art from nature

gratitude

getting to relax all day ~ Sloane
quiet day at home to rest and surf and read ~ Relyn
a morning hike, nature art in the woods (see above), a sort-of reading breakfast with my wife, a successful, easy new recipe ~ Jeffrey

nature art at the Old Wire Road Conservation Area in Crane, Missouri 

gorgeous Ella

gratitude

Indian food and for Papa and Grandma being here  ~ Sloane
yummy Indian food ~ Relyn
Roy Muir's Wellington biography ~ Jeffrey

Rogers photoshoot 

those eyes

gratitude

the things we were able to accomplish today at the house ~ Ethel
riding around this afternoon with Ethel ~ Dale
my friends ~ Sloane
another photoshoot ~ Relyn
Relyn's help with my S.H.I.E.L.D. badge ~ Jeffrey

Rogers photoshoot 

That grin!

gratitude

a good day today ~ Ethel
a refreshing day with Ethel ~ Dale
We got to set up the Operation Christmas Child boxes at youth. ~ Sloane
an evening home with Jeffrey ~ Relyn
great biographies ~ Jeffrey

Berning family photoshoot 

make a wish

gratitude

my family and being able to be near everybody ~ Ethel
all the saints who have gone before and have been faithful ~ Dale
we had practice tonight ~ Sloane
two good photoshoots on Sunday ~ Relyn
good Chinese food ~ Jeffrey

an outtake from the Berning photoshoot

after the meet

gratitude

to be here ~ Ethel
to be here with Ethel ~ Dale
my meet went really well ~ Sloane
It was so good to be back at one of Sloane's swimming meets. ~ Relyn
Sloane swims and competes with heart. ~ Jeffrey

photographed by Ibu (Relyn's mom) *cell phone photo 

a Georgia O'Keefe

gratitude

another day of resting & the swelling is going down in my feet ~ Ethel
a day of complete relaxation with a good book ~ Dale
my swim meet tomorrow ~ Sloane
two great photoshoots ~ Relyn
absolute best bike ride of my life ~ Jeffrey

at Crystal Bridges

minion pumpkin

gratitude

a day of rest ~ Ethel
family togetherness ~ Dale
hanging out with family & Lauren's birthday party at the least scary corn maze in the world ~ Sloane
Lucy's caramel popcorn ~ Relyn
Sloane captioned a picture on Instagram with "as tho' to breathe were life" ~ Jeffrey

another pumpkin competition entry 

wise old owl

gratitude

Papa and Grandma are here! ~ Sloane
dinner with the Stuckers ~ Relyn
Mom and Dad are here and getting to see Wes & Loren ~ Jeffrey

another pumpkin competition entry - I loved this one!

an Olaf pumpkin

 
gratitude

going to practice & the new people on swim team that I am friends with ~ Sloane
great parent teacher conferences ~ Relyn
my parents got in safely & a quiet evening at home & a good bike ride ~ Jeffrey

more competition entries 

mummy pumpkin

gratitude

my youth group ~ Sloane
a productive evening getting ready for Papa and Grandma ~ Relyn
they got the Uhaul fixed and were able to get back out on the road ~ Jeffrey

more pumpkin competition entries

pigeon pumpkin

gratitude

fuzzy pajama pants ~ Sloane
a nice dinner ~ Relyn
I was enthusiastic about being a librarian today. ~ Jeffrey

another amazing pumpkin.  This one won first place. 

minion football player jack o'lantern

gratitude

my playing test went well ~ Sloane
great parent teacher conferences, hot dinner waiting when I finally got home, jeans day tomorrow ~ Relyn
Sloane and I got our deer tags today. ~ Jeffrey

another student pumpkin 

gumball jack o'lantern

gratitude

Nichole's cute pumpkin ~ Sloane
working on Papa and Grandma's place ~ Relyn
a family that works hard together ~ Jeffrey

another student with her amazing gumball jack o'lantern

Oh the jack 'o lantern

gratitude

hiking with Daddy -- Papa and Grandma's house ~ Sloane
Grade cards are finished! ~ Relyn
mom & dad's trailer -- all our time together as a family -- great plans for tomorrow -- Relyn -- my time with Sloane today in the woods ~ Jeffrey

One of my students won third place in our school-wide pumpkin competition.

sticking out his tongue

gratitude

Jason and Emma's new baby ~ Sloane
visiting a new baby & his family ~ Relyn
omelets ~ Jeffrey

Williams family photoshoot 

Alesha's smile

gratitude

swimming ~ Sloane
accomplishing a lot today ~ Relyn
Chinese take out and family time ~ Jeffrey

Williams family photoshoot

Rylan in black and white

gratitude

Emma had her baby. ~ Sloane
a great photoshoot tonight ~ Relyn
parent teacher conferences are over ~ Jeffrey

Williams family photoshoot 

he loves her

gratitude

Lauren ~ Sloane
Dale & Ethel's trailer is in place in Buffalo. ~ Relyn
oatmeal ~ Jeffrey

from the Mays family photoshoot 

on the bench

gratitude

getting to read ~ Sloane
a chance to go to bed early and read ~ Relyn
Arlen ~ Jeffrey

from the Mays family photoshoot

silly boys

gratitude

getting to ride my bike with Dad ~ Sloane
a fun time photographing a happy family ~ Relyn
our family was together all day ~ Jeffrey

from the Mays photoshoot

kiss the sky

gratitude

time to relax ~ Sloane
hammock time ~ Relyn
hiking in the Ozarks ~ Jeffrey

*cell photo

Abigail & Moose

gratitude

Taco Bell ~ Sloane
a quiet evening at home ~ Relyn
The Big Sleep ~ Jeffrey

recent Miesner photoshoot 

she's hilarious

gratitude

hanging out with Whitney ~ Sloane
I'm so thankful for my helpful, hard-working girl. ~ Relyn
Relyn's emails today ~ Jeffrey

Don't you love his expression? 

Moose

gratitude

youth ~ Sloane
friends who listen ~ Relyn
a kid who is interested in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ~ Jeffrey

from the Miesner photoshoot

That's one funky chicken.

gratitude

Ibu is home and safe. ~ Sloane
Picking up my mom at the airport & my new Swarovski ~ Relyn
my brother and his family and their hard work ~ Jeffrey

at a resort in Mountain Home, Arkansas

I love my class.

gratitude

getting home and resting ~ Sloane
family night at home ~ Relyn
making dinner for my family ~ Jeffrey

for the sign outside my classroom

holding hands

gratitude

hanging out with Mason ~ Sloane
Dannah Gresh's ministry & my friend, Lisa ~ Relyn
hiking ~ Jeffrey

from a recent photoshoot

two things I love

gratitude

spending the day with Bapak and getting to hang out with my friends ~ Sloane
a wonderful day with Jeffrey ~ Relyn
a wonderful morning with Relyn ~ Jeffrey

two things I love - poetry and writing

vocabulary parade

gratitude

being with my cousins & school ~ Sloane
family picnic tonight ~ Relyn
mom and dad's house ~ Jeffrey

This is five of the projects for our class' vocabulary parade. 

birthday cupcake

gratitude

We got the house for Papa and Grandma. ~ Sloane
a walk with Jeffrey and Sloane ~ Relyn
We bought a place for Papa and Grandma. ~ Jeffrey

one of my birthday cupcakes