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flower beauty and wedding happy
Real Life

flower beauty and wedding happy

ByShawni May 30, 2022May 1, 2023

Happy Memorial Day to everyone celebrating here in the United States. I hope we can all take some quiet moments to remind ourselves how indebted we are to those who…

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bringing the party to the desert
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bringing the party to the desert

ByShawni April 13, 2022May 1, 2023

Dave’s sister Julie and her husband Seth come to town now and again. And every time they do, they bring a party along with them. Ha! I mean, it’s funny…

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an 80th birthday for a man full of light
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an 80th birthday for a man full of light

ByShawni March 30, 2022May 2, 2023

Dave’s dad turned 80 on Saturday. It is a beautiful thing to examine a life well-lived. Just look at this man: He is so full of light and goodness. And…

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the miracle of marriage and family trajectories
Marriage

the miracle of marriage and family trajectories

ByShawni October 8, 2021April 5, 2023

We didn’t fly back to the desert after we left Switzerland. We flew directly to Utah because there was something special happening there: Yep, another nephew was getting married. When…

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a sister get-away
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a sister get-away

ByShawni June 30, 2021May 2, 2023

We had a “power” weekend up in the mountains a couple weeks ago with all my sister-in-laws and my mother-in-law on Dave’s side. Well, it wasn’t even actually a weekend,…

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last weekend — a family reunited
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last weekend — a family reunited

ByShawni April 18, 2019May 2, 2023

There is something almost holy to me about having your whole family together after some have left. I don’t think you can ever explain it until you are in it,…

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Josh & Leah’s wedding

ByShawni June 24, 2016August 26, 2019

It was a gorgeous wedding under a canopy of trees.  Dave’s Dad officiated the ceremony.  Love those smiles.  (I missed them walking out, but I caught some smiles and clapping…

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rehearsal dinner

ByShawni June 23, 2016August 26, 2019

It’s so weird to me that we have nieces and nephews getting married. First we had my niece Brimley I talked about back HERE. Then we had my nephew Rob…

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graduating cousins

ByShawni May 28, 2015August 26, 2019

It just so happens that two of Max’s cousins graduated right along with him. They were just here:  Then they grew to this:  …and this: …to this: And to me…

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