Fanfare.  Celebrations.  High fives and confetti.  You made it to Friday, you guys.

 

 

FUNNY

 

Last week we were fortunate enough to spend a little time in the mountains of Tennessee (and I’ll share some of those stories next week).  While we were gone, our kind dog-loving buddies Tom and Erica kept our furry guy Ryder.

They genuinely love Ryder and that is seriously such a wonderful gift to our family when Ryder is well cared for when we are away.

Ryder went on hikes with them – they sent photos – and he walked the Swamp Rabbit Trail with them and even went out for pizza at our family’s favorite local pizza joint.  And, here’s the funny part, while Tom and Erica were dining at Sidewall another family with their dog was dining there too.  A family whose dog was also a golden doodle.

Apparently Ryder rather loved that family’s dog.  He gave the fellow pup hugs.  Multiple hugs.

 

 

FASHIONABLE

 

Do actual real life people live in homes with bedrooms this perfect?

 

 

And are their children robots like Small Wonder who never play with Legos and never color and never spill random assortments of toy sin their bedroom and have never had a rock collection or a bug collection or a leaf collection?

I don’t know.

I love the print on that bedroom wall though.

In other “fashionable” news, Berg sure looks cool in a fedora – am I right?

 

 

FLAVORFUL

 

Have I shared this chocolate pie recipe before?

I need sleep – I can’t remember.

Well.  It’s so delicious I will share it twice.  And eat it twice.

 

 

I like that it makes such a generous pie filling amount that you can fill up several small cups with the filling and have delicious chocolate pudding.  So, that way, I can have a mini bowl of chocolate pudding warm before the pie is served later that evening.  Perfect.

 

FAITHFUL

 

In our provisions notebook that HannaH gave us we try to record daily evidence of the way God is caring for our family.

On one entry this week we had recorded that on that same day, last year, we were having a hard time affording our groceries and we wrote that we were grateful for the EBT card (yes – like electronic food stamps) and grateful that it paid for our groceries that week.  And we were grateful.

And – here we are – one year later – and we bought our own groceries.  No EBT card.

Provision.  Right in our cabinets.  Groceries purchased and filling our shelves.

God is continually providing.

 

FEELS

 

Family.  They’re so good to have around.

Last week I watched my brother being silly with my children.  Playing pool and teaching us new card games and giving the kids quarters to waste on Ms. Pacman

 

 

I love seeing him make my kids laugh.  Reminds me of the years we grew up in the same house together – he and I.

Also – and I should have added this to the “fashionable” section – my sister-in-law made his shirt.  She MADE his shirt, for the love.

Family – they’re just your people.  

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