Joy Dare::June

5478. A morning of watching K-LOVE fan awards
5479. Flowers blooming
5480. A bit crazy, but fun, hotel story
5481. Meeting new people
5482. Safe trip home
5483. My bed
5484. Resting and catching up
5485. Smiles

5486. Got lots of work done
5487. The children pitching in to help with cleaning
5488. Isaiah being a great garden helper
5489. A "crazy" offer
5490. Compliment on well behaved children
5491. Aliza and Anna helping me weed
5492. Excited children about vacation
5493. The children surprised me by enjoying a new setting
5494. Braces off for Aliza
5495. Boys play time
5496. Tea time with Maria
5497. Afternoon view

5498. Friends who get me
5499. Errands with the boys
5500. Vacation anticipation
5501. Personality discussions
5502. Bible time on the balcony
5503. Jeremy is the best letterbox finder
5504. Hours of pool time
5505. Safety during the storm
5506. Aliza got to cook with Aunt Sarah
5507. Adventures in Odyssey
5508. In South Carolina!
5509. Family slumber party
5510. Touring BJU and meeting teachers
5511. Hiking and sightseeing
5512. Hole in the wall pizza
5513. Anna put her head under water
5514. The children are amazing travellers
5515. Very happy to see our house
5516. White brick in my kitchen
5517. Showing up
5518. Jeremy was genuinely excited about my plants
5519. YouTube Christian music parodies kept us entertained for a long time
5520. Celebrating my Dad

5521. Feeling a little more settled after vacation
5522. No one cried when we left them at Grandma's house for the night
5523. Ice cream date
5524. Spending the day with Maria
5525. Selling some curriculum
5526. Summer in full swing
5527. Trading off babysitting with Meghan
5528. The toy room cleaned up
5529. The snake met its demise
5530. New Bible study
5531. Josiah was full of ideas of things to do
5532. Slower day than I expected
5533. Cousins and water

5534. Succlents

5535. Talking it through with a friend
5536. Josiah's motivation to take a walk
5537. Wii must have been designed for 3 year olds--Isaiah plays with gusto
5538. Putting together a care package for our neighbors
5539. Finished a scrapbook
5540. Took a day to do things I enjoy
5541. Picking blueberries
5542. Double rainbow

5543. A few buds in the flowerbed
5544. 6 kids at the cove went smoothly
5545. Josiah and Anna came out smiling after VBS
5546. Aliza doing some very pre-teen things
5547. Zinnias as tall as a boy

5548. No alarm clock mornings
5549. Cooler outside than inside
5550. The moment at Bible study when I see a new truth
5551. Sisters noticing the weird error on my blog
5552. First cosmos bloom

5553. VBS Mom friend
5554. Seeing Aliza developing critical thinking
5555. Listening to Josiah's heart
5556. Spontaneous decision to watch fireworks tonight
5557. All the kids' conversations today
5558. Ice cream cones