We had our Christmas at Papa Dan's on the 20th after church. We had a great time hanging out wuth Dan, Carol, Andy & Erica. The kids love playing with their uncle Andy!Erica and I worked on our photography most of the afternoon.Matt got a manly drill. Andy taught Lilly how to play Ants in the Pants.Erica has no torso. Poor Erica.
Lilly was in her first children's choir this year at church. She had a solo and everything! (Special thanks to Shannon for the use of her flip cam, Jen for her videographer skillz, and Ann's photography prowess! I was busy directing the choir.)Here's a short clip of Lilly's solo (note her iron grip on the mic, even though it's time for someone else's solo at the end):
We celebrated the Christmas with my fam on the 19th. There was lots of food, laughter, and fun. The pictures pretty much speak for themselves...Every year, Dad reads a story to us. Don't they look sweet?Well, maybe not SO sweet...Judah has mastered the "Zoolander" look. I think this is "Blue Steel"...I think my dad was teasing Lilly about something here...Weirdo...Luke loves his mommy...Jude's new car...Butt-Cracky McGee was getting a little tired...Lilly's new Barbie Boom Box...Luke was totally pumped about his gift...Here's trouble...
"i want to be the kind of person who does the right thing. and i don't just mean the big things where right & wrong are obvious & easy, but i mean the small things. the subtle, unnoticed things." -rob bell
Suffering Honestly: Philip Yancey’s Undone
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Editor’s Note: Undone is acclaimed author Philip Yancey’s latest book,
published by Rabbit Room Press. In it, he renders 17th-century poet John
Donne’s med...
A Halloween Supper Club
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We hosted our Supper Club here on the 12th of October. I had a great time
getting the house Halloween ready for everyone. Here are some of our
decoratio...
Cute Boy and Big Girl
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So we had several weddings to go to this summer I got Luke a new suit and
he looked so darn cute. What a little stud!!! Today I just ordered his
birthda...
Vacationing
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Went to the beach with the Nysewander fam. I love a break from the norm
and I love the norm, so it was good to go and it was good to come home.
Bean misse...
Tummy
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I am out of space for pictures on this blog, but I thought I would use it
for a few sentences to update about Graig. He is back to having fluids and
so far...
Moving...
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the blog ;)
find us at: lukeandtamra.wordpress.com
decided it was time for a new look and even purpose for the blog. still
very much a work in progress. h...
milestones
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After being a slow learner and becoming completely happy with just sittin'
there like a bump on a log, Molly finally started rolling at about 10
months old...
November and December 2009!
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Here are some pictures from November and December. Graham finally got to
play soccer and Reed started playing kickball. Grandpa Joe and Gramsey came
to vis...
Win a Home Goods gift card!
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BlogHer have teamed up with 8 bloggers to give away 8 $100 Home Goods gift
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Tuesday's Notes
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*Hey guys! I had an awesome time with you all the other night! The LORD
really showed up, and I was glad that you were engaged, enthusiastic and
open to t...
Crib Found?
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I'm loving the modern crips out there for way less than the usual modern
crip price (like $150000000....). Both Walmart and Target now have some
affordable...
Okinawa Parks/Roller Slides!
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Even though we don't have kids (yet), my girlfriends and I like to go out
and explore the island once in a while to try out new parks, restaurants,
beache...
9 1/2 months old!
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It's hard to believe that in a couple months we will be celebrating
Beckett's 1st Birthday! We've celebrated many 1st birthdays with...
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Steve and I are in INDIA!! You can read all about it here:
www.gccindiadec08.blogspot.com - or if you Twitter, follow jmagruder for
regular, real-time upda...
When Love Means Nothing
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Sorry I haven't posted in a really ,really ,long time. I have been kind of
been in a cool down period, after I went through that time where I was just
gett...
so here's what i want you to do, GOD helping you: take your everyday, ordinary life--your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life--and place it before GOD as an offering. embracing what GOD does for you is the best thing you can do for him. don't become so well adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. instead, fix your attention on GOD. you'll be changed from the inside out. readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, GOD brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
(romans 12:1-2)