I ♥ Faces - Week 3 {We Are Family!}

There's nothing like family...they are always there for you...they make you laugh, cry and sometimes shout! This week I ♥ Faces is celebrating family...either traditional or any idea of what your family means to you! Their only requirement is to include all ages in your photo...not just children!

I chose this picture of Alex and Emily, their cousins, second cousin Kyle, and Great Grandma Martha. This was taken almost a year ago just after Kyle returned home from a two-year mission trip where he spent time in Nepal. He brought back lots of fun jewelry, money and hats native to the country! I love all the kids and Great-grandma Martha wearing their special hats! She will be celebrating her 93rd birthday next month...and she rarely misses a beat!  She is truly amazing!  I love our family and all the many chances we have to get together!

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"I Am" thankful

(Kyle, Grandma Martha, and all the kids with their topi hats on!)

Today was a day to be so thankful for! We attended a wonderful service today welcoming Kyle back from a Nepal mission trip. There is so much he has to share of his amazing journey with us that an hour was just not enough! What a blessing for him to be able to introduce the Bible and scripture to those he could connect with a world away who had not even heard of the Bible or Jesus Christ! I'm sure most of us cannot even begin to comprehend such an experience, but how thankful we are for all the pictures, stories and items that he brought back with him to share with us! During the service a girl sang a song called "I Am" which I love, and have added it to my playlist! I had the privilege to hear Nichole Nordeman sing this song in person during a MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) convention a couple of years ago. I had actually forgotten about it until I heard it again today! It is such a beautiful song and the meaning behind it is even more beautiful. No matter how much we change and grow in our relationship with God, He is unchanging! The song strikes a cord with me, being a mother, because I can relate to being a healer, listener and watching my kids grow. But I will also remember that God is our Father and heals all, always listens and helps us grow in so many ways!
After the service, the family headed to MCL for lunch to celebrate Great-Grandma Martha's 92nd birthday! She is an amazing woman and I pray that I can even be half as wonderful as she is at her age! Happy birthday, we love you!

The kids all loved the topi (pronounced toe-pee, Indian hats) that Kyle brought back for each of them and the money! It is so cute to see the kids together! I love watching them play and have fun, as well as the entire family! We are so fortunate that we are able to get together so easily and so often! Welcome home, Kyle! It's been a wonderful day!










(Cameron sharing the love!)

(Alex will fit right in, in Nepal!)