Friday.

Mason is doing well.

Very well.

Thanks for all the prayers!

He's headed to the pumpkin patch with all his {friends} and {teachers} today.

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Ian is hauling cows for a friend that has H1N1.

I hope he wipes down the truck thoroughly before he spends the day driving it.

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Mack is at a stage that seems to test all patience I have.

I'm praying it doesn't last long.

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I am sporting Raccoon pride today.

Blue and gold.

I love applauding kids and their achievements every month at our award assemblies.

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I'm pondering this today & I am loving this book: Every Day Deserves A Chance.

from Chapter 10

We're important, but not essential; valuable, but not indispensable. We have a part in the play, but we are not the main act. A song to sing, but we are not the featured voice.

God is.

He did well before our birth; He'll do fine after our deaths. He started it all, sustains it all, and will bring it all to a glorious climax. In the meantime, we have this high privilege: to surrender personal Everests, discover the thrill of the doubled distance, do deeds for which we cannot be paid, seek problems that others avoid, deny ourselves, take up our crosses, and follow Christ.

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Note to self: Get over yourself!