sisters

gratitude

 Braum's cappucino chunky chocolate ice cream ~ Sloane
Chinese take out and Numb3rs ~ Relyn
Kyle Griffin became my parents' doctor ~ Jeffrey

from the Estes photo shoot

so adorable

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getting to go to Mockingjay 2 ~ Sloane
a fun afternoon with Sloane ~ Relyn
holding Relyn's hand today ~ Jeffrey

Grant photoshoot

Tanner

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getting to relax ~ Sloane
a quiet day at home ~ Relyn
finishing a good history book ~ Jeffrey

Grant photoshoot

Alex & Serena

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hanging out with family ~ Sloane
a beautiful wedding ~ Relyn
Bedford Camera and a bath tub ~ Jeffrey

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a hazy glow of love

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the Lawson family, Monopoly, Papa and Grandma, an awesome new sister ~ Marisa
my sweet new sister, my amazing friends in Oregon, Papa and Grandma are here with us again ~ Julian
I am thankful I live in Missouri. ~ Avery
the love of God, access to an amazing variety of food, a healthy family ~ Lucy
peace in my heart ~ Arlen
my husband, who is also my best friend ~ Ethel
the gift of salvation and second to that would be all my family ~ Dale
for family and this morning~ Sloane
Oh, I have so many.  My family, time with family, five days off work, good food, a husband who loves me and is my best friend, a daughter who is kind and obedient, a home we can afford, a great camera, a job I love, this beautiful world... I could go on and on. ~ Relyn
Relyn and Sloane working on their craft this morning ~ Jeffrey

our nephew, Alex, and his love, Serena

Arlen & Lucy

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tabouli ~ Sloane
Our 1996 Camry, Big Blue, crossed 300,000 miles today, and it still mechanically sound and gets good gas mileage. ~ Relyn
Relyn liked her quesadilla. ~ Jeffrey

Jeffrey's brother and sister-in-law

Arlen's kids

 
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time with Ibu and Bapak~ Sloane
We had a wonderful evening with my parents tonight.  We ended up sitting around the table for over an hour after dinner sharing old stories.  Tonight I am thankful for family; laughing with my parents, a phone call from my brother, texts from my sister-in-law, a delicious meal from my husband, memories shared by my Dad, and rubbing Slaone's back during family prayer. ~ Relyn
We are going on break. ~ Jeffrey

our Lawson nephew & nieces

cousins

gratitude

I got to do the job shadow thing and hang out with mommy all day, and her kids ~ Sloane
spending a work day with Sloane ~ Relyn
my dad giving me a love of history and Relyn &Sloane planning Thanksgiving morning and our decorations for this year ~ Jeffrey

Sloane and her Lawson cousins

one of three

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good book series ~ Sloane
 I am thankful for Operation Christmas Child.  It is absolutely the best part of our Christmas every year.  We were incredibly last minute, but Sloane and I had a great time shopping for and packing our boxes today.  We pray those boxes bless the three little boys in Mexico who receive them.  ~ Relyn
I am thankful that number 100 is coming up tomorrow. ~ Jeffrey

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Matthias

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Alex could come ~ Sloane
 I am so thankful my nephew, Alex, and his girl, Serena, were in town today.  I am thankful for a wonderful family, lots of love and laughter, and for the chance to photograph very special moments.  ~ Relyn
my mom and dad seem to really love their house ~ Jeffrey

Choate family photoshoot

autumn bokeh

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the chance to try out for a band solo ~ Sloane
time with Alex and meeting Serena ~ Relyn
meeting Serena ~ Jeffrey

autumn bokeh

golden autumn

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my team ~ Sloane
tiny, happy joys like Chinese takeout, old episodes, of Chopped, new magazines in the mailbox, the perfect red lipstick, and foot massages ~ Relyn
my Taco Bell tasted so good ~ Jeffrey

Mark Twain National Forest, south of Chadwick

a cluster of small stars

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youth group, Sammi, and people bringing food ~ Sloane
Netflix, Pandora, Instagram, email, and all the other technology that makes our world smaller and our lives richer ~ Relyn
French toast ~ Jeffrey

autumn in Missouri

classroom funny

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pleasures of being together with Dale today ~ Ethel
swimming and for Mason buying me my awesome swim cap ~ Sloane

I am thankful for laughter.  I love to laugh, and I am so blessed to have a job that gives me reasons to laugh every day. ~ Relyn

MLLMAS, best part of my day today, and it was a good day ~ Jeffrey

This students' work cracked me up today.

party girls

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Dale's new shirt & we even got money back ~ Ethel
good books ~ Sloane
a good day at school and starting the day dancing ~ Relyn
the pizza slab turned out good ~ Jeffrey

some of Sloane's birthday sleepover guests

birthday flowers

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relaxing ~ Ethel
hunting~ Sloane
a very productive day at work ~ Relyn
hunting ~ Jeffrey

Sloane's birthday flowers

birthday boy

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sitting and visiting with old friends ~ Ethel
Papa ~ Sloane
the chance to celebrate Papa's birthday with him ~ Relyn
my dad's birthday ~ Jeffrey

Dale on his birthday

sunrise

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getting to hang out with my friends~ Sloane
Sloane's fantastic party ~ Relyn
Sloane's wonderful friends ~ Jeffrey

on the way to school

autumn leaves

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an interesting career day ~ Sloane
shopping for Sloane's party ~ Relyn
a great omelet ~ Jeffrey

a day in the woods

Cheesy Grace

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the pizza dude our youth group gave so much money to ~ Sloane
Veterans ~ Relyn
a wife that loves me more than I deserve ~ Jeffrey

Voi photoshoot

a tender kiss

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good classes ~ Sloane
The High Pointe Veteran's Day progam was amazing! ~ Relyn
dinner at Relyn's school ~ Jeffrey

Meisner photoshoot

foo-foo bow heads

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Sloane ~ Ethel
Sloane ~ Dale
all my wonderful friends and family who bought me gifts and said, "Happy birthday" and made my day great. ~ Sloane
Today and every day, I am thankful for Sloane. ~ Relyn
the expressions on Sloane's face ~ Jeffrey

Sloane and her cousins, on her birthday

little white flowers

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God is working things out for our house. ~ Ethel
the financial blessings of lower costs for our house ~ Dale
getting to be in the woods today ~ Sloane
Today I am thankful for Sloane's thirteenth year, which is just a few hours from over. God has blessed us with such a wonderful daughter. She is thoughtful and kind, hard-working and helpful. She is loving and generous and a marvelous friend. This year has been full of clarinet practice and baking, youth group and giggling girls, makeup and books, hunting trips and great conversations. I am so thankful God has given Sloane such a wonderful thirteenth year. ~ Relyn
corned beef sandwiches, Ozarks hills, fall color, rock walls on the sides of valleys, and my daughter ~ Jeffrey

in Pleasant Hope, Missouri

like Dr. Suess drawings

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Sloane's coming over today to help make her own birthday cake ~ Ibu
Mainly I'm just thankful that the kids were able to come over today and we were able to spend the day with Jeffrey and Relyn and Sloane.  It's always good when we get together.  Particularly, when it is not rush, rush, rush and so busy we don't even have time to talk and pray.  Then, a very special bonus of today was the fact that I beat my son-in-law at Scrabble.  Again, pretty handily.  I am thankful I was able to score 101 points in one play.  The word was quested. ~ Bapak
Uncle Brett's job ~ Sloane
I'm thankful to spend the day with my parents and my family just shopping and laughing and chatting.  And, I'm thankful for a really good dinner tonight.  ~ Relyn
a great quote on the air conditioning system ~ Jeffrey

I wish I knew what these plants are. 

red

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Dale and I had a good time Friday birthday shopping for him and shoe shopping for me. ~ Ethel
a good time Friday with Ethel ~ Dale
hanging out with Alex and Tara ~ Sloane
Lucy's delicious chicken enchiladas ~ Relyn
to be of service to my brother and his family ~ Jeffrey

Missouri in autumn

silly Grace

 
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all the work I was able to get done today at the house ~ Ethel
my young friend who took a five by four buck this morning ~ Dale
my birthday is coming up and I get to spend a bunch of time with my friends ~ Sloane
a great team to work with ~ Relyn
my Gateway Book Club today ~ Jeffrey

Voi family photoshoot

one well-loved little girl

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a good day of rest ~ Ethel 
the good bid on our septic ~ Dale
Lauren and her birthday ~ Sloane
Sloane's thoughtfulness and her friendship with Lauren ~ Relyn
dinner with my ladies ~ Jeffrey

Voi family photoshoot 

autumn colors

 gratitude

the work I accomplished at our house ~ Ethel 
a good work day at the house ~ Dale
swimming ~ Sloane
an amazing PD day, especially Rick Wormelli ~ Relyn
Robert Crais' Suspect ~ Jeffrey

Voi family photoshoot

Emmit's smile

gratitude

staying home and doing nothing ~ Sloane
an unexpected chance to get home early ~ Relyn
getting home to my family ~ Jeffrey

Roger's photoshoot

autumn carpet

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I got to go hunting with Papa. ~ Sloane
two wonderful photoshoots and a very gracious client ~ Relyn
I was impressed with Sloane's maturity while hunting. ~ Jeffrey

autumn carpet