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Love the collab with Mary!

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Thank you Amie!

I was so excited to receive her beautiful work.

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Reading your post was uplifting and joyful, Julie! Our falls are drab in comparison with your fall leaves. I did find a solid yellow leaf from a wild cherry tree this am;-)

Your success as a mom is reflected in your confidence about letting them run around the lake, without you slinking through the woods to monitor their activity. Freeing for all. Good days are often because we make them so.

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Thank you so much Gary, Oh I'm happy you found some yellow down there. I sure would miss the changing colors.

Thank you for the compliment. I'm so happy to get the time outdoors with them and explore.

Have a great Monday and hope all is well on your end.

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Love the artwork! 😍

I appreciate how you are fostering independence for D&B Julie. And modeling awareness.

Beautiful!

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Didn't Mary B do a great job! I love it.

Thank you so much Gail. Motherhood sure is an adventure. :) I hope your week is off to a great start.

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So happy for all of you. Growing and appreciating life, nature and being happy together with space in between. 😁

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Thank you Mom. I'm love seeing Brindsley and Delaney playing in the woods and running happy.

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I love that your kids are running on trails - there's something about being surround by God's perfection while using one's body to rejoice in it! Hooray for your kids, hooray for your being such a good mom to pour into them.

To answer your always-great questions: I'm so thankful I could visit a place from my childhood and youth this weekend: the shores of beautiful Lake Michigan. The water temp was mild, the sun was warm, the sand was soft, I closed my eyes and opened them to take in that magnificent body of water. The air smelled so fresh, I felt so free and so blessed.

P.S. Thanks for the shoutout, too. 😊

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Thank you so much Mary B! I love that we get to run and walk the trails. We have so many great places to explore.

Lake Michigan sounds amazing. I've never been so thank you for giving me an image of this wonderful lake. Thanks again. :)

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This is so beautiful and inspiring Julie. You are building a confident and aware upcoming generation. So much love and learning intertwined.

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Hi Margaret,

Thank you so much for your kind message today. I see how much my kids love the wild and how curious they are. It's beautiful and encouraging.

I've been thinking about Nollaig. Sending her hugs.

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A stand of dark pines

A sun-lit quivering oak

Magnificent day...

Visiting family in lush, green Maryland. It doesn't get better than a family walk/run in the Great Outdoors...

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Hi Clark, Awesome. Enjoy your time with family. Sounds magnificent! :)

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Green Lakes is beautiful. You are so blessed to spend that time with your children.

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We love it there, Claudette. yes I'm grateful to have this time with them. Thank you for being here. xox

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Super artwork! Love “Mama Moose.”

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Hi Ruth,

Mary B. did a fabulous job! Thank you for being here. I hope your week is going well. :) Hows the pumpkin baking?

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Wonderful, wonderful post! It’s lovely that you have running in common with the kids - I loved reading about their run around the lake. Awesome! As for Mary’s artwork - just wow! 😍

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Good morning Rebecca,

Thank you for reading and your message yesterday. I hope you had a wonderful Monday. :) I agree...isn't Mary B.'s artwork awesome! It makes me smile everytime I look at it. Plus the "Mama moose" makes me giggle.

Thanks again!

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😘

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So inspiring Julie!

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Thank you so much Kym! I'm sorry I've been MIA in PJ Cats. I hope to get back in there soon.

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