SENIOR YEAR here she goes (photo creds Morgan Gribble!) Sneak peek on senior pics, can’t wait to see more
Cheer pic creds Essie – ha!
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Last First day
Lord, I’m grateful for your gifts. But help me to be more grateful for YOU. You are our delight, you are our portion, you are our treasure, and nothing we desire compares to YOU. if the gifts stopped now, help me to put my joy in YOU.
Just so hard to see Basden Joy leave home. But hard is good.
Getting the year started from a work perspective, student events and dinners, teacher and staff PD – lots of fun to get to work at SCS
Essie getting to be a part of Exec Council – neatest kids, great opporunities
Happy 27th to us!! Road trip to Auburn to celebrate 🙂
Auburn move-in. Challenging weekend for me, but beyond grateful for this town that Hud and Basden get to live and go to school in
Beyond grateful for her friendships
Never a dull moment with this one, he’s got my heart
Celebrating Boppy’s (aka Lee Clay’s) amazing life
Meet the (hot hot hot – whew!) Eagles
Come to Me, as you are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Matt 11:28-30
More than anything else I could ever do, the gospel enables me to embrace my tribulations and thereby position myself to gain full benefit from them. – Gospel Primer
Encouragement means SO much, but Lord please help me not rely on circumstances for peace
Basden’s bday gift to Essie… beyond precious
These friends – 50+ years of friendship and marriages here. Just so special for Mama and Papa
Cutest Esther clothing brand
You simply can’t debate it – God’s plan is better than your way. His plan is infinitely better than any plan you would have for yourself – NMM
“When God rebuilds something, he improves on it.” – TLC, Bible Recap
Even with everything else going on, she’s still at it – interviewing Aledo (TCU) QB – and I got to tag along!
Unexpected dinner with the Andersons (as in, we barged in and made them feed us!)
Hudda sighting – Chris Stapleton in ATL
Post-practice watermelon bash from cheer to football
!st pep rally, 1st game in the books! Not the score we hoped for, but lots of fun in the process, and great to have the first DONE
Some really exciting things ahead for B
Laughter really is the best medicine
Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles… 1 Chron 16:11