~1 of 8~ ~hat wearer~ ~2 final exams away from being a college sophomore~ ~chemistry whiz~ ~wickedly funny~ ~one of my favorite people~ ~which still counts, even if I did birth her~ Sat, 08 Aug 2009 09:59:00 +0000julielylescarr

It was a sweet, sweet way to start the week. On Sunday night, our precious church had a baptism service. Forty-one people were baptized. 4 of 8 was one of them. I wondered when she was little how her hearing impairment would impact her faith walk. I wondered if she would struggle with God about this condition. I wondered how…
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Is that the sweetest little neck you’ve ever seen? It belongs to my nephew MBL. I never know, when I get to see him, if I will be welcomed as Super Auntie…or if he will ignore my very presence, not so much as a sneer coming my way. This trip, I was apparently invisible. But because I was invisible to…
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They call it ‘Big Red’ up on Lake Michigan. Though it’s really not all that big. But the red lighthouse that stands sentry over the channel connecting Lake Macatawa with Lake Michigan makes a big statement, nonetheless. Its birth name is Holland Harbor Light….but I have to throw in a vote with the locals. Big Red just fits. And this…
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I know I’ve already sung the praises of cute little Holland, Michigan, where 2 of 8 attended a Cecchetti Ballet intensive. But I’ve got all these other pictures. And you just have to see ’em. Plus, it’s my 500th post. So I’m feeling a little sassy and entitled to post what I want. Holland it is. My Dr. Sis-in-Law and…
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