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Over the years, we've always compared our family life to a wagon train heading west. Just as everyone had to do his part to get to Oregon years ago, so everyone in our family must do his/her part to make our journey through life successful. If somebody climbs in the wagon and lets the others do the work, we just don't make any progress. We all have to pull our weight and work together. Along the trail we find lots of pebbles that make for a smooth ride and some bigger rocks that jar us a little; we hit the occasional pothole that can slow us down. But if we purpose to search diligently, there are countless gold nuggets and precious gemstones along the way as well. This journal is an attempt to preserve some of those precious moments for our children, and our children's children, as together we travel this trail called life.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11


Saturday, February 4, 2017

Denim Comforter

Today was another beautiful but cold morning.

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Jacob & Jesse spent their morning helping Levi on some house projects; the girls & I did a few kitchen projects, a few cleaning projects, and then had some sewing lessons. Pretty cold for Josh to cut wood with Dad & Ben, so he was a big help in the house.

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Four rows done, four rows ready for another lesson next week, and four rows to lay out yet.

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Choretime -

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then everyone was glad to be warm inside for awhile.

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Getting a few juggling lessons.

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that’s it

Cold Beauty

Yesterday was a chilly day for a walk – but beautiful.

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Friday, February 3, 2017

Puzzling

Some of us had a great time working on this all week – finished it last night in spite of certain unnamed persons who jumped in and cluttered it up for the last 20 minutes.

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Pretty fun – already planning to do it again next winter!

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Beauty

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The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

Psalm 104: 31, 33, 34