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It has been so fun getting to know you girls on this board!
You have been a huge encouragement to me as your love for the Lord shines through in your posts!  And, I can see that you want to serve Him as you raise and school your precious kids.  That is truly my desire and it's so refreshing to find others who are like-minded!
I never really introduced myself when I started posting, so I thought I'd give you a glimpse of my family. (I know no one asked...and I'd love to meet Melanie, too. Only I'm closer than you all and I may just take a drive some day...)
This is me with Grant & Allison in Colorado...our family loves the mountains and hiking!

This is me on my 31st birthday with Garret (this November).
Here is my husband Mike with Grant and his fair calf...I know I've mentioned that my kids are little mud magnets...here's proof!I just have to share one more while I'm on a roll...getting our Christmas tree this year. 
Kathleen

Kathleen,

Your family is so beautiful and you are too! Thanks for sharing those great pictures, I really love having an image in my mind of who I am chatting with!

Candice

Hopefully you can read that...I guess I got carried away. It keeps smooshing all the words together when I submit it.

What a beautiful family you have! you're kids are adorable. Thanks for sharing.

Gina

Kathleen,

What fun pictures! My favorite is your little one all mud-faced! With my 4 boys I can definitely relate to that! They love nothing better than to get dirty from head to toe!

Thanks for sharing! We're glad you're here!

Blessings,
Carrie

I saw a greeting card that said, "little boys don't take baths. they just dust off."
what a great family!! thanks for posting!

Hi Kathleen! Thanks for sharing your precious family with us. Your kids are beautiful, and so are you!

Kathleen! What beautiful pictures!!! IT must be so neatfor the kids to have cows! My dd wants to be a farmer. She loves animals and always askes if we can get a horse and cows. Never mind that we only live on half an acre!! Guinea pigs and a dog will have to do !!
Thanks for posting the pics. I second that it is so good to "see" the people we have been talking to!!!
Kelly

Beautiful pics of your family. Thanks for sharing. It's such fun to see everyone's face and the kids they're (we're) always discussing!

Beautiful family! Cute pics...love the calf!

I LOVE IT!!! Our lives are so similar....right down to the mud! Your kiddos are just precious. Which fair do you guys go to? I guess it's not the MO state fair is it....just me doing some wishful thinking that we could meet there!

Love your pics and I really am working on it guys! I'll guess I'll just tell dh to just take a picture of me...but let me fix my hair and get on some makeup (which I only wear on Sunday)!

Love the pics! What a beautiful family you have! I have to say my favorite is the mud picture though - my sons often look like that too - especially in the spring. It's amazing they can ever get clean, isn't it? What a neat family!
In Christ,
Julie

Oh Kathleen! I LOVED your pictures! What a Beautiful family! I loved the mud pictures

Now I will be able to put a picture in my head to go with your name

You have a beautiful family! What fun you all have!