A Day at "The Yard"...

Stolen Moments...

with the littlest one.  We took advantage of the beautiful spring day on Friday and went to the reservoir to enjoy some time together.

Week 21:52 {My Backyard}...

Our youngest and a friend enjoying the most coveted swing in the backyard on a beautiful spring day...

Multitude Monday #4885 - #4898...

pay attention.

be astonished .

tell about it .

~Mary Oliver

Giving thanks with the Gratitude Community for His unending gifts...

4885...reading this from the She Reads Truth Nehemiah study...

"Could it be that the section of the wall God has given you is important for your sanctification and His Glory today, but that He might also have an eternal plan for the work you’re doing? What if your simple job is the setting for miraculous, Kingdom-size work for generations to come? I’m willing to bet, in one way or another, it absolutely is."

4886...accompanying Joshua on a field trip...

4887...a good 30 day review meeting with the school...

4888...watching him serve our guests...

4889...a great movie and cookie dough with the boys on a Friday evening...

4890...a babysitter/friend that helps me with a busy morning of baseball on Saturday... 

4891...the things that happen on the baseball sidelines...

4892 ..."sport coat" shopping with the boys...

4893..."The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
    his mercies never come to an end; 
they are new every morning"... 
~ Lamentations 3:22-23

4894...baking with Will and listening to him sing a little song he made up called "kill the eggs" while he incorporates the eggs into the dough ...#lifewithboys 

4895...catching up with a friend one morning while our kids play... 

4896...writing group...women gathered around sharing stories...

4897...the beginning of his journey to 40...a weekend in the Shenandoah Valley with close friends...

4898...time catching up with Wes...hearing about his weekend...planning for the week...

Glaser Family Session...

This session was one of my absolute favorites.  Pouring rain made the colors more vibrant and the smiles more authentic.  This family is the real deal...and I'm so thankful we are in community with them!

Week 20:52...

A couple of Saturdays ago, I had the pleasure of photographing one of my favorite families on a rainy spring day.  I took a lot of photos that day...this one stood out as a favorite from the beginning.

"What I like about black-and-white photographs is that they're more like reading the book than seeing the movie."

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Multitude Monday #4853 - 4884...

"The Lord our God is ever faithful
Never changing through the ages
From this darkness
You will lead us
And forever we will say
You're the Lord our God...
 In the silence, in the waiting
Still we can know You are good
All Your plans are for Your glory
Yes, we can know You are good..."

The Lord Our God


Giving thanks with the Gratitude Community for His unending gifts...


4853, 4854...brothers laughing and playing...and the best photo bomb...

4855...finding Will asleep with a few of his favortie things...his brothers baseball hat and baseball trophy, and Frieght Train opened to his favorite page...

4856...releasing our caterpillars turned butterflies...

4857...Will swinging high on a beautiful spring day...

4858, 4859, 4860...attending the  Believe Big fundraiser and learning more about how mistletoe can be used to treat cancer...listening to a Hopkins doctor share how Ivelisse (our first home group leader) is his inspiration to pursue this trial...elevator providence after the event when a lady and her husband get into the elevator with us and inquire about the "Believe Big Mug" and we learn she has cancer and are able to pass the mug onto her... 

4861...quiet hours in the morning one rainy day...

4862...serving at lunch at the Helping Up Mission (HUM)...

4863...The Lord Our God by Kristian Stanfill..."the Lord our God is ever faithful, never changing through the ages"...

4864...Eli offering to read to Will...

4865...leaves on the Eastloch tree...

4866...Psalm 71:20...
 Though you have made me see troubles,
    many and bitter,
    you will restore my life again;
from the depths of the earth
    you will again bring me up.

4867...afternoon tea...

4868...fresh flowers...

4869...Will saying "Mom, we're missing one friend at the table.  It's Joshy."  When all the boys were gathered at the breakfast table and Joshua was still asleep...

4870...watching from the kitchen sink, Eli helping Will swing...

4871...a night out with Wes...

4872...belly laughing with Wes...

4873...Mother's Day tea with Will...

4874...catching his hands "folded" in prayer...

4875...handwritten notes of appreciation and drawings from the boys on Mother's Day...

4876...a rainy day photo session with a fun family...

4877...brothers...

4878...a morning hike with Eli...

4879...an extra innings win to give Micaiah's travel team their first win of the season on Mother's Day...

4880...Micaiah's excitement over being named an all star for his in-house baseball team...

4881..."I'm going to be an artist."...

4882 ...taking time to engage with Eli when he comes in and says "I'm lonely out there painting by myself."...

4883..."This feels good."...

  4884...Weeks 18 and 19 of Project52 complete...

Week 19:52 {Faces}...

Tulip faces...

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Week 18:52 {Moody}...

When I first saw this prompt I wanted to capture a "moody" weather day.  

Then this happened...

Even though the lighting is horrible...this picture captures an Eli face that we don't want to forget :)

Charelston Visit...

It was a short visit but it was fun to spend time with my extended family. 

My cousin Tucker graduated from Physical Therapy Assistant school while we were visiting.  The same cousin I babysat every weekend (from birth) while his parents ran the restaurant they owned.  I am so proud of him.  I can't wait to see what the future holds!

left: time with my brother and mom, top middle: my aunt Susan who has always been more like a sister to me, top right: me and my brother, bottom middle: Josh and Courtney, bottom right: me and Tucker
*All Pictures taken by my Aunt Susan*

and a couple of Instagram pictures I took because I forgot my camera...