February 2015

-Moments in my life during February-

An evening with family

Playing games with the nephews :)

Watching my niece Jewelyn clapping

Doing Algebra

Doing school with a friend :)

Gazing up at the clouds in awe - that's a favorite scene of mine right there.

Seeing a bird hiding in the branches

Going on walks around our nice, not-so-little-anymore town

Watching a beautiful sunset go down

Trying to see if and how my dad and his sister look alike

Praying for a friend on her 12th birthday

Grandpa taking a little nap while Jewelyn smirks at me

Matching my sister and sister-n-love one Sunday

Another gorgeous sunset - we've been having a lot of them lately. Maybe they are always there, we just get too busy to stop and notice the pictures God paints for us in the sky.
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Enjoying my 11th (one of my last) braces appointment - I hope to get them off within the next month!

My daddy making hamburgers for us on a Saturday evening

Another in-order sunset.  1.

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A close up - can you tell that I love sunsets? :)

Working on sewing projects with our dear mother

Making Quillows (Quillows are a pillow and blanket put together) with Mother for Home Ec.

Sketching with colored pencils

Getting a bleeding-hearts sketch done for a friend :)

Having my little "siblings" with us sometimes - our family started babysitting Lincoln when he was 1, and he just turned 8.  :)

Lincoln's sister Hope making cards for Valentine's Day

Nephews being cute in their matching overalls

Coloring and playing games with my family another evening :)

Cutting, folding, 'picturing', stamping, 'enveloping' 500 cards to sell at the homeschool conference in June.

So far, I only have the cutting and folding done, and have a lot more to do. I am thankful for how God has helped me get that much done just this week. :)

Watching the snow come and go - we've been getting a lot of snowstorms this last week. Sometimes the snow doesn't build up very much though.

 Making a miniature snowman and marking eyes and smile with chalk! :)

Watching my diligent mother as she works on a hard quilt pattern with perseverance.

Being encouraged as I see little bits of spring growing already

These moments pass away quickly, so let's try to enjoy each moment as they happen. :)

January 2015 Pictures

There are so many things to enjoy and be thankful for! Like...

Bokeh Christmas lights...

A sweet cousin visiting...

A beautiful sunset...

Braces appointments and the tight pain in your mouth again that will soon be better...

Things to be thankful for like...
Nephews to "pick cars" with...

Family to enjoy an evening with, just talking and playing....

A precious niece to watch as she learns new things...

My mother and niece, Jewelyn...

The smell of freshly made, wheat bread...

Things to enjoy like...
A missionary service in our family room with visiting missionary friends from Russia...

A breath-takingly-beautiful sunrise...

An evening with friends, both new and old...

Fun helping a dear friend with a babyshower she was doing for someone...

Nephews and niece that we get to see every Sunday...

A sister home from college to enjoy the nephew and niece with...

Visiting with my sister-in-love on Sundays...

Spending time with my best friend and my two oldest nephews...

Things to be thankful for like...
A surprise visit from one of my dearest friends who I hadn't gotten to see for 5 months...

My daddy having a birthday to celebrate...

A godly, loving, special father and mother...

Sweet moments of cuddles...

The stage of life when Jonathan loves for someone to just read to him...

Watching my parents enjoy their grand-daughter...

Things to enjoy like...
Putting together a puzzle with people you love...

Living in a place that we get to see this -some of God's beautiful creation- almost every day...

My nephew Micah turning 6 years old, and remembering when I turned 6 years ago...

Colorful balloons and a happy little boy...

My daddy and Micah getting to almost share birthdays...

Family to sit around a table with, while we celebrate Micah, talk, and laugh...

And things to be thankful for like:
Another really neat sunset, seen from our roof...

A walk with my parents and sister on a warm-ish winter day...

Having fun thinking of and praying for different people as I color flowers...

"IN EVERYTHING GIVE THANKS, FOR THIS IS THE WILL OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS CONCERNING YOU." -1 Thessalonians 5:18-    :)