Johanna

Calculating Cutie

| Stacy

Some days I just have to stop the flow of school and drink in the blessings.  This sweet girl is a delight.  Her perseverance is remarkable.  She’s come so far in just a few years.

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Crafts for the Creed – 2

| Stacy

Johanna continued to work through her Creed AHG Bible Study and the acts of service the girls decided on.  One of the planned outings was to visit a Memory Care unit with crafts to complete with the residents.  Johanna, Claire, and Beretta have been graciously included Katriel, as well.

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It was the first up-close look at dementia for my girls.   I saw their soft hearts made softer.  I hope that sticks.  (We were allowed to take photos.)  We plan to go back in the fall to play BINGO.

VBS helpers!

| Stacy

The text came looking for eager helping hands.
We were delighted to respond.
A few hours later, we’d prepped about 100 of these!

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These will be handed out to the kids who come to VBS!

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Carowinds!

| Stacy

It may or may not have been 700F, but Johanna, Katriel and I helped drive some of the youth group to Carowinds amusement park for the day.

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The park is partially in SC and partially in NC.

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They rode some insane rides.

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We enjoyed a silly Snoopy show.

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We fought traffic back to our little corner of the world and had a fun dinner at a Pizza Inn in Duncan.

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June Zoo Day

| Stacy

I bought a membership to the zoo last December and this is only the second time we’ve gone.  It was so fun to visit again with our “zoo buddies” Stephen and Malachi.  And their mom, of course!

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She 12.

| Stacy

This jewel is twelve years old.

And I am sad. 
I can’t find any of the other photos from that day.

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We went to church and swam in the afternoon.  She’d requested pancakes for dinner and a homemade lemon cake. 

As we were leaving the pool, her friend Rebecca was arriving, so she stayed to swim with her family.  When John walked over to the pool to pick her up, he invited her friend and her parents to join us for pancakes, fruit salad and sausage.  It was some impromptu fun. ♥

Her gifts from us were a necklace of Toothless and his girlfriend from How To Train Your Dragon, as well as some clothing and art supplies.