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This week has been an amazing week. Our church did something unusual – we had a summer revival! And, the Lord was definitely present! I cannot begin to describe how awesome it is to see God working in so many people’s lives at once, especially when one of them is my own daughter, Melia! I’m happy to say that she is now my sister in Christ! God is truly awesome! I can’t wait to see what He has in store for everyone in the future! I have a feeling that it’s something big!

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We’re spending today with my parents. It’s been a while since we’ve gotten to see them, so it should be a fun day for all of us! A good family day!

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I want to say “Thank You” to all of our men and women who serve/have served our country. Thank you so much for defending our freedom in America. May God bless you and your family, and may He keep you safe and bring you home safely to your loved ones.

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This is my Shi-Tzu, Chip. Don’t ask me where he found the sticker, but I thought it was funny that he got it stuck on his chin and didn’t know it.

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I kept track of how many eggs my chickens laid last month, and let me just say that I’m very thankful that God has provided me with people to purchase some of them because there is no way that we could use them all!

Grand Total: 408 eggs for the month of June!

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I have to brag a bit. I have gotten all my work done and I have a full 4 days off! I can’t tell you the last time I had a holiday off, and I’m very grateful! I’m looking forward to being able to spend the weekend with my family!

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Happy 4th of July, everyone!

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Monica over at The Point Of Conversion has a very interesting post that I thought you all should read. It’s a real eye opener!

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I am very thankful that I had some quality time with Melia this week, and that Brian and I could spend time with just her. That was very special.

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I’m also very thankful that Katie is back home from AWANA camp safe and sound. She had a wonderful time, but I sure did miss her!

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This month I challenged myself to spend only $300 on groceries. With God’s help (and barring nothing else happens between now and next Tuesday), I will come in under budget! God has really been convicting me to take a tighter hold on our finances, to be more wise with our spending. We’ve not been spend thrifts, but it sure is easy to fall in the habit of “just pick it up on the way home”. We’d much rather eat at home anyway.

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Doesn’t this pic just say it all? Katie (left) and her friend on their first day of camp!

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I have not gotten as much time to spend in The Word this week like I did last week, and it’s showing. I’m still trying to read, but I’ve had a lot more interruptions. I guess someone does not like me growing closer to my Savior. That’s OK, because I’m not giving up or giving in! I will continue to push forward!

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Hi, my name is Steph, and I’m a yarn-a-holic and a crochet-a-holic.

Yep. This is ALL my yarn. I’ve gathered it all together to temporarily store it in the building until my craft closet it done. Needless to say that I will NOT be buying any more for a long time unless it is something very specific (or I find a great deal at a yard sale!). I’m on a yarn-buying hiatus!

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Have I told you that I love this time of year? Now I can make sun tea! I love sun tea!!!

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