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this Thanksgiving Season, I wish so much for all of us... 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I was the flower girl. L to R: Charlotte, Me, Dad (Emory), Frank, Mom (Jean), Gayla2015-01-17T02:26:46+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/12/31/a-year-of-change/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf2257.jpgDSCF2257An amazing Colorado sunset captured from our old back yard.2015-01-01T02:54:45+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/12/23/a-musical-christmas/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0183.jpgIMG_01832014-12-24T03:47:53+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/12/10/the-best-gift-ever/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/390391_305791252775656_118319504856166_1061481_575904647_n.jpg390391_305791252775656_118319504856166_1061481_575904647_nThe manger representing the Light that has come into the world: The Best Gift Ever2014-12-11T03:44:33+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/11/27/thankful-grateful-blessed/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dscf4286-2.jpgDSCF4286 (2)Five Kernels of Corn2014-11-27T19:05:00+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/11/10/touch-points/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141110_203029.jpg20141110_203029A few touch points in my life: My Bible, my favorite doll from childhood, and Sad Sack -- again, a toy from my childhood.2014-11-11T03:20:59+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/10/31/hiding-behind-a-mask/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf4259.jpgDSCF4259A group of favorite Halloween costumes from 1997: Nate -- an Iowa Hawkeye football player; Phil -- a puppy; and Ben -- a fireman.https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscn1318.jpgDSCN1318https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscn1316.jpgDSCN1316https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscn1314.jpgDSCN13142014-10-31T20:57:13+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/10/18/feeling-incompetent/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf3927.jpgDSCF3927This beautiful and amazing lighthouse brought sailors to safety and warned them of dangers for years. There is a lighthouse for each of us -- Jesus. He will warn us of danger and bring us to a place of safety, acceptance, and service. Aren't you glad?2014-10-18T16:56:45+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/10/07/distance/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/300093_2301514030827_1638490154_2151253_1753968962_n.jpg300093_2301514030827_1638490154_2151253_1753968962_nThe detail in the close view -- near to where we are -- serves as a frame for the colors and layers that are in the distance. Each contributes to the beauty of the picture just as relationships -- distant and near -- add to our lives.https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/421176_4267369095975_595872724_n.jpg421176_4267369095975_595872724_nThe view up close -- near to where we are -- serves as a frame for the beauty that is in the distance. Each brings its own simple strength -- and importance -- to the picture.2014-10-08T02:42:17+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/09/18/seriously/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dscf3500.jpgDSCF3500This relic still has value. It is "old school" and its technology is a bit outdated. Yet, it still has value in a small Wisconsin town.2014-09-19T00:42:51+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/08/18/a-mostly-true-story/2014-08-20T01:54:27+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/08/09/a-boy-from-iowa/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/10006450_10202706366413811_1922674195_n.jpg10006450_10202706366413811_1922674195_nMe and my man! Galveston, Texas in February 20142014-08-19T15:11:35+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/07/25/enough/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dscn0261.jpgDSCN0261The view east from Billy Creek in Western Colorado.2014-07-26T02:44:30+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/07/15/changes/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1377446_644715902216521_2111835686_n.jpg1377446_644715902216521_2111835686_nOur Church -- the place where we have ministered for more than a decade.2014-07-20T02:38:11+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/06/30/it-feels-like-home/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn2795.jpgDSCN27952014-06-30T17:05:51+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/06/14/my-heart-is-full/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn0600.jpgDSCN0600A burnished copper sunset rests upon the Grand Mesahttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dscn0225.jpgDSCN0225A burnished copper sunset rests upon the Grand Mesa2014-06-29T23:50:41+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/06/05/they-called-me-4-eyes/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/305745_2172951296839_1638490154_2060288_1664672_n.jpg305745_2172951296839_1638490154_2060288_1664672_n2014-06-06T18:46:51+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/05/21/schools-out-for-the-summer/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscn0523.jpgDSCN0523A bright bit of summer.2014-05-22T01:34:29+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/05/10/family-ties/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/top-25_edited-1.jpgTop-25_edited-1The gang's all here! Charlotte, Gayla, Frank, and Marylouise2014-05-10T21:25:42+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/04/19/our-hope-is-too-small/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mandas-wedding-610.jpgYucca at White Sands in Alamogordo, NM. 2014-04-26T21:38:52+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/04/08/the-miraculous-in-the-moment/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/rscn0355.jpgRSCN03552014-04-08T21:23:35+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/03/28/earnest-expectations/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscn2474.jpgDSCN24742014-03-29T05:26:35+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/03/15/a-time-to-mourn/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscn2144.jpgDSCN2144A Colorado rainbow seen from our front deck following a spring storm. Rainbows remind me of God's goodness, His grace, and His promises. 2014-03-15T07:27:11+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/03/07/not-my-words/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscn1534.jpgDSCN1534Texas Sunset, February 2014 (Ignore the powerline!)2014-03-15T00:16:28+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/02/09/forget-me-not/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/820847-r1-13-14a.jpg820847-R1-13-14AMy family.2014-03-07T02:07:22+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/02/01/beauty-surrounds-me/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/207725_4723417576902_248625375_n.jpg207725_4723417576902_248625375_nAfter the snow fall the sun shines and the snow sparkles.2014-02-01T22:43:37+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2014/01/05/aspiration-and-accomplishment/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dscn2963.jpgDSCN29632014-01-05T09:17:34+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2013/12/31/words/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/534794_3425362246330_1638490154_2609856_2116411044_n.jpg534794_3425362246330_1638490154_2609856_2116411044_nThe beauty of God's creation can speak to us and encourage us on even the coldest days.2013-12-31T18:15:36+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2013/12/06/getting-ready-for-christmas/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscn1608.jpgDSCN1608The illuminated manger sitting by the Church Christmas tree.https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dscn1010.jpgDSCN1010Our Christmas tree awaiting the star on the top and strands of silver stars that surround it.2013-12-07T07:10:47+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2013/11/10/god-provides/2013-11-11T05:33:20+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2013/06/14/simple-beauty/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc02865.jpgDSC028652013-11-03T05:52:19+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2013/11/01/remembering-to-be-grateful/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dscn0589.jpgDSCN0589Golden Aspen trees remind me of Autumn which always leads me to thoughts of Thanksgiving.2013-11-03T14:01:32+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2013/10/28/the-battle-of-the-blankets-has-begun/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/294629_2301516070878_1638490154_2151262_687630034_n.jpg294629_2301516070878_1638490154_2151262_687630034_nJohn and I enjoying the beautiful autumn color.2013-11-03T05:49:53+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2013/10/14/infant-and-pregnancy-loss-in-memory-of-jessie/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/560619_4432135855041_1559389406_n.jpg560619_4432135855041_1559389406_nThis picture of Jesus holding the baby has given me peace and has reminded me that Jessie is safe.https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/249572_4338219587193_909568494_n.jpg249572_4338219587193_909568494_n2013-10-14T23:00:39+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2013/09/21/discretion-and-the-golden-rule/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dscn0480.jpgDSCN04802013-09-22T05:16:34+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2013/09/18/some-goodbyes-are-harder-than-others/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/315986_2097714323150_1254135126_31878585_305641665_n.jpg315986_2097714323150_1254135126_31878585_305641665_nA memorial candle lit in honor of our daughter Jessie. This was lit by my niece Pam at a memorial service in Alaska honoring the infants and young children who have died in our family.2013-09-19T04:21:08+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2013/08/31/a-special-gift/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/579349_355643034497927_100001567006430_960275_1679605127_n.jpg579349_355643034497927_100001567006430_960275_1679605127_nTwo former students and I having an good time!2013-11-03T05:54:52+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2013/08/05/when-i-grow-up-i-want-to-be/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dscn9278.jpgDSCN92782013-08-05T23:41:58+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2013/07/16/always-the-mom/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscn9309.jpgThe boys...oops, the men2013-07-16T21:40:02+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2013/07/06/grandmothers/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/40817-r1-00-1a_001.jpg40817-R1-00-1A_001My sisters and I with our Grandma Pribbenow in 2008.2013-07-08T15:40:08+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2013/06/28/when-the-boys-were-small-and-through-the-years/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/406081_4762673638279_1636205091_n.jpg406081_4762673638279_1636205091_nBack when we were writing letters to teachers...Phil, Nate, Ben.https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/vacation-2006-008.jpgVacation 2006 008Teenagers...Nate, Ben, Phil at Adventure Land in Des Moines, IA.https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/252661_1893450389491_1638490154_1775260_616624_n.jpg252661_1893450389491_1638490154_1775260_616624_nAt Ben's high school graduation...Nate, Ben, and Phil.2013-06-28T15:47:47+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2013/06/21/yoda/2013-06-22T05:29:31+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2013/06/20/mountains/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscn3153.jpgDSCN3153Pikes Peakhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dscn3094.jpgDSCN3094Western Colorado2013-06-20T17:57:41+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2013/06/16/my-dad/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/304588_4178971486090_1809488514_n.jpeg304588_4178971486090_1809488514_n2013-06-16T05:17:36+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.com/2013/06/15/holding-hands/https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/129531588920242411.jpg129531588920242411https://laughinglovingpraying.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1009481.jpg10094812013-11-03T05:53:58+00:00monthlyhttps://laughinglovingpraying.comdaily1.02025-01-28T18:39:35+00:00