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Josiah’s THREE!
It’s official, we now have a 3-year-old and 4-year-old in the house! Josiah turned 3 almost two weeks ago. His birthday celebration was extravagant, as the whole week before we were at Disney and he was getting birthday treats galore. When we returned, he was super excited to get ready for his lumberjack party with some close friends and family. For his birthday, we served flapjacks and bacon for the lumberjack, he played outside with his buddies on a considerably warm day for January complete with a camp fire, S’mores, bean bag hatchet throwing, and of course cupcakes. His favorite part was receiving his big boy room, and his big…
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Addisyn and Josiah’s Week with the Mouse, 2019.
By all accounts, we are a little crazy regarding the Mouse. We just returned from Addisyn and Josiah’s second trip to Disney! It was magical, it was sparkly, it was sunny, it was parties, parades, sprinkles, and ice cream. It was lots of laughing, lots of fun, and lots of happy exhaustion for all. Our trip was truly glorious, filled with lots of favor along the way! On January 4th, we woke the kids up early, to catch our early flight and 3 hours later we were in Orlando, catching the Magical Express. We arrived at our hotel and they were already in heaven, remembering the sounds, sights, and even…
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Accountability for My Children…what I think they’ll need for Themselves and for Society
We live in a world where an entire generation or more of individuals have been raised with the mentality that they are not responsible for their own actions. Every bad, or unfortunate event, and unforeseen circumstances rests at the feet of someone else, and there is always someone else to blame for their misfortune. A scapegoat to take the fall for all circumstances, regardless of their participation. There is a whole generation of victims who are blameless in their own sight. These gentle lambs are quick to grab a sign and become an activist against their oppression/oppressors, take to the streets, make their voices heard, support a cause (even if…