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A Backyard Pergola
It’s a beautiful Monday here after a weekend of rain. We had a little birthday celebration for Justus who turned 13. I can describe Justus in one word — Amazing. He’s taller than me now, has a tender heart, loves the Lord, loves to learn, so diligent that I have to tell him to stop doing schoolwork for the day, responsible with his daily chores of caring for the goats and does not shy from work of any kind. (The girls made him an ice cream cake.) I know. He sounds like the perfect boy. But… he does have his problems. He has a new nickname… “The Wrecker” due…
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A Detox Plan Gone Wrong
“We’re going to change what we have for breakfast,” I announced. That’s what happens when you get to reading health books. Radical changes come down the pipe and your family gets caught up with you and is so excited for change is caught in the middle of it all at quivers at what that may mean for them. “We’re going to be having green drinks each morning,” I continued. I reassured them that it would be great. Breakfast wouldn’t take so long and we could get about our day much quicker. “What do you mean a smoothie won’t give you enough energy? Okay, maybe a few times a week we…
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Off Roading & Other Good Times
Jeeping (is that a word? 🙂 ) is something my husband has done since way before I ever married him. Scaring people is not his intention at all but many times they are… just because they haven’t done too much off-roading…. but young people love doing this kind of thing. So the day after we arrived home from Havasupai, they all hit the road while my sister and I stayed home to prepare their supper and shop for some much needed supplies. (excuse all the hand signs – it became sort of a craze for some reason this week) The town of Cleator is a ghost town and was originally…
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A Second Trip to Havasupai – Day 3
Starting off at 7:30am to hike 9 miles out of the Supai village, you stay in the shade of the canyon walls that surround you for most of the hike. The rocks are stunning. I love the majestic and rugged feel of the canyon walls. The two small rocks caught in between the two outcroppings, I found interesting. One of the girls spotted this little weed which made a perfect cross caught in between two rocks. It was only about 2″ tall. Miss Audrey did so good after her recent sickness. So happy she’s not ill anymore! (Test results for her came back positive for Q Fever a rare sickness…
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A Second Trip to Havasupai – Day 2
After relaxing and resting from our 9 mile hike down into Supai, the next morning we were ready to go see the world-famous falls. Leaving the lodge after breakfast and devotions, we headed to the waterfalls and gorgeous blue water that makes Havasupai such a stunning place to visit. This is Lower Navajo Falls. This picture does not capture the beautiful color but the setting, with the majestic rocks behind, was beautiful. Everyone was going at their own pace. The young people went on ahead while us couples just took our time and took lots of pictures. But sometimes we would catch up with some of them. Havasu Falls Continuing…
