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HANDY LITTLE CHART - GOD HAS A POSITIVE ANSWER :


You say : 'It's impossible'
God says : All things are possible ( Luke 18 : 27)

You say : 'I'm too tired'
God says : I will give you rest ( Matthew 11 : 28-30)

You say : 'Nobody really loves me'
God says : I love you ( John 3 : 1 6 & John 3 : 34 )

You say : 'I can't go on'
God says : My grace is sufficient (II Corinthians 12 : 9 & Psalm 91 : 15)

You say : 'I can't figure things out'
God says : I will direct your steps (Proverbs 3 : 5- 6)

You say : 'I can't do it'
God says : You can do all things ( Philippians 4 : 13)

You say : 'I'm not able'
God says : I am able (II Corinthians 9 : 8)

You say :'It's not worth it'
God says : It will be worth it (Romans 8 : 28 )

You say : 'I can't forgive myself'
God says : I Forgive you (I John 1 : 9 & Romans 8 : 1)

You say : 'I can't manage'
God says : I will supply all your needs ( Philippians 4 : 19)

You say : 'I'm afraid'
God says : I have not given you a spirit of fear ( II Timothy 1 : 7)

You say : 'I'm always worried and frustrated'
God says : Cast all your cares on ME (I Peter 5 : 7)

You say : 'I'm not smart enough'
God says : I give you wisdom (I Corinthians 1 : 30)

You say : 'I feel all alone'
God says : I will never leave you or forsake you (Deuteronomy 31 : 6,8)

Have a blessed day! And remember, at least two people love you... God and me! XOXO

Some of my favorite pictures...

These are just some pictures from the last few months that I thought I'd share... just because she's cute!
Skinny dipping in her own pool:

A trip to the zoo:

Trying on Daddy's hat:

Having Lunch:

Helping Daddy with the dishes:

Playing Madden football with Daddy:

We have had a great summer... Thank you Lord for our daughter, Thank you for making us a family!

Cannon Beach

When we got home from camping, Jeff surprised me with the news that he had the whole week off! That silly fella... he sure loves to surprise me! : ) So with that news, we decided (rather spontaneously) to drive to the beach on Thursday. We love the beach and hope McKinley will too.
She didn't seem to mind crawling on the sand... or having it in every nook and cranny of her body afterwards.

Daddy and daughter in front of our favorite puffin:

I just love this picture... you can see her sweet little feet walking along between daddys... aaaawwwwww.

Mommy and daughter on the beach...

And walking with Mommy on the beach...

And our favorite photo op... Haystack in the background, and our family of three.

We had a great day and hope to get back again soon!

Camping

So we did our first camping trip... first ever, first as a couple, first as a family, first for McKinley. It was a momentous occasion!
Here's the three of us...

Here is our way too small tent. We will be selling this tent and buying a bigger one... much, much bigger. But it worked for the two nights we were there.

And one of McKinley the first morning. She didn't sleep great the first night, but slept like a log the second. Didn't even wake up when we unzipped the tent and moved her from our bed to hers! She was a champ the whole trip...

On Monday the three of us hiked one of the loops (The South Falls?). It ended up being a longer tripped than we had anticipated, but it was a lot of fun... Here is McKinley riding with mommy.

We stopped for a refreshing splash in the creek... I think that was the best part for her... she was mad when we packed up to keep going!

McKinley riding with Daddy... and enjoying one of the water falls! She loved the falls, she was fascinated with them.

And of course about 15 minutes before we got back to the truck... she fell asleep. : ) Is that not the sweetest face ever?

All in all it was a fabulous trip and we will totally go again. You always learn things, and we will definitely do some things differently... but we loved it and look forward to lots of family camping! My family did tons of camping when I was a kid and those are some of the fondest memories I have from my childhood. I hope McKinley has those same fond memories when she's my age.

Summer Fun

The cousins had a play date at Uncle Chris and Aunt Diane's a few weeks ago... and McKinley got invited too! She slept late that day, so the swimming was mostly done when we got there, but we got about 20 minutes in the pool to play with everyone. McKinley had a blast!
Here we're trying out a new floatie option:

The pool was loved by all... at the same time! : )

The smile says it all. I think it was a hit!

A day in the life...

The Beach!

We went to Tillamook weekend before last and had a great time. McKinley enjoyed the beach, although it was very cold and very windy! We spent about 15 minutes down by the water, and that was enough for all three of us! Here we are:

And here's our sweet girl with her toes in the sand!

We love the beach! Can't wait to go again...