kbVEVd3olZYpDBjTnOC4QJEy8UDhHelcwX6xDRelHnOEWnfbRahA1TXaS5PcMwBm9qVu6lRfx_3-ehgXDb8DozIxEfvyFtPgaH4Rr5EwzKtkFQQZ6MSXnJxk9YbHdjJYGN4/s4080/PXL_20240101_193131986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgV3pzETzOmpqj9AyIdqYPRLGvLX7BYvTr2ljvWSkiH46FrqCZAwsCeFo2kbVEVd3olZYpDBjTnOC4QJEy8UDhHelcwX6xDRelHnOEWnfbRahA1TXaS5PcMwBm9qVu6lRfx_3-ehgXDb8DozIxEfvyFtPgaH4Rr5EwzKtkFQQZ6MSXnJxk9YbHdjJYGN4/s320/PXL_20240101_193131986.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>After the auction we came and relaxed on the front porch. The weather was perfect! It was the perfect way to spend the day as we all needed time just to be together, enjoy the outdoors, and relax for a bit!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXrHeUSQ6tx_U8W0lVNxGSANnyMGBtBOWluqNkqgaqotKg5sByse-_d67AbtHTOnr1yAHieigI6kDdu1fge6wrBkZ1XySWMv-vIr3vEfNi5PRlVAiroXZYs0MmWG-gq7zo8iNT-zbFkPANEeMDoNXFeWoC7UTTsY8leKpVUP1CmOSAYFyAXQCNdVkHHd1/s4080/PXL_20240101_193206480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXrHeUSQ6tx_U8W0lVNxGSANnyMGBtBOWluqNkqgaqotKg5sByse-_d67AbtHTOnr1yAHieigI6kDdu1fge6wrBkZ1XySWMv-vIr3vEfNi5PRlVAiroXZYs0MmWG-gq7zo8iNT-zbFkPANEeMDoNXFeWoC7UTTsY8leKpVUP1CmOSAYFyAXQCNdVkHHd1/w482-h640/PXL_20240101_193206480.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kdJIGLvDoXHmW4sEK-SUCdrDtLaIaGwA8etzzzYykh8zIJpOZy-8YvxvQmhgILZbLZbAf2nR7rJLnX1M7OuuLb4FZWgt5WdcptBrqtgMBFGfEbUiLBIpxjJQc35A7sgLYV_e01VbZnsw2Of2A8cA8AUvYTZBBXlYOn3IKd3ZpitmFpjjxXL_VojJX1ZU/s3280/PXL_20240101_193219018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_kdJIGLvDoXHmW4sEK-SUCdrDtLaIaGwA8etzzzYykh8zIJpOZy-8YvxvQmhgILZbLZbAf2nR7rJLnX1M7OuuLb4FZWgt5WdcptBrqtgMBFGfEbUiLBIpxjJQc35A7sgLYV_e01VbZnsw2Of2A8cA8AUvYTZBBXlYOn3IKd3ZpitmFpjjxXL_VojJX1ZU/w640-h480/PXL_20240101_193219018.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Time with my parents is a treasure for sure!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio87l2gzMAYJOlSEeC57Lx7jzQtG_KoJmJxTmL-pcQjFf3UivyR3V8CLbEnLZCAB8SDXNmmRPsu9PLJmlh5g9nLzfXpZUxykMtC82nTfOXArgE-Jk4PZop8qta8k6q447km4wHNriqJdIYNBdXvOZ3PuH0QU65fyPwYH78qLJEjJU18e_4BNsiCNW5IvDf/s4080/PXL_20240101_193229528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio87l2gzMAYJOlSEeC57Lx7jzQtG_KoJmJxTmL-pcQjFf3UivyR3V8CLbEnLZCAB8SDXNmmRPsu9PLJmlh5g9nLzfXpZUxykMtC82nTfOXArgE-Jk4PZop8qta8k6q447km4wHNriqJdIYNBdXvOZ3PuH0QU65fyPwYH78qLJEjJU18e_4BNsiCNW5IvDf/w640-h482/PXL_20240101_193229528.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1Y_c6gl0uwsodZMFTSMEBmsvAmkj8k1OaQNR0fDG4JCbItNBP_XpFYEjrCBbJhu1-J2Ev8M9EGADqm8DoWzOsUuqyokOxr3RgLXLn0a0D-A3lDKrVdH1d5ze1sEq_fkWa1ykVD0Rm1EZvom5A7oIQ77LPWXI-121vsDgSS_f0ytmY58SkYMJCnKkoFCJ/s4080/PXL_20240101_193247590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1Y_c6gl0uwsodZMFTSMEBmsvAmkj8k1OaQNR0fDG4JCbItNBP_XpFYEjrCBbJhu1-J2Ev8M9EGADqm8DoWzOsUuqyokOxr3RgLXLn0a0D-A3lDKrVdH1d5ze1sEq_fkWa1ykVD0Rm1EZvom5A7oIQ77LPWXI-121vsDgSS_f0ytmY58SkYMJCnKkoFCJ/w482-h640/PXL_20240101_193247590.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dffJL7ADKrsMSoJASHVjGp7Cxg0SbR7Ah1SMnqpatHhpozbEB5GgsHfzIDeQSRa2VwuhgAccTpPtgWaDo9RqUSJD9_i0m0n0S0XfStvJ3qhwpR6AS9yfGSB1FieIklCHjjfALiAazfZg0jm3I1g7b9dINLieM6Sem4sywwT73XjiwRuYDS7h_IJYAvtC/s4080/PXL_20240101_202238737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dffJL7ADKrsMSoJASHVjGp7Cxg0SbR7Ah1SMnqpatHhpozbEB5GgsHfzIDeQSRa2VwuhgAccTpPtgWaDo9RqUSJD9_i0m0n0S0XfStvJ3qhwpR6AS9yfGSB1FieIklCHjjfALiAazfZg0jm3I1g7b9dINLieM6Sem4sywwT73XjiwRuYDS7h_IJYAvtC/w482-h640/PXL_20240101_202238737.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>When peaches was a puppy, she loved my dad! It's funny because now Tonto loves that too!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6umwtZ4mLiR0C_Ei0PqyB5RasEksrVAdVJvVjQWrC_hxGHvFHI10QgOPqEdHcG4OT_C_Aj3zE3LNzZDUcKHwub4-U_wgEcGEBTYQ-HfXj004yX97i0W1yOIMZnPmGYexFHXyJ1w71NEGU8I4zwhKe5O4XmQ5_hl46n8XxjEhwwtK2baNWp7_HF69BSOa4/s3280/PXL_20240101_234118886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6umwtZ4mLiR0C_Ei0PqyB5RasEksrVAdVJvVjQWrC_hxGHvFHI10QgOPqEdHcG4OT_C_Aj3zE3LNzZDUcKHwub4-U_wgEcGEBTYQ-HfXj004yX97i0W1yOIMZnPmGYexFHXyJ1w71NEGU8I4zwhKe5O4XmQ5_hl46n8XxjEhwwtK2baNWp7_HF69BSOa4/w640-h480/PXL_20240101_234118886.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Then that night we had everyone come over for a fried chicken dinner. It was so nice. I'll be together! After dinner we exchange gifts.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuP1DnvzEg8wpI7aTfsMR1g1jDk5RuB_-RZkKAhZFPH5kV6rKUBGjYdFAuzCTnxOhLOqcJCZhAjQz8DfB5Ij6soBEu-Cf8rkP67BcAJs-tNKB6i3JDvXMJzlSwsoKzLU6oTwBNcksmRt0ovf7A7CrQm7HsTGmmdoEi2UaRuZl4gyk8d4JFafXMvp6gxjp/s4080/PXL_20240101_230126526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuP1DnvzEg8wpI7aTfsMR1g1jDk5RuB_-RZkKAhZFPH5kV6rKUBGjYdFAuzCTnxOhLOqcJCZhAjQz8DfB5Ij6soBEu-Cf8rkP67BcAJs-tNKB6i3JDvXMJzlSwsoKzLU6oTwBNcksmRt0ovf7A7CrQm7HsTGmmdoEi2UaRuZl4gyk8d4JFafXMvp6gxjp/w640-h482/PXL_20240101_230126526.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>My parents are amazing gift givers and gift. So many things to us. 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She makes such beautiful quilts!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRobVrItvKPGh71fqa4JuSjtGVVp__uRj9CWXRIEk_6iSYHDZ7k1RtiAKONg-uN668GmiFW7HA_rnWN9_r8KTdWYe2yZ6VgSHViAUE7JeOk9ywttpIQktKiyxGisf4c6L74p3jXQb0eDEtXgeo8ug0zxZPyOgCz3ZNaYQURZqvM4ud4dx4Gnl7l8ue6Idz/s4080/PXL_20240102_004506409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRobVrItvKPGh71fqa4JuSjtGVVp__uRj9CWXRIEk_6iSYHDZ7k1RtiAKONg-uN668GmiFW7HA_rnWN9_r8KTdWYe2yZ6VgSHViAUE7JeOk9ywttpIQktKiyxGisf4c6L74p3jXQb0eDEtXgeo8ug0zxZPyOgCz3ZNaYQURZqvM4ud4dx4Gnl7l8ue6Idz/w482-h640/PXL_20240102_004506409.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Patriot is so adorable in his suit!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXnIb5Fw4p8ccxkX7toT-i6Lpv41pbsabjV2spVhrEMjS1wlDt3EH5oT5SkubLKCs3mDK6QxHE44NItglpte0pcTtsvtHq4UH2zgcAVCZeEmh685lZ2Y-6dhKEWDSTh9XnuKyAfVJmB_IFKNGQngHKKqskjFUV2vP1l_mCIAY8cFjEi_nMtOKGvahgX7K/s4080/PXL_20240102_004610210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZXnIb5Fw4p8ccxkX7toT-i6Lpv41pbsabjV2spVhrEMjS1wlDt3EH5oT5SkubLKCs3mDK6QxHE44NItglpte0pcTtsvtHq4UH2zgcAVCZeEmh685lZ2Y-6dhKEWDSTh9XnuKyAfVJmB_IFKNGQngHKKqskjFUV2vP1l_mCIAY8cFjEi_nMtOKGvahgX7K/w482-h640/PXL_20240102_004610210.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxatQM_fV3oyOJpWgKwxBbd_Uu0HEeiVntVcEWURowlbB5u2M9nilT1jaHMYKj1pREna_uAq8Ort70A4C6XtwdbLShsWVPlTHAuDZYnmzqarx8vYozJpWkw-xiT9S9Wi6cOAgByiHsXkM1eW3UupFbWdY2v8X6h0Vh2_HmOV2dN5euwvgxWISue74yv7o/s4080/PXL_20240102_004617428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxatQM_fV3oyOJpWgKwxBbd_Uu0HEeiVntVcEWURowlbB5u2M9nilT1jaHMYKj1pREna_uAq8Ort70A4C6XtwdbLShsWVPlTHAuDZYnmzqarx8vYozJpWkw-xiT9S9Wi6cOAgByiHsXkM1eW3UupFbWdY2v8X6h0Vh2_HmOV2dN5euwvgxWISue74yv7o/w482-h640/PXL_20240102_004617428.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZca9tvlrMwLqiu1CCqCmfQU0Nyqoki4afnRQ3CrcS-JR7Hs2lF468uQ28kvgaXqR2X0cG7YibdXj0iYp3C3FWh3gYRVdpo3d4OKe1Iuon47iTEpV0wQb7APgcHXmHwxYi_yB5lxujZEKAGFs5zrLr60ZO66r3b_q-C6myAfxZM__ZxI_UzKh69rRJi0E3/s3280/PXL_20240102_033700906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZca9tvlrMwLqiu1CCqCmfQU0Nyqoki4afnRQ3CrcS-JR7Hs2lF468uQ28kvgaXqR2X0cG7YibdXj0iYp3C3FWh3gYRVdpo3d4OKe1Iuon47iTEpV0wQb7APgcHXmHwxYi_yB5lxujZEKAGFs5zrLr60ZO66r3b_q-C6myAfxZM__ZxI_UzKh69rRJi0E3/w640-h480/PXL_20240102_033700906.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>It turned chilly that night which my mom loves so it was back to the porch for lots of talks, hot tea and time together.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjps2f4qLadB2308QmfIuzgyMxG5CUeMsLYNrn1mQQ-wHhBI7-mqwCmzDZ78j6zbrXC7u15lO-TTXKq89CiyqwhMIErkwCYKnTHIYj0p5yu_SQKr1zUbz6tVaNVHojR6ySFqYyJXjpLPq4baMH6PiRAm11iMHBeMc1qlNzC5GmgnUUQgoGUwRxHYft0HrD3/s4080/PXL_20240102_035201316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjps2f4qLadB2308QmfIuzgyMxG5CUeMsLYNrn1mQQ-wHhBI7-mqwCmzDZ78j6zbrXC7u15lO-TTXKq89CiyqwhMIErkwCYKnTHIYj0p5yu_SQKr1zUbz6tVaNVHojR6ySFqYyJXjpLPq4baMH6PiRAm11iMHBeMc1qlNzC5GmgnUUQgoGUwRxHYft0HrD3/w640-h482/PXL_20240102_035201316.jpg" width="640" /></a> It was a great New Year's! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And just like that the holidays are over. It was great for sure with many, many blessings!</div><p></p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-15048971171256054882024-01-02T14:32:00.001-05:002024-01-02T14:32:36.842-05:00A different kind of Christmas<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaQ6HRiq3rqqYQhb56PlB0kdig7PuN2EQpBYEYS_RhKi7gc1URWQ58FXOniWINdwXr9GI6_QLriKcWsfGG9Ewya-4V09cLyhqVjEGIRsFc4vbG2O49qyYSvolUhk94GUo4K8o90TE1oNuGaukjhUp-EyX0uVNPx7JFPvanfdg1CjD3qMksqkgWz_drRo4/s4080/PXL_20231223_002132361~3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaQ6HRiq3rqqYQhb56PlB0kdig7PuN2EQpBYEYS_RhKi7gc1URWQ58FXOniWINdwXr9GI6_QLriKcWsfGG9Ewya-4V09cLyhqVjEGIRsFc4vbG2O49qyYSvolUhk94GUo4K8o90TE1oNuGaukjhUp-EyX0uVNPx7JFPvanfdg1CjD3qMksqkgWz_drRo4/w482-h640/PXL_20231223_002132361~3.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>This year was a different kind of Christmas. I think you'll understand what I mean by the end of this post. We started off with a wonderful "Christmas Adam." I LOVE this time where all my children, their spouses and their children all come over for brunch. I am loving this season of life where we are all together. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6XxY3BGsSDBYqPFIqaZoAy0m1VHKSy_zIHRDnxeiOjXlWcHE5oZVEQgeM2D2WCysBVDHu8dYabNyfI7NzU7BNaFADAaPDuPoqzis4zAovuASTLzxyqRm3zl9p574so-iBdZl4pZ687fGqc4BtRcKMw4bECIUTAqARMwxwfw4F3YhkyD3zG3lQ19Mf2PI/s4080/PXL_20231223_132415302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6XxY3BGsSDBYqPFIqaZoAy0m1VHKSy_zIHRDnxeiOjXlWcHE5oZVEQgeM2D2WCysBVDHu8dYabNyfI7NzU7BNaFADAaPDuPoqzis4zAovuASTLzxyqRm3zl9p574so-iBdZl4pZ687fGqc4BtRcKMw4bECIUTAqARMwxwfw4F3YhkyD3zG3lQ19Mf2PI/w482-h640/PXL_20231223_132415302.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>We have a wonderful breakfast together, then we open gifts that we give from one household to another. (For example, the kids in my home and Patrick and I save our gifts for Christmas morning. This is just the time when we exchange with Joshua's and Brenna's families.)<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqZvAodceXZsBkFTRoJbnezt5leDSRA3ZeRk7UA-7VpSRvTDyH4bWUCSRMI27KhBMfu4_2fQBH2WgpUPEiNKRvU0VMzf8YWyMVfUbZOYwXiXm0yPxfweaJzFrpwXEdSeYUGHZj_JdJErKLHeg1AFg0Md6xSAWVr4uUnLpChIU8LS0s-afC2ubl1HN-X1q/s3280/PXL_20231223_151324278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqZvAodceXZsBkFTRoJbnezt5leDSRA3ZeRk7UA-7VpSRvTDyH4bWUCSRMI27KhBMfu4_2fQBH2WgpUPEiNKRvU0VMzf8YWyMVfUbZOYwXiXm0yPxfweaJzFrpwXEdSeYUGHZj_JdJErKLHeg1AFg0Md6xSAWVr4uUnLpChIU8LS0s-afC2ubl1HN-X1q/w640-h480/PXL_20231223_151324278.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>It was a wonderful time all together!<p></p><p>Then on Christmas Eve we had a beautiful Candlelight Service at VSIBC. It is so pretty, and meaningful, and feels so "Christmas." It's such a good time to reflect. After church I went into the Youth Center and heated up 6 steaming mugs of yummy hot cocoa. Then my 6 loaded up in our car and went looking at lights around our town. I know I say this alot, but this is one of my favorite Christmas things to do. (I guess I have many!) </p><p>After we looked at lights we turned towards home so we could open stockings, read the Christmas story from Luke 2, give stocking gifts to Jesus, and focus on the reason for this season. We were almost home when I heard the dreaded words...."Momma, I'm going to be sick." And then, he was.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihz_F5EZDtuBlF98hg_WQmcAK6MdyuIkfzYQ-bkV5sudnPlDcENgAUbHlUlhgLO0HeyLw5hQGbEYXcTBwe2Pm8nNYgXvh-HvFEKILd3Omo7DZjDXeC5wtR1XOqYd7ItMGaMTKKPRcEfATzHWGhaX9wH7cAgzzH9Vniy8x33mSA085UFa58gfhZvJRGEUGh/s4080/PXL_20231225_112007918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihz_F5EZDtuBlF98hg_WQmcAK6MdyuIkfzYQ-bkV5sudnPlDcENgAUbHlUlhgLO0HeyLw5hQGbEYXcTBwe2Pm8nNYgXvh-HvFEKILd3Omo7DZjDXeC5wtR1XOqYd7ItMGaMTKKPRcEfATzHWGhaX9wH7cAgzzH9Vniy8x33mSA085UFa58gfhZvJRGEUGh/w482-h640/PXL_20231225_112007918.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>So through the night we dealt with the stomach bug. My poor Micah tried to make it through Christmas morning gifts, but we took many breaks. It took 4 shifts to open our gifts because my Micah was so sick. We finally finished about 3pm. It was different.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LCupX_sMg_3D08WNXwLS-eWz8bovar2ryFt8cZQ6EfJmeVF-cp9U4YvMDjRz9YC8YgnhNjpmyenwMVq5VXRWc7zRU9hyphenhyphenf1QApRZO6jkGcyoYv13End8gC0_KC7xNW93iBVBPC3vy7n_rCmsfDVBqHNoWRZz1Puf7ODnONuX5Dh2hyphenhyphenheGUBRxpncQO_sg/s4080/PXL_20231225_112029968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LCupX_sMg_3D08WNXwLS-eWz8bovar2ryFt8cZQ6EfJmeVF-cp9U4YvMDjRz9YC8YgnhNjpmyenwMVq5VXRWc7zRU9hyphenhyphenf1QApRZO6jkGcyoYv13End8gC0_KC7xNW93iBVBPC3vy7n_rCmsfDVBqHNoWRZz1Puf7ODnONuX5Dh2hyphenhyphenheGUBRxpncQO_sg/w640-h482/PXL_20231225_112029968.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRlkz1nbPJq0Fl1nlbIFECaTEohD3PVeyG7qhwzB8RomDGdT2n7XvaGsV5yrR718u56dkWkRKSVBRjcuPpwtI8AJzBETOggfMW8gvFwzbCaiVVJXrc1tmCcEEW_QhNlt-c9Xw1F30hQ-1xAui6AwIeVe4HR0im1bglcevCCqDopqMZLHfuM6VJSqMUSZE/s4080/PXL_20231225_112101850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRlkz1nbPJq0Fl1nlbIFECaTEohD3PVeyG7qhwzB8RomDGdT2n7XvaGsV5yrR718u56dkWkRKSVBRjcuPpwtI8AJzBETOggfMW8gvFwzbCaiVVJXrc1tmCcEEW_QhNlt-c9Xw1F30hQ-1xAui6AwIeVe4HR0im1bglcevCCqDopqMZLHfuM6VJSqMUSZE/w640-h482/PXL_20231225_112101850.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9WAEICGhLMtXTF0-gD2vebvbMDNq01exvTUu1jrBEyBB_JoOr4D8atLJX29wND3BoRyHaIUmtG09Ob3rTDco_R6N54sFayrSnY-7zGaOVoMWnkJc-eOBKvNoTQHmMybfOVsv6OpuHoiZtZ2-fkSYZ3VZN5TQEvhX69ffSZ2z1_xkaFbfBHADPKveE0vj/s4080/PXL_20231225_112245306.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9WAEICGhLMtXTF0-gD2vebvbMDNq01exvTUu1jrBEyBB_JoOr4D8atLJX29wND3BoRyHaIUmtG09Ob3rTDco_R6N54sFayrSnY-7zGaOVoMWnkJc-eOBKvNoTQHmMybfOVsv6OpuHoiZtZ2-fkSYZ3VZN5TQEvhX69ffSZ2z1_xkaFbfBHADPKveE0vj/w482-h640/PXL_20231225_112245306.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqbd-b7Hi9csmwbQ47XnDnPsW0HPw-0tmbC_SOyMH3ZEDQWooArB084yCJSWhfYtm9Zvla2za5dhk6s2dhj6Q8iLtL9N6MEfaOaBfDXCDbBCc22eriSvkxTDXO2SvLvW2ziHA32al9WMaxvXJdWcnPhhAbUf6WgyulzprPq5EnSOa4ZzmZhAWNmN5L-kE/s4080/PXL_20231225_112038196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqbd-b7Hi9csmwbQ47XnDnPsW0HPw-0tmbC_SOyMH3ZEDQWooArB084yCJSWhfYtm9Zvla2za5dhk6s2dhj6Q8iLtL9N6MEfaOaBfDXCDbBCc22eriSvkxTDXO2SvLvW2ziHA32al9WMaxvXJdWcnPhhAbUf6WgyulzprPq5EnSOa4ZzmZhAWNmN5L-kE/w482-h640/PXL_20231225_112038196.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tmRmcC7RJfKQQRH_VX13BswIPLSgRaptnwYCvf8KYpXRiZP8TtOAJNx1eFdYrCc2zx0__6mqWjnyTJodMzgFq78DqTOL1NSotTY5b_qC471cwRXo5m3TEYDNllS03iLoNOXwmOic3dVKvSSCM_DKBY6c826C_66OGQ36c2Ort3mRVnlRA7W0gTDopegY/s4080/PXL_20231225_121718790.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tmRmcC7RJfKQQRH_VX13BswIPLSgRaptnwYCvf8KYpXRiZP8TtOAJNx1eFdYrCc2zx0__6mqWjnyTJodMzgFq78DqTOL1NSotTY5b_qC471cwRXo5m3TEYDNllS03iLoNOXwmOic3dVKvSSCM_DKBY6c826C_66OGQ36c2Ort3mRVnlRA7W0gTDopegY/w482-h640/PXL_20231225_121718790.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>That afternoon, while waiting for Micah to feel better, we read, played a game or two and ate lunch. We didn't want to open without him.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaE_hQIgL773vKvgAsA1yi2BiNrCs9iud4Xik1KNZEx2ZI_7vbXieDHeUb2JvO-426PfTh4J261jXhchvSHWXhPdVocCktE4am0kDdKTji9e4BtM7gagXrPW6THd8uiakfSb8gPUkrvxKQFSR9sHGL1IJ0xn8gX8aYhw_rEt5TiJABErXyC3M8c2uK9P5E/s4080/PXL_20231225_194815088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaE_hQIgL773vKvgAsA1yi2BiNrCs9iud4Xik1KNZEx2ZI_7vbXieDHeUb2JvO-426PfTh4J261jXhchvSHWXhPdVocCktE4am0kDdKTji9e4BtM7gagXrPW6THd8uiakfSb8gPUkrvxKQFSR9sHGL1IJ0xn8gX8aYhw_rEt5TiJABErXyC3M8c2uK9P5E/w640-h482/PXL_20231225_194815088.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Silas was excited to meet his new rabbit that he named Happy!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vZpV_uZsADiErdSzEz1ncKnMj2lgto0iGgXBsmgYPa7JEq7Mt_sOZ7Py7O-l1EA6kWK2DBXCRSJw1uHbMKATYPouXu556aWvTY3tCgb6icx89g710v5y478CARpWDBuVgyE6YIIC76fo-z8hjqNcs3wAxbsMFf0mKLDVg1fLiDYXaTHpplSzcv8J3Jjc/s4080/PXL_20231225_201928892.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vZpV_uZsADiErdSzEz1ncKnMj2lgto0iGgXBsmgYPa7JEq7Mt_sOZ7Py7O-l1EA6kWK2DBXCRSJw1uHbMKATYPouXu556aWvTY3tCgb6icx89g710v5y478CARpWDBuVgyE6YIIC76fo-z8hjqNcs3wAxbsMFf0mKLDVg1fLiDYXaTHpplSzcv8J3Jjc/w482-h640/PXL_20231225_201928892.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /> She's adorable and is due with babies at the end of January!!<p></p><p><br /></p><p>That evening I told Micah to grab a blanket and we went over to Denise's for an amazing Christmas Dinner. My Mother in Law is a fabulous cook!!! It was such a crazy day and I was out of sorts from feeling bad that Micah was feeling bad that I didn't even take one picture!!</p><p> We exchanged gifts and had a wonderful time there. Except for my poor Micah. He stayed in the bedroom.</p><p>That night when we got home I was a little bummed at how Christmas went. It wasn't how I had planned it. Then the Lord reminded me that some parents are comforting their children on Christmas Day after a difficult day of Chemo. Some are still grieving from losing loved ones this year and their presence is felt even more on Christmas Day. Some are going through difficulties that I am not facing this Christmas. I have so much to be thankful for.</p><p>And being the sharing family we are, we decided to pass the bug around to each other. So it really was a different sort of Christmas week!!! (And for Joshua and Brenna's families too. Boo for that!!)</p><p>I am so glad things are getting back to normal around here!!</p><p><br /></p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-53015124185055563742023-12-23T15:23:00.001-05:002023-12-23T15:23:00.133-05:00More Boxes to giveaway<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmIB3P88_2R8A-GR22BUfvEoqZag7gP3XzQpgdDRaPDa9OWRA5Oe1vEY5cB2uWd-eQ8PI84YFRF8bWfDsVqDm2U1kJtRjM7c2JW2pTbC-kYrQ3Nypdawna04-Z8419ed7vIWwbGASodZnAprBjbMsia8GBPKh2kRyWzMTa8vL6gjLVi0vTr3LRBqdRzyn/s4080/PXL_20231219_202540765.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmIB3P88_2R8A-GR22BUfvEoqZag7gP3XzQpgdDRaPDa9OWRA5Oe1vEY5cB2uWd-eQ8PI84YFRF8bWfDsVqDm2U1kJtRjM7c2JW2pTbC-kYrQ3Nypdawna04-Z8419ed7vIWwbGASodZnAprBjbMsia8GBPKh2kRyWzMTa8vL6gjLVi0vTr3LRBqdRzyn/w640-h482/PXL_20231219_202540765.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Even though we gave away a bunch of boxes at the Gospel in the Park, we still had over 800 to give away. That's a bunch. We gave some away at a food line. Then, we asked Winn Dixie if we could set up there and hand some out. It was fun to give away a bunch of boxes along with a gosple tract. It's so fun to serve Jesus!!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBmCEZ9XaKpMdL_HCXXoOLsTVps6xiAkdfij97e_ma_BVYoNAABRblADIm0xzT3vahDzOAcJv62TBoL9Epl3sCjBjamd7MJl0pMZsDlLGspcbKNtwOUHs2o2hzoZLeo8RI0BRB_eb61Hwm8VbYV6UXIIe5qxw2qaFsCHuOExu5fVC1s8nspoPqmY3NaUu/s4080/PXL_20231219_204749726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBmCEZ9XaKpMdL_HCXXoOLsTVps6xiAkdfij97e_ma_BVYoNAABRblADIm0xzT3vahDzOAcJv62TBoL9Epl3sCjBjamd7MJl0pMZsDlLGspcbKNtwOUHs2o2hzoZLeo8RI0BRB_eb61Hwm8VbYV6UXIIe5qxw2qaFsCHuOExu5fVC1s8nspoPqmY3NaUu/w640-h482/PXL_20231219_204749726.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p></div>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-13013234116428456712023-12-22T15:19:00.001-05:002023-12-22T15:19:00.136-05:00His First Duck<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0-zp_mINSM9QKwsTWwVNSy1f13zxOiNmoGx1QqgJSa_uFbh8SJpux9QX7IosAspIg9iBTdzFSPqIRVe_3iJVcid4iuBW1ukZry61a8ekXRnrIIazpDQXvSPsKCAdy74SMBY9FNRkMHJIKvriVVJlOxQ36hnX3sJLOcjxDOQTYamrlIOofHF-86eMnbdH/s4080/PXL_20231219_145818871.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0-zp_mINSM9QKwsTWwVNSy1f13zxOiNmoGx1QqgJSa_uFbh8SJpux9QX7IosAspIg9iBTdzFSPqIRVe_3iJVcid4iuBW1ukZry61a8ekXRnrIIazpDQXvSPsKCAdy74SMBY9FNRkMHJIKvriVVJlOxQ36hnX3sJLOcjxDOQTYamrlIOofHF-86eMnbdH/w640-h482/PXL_20231219_145818871.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>It's amazing to me how all of my children are so different and have many interests. All of my kiddos love to hunt, but Micah probably loves it the best. He has been begging his Dad to take him duck hunting. Patrick figured that Christmas break was the perfect time!!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjJ2606K11Hjp3772Afpyz6JtIyP6Z30322nGuOIrDRciWVcvi9j4oGraVqeBa_uJJ1gEpVEcEOd-YbdVeOUsP6tJ6sZlAkOQPr1nZ2NCwiC3Oxx1em0smr8WSUs0ODASCuL-4eM2YEibVwetuFom5ilAiXXtV1TlwBWVc1QdtgYdp8ob5sbI4cBfgJ0a/s4080/PXL_20231219_145841077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjJ2606K11Hjp3772Afpyz6JtIyP6Z30322nGuOIrDRciWVcvi9j4oGraVqeBa_uJJ1gEpVEcEOd-YbdVeOUsP6tJ6sZlAkOQPr1nZ2NCwiC3Oxx1em0smr8WSUs0ODASCuL-4eM2YEibVwetuFom5ilAiXXtV1TlwBWVc1QdtgYdp8ob5sbI4cBfgJ0a/w482-h640/PXL_20231219_145841077.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Micah proudly shot his first bird.<p></p><p>My reaction?? Micah, it was so cute, this is so sad!</p><p>But, I'm trying to be a supportive hunter's Mom.</p><p>He was very proud as he cleaned it, soaked the meat in milk, then fried up the duck breast.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOikf9y3oN8Kxr6j6pBD2V0bln61A8HM31QUnBGD8DBWnh-ZApz5XxeuGDI1KCMu5_UXyHnTjpUp_i5RaHFTl30O1gzP0dqe_ZJjJLlZPJ1Vw8k-1I0F69ZEBuAc7okNlVSDEvyJBeslKVWlbs1MArNDqih4vimBOO6Bj0wcp3juaixmyOwvC1aUV2-3K/s4080/PXL_20231219_145844843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOikf9y3oN8Kxr6j6pBD2V0bln61A8HM31QUnBGD8DBWnh-ZApz5XxeuGDI1KCMu5_UXyHnTjpUp_i5RaHFTl30O1gzP0dqe_ZJjJLlZPJ1Vw8k-1I0F69ZEBuAc7okNlVSDEvyJBeslKVWlbs1MArNDqih4vimBOO6Bj0wcp3juaixmyOwvC1aUV2-3K/w482-h640/PXL_20231219_145844843.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGJJhDCNtwwm-8M11eweUAOnGk_Ry88rkdpDbtRvUP4DedwjD8AiBCY7HqQFP4fzwpYwx9OLYW8H8p7zue08X8No8rbpAnMVATyTznHV1UQJkKG2FZbqEZyG5pWmK0D29OVnMqXmedhxVTU8A8vClsldKNjfoGKKdMkAMpBtojdXPYwtx8O8D991CvNSz/s4080/PXL_20231219_145907099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGJJhDCNtwwm-8M11eweUAOnGk_Ry88rkdpDbtRvUP4DedwjD8AiBCY7HqQFP4fzwpYwx9OLYW8H8p7zue08X8No8rbpAnMVATyTznHV1UQJkKG2FZbqEZyG5pWmK0D29OVnMqXmedhxVTU8A8vClsldKNjfoGKKdMkAMpBtojdXPYwtx8O8D991CvNSz/w482-h640/PXL_20231219_145907099.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-88577759523892794422023-12-21T15:19:00.003-05:002023-12-21T15:19:31.094-05:00"Your church does a lot"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInbduNCc0WdWRLmT9lO_So4MOLNhpOEDRHtzKpm6SbO-bMhekcBNrxT89JAYm05h-JGV0YcE4G48g7sabxqA10NJcGlnXp5EOcU2_HuRA_z-ixIGF-pTCcRDeUwCXcMmDGmDjBhMlly8o7Sug3xcuROgYPsiKnY_nKi9QGvNc5Fs2TE3O0gaioX2-Esxj/s3280/PXL_20231209_211510415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInbduNCc0WdWRLmT9lO_So4MOLNhpOEDRHtzKpm6SbO-bMhekcBNrxT89JAYm05h-JGV0YcE4G48g7sabxqA10NJcGlnXp5EOcU2_HuRA_z-ixIGF-pTCcRDeUwCXcMmDGmDjBhMlly8o7Sug3xcuROgYPsiKnY_nKi9QGvNc5Fs2TE3O0gaioX2-Esxj/w640-h480/PXL_20231209_211510415.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>...that is what someone recently told us. And I like that. Our church does do a lot together. And we love it!!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1czu0i76riYVNtlW60uARqaKsrzUfshT_3wYuFmtTCw51ZcsUzKEDvCya2OhTmYol1zT2IRdSTRcVr_C5mXbOmXBs2cwpUjL-39OpHxMuPlRORts_ja8jGAv5G69-lh8_daqbWY2G-nYkSLAUSyKFhyphenhyphenm_6t0Fv5ZtZXyNF7oUTcURDUfOSrMfAtGldFj/s4080/PXL_20231209_214039314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1czu0i76riYVNtlW60uARqaKsrzUfshT_3wYuFmtTCw51ZcsUzKEDvCya2OhTmYol1zT2IRdSTRcVr_C5mXbOmXBs2cwpUjL-39OpHxMuPlRORts_ja8jGAv5G69-lh8_daqbWY2G-nYkSLAUSyKFhyphenhyphenm_6t0Fv5ZtZXyNF7oUTcURDUfOSrMfAtGldFj/w482-h640/PXL_20231209_214039314.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>After Beth's Book Signing, we ran home, grabbed our snacks, chairs, and blankets and headed to Main Street for High Spring's Annual Christmas Parade!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISaBpd3ywQ_efj6YVPyjkW-dAmYe_kz14EW7_NAP-av3tKCshswwojST9xmt4V_NgHBCYKaNu2OcCI0zCnri1fCYC3H62sh10G3OSZLLu2ZYjzvTOse7OPQm0CL2COr89uha171FIvgA3QexzrQYlADGgEpuvftKBj3Mi2uonxY29KBD-_k_sWj7_oLKf/s4080/PXL_20231209_220827053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISaBpd3ywQ_efj6YVPyjkW-dAmYe_kz14EW7_NAP-av3tKCshswwojST9xmt4V_NgHBCYKaNu2OcCI0zCnri1fCYC3H62sh10G3OSZLLu2ZYjzvTOse7OPQm0CL2COr89uha171FIvgA3QexzrQYlADGgEpuvftKBj3Mi2uonxY29KBD-_k_sWj7_oLKf/w640-h482/PXL_20231209_220827053.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We get there super early so we can talk and laugh and enjoy being together. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSNYvHzmQ06hnS-J1kHwlgB6XZT0l-eHy5AjW0OQUzNE_Ij6QNZFeHmnCpdIurtKwLQ4H1BFm1ntxowL2RMELV49T83aJmiYmmKTnXk9w53UZkHKbhaYH09JyPtG2nwmgIgravX1nJr0UJJCs4M8GY2NseVDgv7cPSpFF1EIJKH8sjGQ9Rr4HCr4nBQwK/s4080/PXL_20231209_230727417.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSNYvHzmQ06hnS-J1kHwlgB6XZT0l-eHy5AjW0OQUzNE_Ij6QNZFeHmnCpdIurtKwLQ4H1BFm1ntxowL2RMELV49T83aJmiYmmKTnXk9w53UZkHKbhaYH09JyPtG2nwmgIgravX1nJr0UJJCs4M8GY2NseVDgv7cPSpFF1EIJKH8sjGQ9Rr4HCr4nBQwK/w640-h482/PXL_20231209_230727417.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We had about 70 people from VSIBC join us. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaR3GUI88GBCwFL8_3456qWJChEKnCnSLlJufXgncBa2JQScHuqepuL__a4C3F_JeRJxs7tUXfNVOWSrCKfFIIJAhqq-OKDEc3NWhzmuHx6LfZ3OQnYHXJw2Cj-rqInTLaiXDlsBNWcNUQFhCsow68R-sMkw96HVO2_qDUiJLRalt3ZD86VUFP4zjDY8US/s4080/PXL_20231209_230735807.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaR3GUI88GBCwFL8_3456qWJChEKnCnSLlJufXgncBa2JQScHuqepuL__a4C3F_JeRJxs7tUXfNVOWSrCKfFIIJAhqq-OKDEc3NWhzmuHx6LfZ3OQnYHXJw2Cj-rqInTLaiXDlsBNWcNUQFhCsow68R-sMkw96HVO2_qDUiJLRalt3ZD86VUFP4zjDY8US/w640-h482/PXL_20231209_230735807.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSIxOoDdj9jDMgL3lyLXLbuznViod7CggfhABYmMD1nzMNesRAHjcKiRtnp0nvsHZ4tPZuXTHRzht1-on1NbuY91Yls_pPXyc53QF6z3D8rpZUwwRgRpdLNf_DAA-8Bx2CiQqHLKNGLPXb-beNNCrtO7TDpKPOcwcBVhxm_eMYyS3rgkbQhn0zSkY8S95/s3280/PXL_20231209_231028407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSIxOoDdj9jDMgL3lyLXLbuznViod7CggfhABYmMD1nzMNesRAHjcKiRtnp0nvsHZ4tPZuXTHRzht1-on1NbuY91Yls_pPXyc53QF6z3D8rpZUwwRgRpdLNf_DAA-8Bx2CiQqHLKNGLPXb-beNNCrtO7TDpKPOcwcBVhxm_eMYyS3rgkbQhn0zSkY8S95/w640-h480/PXL_20231209_231028407.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>My Mom has been wanting to join us for 8 years now. I am so glad it worked out!!!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5LG1-_ptJrDaGX3KBzwgsl7bqt3xalhtADqvTE8_AauIdOwC8VGiIXvt_Ms8ACx17XbeghoTeP9w4e5RRqUCj6fopH7THsuVMqhWKC3g6ZoeDBl1vd5duleKG2sMbZK57cyNutG77CLl1ajYT4IHEqDaNmbKAJl5zlU0d_tL8csQnvmDZ3OdG0Idv6tN/s4080/PXL_20231209_231218101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5LG1-_ptJrDaGX3KBzwgsl7bqt3xalhtADqvTE8_AauIdOwC8VGiIXvt_Ms8ACx17XbeghoTeP9w4e5RRqUCj6fopH7THsuVMqhWKC3g6ZoeDBl1vd5duleKG2sMbZK57cyNutG77CLl1ajYT4IHEqDaNmbKAJl5zlU0d_tL8csQnvmDZ3OdG0Idv6tN/w482-h640/PXL_20231209_231218101.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzpxyin7C53JuHQH34x-hviCupv3z1IM4Iqu5UMQxutvw7Op1iXxDdwtU91hTtx2RS3nT1ZC8GNqpICEYEnb3cGe8laXuRsv3PXGPdr0MdWVp7fOAASC1CGP1zjpSr-_UP_8oa8UfWWI4BKY9t8aGtCQKaIX1tObYhV2CcALI_qgtTTwUREwMZ_AD5l16/s4080/PXL_20231209_232846049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzpxyin7C53JuHQH34x-hviCupv3z1IM4Iqu5UMQxutvw7Op1iXxDdwtU91hTtx2RS3nT1ZC8GNqpICEYEnb3cGe8laXuRsv3PXGPdr0MdWVp7fOAASC1CGP1zjpSr-_UP_8oa8UfWWI4BKY9t8aGtCQKaIX1tObYhV2CcALI_qgtTTwUREwMZ_AD5l16/w482-h640/PXL_20231209_232846049.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXbWgwaK7n2MDr_1NKXIguy_6zduxK9Cr590mZ5JSKpEAWF_8F1HrzP82FoCBWeN5TL6pgxHwFmnk4QDwE58wvMPaKRpvZCREBsHJOclkxlxfeLg2FqV_yo-mxvQ1z13u8SCkTF26OsDdVDh066wA3DSluAFvYTZ875MAvLJIkVNXM_FMeV_WWAkFcHOE/s3280/PXL_20231210_000506296.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3280" data-original-width="2464" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXbWgwaK7n2MDr_1NKXIguy_6zduxK9Cr590mZ5JSKpEAWF_8F1HrzP82FoCBWeN5TL6pgxHwFmnk4QDwE58wvMPaKRpvZCREBsHJOclkxlxfeLg2FqV_yo-mxvQ1z13u8SCkTF26OsDdVDh066wA3DSluAFvYTZ875MAvLJIkVNXM_FMeV_WWAkFcHOE/w480-h640/PXL_20231210_000506296.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I think this was the best Christmas Parade our town has done yet!!</div><div><br /><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEeKAk6-ilMkt9pkQFGmLegRwhgkb2bNNML4CWoIQpAzXRtW5-x7ornr2hyhOwmTcveRzN43OQ1dLc38JXkUHbvGwygpb7Uf5ieRih5wEV0Kd5HSt8qcMB5J6L1LDzF990QdGvZSlg04k_fUjlsiYUavJAmqhRxn70q1cYqTb2JLIP7_ZICgIJgp7_Jhi/s4080/PXL_20231216_205739390.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEeKAk6-ilMkt9pkQFGmLegRwhgkb2bNNML4CWoIQpAzXRtW5-x7ornr2hyhOwmTcveRzN43OQ1dLc38JXkUHbvGwygpb7Uf5ieRih5wEV0Kd5HSt8qcMB5J6L1LDzF990QdGvZSlg04k_fUjlsiYUavJAmqhRxn70q1cYqTb2JLIP7_ZICgIJgp7_Jhi/w640-h482/PXL_20231216_205739390.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Then we had an outreach that we named "Gospel in the Park." We have a wonderful missionary family in our church that was given over 1,000 Christmas Boxes. AJ decided that he would love to pass them out at a park in his bus route.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRnDZk1TBYyoivfW1YyVcYZF0OCiBvZr0hhrYdaNfoW1a-43SqQ079xjadXpUMWC7GC5__kvtmyZw2dDcnmgcTtwUDJJT0hU7wCaRioab1j5kYyHP0UHZceAysW1RoHvTD4MNn2K20NMNzJhrn5oo31eobH-1qCyonqBYLuS5KD_egXoqCQCGMVXpqiNA/s4080/PXL_20231216_205117783.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRnDZk1TBYyoivfW1YyVcYZF0OCiBvZr0hhrYdaNfoW1a-43SqQ079xjadXpUMWC7GC5__kvtmyZw2dDcnmgcTtwUDJJT0hU7wCaRioab1j5kYyHP0UHZceAysW1RoHvTD4MNn2K20NMNzJhrn5oo31eobH-1qCyonqBYLuS5KD_egXoqCQCGMVXpqiNA/w482-h640/PXL_20231216_205117783.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIwbqHnbxDTqGn4OCuhbndNn5ri3QpcGO5P6SMp-AnRQs-YGP2uB5SRUXkf6IHnLJehmpJYynsdiaWN2V1-zsj5EDCQigVgk-CQzzGQ9UIM9QmX-fUzzymKvDZb67PZwKlgGJ1njsiSx6kk2MNNlJ6f5AB40qD8HaRfrOLCm3ljLJWHN7gMy6JKJyiF2F/s4080/PXL_20231216_204324602.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIwbqHnbxDTqGn4OCuhbndNn5ri3QpcGO5P6SMp-AnRQs-YGP2uB5SRUXkf6IHnLJehmpJYynsdiaWN2V1-zsj5EDCQigVgk-CQzzGQ9UIM9QmX-fUzzymKvDZb67PZwKlgGJ1njsiSx6kk2MNNlJ6f5AB40qD8HaRfrOLCm3ljLJWHN7gMy6JKJyiF2F/w640-h482/PXL_20231216_204324602.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cBSIcfr1E0lV5yZIjttRR4IFBeRWB1uVbkMYCJAzYgryljrzt-igr22m35njAFQh9AUY1jsPtz1BcwjlXjYgrdTnGkidgyInI-8GIVXWYXMw0KzugqusY4Nl3faW1wo9si5OdMdBEn-4WM1xQ7w6K0S6AtnPR0J9mIqVoCwSYNvqseLpNb-tpKKQYqeh/s4080/PXL_20231216_201101766.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cBSIcfr1E0lV5yZIjttRR4IFBeRWB1uVbkMYCJAzYgryljrzt-igr22m35njAFQh9AUY1jsPtz1BcwjlXjYgrdTnGkidgyInI-8GIVXWYXMw0KzugqusY4Nl3faW1wo9si5OdMdBEn-4WM1xQ7w6K0S6AtnPR0J9mIqVoCwSYNvqseLpNb-tpKKQYqeh/w482-h640/PXL_20231216_201101766.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>We had a bunch of volunteers ready to help out! And AJ presented the gospel. It was so exciting because Brenna was able to lead one of the teenage girls that came to Christ. And Silas was able to lead an 11 year old boy to the Lord. This was the first soul he has won for Christ. He was so excited!! We were too! There is such a joy to be able to share the gospel with someone!!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvIQ0H8hkK4GtFzKV-PgA74wbxvfbqroQ9NIC8nK3-8taRELknOzyKUULnuaaZvjJel4nikKXkNb42q6sonFfxHOdLZtncotnvu6RPwaKEqnlv21HkougwoehgRhQGY24qcoY4GJVQ9anLzTi_7BoH3Krof1G9LrmkPCj88iJ7FOdWL4Z2YQpM7yXo6PN/s4080/PXL_20231216_200006817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvIQ0H8hkK4GtFzKV-PgA74wbxvfbqroQ9NIC8nK3-8taRELknOzyKUULnuaaZvjJel4nikKXkNb42q6sonFfxHOdLZtncotnvu6RPwaKEqnlv21HkougwoehgRhQGY24qcoY4GJVQ9anLzTi_7BoH3Krof1G9LrmkPCj88iJ7FOdWL4Z2YQpM7yXo6PN/w640-h482/PXL_20231216_200006817.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Silas enjoyed playing some basketball too.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoOw3ae3ggBAa6eajihCOCb1NL4721N5A38W_jRJyM5vDBVtbC7tu_-H2XjR-sdwJUG0ACItByxsTYhQLuMyhBk-nqVdTbMmUvT7Dt6GoTt0vGvOp7393hZDNDt0jRaaYsjE-bB2M88X-73tj4-yfPSk0L7xB1yqBaG35FKzuxwn0iYdHaA1DGYy_gEYN/s4080/PXL_20231216_191829080.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoOw3ae3ggBAa6eajihCOCb1NL4721N5A38W_jRJyM5vDBVtbC7tu_-H2XjR-sdwJUG0ACItByxsTYhQLuMyhBk-nqVdTbMmUvT7Dt6GoTt0vGvOp7393hZDNDt0jRaaYsjE-bB2M88X-73tj4-yfPSk0L7xB1yqBaG35FKzuxwn0iYdHaA1DGYy_gEYN/w482-h640/PXL_20231216_191829080.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvC9Zs2Tn4Uc6_MAbdsAcl7D8r7mff2IJdCMMkuVl1eXpL2mlgBj2ym73nuNS88hkk7tQ0u85MmhEg-whE8OyLElvGQgoqzqQ3WV2Y8mxnRZBcm1-mkkpKg7jm1cywib5a93Y47qKaCMs691aVM4QWtZmRBZuif4Vj6JTpIQtBSdzK7TDelYZ-gER7EUb/s4080/PXL_20231216_191730971.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvC9Zs2Tn4Uc6_MAbdsAcl7D8r7mff2IJdCMMkuVl1eXpL2mlgBj2ym73nuNS88hkk7tQ0u85MmhEg-whE8OyLElvGQgoqzqQ3WV2Y8mxnRZBcm1-mkkpKg7jm1cywib5a93Y47qKaCMs691aVM4QWtZmRBZuif4Vj6JTpIQtBSdzK7TDelYZ-gER7EUb/w482-h640/PXL_20231216_191730971.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0Wy5q4CA6mDgp0cRn4BnPRVYhKMVgJ71KpmyBC296vsP0XGjOngdGs27iBXR4EG9Omen0s135NU1FIo_ffF7RR74tXKOacV2zu1JKyVfXxMPjpf5AtS5tF9lxAS9wTABe0uzBX46V0UU2r80ig5a3m0udM-zNWRW_EkqPBwAGhltL96kJ47SQE2P5gl2/w640-h482/PXL_20231216_191647288.jpg" width="640" /><br /></div><div>It was a great event!!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTthXQoMu85_RdUTdTwJ8BA6xv-et-WL3nd_HYeyYVbPtKNjc1A6OLKHufbzsGygrQXPn2wgMAZMqc1prXBFRffvhdMq1laPKfCp-p0-Ja9J2lPLk_mN78m81yvkCAu5wLJnVClJK_WU8-XFTdBcd89WqxSXhkJkHMZa9boInmmUUwUhDlpadKvJnh2D4D/s4080/PXL_20231216_150929313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTthXQoMu85_RdUTdTwJ8BA6xv-et-WL3nd_HYeyYVbPtKNjc1A6OLKHufbzsGygrQXPn2wgMAZMqc1prXBFRffvhdMq1laPKfCp-p0-Ja9J2lPLk_mN78m81yvkCAu5wLJnVClJK_WU8-XFTdBcd89WqxSXhkJkHMZa9boInmmUUwUhDlpadKvJnh2D4D/w482-h640/PXL_20231216_150929313.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Then it was time for our Christmas Store. All month long the children of VSIBC have been earning Victory Bucks. Our church brings in all kinds of things for kids to buy with their bucks. They are able to buy presents for their family. It's a great way to teach about earning money and spending it wisely.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkoXcEWBOKrgLZxlM6cQaae2dXCk6V_XzYl-vRFEJy4NpGSKzflmMr0HmYTAUpDl5hQSy-8-4vzTpjwxGxK-iALdrgphkomovq8isZDa3kFWndgGyA4nJaUGYW6MC1NmyIDveYvvaIRvxyDKTR0x6XGuZvgDKd5MvrJpluhZanlcKI2ehGE9Fv23Mr4M2/s4080/PXL_20231216_150934680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkoXcEWBOKrgLZxlM6cQaae2dXCk6V_XzYl-vRFEJy4NpGSKzflmMr0HmYTAUpDl5hQSy-8-4vzTpjwxGxK-iALdrgphkomovq8isZDa3kFWndgGyA4nJaUGYW6MC1NmyIDveYvvaIRvxyDKTR0x6XGuZvgDKd5MvrJpluhZanlcKI2ehGE9Fv23Mr4M2/w482-h640/PXL_20231216_150934680.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>It gets bigger and bigger every year. This year we decided to hold it on a Saturday so that we could transform the whole auditorium into our store. It was amazing!!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6aAtV8rVioEVfto772XlYCp_Q3pu3YCg0kHIMxRObEJz9BmH5UdEuu5_xMFJiYeVKw0nVoKAd1t_9VFonjLPqj1PecQ87cRuZ0fgNEFlYqYmPP1jerrRMXLEGidv04Y9bOTfksaEuNYDiKtdWJswD1tcg6oGq8Hg8pfXdojtu2_dLTk4mGJTM_e3_FbA/s4080/PXL_20231216_150943086.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6aAtV8rVioEVfto772XlYCp_Q3pu3YCg0kHIMxRObEJz9BmH5UdEuu5_xMFJiYeVKw0nVoKAd1t_9VFonjLPqj1PecQ87cRuZ0fgNEFlYqYmPP1jerrRMXLEGidv04Y9bOTfksaEuNYDiKtdWJswD1tcg6oGq8Hg8pfXdojtu2_dLTk4mGJTM_e3_FbA/w482-h640/PXL_20231216_150943086.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZer_A6-FfRrnttgPQWp5aPaFWZGnTYAdND18Cp0-o4qz_2ARNxCyWEklFkPBMJEiw_AvQHUCMHZ8O22Xa74WtN0xU1FyA3qJboep2vYQyZwQpvTQzVBB2qaUv_MnhHtOQsNFTUtcYe3zGe9iWODygGDE7MwxPZ4-NuPwdcQr_8xVKoWQccqgp4eZKhYEf/s4080/PXL_20231216_151300756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZer_A6-FfRrnttgPQWp5aPaFWZGnTYAdND18Cp0-o4qz_2ARNxCyWEklFkPBMJEiw_AvQHUCMHZ8O22Xa74WtN0xU1FyA3qJboep2vYQyZwQpvTQzVBB2qaUv_MnhHtOQsNFTUtcYe3zGe9iWODygGDE7MwxPZ4-NuPwdcQr_8xVKoWQccqgp4eZKhYEf/w640-h482/PXL_20231216_151300756.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The kids shopped and shopped and we had a bunch of people on hand to help wrap the gifts.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_4mqvg-l0xEsuvS9bHS-AZxnwNdgvts47JOigIxl1QJ-azvngq3gM3SjxUYsDZ_WzfZe9B25j1EzaSznZEiJS0bZPatnwOG0oa0o3zUbcvxTzgFp5WyzMKpJcqe4_p1xJP5l7RmfZ9tJYETknuOFl_uIUJxQfqiCC3f60K1hiGokHS00MHQ5UChl2Kiy/s4080/PXL_20231216_151306993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_4mqvg-l0xEsuvS9bHS-AZxnwNdgvts47JOigIxl1QJ-azvngq3gM3SjxUYsDZ_WzfZe9B25j1EzaSznZEiJS0bZPatnwOG0oa0o3zUbcvxTzgFp5WyzMKpJcqe4_p1xJP5l7RmfZ9tJYETknuOFl_uIUJxQfqiCC3f60K1hiGokHS00MHQ5UChl2Kiy/w640-h482/PXL_20231216_151306993.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLhFfpGQM0hOwQOhsD8m63JB0Z6McKY-9fYOLR_RZat10Ec2MLObZAAcBMS6dbDlWhdmkf8wT0v1c68y0RdqWLiJ-4zH2V72c2dsfSHjRoKrwyLgdRhtXrGR4-oyl9PP01xaw2nIj5hnRtIzwIGH7OyGJvb8k8gZcXnvMd9Zxn6Stmvt8-ibJ6caGnSvg/s4080/PXL_20231216_151331938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLhFfpGQM0hOwQOhsD8m63JB0Z6McKY-9fYOLR_RZat10Ec2MLObZAAcBMS6dbDlWhdmkf8wT0v1c68y0RdqWLiJ-4zH2V72c2dsfSHjRoKrwyLgdRhtXrGR4-oyl9PP01xaw2nIj5hnRtIzwIGH7OyGJvb8k8gZcXnvMd9Zxn6Stmvt8-ibJ6caGnSvg/w482-h640/PXL_20231216_151331938.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2yc-Nvgv-JzoudPs8HLXHdlGDi0wOqsYk6h8Vspw9ZL0Yb1EJMwlhscLtLx0JuvWAiPq7an4qmUrBOErESz6_9zeJvaeTIieSwU8qMsCpZwWsjtgsWnzT3tGcftWiMB0YbMAzweSYBRI9nMTg0vP7nJvh2s-6k7SkWET8_TWFYxndH_rTHCtu0r8y-KY/s4080/PXL_20231216_152316727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2yc-Nvgv-JzoudPs8HLXHdlGDi0wOqsYk6h8Vspw9ZL0Yb1EJMwlhscLtLx0JuvWAiPq7an4qmUrBOErESz6_9zeJvaeTIieSwU8qMsCpZwWsjtgsWnzT3tGcftWiMB0YbMAzweSYBRI9nMTg0vP7nJvh2s-6k7SkWET8_TWFYxndH_rTHCtu0r8y-KY/w482-h640/PXL_20231216_152316727.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>It was so exciting!! It's our version of Black Friday and it gets Crazy!! :o)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dvBXhSTt7krdU2aluRhkjRZ62b72GvHoHZrx7xgD5_w-csxXgTFe2cMpcikeVWcM0YHG2yTUOvlRXECcg7dHtM_vPwBcZnkffEJ501jdsqHm96QCABEKK8Vxsb1wT4pxL-IeTLHTax4Cphrokez9Yd16u6QDAm1iJofi9FzGIrB9MrZUqp7M_WscVe2l/s4080/PXL_20231216_152431962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dvBXhSTt7krdU2aluRhkjRZ62b72GvHoHZrx7xgD5_w-csxXgTFe2cMpcikeVWcM0YHG2yTUOvlRXECcg7dHtM_vPwBcZnkffEJ501jdsqHm96QCABEKK8Vxsb1wT4pxL-IeTLHTax4Cphrokez9Yd16u6QDAm1iJofi9FzGIrB9MrZUqp7M_WscVe2l/w482-h640/PXL_20231216_152431962.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PWdCQRQdFsFvyHp2k6E6bFwNb2yMzRZtLr3YHLNdPJu9bLBvRNi0sjVfgyOyl2yO11Z24Xazq7YyRN_WB0zdcJY6HPMQPBvp2OiS7cN7kdxSGqA_7VkzFKV_gWdLrx7uZsIH1mifB8Ii7speXX0Jo3vwLnG4NjHVBvFxp-f_cb3AQE9fhG4q-GAchEYd/s4080/PXL_20231216_152442027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PWdCQRQdFsFvyHp2k6E6bFwNb2yMzRZtLr3YHLNdPJu9bLBvRNi0sjVfgyOyl2yO11Z24Xazq7YyRN_WB0zdcJY6HPMQPBvp2OiS7cN7kdxSGqA_7VkzFKV_gWdLrx7uZsIH1mifB8Ii7speXX0Jo3vwLnG4NjHVBvFxp-f_cb3AQE9fhG4q-GAchEYd/w482-h640/PXL_20231216_152442027.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMIxqxQSEPvMIP3WET_yVSg9vWChF7CY08EDahqpvREOPJSH4pZUmCw9er4Tf-2XUNiRczgr3wQdALQ8gXtg3KDJGdBRwjeHPQ07rd7K7M7eVkuO7cESW9o9qXF149smWSiHVahsbhHp8sirMge0FBJlUnN4ZrAWliMmcqzFLuHYa9DUoH-ERtVeh6piP/s4080/PXL_20231216_153440878.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMIxqxQSEPvMIP3WET_yVSg9vWChF7CY08EDahqpvREOPJSH4pZUmCw9er4Tf-2XUNiRczgr3wQdALQ8gXtg3KDJGdBRwjeHPQ07rd7K7M7eVkuO7cESW9o9qXF149smWSiHVahsbhHp8sirMge0FBJlUnN4ZrAWliMmcqzFLuHYa9DUoH-ERtVeh6piP/w482-h640/PXL_20231216_153440878.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmfqdHgoH6n-YeuNTdMKrKU_z6MQut2ozsRcK_3z1law0lxF8KAEHJ_8UJRvyMZqLG7Au7nooMY_QD3Gbm8kNuotBTW04aZmgclcH6hT7voL8n1XZKRIg77I35NhorzEQhjK2bsM9iKwxccRas7ODsDGppac9W6hQcUUPbY_6DYNIRlPhnt3rEM4Gu4hj/s4080/PXL_20231216_153542531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmfqdHgoH6n-YeuNTdMKrKU_z6MQut2ozsRcK_3z1law0lxF8KAEHJ_8UJRvyMZqLG7Au7nooMY_QD3Gbm8kNuotBTW04aZmgclcH6hT7voL8n1XZKRIg77I35NhorzEQhjK2bsM9iKwxccRas7ODsDGppac9W6hQcUUPbY_6DYNIRlPhnt3rEM4Gu4hj/w482-h640/PXL_20231216_153542531.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Freedom had a list of a bunch of people she wanted to buy for. But instead she came home with 7 gifts for Momma. I just love this girl and her heart for her Mom. Tabitha is amazing!!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvF79b-Ts4h3nU9XwHFuoOP4Tfusrp6xKslyM7_R7ayQD3FiF1b-mL9VnjL3aVN042_ArFQwpq8RxCmmQGtwk27dvmq79eTkTGPJhN9WgDmeqYv1XymCFMC1RzPxJSF4SMvbwiSBlRMdD_DuoAUalg4e4S0hVm5W1dVdBVAcQEhqvEfzgM4-mvTdYbL1Hm/s4080/PXL_20231216_153559482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvF79b-Ts4h3nU9XwHFuoOP4Tfusrp6xKslyM7_R7ayQD3FiF1b-mL9VnjL3aVN042_ArFQwpq8RxCmmQGtwk27dvmq79eTkTGPJhN9WgDmeqYv1XymCFMC1RzPxJSF4SMvbwiSBlRMdD_DuoAUalg4e4S0hVm5W1dVdBVAcQEhqvEfzgM4-mvTdYbL1Hm/w482-h640/PXL_20231216_153559482.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div>Each child went home with a bunch of gifts. It really was wonderful!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0Wy5q4CA6mDgp0cRn4BnPRVYhKMVgJ71KpmyBC296vsP0XGjOngdGs27iBXR4EG9Omen0s135NU1FIo_ffF7RR74tXKOacV2zu1JKyVfXxMPjpf5AtS5tF9lxAS9wTABe0uzBX46V0UU2r80ig5a3m0udM-zNWRW_EkqPBwAGhltL96kJ47SQE2P5gl2/s4080/PXL_20231216_191647288.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0Wy5q4CA6mDgp0cRn4BnPRVYhKMVgJ71KpmyBC296vsP0XGjOngdGs27iBXR4EG9Omen0s135NU1FIo_ffF7RR74tXKOacV2zu1JKyVfXxMPjpf5AtS5tF9lxAS9wTABe0uzBX46V0UU2r80ig5a3m0udM-zNWRW_EkqPBwAGhltL96kJ47SQE2P5gl2/s4080/PXL_20231216_191647288.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggamn3Aeca3b39rKTohv2qBKeWrvCKZHjoL5yTvn1gSDmayNHsn1YpBL9nBF395G7pEoyQ4DTft-hUUOM67POLM1QJrYLBmjvQHmywBM8vwut3wDmNVGyUn-zct-7ruguBv0ATvLvJFrHwAvkZNIAKch-6sGWazoL9f0t_2gRcRgoatcyHPkVZvIb9UJyM/s4080/PXL_20231216_004839837.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggamn3Aeca3b39rKTohv2qBKeWrvCKZHjoL5yTvn1gSDmayNHsn1YpBL9nBF395G7pEoyQ4DTft-hUUOM67POLM1QJrYLBmjvQHmywBM8vwut3wDmNVGyUn-zct-7ruguBv0ATvLvJFrHwAvkZNIAKch-6sGWazoL9f0t_2gRcRgoatcyHPkVZvIb9UJyM/w640-h482/PXL_20231216_004839837.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it was time for our church Chrismas Party. It gets bigger and bigger every year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6QvO0oBVB9yiioDWpx7eAWtRi4JYZfmSrDoAaDANQEUALY7Fny1zl_WgV3LpbGp3dZJMv92Ya9i8ma_YUv8uNHJhNErq4Ro2c1hRSBPCdKTISjkEaCvDre9VKylUzB6wpxnywVkOu_-TZWxLBN_hJ5KoEXduJKtVEk3H89qZeETAEC-LeZegnLJCKtRJ/s4080/PXL_20231216_003925696.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6QvO0oBVB9yiioDWpx7eAWtRi4JYZfmSrDoAaDANQEUALY7Fny1zl_WgV3LpbGp3dZJMv92Ya9i8ma_YUv8uNHJhNErq4Ro2c1hRSBPCdKTISjkEaCvDre9VKylUzB6wpxnywVkOu_-TZWxLBN_hJ5KoEXduJKtVEk3H89qZeETAEC-LeZegnLJCKtRJ/w482-h640/PXL_20231216_003925696.MP.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>We have so much fun together!! This year we played a new game where you had to roll an Oreo into a cup. Whatever cup it went into, you had to eat it....unless it fell in the cup with the giftcards. Then, you were awarded gift card! Otherwise you were stuck with an oreo dipped in ranch, or hot sause, or ketchup, or mustard, or sardines. 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But can you see the joy on the precious faces in these photos? I love my church family. :o)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQaFGNr6h7B-sc0tfMCqX2tONoWCZ8TshCfLD6RK39fMI1IMAtBrTCo4zPWot0Hsu7rIWVkC528_lSm6i3KluNtTilzKwqPfqnKK5VQlmrHqS8FRbXd3i_WnYuWWy6ilczcZDghGp9iL1ROFeJt3tYb7lDi9w-fJJqOSO2Gk57i-3IDRSBNeThq2jmRZA/s4080/PXL_20231216_003535540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQaFGNr6h7B-sc0tfMCqX2tONoWCZ8TshCfLD6RK39fMI1IMAtBrTCo4zPWot0Hsu7rIWVkC528_lSm6i3KluNtTilzKwqPfqnKK5VQlmrHqS8FRbXd3i_WnYuWWy6ilczcZDghGp9iL1ROFeJt3tYb7lDi9w-fJJqOSO2Gk57i-3IDRSBNeThq2jmRZA/w640-h482/PXL_20231216_003535540.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-5392387438128124422023-12-19T09:39:00.003-05:002023-12-19T09:39:47.929-05:00Beth's Book Signing<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPkIflEUoWJQqe9aAuDF5w5_DGdMYvp1-Q62XCesFwHAIiszjbXH4Zs91CvJMkn_WmX-7iaY2uV278OgRGgKWHQTQQFg4JGdfvnKlHcaXUmAdC4zZQpMaSmXJ6ZAyPyGawUXFxD4t-jgmFrs4MmD22_MsDTFGyXAO5w3D55-ORPiXFuU8CzwsXfqoyYEo/s4080/PXL_20231209_150954320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPkIflEUoWJQqe9aAuDF5w5_DGdMYvp1-Q62XCesFwHAIiszjbXH4Zs91CvJMkn_WmX-7iaY2uV278OgRGgKWHQTQQFg4JGdfvnKlHcaXUmAdC4zZQpMaSmXJ6ZAyPyGawUXFxD4t-jgmFrs4MmD22_MsDTFGyXAO5w3D55-ORPiXFuU8CzwsXfqoyYEo/w482-h640/PXL_20231209_150954320.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /> It was a wonderful Book Signing for Beth!It was an incredibly exciting day!! We set up refreshments and the book table at our library .<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLKTEXwFVO8F-ybW6r66SJK_54vYdcCbHGcLEgThSe9oXQ1PtpnTCC-Jm0Folw2Q_txaZIVk3uR6cWhSjr8gQRLgNiGUxUGWdYvl3C0cQD2p07kuTT686c1KJI3OMPCyh1wdtt5WivUxc-RxkpQ80pYA60AtIqfE1mPVw6p0UCQL56O-YeH-VIWHhvFrW/s4080/PXL_20231209_181648806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLKTEXwFVO8F-ybW6r66SJK_54vYdcCbHGcLEgThSe9oXQ1PtpnTCC-Jm0Folw2Q_txaZIVk3uR6cWhSjr8gQRLgNiGUxUGWdYvl3C0cQD2p07kuTT686c1KJI3OMPCyh1wdtt5WivUxc-RxkpQ80pYA60AtIqfE1mPVw6p0UCQL56O-YeH-VIWHhvFrW/w483-h640/PXL_20231209_181648806.jpg" width="483" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Elisabeth had copies of "A King's Heart in the Lord's Hands" and "Redeeming Louise" available for purchase.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKr6Ucs4Rq6o7X-c8e0nDLX3D8d6hnMhAQyqkSIfddwF0U-OpjTu9oKoWmdxD6j_IHqAkFZninS1CjSmJ5n9R8Mi6_KpqlFyVfnTCbxeM5Uon6cLLT04gel97MU3QkTOQrP_9RAynsJXuNUykMmJPQJSZBURN4Q2MNzpQcejbJaDBBAGAjq17nVTmsGq5y/s4080/PXL_20231209_181251777.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKr6Ucs4Rq6o7X-c8e0nDLX3D8d6hnMhAQyqkSIfddwF0U-OpjTu9oKoWmdxD6j_IHqAkFZninS1CjSmJ5n9R8Mi6_KpqlFyVfnTCbxeM5Uon6cLLT04gel97MU3QkTOQrP_9RAynsJXuNUykMmJPQJSZBURN4Q2MNzpQcejbJaDBBAGAjq17nVTmsGq5y/w482-h640/PXL_20231209_181251777.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>We were so excited that my Mom drove up from Fort Myers to be with us. The special day got even more special!!<br /><p></p>She did a reading of her new book, answered some questions, and talked about how she began writing. Her passion for writing shone through as she was poised and confident in her speaking. So proud of my girl!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jDEt7f3p6_-R1YhBn0GsZtI7Rx8Sp4LxygtjnhbE321PLjXAFckT1i0nASY4XZEqfVboQ6-qTISs-ToO2hBJUsfNa_BIBBKJzOLegCPLuSmVA6sADpXIjdTowEnWJMy4qNzsdZJw8653JLX66vOTPIpjYUZbnyt25ULnS-PoEU52VEdTTUBwyacgCZmC/s4080/PXL_20231209_175202122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jDEt7f3p6_-R1YhBn0GsZtI7Rx8Sp4LxygtjnhbE321PLjXAFckT1i0nASY4XZEqfVboQ6-qTISs-ToO2hBJUsfNa_BIBBKJzOLegCPLuSmVA6sADpXIjdTowEnWJMy4qNzsdZJw8653JLX66vOTPIpjYUZbnyt25ULnS-PoEU52VEdTTUBwyacgCZmC/w640-h482/PXL_20231209_175202122.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And of course she signed many books!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBBMOuMU_JvraIvMNDce2dgvl_7O4kVNPT9-Xw5BXSlCTBUIdcastsnfhs_vIkDFcHdVeqLsIhwya3MdsAx9onn-p0epdxHTj3APyB9dut9aXg3P_hgkZ_xgOtdYrSNtiZfBMfal9wjGtHDQhp1pmPEllyUC5MPShJiy2K9HC6zq1DlXk7lvw_-eYZ44r/s4080/PXL_20231209_170236455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBBMOuMU_JvraIvMNDce2dgvl_7O4kVNPT9-Xw5BXSlCTBUIdcastsnfhs_vIkDFcHdVeqLsIhwya3MdsAx9onn-p0epdxHTj3APyB9dut9aXg3P_hgkZ_xgOtdYrSNtiZfBMfal9wjGtHDQhp1pmPEllyUC5MPShJiy2K9HC6zq1DlXk7lvw_-eYZ44r/w482-h640/PXL_20231209_170236455.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqoXPmAk27DZlKsTXwBXXA2g_OOclc3MjRClJ7gnaIAi8Kc4Qjg-21MCgDK61ZdFxdEyosw5iGnRIWje1Xe64CoJKwoOFDrJWHvTKAPskhsEKgflsnMgC5fsgsHo2yRnI38ypXWrH5nm9Ty9KYB-_fJ_iu21bCN2cDsIdh8Mz2QsAbnWW6EfqVsZfFeKP/s4080/PXL_20231209_170229995.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqoXPmAk27DZlKsTXwBXXA2g_OOclc3MjRClJ7gnaIAi8Kc4Qjg-21MCgDK61ZdFxdEyosw5iGnRIWje1Xe64CoJKwoOFDrJWHvTKAPskhsEKgflsnMgC5fsgsHo2yRnI38ypXWrH5nm9Ty9KYB-_fJ_iu21bCN2cDsIdh8Mz2QsAbnWW6EfqVsZfFeKP/w640-h482/PXL_20231209_170229995.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0obe-TSgFJK1ePIy01Xk_y40-nDmGT98Jf5wO4NNXUgsE_I1VjlH5e01eKSi9wHyECnSb-Wo1nsbYDn0J9wTqlk3PuRsBQMDQFWnOGoZM6mp42KPv-SS6Lmj5UDMxx_JHqmO7z3uFGbrL2WkeAC2AfjtpR2r9BuAt74FcLoz467sP380XQn_bus2nio0/s4080/PXL_20231209_165813725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0obe-TSgFJK1ePIy01Xk_y40-nDmGT98Jf5wO4NNXUgsE_I1VjlH5e01eKSi9wHyECnSb-Wo1nsbYDn0J9wTqlk3PuRsBQMDQFWnOGoZM6mp42KPv-SS6Lmj5UDMxx_JHqmO7z3uFGbrL2WkeAC2AfjtpR2r9BuAt74FcLoz467sP380XQn_bus2nio0/w640-h482/PXL_20231209_165813725.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p>We are so thrilled how the Lord is leading this endeavor and the influence for Christ Beth is having. There really is no greater joy!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA23VhxI9OaWCtFE_XvTUsbKFvRlTmL9qmFp2FDraqn_TeXJ4bHAIqBy7LxA246vkCN4Wagm9yIcnIT2J6sXIqL94fw3tfZcuyhJfwP0WKgga3naQl9CncDNpvQq1FX9oDCenJhTycecXur3dCfDIRkP-6V8noFvlwwetQe3TkqNSL6DjB8_Hd6GnXaOM7/s4080/PXL_20231209_165743106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA23VhxI9OaWCtFE_XvTUsbKFvRlTmL9qmFp2FDraqn_TeXJ4bHAIqBy7LxA246vkCN4Wagm9yIcnIT2J6sXIqL94fw3tfZcuyhJfwP0WKgga3naQl9CncDNpvQq1FX9oDCenJhTycecXur3dCfDIRkP-6V8noFvlwwetQe3TkqNSL6DjB8_Hd6GnXaOM7/w640-h484/PXL_20231209_165743106.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUqPM5KqzH0ySye67gfrbE-igVJaRdha_NTh2hh4CytttcbK9wWH27LyT_j7Tir8hfGZ015wICCpE5L_oT0B7dJN3sBZ0Q5jGOauUtZhKQE_Zm-Oug1FcPeFchHp4Kavmk0L8I0I4w0A99tAQD_foE6DP4EKm8ATC_rY1GG96DNtS1ZHoVCLwic8lDM6D/s4080/PXL_20231209_174348631.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUqPM5KqzH0ySye67gfrbE-igVJaRdha_NTh2hh4CytttcbK9wWH27LyT_j7Tir8hfGZ015wICCpE5L_oT0B7dJN3sBZ0Q5jGOauUtZhKQE_Zm-Oug1FcPeFchHp4Kavmk0L8I0I4w0A99tAQD_foE6DP4EKm8ATC_rY1GG96DNtS1ZHoVCLwic8lDM6D/w640-h482/PXL_20231209_174348631.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokCo8bzkLOMR8lxoPdsSM7pIvuTrj1x6bLKR-4kylF5pp0ONGbYu7_5FBS5YjHRoFczZHv_KkVNuCZ-0cEBOHk-qgRmqkfQ4O0i_FXXyw7kUdWbBceKFywa4OXeBzWeQmGDn8ivMDe4bODzZnJZSc5E3Zn0UNMUqUBN9zLndMdhUvae0qeebNebThOD36/s4080/PXL_20231209_185338255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokCo8bzkLOMR8lxoPdsSM7pIvuTrj1x6bLKR-4kylF5pp0ONGbYu7_5FBS5YjHRoFczZHv_KkVNuCZ-0cEBOHk-qgRmqkfQ4O0i_FXXyw7kUdWbBceKFywa4OXeBzWeQmGDn8ivMDe4bODzZnJZSc5E3Zn0UNMUqUBN9zLndMdhUvae0qeebNebThOD36/w640-h482/PXL_20231209_185338255.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-1210000835303647232023-12-13T17:27:00.004-05:002023-12-13T17:27:50.466-05:00Ladies fellowship Christmas party!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOUNKqjRtSFunBr9yeCt1ih0iXLeKPEF2I5veCzuWJA4IEPuBNvRvP3YTf1Ys5wPEtyWNMdVYg-s5HCH95MCCDARTCLQ-EiW_HpSE48_DIEh-LZJTJt5PKT47Z5-LuPUrJ8PXJNog7sXaLoOIE1Q3q9v7atE3p9Kfm0iX1JGNhatGG3r8nJjEqznvzyN2/s4080/PXL_20231130_190304799.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOUNKqjRtSFunBr9yeCt1ih0iXLeKPEF2I5veCzuWJA4IEPuBNvRvP3YTf1Ys5wPEtyWNMdVYg-s5HCH95MCCDARTCLQ-EiW_HpSE48_DIEh-LZJTJt5PKT47Z5-LuPUrJ8PXJNog7sXaLoOIE1Q3q9v7atE3p9Kfm0iX1JGNhatGG3r8nJjEqznvzyN2/w482-h640/PXL_20231130_190304799.jpg" width="482" /></a></div> If you know me, you know that ladies fellowships are some of my favorite ministries of our church! VSIBC has steadily been growing and I truly believe one of the reasons is because we have developed a tight close-knit family. Our church family loves to be together and do lots of things together. So I know that these kind of events are not just fun, but they are encouraging, uplifting and memory makers! I just love being the preacher's wife!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTvcmYJ5GNx_GUIbIFkmobNhm4gxr4U-ldk3MRIMZ3e8gO6L9EAAbzPPjk5CwXA4olzsSrgHCUa2KNYKSGPCn7WFCM1jRb5ytVzrahPOzWD_xAYoHxfvDtyFYV6CC1a22-0jpubIG4pHOtlPWwJrL9QVAPDDj_Yo2HXKL1dGa8rwHCC2q6nyulXIhZ-Xf/s4080/PXL_20231130_190319292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTvcmYJ5GNx_GUIbIFkmobNhm4gxr4U-ldk3MRIMZ3e8gO6L9EAAbzPPjk5CwXA4olzsSrgHCUa2KNYKSGPCn7WFCM1jRb5ytVzrahPOzWD_xAYoHxfvDtyFYV6CC1a22-0jpubIG4pHOtlPWwJrL9QVAPDDj_Yo2HXKL1dGa8rwHCC2q6nyulXIhZ-Xf/w482-h640/PXL_20231130_190319292.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>We decided that we would do something for the first time that we haven't done yet. In this building. We decided to take down all of the chairs in the auditorium and convert it into a beautiful, lovely dinner spot. We did this several times in our old building but hadn't yet done this in the new one. It turned out beautiful!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGbcnX7CRKvhKQDHds6nn-NHo7Zxv423a-fIXgEy5JuJncEHIyMkn-X8RfVtmefxpu__ovmilmTbzku63vmoyDEihx1wAWDAzlAPq9eAk8cwtJvKt49f6KnQkjPumuWnYarNWmI60yEOSsSEGqgPk6QUzzvzEkhWrIKIp4KCfeF8BB2yDOXr9uIdykkDg/s4080/PXL_20231130_230426170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGbcnX7CRKvhKQDHds6nn-NHo7Zxv423a-fIXgEy5JuJncEHIyMkn-X8RfVtmefxpu__ovmilmTbzku63vmoyDEihx1wAWDAzlAPq9eAk8cwtJvKt49f6KnQkjPumuWnYarNWmI60yEOSsSEGqgPk6QUzzvzEkhWrIKIp4KCfeF8BB2yDOXr9uIdykkDg/w640-h482/PXL_20231130_230426170.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I love the candlelight! I turned on as many of our battery-powered lights as I could find!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1pgFNgX3SDEYf101lySGDt3rOB8PJvmgHPbB2-vPungkm2pA5L4ShCljQVdizElYkI17xzvebw7A9Iv7Y_5MBPXnfiOpQoWzTTtpXwXidT3anUKcsWAR2NjEorKC-VWt9LWIiunIT-yUHXSELbhAlOcvWGkgFNJPCYF1q-YmDJUCICu5w7hHihphu_5IO/s4080/PXL_20231130_230437337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1pgFNgX3SDEYf101lySGDt3rOB8PJvmgHPbB2-vPungkm2pA5L4ShCljQVdizElYkI17xzvebw7A9Iv7Y_5MBPXnfiOpQoWzTTtpXwXidT3anUKcsWAR2NjEorKC-VWt9LWIiunIT-yUHXSELbhAlOcvWGkgFNJPCYF1q-YmDJUCICu5w7hHihphu_5IO/w482-h640/PXL_20231130_230437337.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Since we are decorated the auditorium with a musical theme, I decided to keep that for our party as well. I wanted it to be reflecting as we talked on the origins of how different of our Christmas hymns were written. It was a very encouraging study!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqr4P8pwiK7IZNnB41rIFbswhyzzaMHpL1ocVOiCxtV0XDU3TrmCHpc0ZY35UbbbaepX6UeIA2lOymMzspmhZccl-miASO2f8P7RVxYALei7_QlI6SyKXIZDcssYLHHXvdl6fom3MnGea2efqDLwoy5qkEA8iaIK6XFPpJrI_p6iOgBG2pUbjqUeFhZRvw/s4080/PXL_20231130_230445791.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqr4P8pwiK7IZNnB41rIFbswhyzzaMHpL1ocVOiCxtV0XDU3TrmCHpc0ZY35UbbbaepX6UeIA2lOymMzspmhZccl-miASO2f8P7RVxYALei7_QlI6SyKXIZDcssYLHHXvdl6fom3MnGea2efqDLwoy5qkEA8iaIK6XFPpJrI_p6iOgBG2pUbjqUeFhZRvw/s320/PXL_20231130_230445791.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMq-dbnk91-v3kbxkH62JGhO_Zj97Fyv5SWlcp-ySPJyOIRrQVnTY8xb9u0WtFEYYPj-rIRWh0XsWg0hLuGSHNepjfCrU7wHlJVk9YVj0p8d4oToVnLzpgZGzD_8TKBH-4ooDiKDZMIgZHInki8EQoi0w11HuF76hJYgiXkJuasQdIWo1AHAQ_tTfF-IZV/s3280/PXL_20231130_221132990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3280" data-original-width="2464" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMq-dbnk91-v3kbxkH62JGhO_Zj97Fyv5SWlcp-ySPJyOIRrQVnTY8xb9u0WtFEYYPj-rIRWh0XsWg0hLuGSHNepjfCrU7wHlJVk9YVj0p8d4oToVnLzpgZGzD_8TKBH-4ooDiKDZMIgZHInki8EQoi0w11HuF76hJYgiXkJuasQdIWo1AHAQ_tTfF-IZV/w480-h640/PXL_20231130_221132990.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>But then I wanted it to be fun too! I guess you could fill in crazy in that blank too! I told all of our ladies to come dressed as a Christmas song. I chose to come dressed as Welcome Christmas, it's the song when the Whoville characters sing around the tree. It was so fun putting this outfit together!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZq7UaTGfCamCmCewkLMW8qszhR2fCUK5ZSq7gkw9RUSdPmm0PFi1K1zHrLXa16ixNtLUepnkKnllDigdh9iYU3JI601O4JSdq1Sm6Qcwv3aoG94OU2jVnmejZe3xm18qh6tEx-7wHFt0lzGHJqpDefm9yfHwz3fLde3rTgHq1dMDB7eTW3RYVTo54HeC/s4080/PXL_20231130_221953997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZq7UaTGfCamCmCewkLMW8qszhR2fCUK5ZSq7gkw9RUSdPmm0PFi1K1zHrLXa16ixNtLUepnkKnllDigdh9iYU3JI601O4JSdq1Sm6Qcwv3aoG94OU2jVnmejZe3xm18qh6tEx-7wHFt0lzGHJqpDefm9yfHwz3fLde3rTgHq1dMDB7eTW3RYVTo54HeC/w482-h640/PXL_20231130_221953997.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Brenna decide to dress as Mrs. Santa Claus. She's the cutest Mrs. Santa Claus I've ever seen!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdekDA3ntsoi1gDlePUz8ZhdhjAMa2XyOP_IdF1_YpqziXAUEygwy9yC1268V_4GDiHa6ihIrp9wgg23PEyPuyUAS4oREvEtWSj7DlxYnBOjAo1TU2WPzIjOzxK85IIAAdK_3fxSHzq5KSjLWWUN7zNx1Q6mOcxORAHgUNwbmVm728rvI6fa0yc1j_-Q0/s4080/PXL_20231130_231940116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdekDA3ntsoi1gDlePUz8ZhdhjAMa2XyOP_IdF1_YpqziXAUEygwy9yC1268V_4GDiHa6ihIrp9wgg23PEyPuyUAS4oREvEtWSj7DlxYnBOjAo1TU2WPzIjOzxK85IIAAdK_3fxSHzq5KSjLWWUN7zNx1Q6mOcxORAHgUNwbmVm728rvI6fa0yc1j_-Q0/w482-h640/PXL_20231130_231940116.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Our ladies were so creative! We had "Let there be Peace on Earth"<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7P3ofY93puwIGdb4Vj2MALArk-ovLtxbQr4uuvHYn5fvyxOClBCKh-dkWLJgiY_fA8QIG_fzJEJSy9Vnvvs-5LRC5hoWEf6YNzJMDNOcjTpXqfpoeaWGYqCuA3Y9V_1apmfS4bZRcNqPaNmYbVqpOD20ftKpwSpXX0iIKdI8q1vBbePhfvMJ4EWcFXSdU/s4080/PXL_20231130_232242786.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7P3ofY93puwIGdb4Vj2MALArk-ovLtxbQr4uuvHYn5fvyxOClBCKh-dkWLJgiY_fA8QIG_fzJEJSy9Vnvvs-5LRC5hoWEf6YNzJMDNOcjTpXqfpoeaWGYqCuA3Y9V_1apmfS4bZRcNqPaNmYbVqpOD20ftKpwSpXX0iIKdI8q1vBbePhfvMJ4EWcFXSdU/w482-h640/PXL_20231130_232242786.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Callie dressed as "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas." Beth did "Sleigh Ride" and Tabitha dressed as "When Christmas Cones to Town" from polar Express.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUvOfCpcRZhgPu7OGHsmYU8P5cy-5rnP9utqYOz25mg3tajUj-MZ9Mwumv0pDSYlwUQYpyMVbOSgH819rfKFISKhxciMhyphenhyphenlrt4XevvN7pVKxFD8hWOYW7oxTEXEwE4kcYnLZCWzVejiYvd-FIiDjfDv5UOlqdKV-AvMaB9XhBRvTBhDCqZO36Zm59JUxT/s4080/PXL_20231130_233521588.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUvOfCpcRZhgPu7OGHsmYU8P5cy-5rnP9utqYOz25mg3tajUj-MZ9Mwumv0pDSYlwUQYpyMVbOSgH819rfKFISKhxciMhyphenhyphenlrt4XevvN7pVKxFD8hWOYW7oxTEXEwE4kcYnLZCWzVejiYvd-FIiDjfDv5UOlqdKV-AvMaB9XhBRvTBhDCqZO36Zm59JUxT/w482-h640/PXL_20231130_233521588.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>" Oh Christmas Tree" and " Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire"<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIcZBkDd9kyf4ImgzV53Bcistq7THRKRbu7xHRDbnhidOmMCcK6I1RQ6Zvslkf3QV9oZOzZ7i-WO-F5qeIuplriRa9HjZpszaTE1j8DghqfFlUMcWKge9j8YsW_5BdRHN3GzEPUOit_QZ0vODUFW6Sl6oL9rAHsHqCQhJXwHzT6KlGKtkkTWYGdep1uuX/s4080/PXL_20231130_235533651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIcZBkDd9kyf4ImgzV53Bcistq7THRKRbu7xHRDbnhidOmMCcK6I1RQ6Zvslkf3QV9oZOzZ7i-WO-F5qeIuplriRa9HjZpszaTE1j8DghqfFlUMcWKge9j8YsW_5BdRHN3GzEPUOit_QZ0vODUFW6Sl6oL9rAHsHqCQhJXwHzT6KlGKtkkTWYGdep1uuX/w482-h640/PXL_20231130_235533651.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>We did a soup buffet and had quite a feast!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlhkWW8-LZY_cBXW5v5FQr6ZGx18fsEAzsHsHAIQXRMBR5VuljEA0ZIYo0s6D15KntWLJS44kGpGtatOKD2aQYWo1fQ0COUt7G9mKe-F-PTXaig8giRgC91z1ORcOT_0NSCpSPJI1xF9F6nHN9W0SQ3x0lqy4rv9Qd1BnB-noCe4D32Tmi0zyDNvLEvQX/s4080/PXL_20231201_002538680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlhkWW8-LZY_cBXW5v5FQr6ZGx18fsEAzsHsHAIQXRMBR5VuljEA0ZIYo0s6D15KntWLJS44kGpGtatOKD2aQYWo1fQ0COUt7G9mKe-F-PTXaig8giRgC91z1ORcOT_0NSCpSPJI1xF9F6nHN9W0SQ3x0lqy4rv9Qd1BnB-noCe4D32Tmi0zyDNvLEvQX/w640-h482/PXL_20231201_002538680.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We took this picture to show my husband that were eating in the auditoriumππ<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOrWGyF4IZFBGNHRxKCn_2krP4iRtlfURZwcaPc37gfI44oe0Lg8-vFv4bfRBr-_vnxMxoWm_iULlydi2EsaYtJCe6mNyUwsmSp3M45UYGX7nw8LK1WG5lrnSHKkjqiKAKcLZQdx2EWkimZSm8BTDoHmSoudd3d9XBlab0U60CJm4BZm3qM9_lTNjjIIt/s4080/PXL_20231201_003605044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOrWGyF4IZFBGNHRxKCn_2krP4iRtlfURZwcaPc37gfI44oe0Lg8-vFv4bfRBr-_vnxMxoWm_iULlydi2EsaYtJCe6mNyUwsmSp3M45UYGX7nw8LK1WG5lrnSHKkjqiKAKcLZQdx2EWkimZSm8BTDoHmSoudd3d9XBlab0U60CJm4BZm3qM9_lTNjjIIt/w482-h640/PXL_20231201_003605044.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>And of course there were tons of desserts. I sure do love time with the ladies of our church!<br /> <p></p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-21810306226975998932023-12-13T16:55:00.000-05:002023-12-13T16:55:09.351-05:00Christmas School <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt08rdH5ChsdCN38eetttMfugqr2mQKwrBUwgrZ0ZZr4Sn_FpXQuxKzuEKJAHCX13Z-sj1Bq4gYKz-3EjbnFG93qcx5TK2CPBRvUism5kSOmaaN-4K8n1m2euVTxUDw-T0Y39ZzfUmqqPYWzW4eCgnvMJzp8sG1_hGZuQv1reHH0yvW5tv-QhZ7qUUhEtL/s4080/PXL_20231128_153235145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt08rdH5ChsdCN38eetttMfugqr2mQKwrBUwgrZ0ZZr4Sn_FpXQuxKzuEKJAHCX13Z-sj1Bq4gYKz-3EjbnFG93qcx5TK2CPBRvUism5kSOmaaN-4K8n1m2euVTxUDw-T0Y39ZzfUmqqPYWzW4eCgnvMJzp8sG1_hGZuQv1reHH0yvW5tv-QhZ7qUUhEtL/w482-h640/PXL_20231128_153235145.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /> Christmas School is here! Last year we started a new tradition where we stopped our other subjects and for the month of December we did Christmas School! We kept up with math as well. It went so fabulous! We learned so much and it was just a nice way to enter into the Christmas season. Last week year we used Campfire Curriculums Caroling Noel unit study. We loved it!!<p></p><p>So this year we started our Christmas School and we are using another Campfire Curriculums unit called Christmas around the Campfire. It is going great! I love this time where the kids and I can sit with a cup of hot cocoa and do school together. There's so much good conversation and so much learning all around. I'm loving it! </p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-86697467964523957442023-12-06T12:07:00.004-05:002023-12-06T12:07:47.713-05:00We need a Lollipop tree too!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuzQurQSoX-Xpop4LiM9WZ32J0Uey_nBGtI9Inz8L75ddEE3d_pBIfBiSYWUV_pPEGnJBYpCauF-wlE2sWfbYxO5kqs30cGRfgEQAqE6sPZgx8mGDy-5pyxHx-seCEEGLVDjRRkPyMQCXQJTuFsYEzxclk5DXpqU-u09vAO03VF2Rr6kkqli0Nd8ZfFJk/s4080/PXL_20231129_000739192.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuzQurQSoX-Xpop4LiM9WZ32J0Uey_nBGtI9Inz8L75ddEE3d_pBIfBiSYWUV_pPEGnJBYpCauF-wlE2sWfbYxO5kqs30cGRfgEQAqE6sPZgx8mGDy-5pyxHx-seCEEGLVDjRRkPyMQCXQJTuFsYEzxclk5DXpqU-u09vAO03VF2Rr6kkqli0Nd8ZfFJk/w482-h640/PXL_20231129_000739192.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>I am loving being a Lolli! And loving putting up a Lollipop tree every year!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFc4F1c7ELLMIb5nzU42MMUj30XgIo_0CcwvrttJe2UxyEK9UdnLRWR8d4rodcuyD4ZRUcfBsuLaP9UCVORo_SJRvPzbbUTvjuCLhOtkfEN72S4wCzdMa1R52CjSfqQ31vTDkH-LMd_zJqYHmuRbM628cr0k1EzTOAcIV0SHLPEGDIFgHLcZAFVfmjrAec/s4080/PXL_20231129_000745921.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFc4F1c7ELLMIb5nzU42MMUj30XgIo_0CcwvrttJe2UxyEK9UdnLRWR8d4rodcuyD4ZRUcfBsuLaP9UCVORo_SJRvPzbbUTvjuCLhOtkfEN72S4wCzdMa1R52CjSfqQ31vTDkH-LMd_zJqYHmuRbM628cr0k1EzTOAcIV0SHLPEGDIFgHLcZAFVfmjrAec/w482-h640/PXL_20231129_000745921.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>It was so fun to plan an evening with some of my grandbabies to decorate their tree and to have a sleepover too!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Now we just need to put a bunch of presents under it!<br /> <p></p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-91725255226308318272023-12-05T08:35:00.006-05:002023-12-05T08:35:28.839-05:00Trimming our Tree<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFrxeiloAzVvniuhvaPTVrJYwCraVjuz8sRh_IpdOHGbvqe_Sf3yfcY03A41zOr-M19fTK3B-XAmybUbl0t4NXdNy9_JEdAc-PPFnCvy31GfO24F8x9hzo5alWgQYXTKtwdcGF3-M3UMnuuOcBS4o_s6t9ziOMVipxJZxB27z8mE4YO6Z2a267lDN3iH4/s3280/PXL_20231123_204650238.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFrxeiloAzVvniuhvaPTVrJYwCraVjuz8sRh_IpdOHGbvqe_Sf3yfcY03A41zOr-M19fTK3B-XAmybUbl0t4NXdNy9_JEdAc-PPFnCvy31GfO24F8x9hzo5alWgQYXTKtwdcGF3-M3UMnuuOcBS4o_s6t9ziOMVipxJZxB27z8mE4YO6Z2a267lDN3iH4/w640-h480/PXL_20231123_204650238.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> I love this time of year and all the traditions our family holds. Our kiddos keep us on track of everything that we're supposed to be doing! I just love it!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirW9Iy42-j1FGZVqlq4i1BEe24ToUCi2nRc1s0eFaDqD60jnz31hANmHimYJKtbBIW0nC57Nfh8_8fl79qx4C5bU55gPkw8tMTyrljoxiEsX3zNlq2Z7Z-bW9Z3uzzrj6i45gpARGAHj4NRkDwcQVkEz-UZj_0xLjWDMLwwSb3S7nyIKWcpMUywSaFlLbi/s4080/PXL_20231123_212513793.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirW9Iy42-j1FGZVqlq4i1BEe24ToUCi2nRc1s0eFaDqD60jnz31hANmHimYJKtbBIW0nC57Nfh8_8fl79qx4C5bU55gPkw8tMTyrljoxiEsX3zNlq2Z7Z-bW9Z3uzzrj6i45gpARGAHj4NRkDwcQVkEz-UZj_0xLjWDMLwwSb3S7nyIKWcpMUywSaFlLbi/w640-h482/PXL_20231123_212513793.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>After our bellies were full and we took a little walk after Thanksgiving dinner, we headed out to the tree lot to pick out our Christmas tree!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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My daughter is really an author! It has been amazing to see her book have such an impact on others! She's heard of teenagers, ladies and men as well, enjoy her book. There have been believers and unbelievers read and she has had such a great response!</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kings-Heart-LORDS-Hands-Modern/dp/B0CFZ9DGX3/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2YJIHYCCW8OOB&keywords=the+king%27s+heart+in+the+lord%27s+hands&qid=1701266086&sprefix=the+kings+heart+in+the+lord%27s+hands+%2Caps%2C169&sr=8-1">The King's Heart in the Lord's Hands</a> is available on Amazon. And yesterday her new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Redeeming-Louise-Daughters-Elisabeth-Kristine/dp/B0CNS6X3BK/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2P0YUZKVN0ZO0&keywords=Redeeming+Louise&qid=1701265654&sprefix=redeeming+loyise%2Caps%2C154&sr=8-1">Redeeming Louise</a> became available as well!</p><p>We've been in contact with our local library and they are letting us hold a book signing in their meeting room. If any of my readers happen to be in the area I would love for you to attend! It will be Saturday, December 9th, from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the High Springs Library. There will be refreshments, a meet and greet with Elisabeth, a giveaway to enter, and just a really great time. She will also have both books available for purchase and of course she will be willing to sign them π π I am so proud of my Beth!</p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-83815085179145438802023-11-29T08:47:00.003-05:002023-11-29T08:47:12.571-05:00A Wonderful Thanksgiving <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUK-vvIO30Il6hasT1mbsGCem0G7SqL90b9JLQQo-iko7-SoVKRHIG476ABMfb3kfz-ZHd60ghjvn5o7-nBxIVU5R95pjvASrhgYVVmomIqCfcCY7nplq7Khjqcw4kA9qO0-QFA3Jsp3HSQk3ITK1i-hcsqJ0c_6bEcQJpp0i9KDr_yPCpXJLaTxnWeJmZ/s4080/PXL_20231123_160448902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUK-vvIO30Il6hasT1mbsGCem0G7SqL90b9JLQQo-iko7-SoVKRHIG476ABMfb3kfz-ZHd60ghjvn5o7-nBxIVU5R95pjvASrhgYVVmomIqCfcCY7nplq7Khjqcw4kA9qO0-QFA3Jsp3HSQk3ITK1i-hcsqJ0c_6bEcQJpp0i9KDr_yPCpXJLaTxnWeJmZ/w482-h640/PXL_20231123_160448902.jpg" width="482" /></a></div> What a great Thanksgiving we had!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYHx7emdiuPsEjZg1jG-ITBZq-SpTV6kkFgF_QBFF-YMQ1nm_cpHeka6D0waAxg6hiG9BVOMsfHcz56wGk7eOk91UVir8K7yKsTHpy1zR1QiukNS2Z-yW73VYstCgLILcCTqdI6Ksn-ImgSWPkj4DdtggM27ErwU92XBCuzTOqXg9OgSlrhEgWjY8pGDc/s4080/PXL_20231123_160453408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYHx7emdiuPsEjZg1jG-ITBZq-SpTV6kkFgF_QBFF-YMQ1nm_cpHeka6D0waAxg6hiG9BVOMsfHcz56wGk7eOk91UVir8K7yKsTHpy1zR1QiukNS2Z-yW73VYstCgLILcCTqdI6Ksn-ImgSWPkj4DdtggM27ErwU92XBCuzTOqXg9OgSlrhEgWjY8pGDc/w482-h640/PXL_20231123_160453408.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Callie and I always love to set up the table and decorate it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGxRc_GlR9YwLJbwPNP8NwwFj74EO8F4ETAd94LjGUaOxPza1qxPi-ceBZeqNzqh3b0X9WOyY9SZuDQ3dO6vFE9XU0-QJWat0tte5jKRRvkrbix6WbD16aXai1aJUAhtPk9YEajdqTXg92v7uXzLinVIHy-t2c7Kk5zzdDfui55hg2flVYpc-nZuML1t8/s4080/PXL_20231123_160501193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGxRc_GlR9YwLJbwPNP8NwwFj74EO8F4ETAd94LjGUaOxPza1qxPi-ceBZeqNzqh3b0X9WOyY9SZuDQ3dO6vFE9XU0-QJWat0tte5jKRRvkrbix6WbD16aXai1aJUAhtPk9YEajdqTXg92v7uXzLinVIHy-t2c7Kk5zzdDfui55hg2flVYpc-nZuML1t8/w482-h640/PXL_20231123_160501193.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>My pilgrim collection is growing! And I love it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFLk8Ihxf-jaT2nyX6iTp0lKF5lGgD4FNsFRyccfi9tDMqsKbsMxvvJVJ6yP0w0leXACj5EUj6esZ6cUn19EQik-PQO8aiE0F3Jeivxv3b5rC-kMtTYMpKrNVw7pOtEBsyJ77kzp1VkUbjCHJO76hW2WLk_dE_I1MmjDLzdlFNfar3qDAKLt8VajNJF8v/s4080/PXL_20231123_160514479.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFLk8Ihxf-jaT2nyX6iTp0lKF5lGgD4FNsFRyccfi9tDMqsKbsMxvvJVJ6yP0w0leXACj5EUj6esZ6cUn19EQik-PQO8aiE0F3Jeivxv3b5rC-kMtTYMpKrNVw7pOtEBsyJ77kzp1VkUbjCHJO76hW2WLk_dE_I1MmjDLzdlFNfar3qDAKLt8VajNJF8v/w482-h640/PXL_20231123_160514479.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieoaDJh2SVNlEY2SFP-CmkQ94ODTPIqNbzzsEUwmwWsTJ_fC45Ii79pAggaNvrE_g6eF-ozUbdMUJjMtys7G7-qRPD8ktj6rij0e-J6QT51fYk1E8hMFMkVTDLb05pDfRr75pDShBlnEVwinJyp7hxFkTi6y5Qg42jpSwVsZL8p4nNnU9NHf1oaFXCk04U/s3280/PXL_20231123_163427596.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieoaDJh2SVNlEY2SFP-CmkQ94ODTPIqNbzzsEUwmwWsTJ_fC45Ii79pAggaNvrE_g6eF-ozUbdMUJjMtys7G7-qRPD8ktj6rij0e-J6QT51fYk1E8hMFMkVTDLb05pDfRr75pDShBlnEVwinJyp7hxFkTi6y5Qg42jpSwVsZL8p4nNnU9NHf1oaFXCk04U/w640-h480/PXL_20231123_163427596.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Our family starts arriving a little bit before noon and we get all the food lined up on our snacker.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExyHEJMohI-xEyT1NMAGvKNC-ffISMjvmIRk2ztOgUwMhFVwGvEuVBsEB4JBinothp6liyl8NzY84jawzYW3BG6sCvPJ7V6I2BkEGi8G7OQDRu7i5XT0X-Judx2HuM2mWhyphenhyphenVuOrNC7aLzmz5yCbstjEveKq-Mw5zySwMrdjEyrmCVFcDYpMX4vsMZmFJ4/s4080/PXL_20231123_163438664.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExyHEJMohI-xEyT1NMAGvKNC-ffISMjvmIRk2ztOgUwMhFVwGvEuVBsEB4JBinothp6liyl8NzY84jawzYW3BG6sCvPJ7V6I2BkEGi8G7OQDRu7i5XT0X-Judx2HuM2mWhyphenhyphenVuOrNC7aLzmz5yCbstjEveKq-Mw5zySwMrdjEyrmCVFcDYpMX4vsMZmFJ4/w482-h640/PXL_20231123_163438664.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_qbxumAjM_bz8pmjfjhZ3HXJ1mzICW5UYT5sKg5Oq78QWRXcrSWzev15xMeFIBHZiR4bQBx0Vp5PuA6QEIdIystWAgFEVhetkKF6Rgde4LWDKrizAzq1d0ZniSU4K5YEb_UR9HJ4YIYIoM3YaPLvOCi_SVwM8V5Mw7TwGAMKz4veA4L248h3Ertygt1i/s4080/PXL_20231123_170107100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_qbxumAjM_bz8pmjfjhZ3HXJ1mzICW5UYT5sKg5Oq78QWRXcrSWzev15xMeFIBHZiR4bQBx0Vp5PuA6QEIdIystWAgFEVhetkKF6Rgde4LWDKrizAzq1d0ZniSU4K5YEb_UR9HJ4YIYIoM3YaPLvOCi_SVwM8V5Mw7TwGAMKz4veA4L248h3Ertygt1i/w482-h640/PXL_20231123_170107100.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>There was so. much. Food!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpO6d9n9HBF55_14DMwYAmBlygv0aZSvoIwfTFSkwM7ykGBCGwLxe2Q_aT6YsmGC04mqN4-lDA1m2TOMmE5VNActrDlsq_h3bWYcMr1wAldnCOfW6NcilH_XqNFR2_GmsiHzAJWIvXYfIRBDPQAtsCn4EQDD7EJ7IheX5bytei0iZtx-yu6qyDCEbExPP6/s4080/PXL_20231123_170116965.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpO6d9n9HBF55_14DMwYAmBlygv0aZSvoIwfTFSkwM7ykGBCGwLxe2Q_aT6YsmGC04mqN4-lDA1m2TOMmE5VNActrDlsq_h3bWYcMr1wAldnCOfW6NcilH_XqNFR2_GmsiHzAJWIvXYfIRBDPQAtsCn4EQDD7EJ7IheX5bytei0iZtx-yu6qyDCEbExPP6/w640-h482/PXL_20231123_170116965.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKXaFOvguOii_V8nMKQVyapTHR8UdBQ5Cf8fFJjx6QUf-cDUYgkgRu7y9aVCXto3R4h9ilZ9dVUBYpdug8Cd9PqtGj6-94yIEUouabK6Y9rF1RvK0oGnbfwm_R63j-lIgrSehbJvTi_zN-QKkG7lSwlEGOECugkdTrML2bMrhzDrIXY5csCWSmkRL4Pre/s4080/PXL_20231123_171100818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKXaFOvguOii_V8nMKQVyapTHR8UdBQ5Cf8fFJjx6QUf-cDUYgkgRu7y9aVCXto3R4h9ilZ9dVUBYpdug8Cd9PqtGj6-94yIEUouabK6Y9rF1RvK0oGnbfwm_R63j-lIgrSehbJvTi_zN-QKkG7lSwlEGOECugkdTrML2bMrhzDrIXY5csCWSmkRL4Pre/w482-h640/PXL_20231123_171100818.jpg" width="482" /></a></div>Every year I remind everyone to eat slow! All that work and the food is down in 20 minutes? We try to slow down and go around the table and tell what we're thankful for. We had scripture at each of the guys place for them to read. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy44Y4jcgHBt64xBH6KC4Q85Ozwp0PgC26CK2pUz42AHlkCcTiuCVqhIEARDbObOfLfD3rUx0BE91UqgbnFXqbyI-jnI_m7X6j_4s9JRFds-O4Gcs3Vd73vdb3pi0GZ_9vCQVzNXtuD97wsppHXPTdyydDd-MfwS5xOuzuXEc2YIZY2WkUzRx-Tq0_Zf0f/s4080/PXL_20231123_171105450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy44Y4jcgHBt64xBH6KC4Q85Ozwp0PgC26CK2pUz42AHlkCcTiuCVqhIEARDbObOfLfD3rUx0BE91UqgbnFXqbyI-jnI_m7X6j_4s9JRFds-O4Gcs3Vd73vdb3pi0GZ_9vCQVzNXtuD97wsppHXPTdyydDd-MfwS5xOuzuXEc2YIZY2WkUzRx-Tq0_Zf0f/w482-h640/PXL_20231123_171105450.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv72I-yS18KH9LhWhH3MpnBWbs9BBig7_Jp1Lp7z9kgKkq4jmNNCxYGDqQlBWUU5VycTrCjn3tKHzWmZP9rQiFow5gkKK9uc8xq-cerBDKPWrIsfUKu6_D6nKaHiMhFjHobdWffu_5RaGgxVsPGTIRhBzIkvSPORED_O7nQMBVt7eICmT8K-sbQaACvS7c/s4080/PXL_20231123_171111450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv72I-yS18KH9LhWhH3MpnBWbs9BBig7_Jp1Lp7z9kgKkq4jmNNCxYGDqQlBWUU5VycTrCjn3tKHzWmZP9rQiFow5gkKK9uc8xq-cerBDKPWrIsfUKu6_D6nKaHiMhFjHobdWffu_5RaGgxVsPGTIRhBzIkvSPORED_O7nQMBVt7eICmT8K-sbQaACvS7c/w482-h640/PXL_20231123_171111450.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMkxOWGSI3JVZr2319o4NP2oz5mGnXx6gFRPgxUgBSyXR9pJ3E0wyx61_0uisGSVGwzDq1QkRYwe6c5t1e74j5saQ8G1IS7TGLOP-QdonRGfo0ADN2ZxiMPLbUmsA2tfpIFp7k6N8oJpeyq8BQdDWSE8u8mnrO2jDJgQ4ZwKu5IOpXa4b2MoFXjPuY_La/s4080/PXL_20231123_171118173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyMkxOWGSI3JVZr2319o4NP2oz5mGnXx6gFRPgxUgBSyXR9pJ3E0wyx61_0uisGSVGwzDq1QkRYwe6c5t1e74j5saQ8G1IS7TGLOP-QdonRGfo0ADN2ZxiMPLbUmsA2tfpIFp7k6N8oJpeyq8BQdDWSE8u8mnrO2jDJgQ4ZwKu5IOpXa4b2MoFXjPuY_La/w640-h482/PXL_20231123_171118173.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0MUy4qF3kYpFgxSbMP_VS_NR9S8vo6UdNaEq9T66rJbtGvJPHz22uAULVFlGOlUaBeA4bOJy6q2Jh8mzwt2wYk0sKWGAyWY0HD-8P1iWFC_yr0EWW-GZcGlFweEX9Lv5u9oyffe2hdmr1-RnWu29v4peTA-CQ1rSQ2j0-1AYl1XbziwpKeP79uEVs2nX/s3280/PXL_20231123_171144618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0MUy4qF3kYpFgxSbMP_VS_NR9S8vo6UdNaEq9T66rJbtGvJPHz22uAULVFlGOlUaBeA4bOJy6q2Jh8mzwt2wYk0sKWGAyWY0HD-8P1iWFC_yr0EWW-GZcGlFweEX9Lv5u9oyffe2hdmr1-RnWu29v4peTA-CQ1rSQ2j0-1AYl1XbziwpKeP79uEVs2nX/w640-h480/PXL_20231123_171144618.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I love this time of year where family gathers around the table and we reflect on how good how God has been to us!<br /> <p></p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733540658373843500.post-60604450125003812752023-11-23T09:10:00.001-05:002023-11-23T09:10:00.139-05:00Happy Thanksgiving!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbpHlWOdeQXEXyOSQNzQ59DXC2mXLom5A2K_QFiU3cin6QIw7dIjAoIGO9iQsNjW77FCqbk5uJgShyfGsir8mAesufEiXpADMffki4Hh-xVxR16uN5pSl_j-W6gGFn2_F6Z6b4palLyracbDrYc76bqla4HEbbUjhvOAIvXVILbonUCKyqkzkASYAOR5o/s4080/PXL_20231106_125918366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPbpHlWOdeQXEXyOSQNzQ59DXC2mXLom5A2K_QFiU3cin6QIw7dIjAoIGO9iQsNjW77FCqbk5uJgShyfGsir8mAesufEiXpADMffki4Hh-xVxR16uN5pSl_j-W6gGFn2_F6Z6b4palLyracbDrYc76bqla4HEbbUjhvOAIvXVILbonUCKyqkzkASYAOR5o/w640-h482/PXL_20231106_125918366.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Happy Thanksgiving from the Gimenez Home!<p></p><p>The Bible says, "I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with Thanksgiving!"</p><p>He is worthy to be praised! And to be Thanked!</p>Kami Gimenezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412304691385459497noreply@blogger.com1