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Growing garden and dreadlocks
We are really enjoying our growing garden. We’ve eaten lettuce and swiss chard a few times each week and picked our first jalapeno, banana pepper and tomato today! We should have a few decent zucchini and summer squash by the … Continue reading
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For a Good ol’ Laugh. . .
So the kids and I were inspired by this blog and decided to put our $2.oo hula hoop into action. Fun times were had by all. . . and continue on a daily basis. Can I count this as a … Continue reading
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Green Thumbs
Well, Joshua and I both grew up in families that had large backyard gardens and we were both responsible for weeding and harvesting. . . However, I’m finding that just “being in a family” that had a garden, doesn’t make … Continue reading
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Thank you Adventures in Odyssey
I’m not sure how many of you might have been privileged enough to enjoy the fantastic made for radio audio stories of Adventures in Odyssey as a child. . . but I listened to MANY 30 minute adventures throughout my … Continue reading
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Loving those around us. . .
Yesterday while we were out running errands we were driving through a shopping center and Tigist said, “Mom, there’s a man sleeping on the ground there!” Now, we live in a fairly nice neighborhood and I’m pretty sure I’ve never … Continue reading
Celebrating a year of God’s Faithfulness!
One year ago today we landed at Dulles International Airport and since that day God has been unfolding His wonderful plan in our family! Today we celebrate His faithfulness and take a day to recount all the joy we’ve experienced … Continue reading
Merry Christmas from the Taylor Family!
Dear family and friends, While I sit down to draft our Christmas letter in our living room this year I look around and see sights vastly different then a year ago! I see a blanket fort covering my coffee table … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving photos
We had a wonderful time spending Thanksgiving with family in Lynchburg. Here are some photo highlights of game playing, puzzle solving, and great food! you can click on any photo for a larger picture!
Playing house. . .
I think every parent gets a peak through the window per se into their parenting when their children “play house.” This is a rather recent playing past time for Fikadu and Tigist and its been wonderful to see it unfold. … Continue reading
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A year ago
Tigist was recently invited to a tea party hosted by one of her friends at church. The night before we sat down and painted our nails and talked about how fun it was going to be to dress up fancy … Continue reading
