I’ve missed blogging sooooooo much!

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Dear friends,

I’m very excited to be sitting here typing again!  Rich and I set the computer up last night and all during this extremely busy day I’ve been looking forward to putting up my first post after an absence of two months!

How can it be that next Wednesday begins another school year and that this is our last week of summer vacation?  I just sat and looked through all the photographs that I took in the past few months, and as I did, a smile appeared on my face.  Yes, it’s been a lovely summer.  Nothing very amazing, just a nice, family summer with many sweet memories made and many just plain ordinary busy days of managing my home. (ups and downs and all)

I thought taking away TV and computer would give me a feeling of “more time”….but now I can say that we quickly adjusted to a new schedule and very soon I was wondering where that “more time” went! 

I will be working on putting up a post very soon of my favorite pictures and stories from the summer.  In the meantime, here are a few photos that I took today.

 

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As you can see, we now have chickens! (13 of them!)

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I can’t wait to hear from you all and visit your sites.  Have a lovely evening!

Much love, Shanda

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  5. Welcome back, Shanda! I’ve missed your blogs, although I haven’t been on here much myself over this very busy summer. I can’t believe how fast the summer has flown by! Can September really be just around the corner?God bless you…..and I’m looking forward to your posts again!((((hugs)))Jana

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  7. It’s so nice to hear from you again! Caleb looks so much older…he has definitly got more of a little boy look then baby look now!you all look so happy! Gotta run now,a HUGE storm is brewin and i think it may be best if i shut everything down …YIKES!Love you guys!

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  8. Yay, you’re back!!  Xanga is starting to feel like a “ghost town”…..seems like it has lost some of its enthusiasm, at least in my little “group”  =)  Glad you all are doing well, and it about makes me want to cry that this summer is coming to a close so fast….

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  10. I am so glad you are back, I missed reading your post. The chickens are bigger than I thought they would be already. Grace’s hair is getting so long and pretty. It is so good to see all of your smiling faces :)!

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  12. Welcome back!  I was thinking about you the other day and anticipating your blogging again!  Yes, the summer has flown by.  I am starting my 24th and last year of homeschooling.  My son, Stephen, is a senior this year….amazing!  God has been faithful! My grandsons that lived in NY and CO have and are moving back to Alabama!  Yea!  so excited.  Love to your family. Seth has grown!  Beautiful Grace with those peaceful eyes! 

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  13. Chanda, I am so glad to see that you are back!  What a summer it has been.  How dreadfully I have missed your postings and encouragement.  Sweet Mama joins me in saying WE ARE SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK!!!!  Love you!

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  14. Welcome back — my goodness, it seems like your family has grown up over the summer! I love the family shot, and the shots with the chickens are precious. Looking forward to hearing about your summer!

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  15. Welcome welcome!!! I’ve really missed your blog and can’t wait to read your stories of your summer. I’d like to know how having no computer/tv etc effected your family life…was it more calm? were the kids bored? what did you do to unwind?Your baby has sure grown!!

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  16. I am so glad you are blogging again…I have missed your vibrant pictures and happy stories!! Your children have grown so much over the past two months especially Seth!! Can’t wait to see your favorite pics I am sure they are great!! Have a good evening!~Flora

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  17. SO glad you’re back sounds as though you’ve had a wonderful summer! Can’t wait to hear (read) what the Lord puts on your heart once again now that you’re back… you’re posts are always so encouraging to me
    The kids all look so much older and it was only a few months
    Welcome back!

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  19. Hey Shanda! I was going to attempt to “message you” today and see when you might be back. I’m glad you decided to reconnect with us! I have some news, so I’ll send a private message, also!

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  20. SHANDA!  So glad to hear from you again and know that you are all well.  Praise the Lord.  I look forward to your pictures and stories.  Just who are those big kids?  lol

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  22. What a beautiful picture of your sweet family~ So many smiling faces. We’ve had the same kind of summer, busily wonderfully, ordinary I’m glad you were able to unplug and I’m glad you’re back.
    ~Cinnamon

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  25. Welcome back! I was wondering where you’d gone since I was gone when you decided to take a break. šŸ™‚ Sounds like you’ve had a good fun summer! I think we spend entirely too much time on electronic.

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  29. it’s so good to have you back. . . ! To fill you in on what you missed on gracenglory75. . . Daddy God graced us with another miracle but we were completely unaware of our little blessing until he was about 12 weeks along due to crazy cycles that come with our infertility, which kept me from realizing I was expecting. At approx 12 weeks (July 13th) our lil one’s safe cacoon–my fallopian tube–ruptured taking his life and almost taking mine. Daddy-God spared me via my OB’s gifted hands in a surgery that I am still recovering from. I lost my tube and ovary which I am grieving, along with losing a much longed-for baby (you know I long for a house full of children). HIS grace has carried us though and I am doubly aware of just how much our children are really HIS. Nathaniel, as we named the baby, is living in heaven, while Daddy-god continues to let us take care of Miracle here on earth. There is more to the story on back posts of my blog, but I know you have many readers and can’t take the time to read them, so I wanted to fill you in on here, since I still periodically reference our loss. Again, it’s SO good to see you back. I prayed for you all summer long, just as I promised. šŸ™‚

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  33. Yay,yay,yay!! Missed your blog so much and I will look forward to hearing and seeing more.  Everyone looks fabulous.  I love Calebs hair…though he does look like he is growing older, and Grace looks so beautiful.  I am in Colorado and just hopped on my son’s computer for a few minutes.  I was writing to you today and will have to finish that letter and send it off.  blessings and love to you all!  Jenny

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  37. hip hip hooray… so happy to have you back in blog world.  i was just thinking of you yesterday and missing you.  Can’t believe how your kids have grown in the past couple months.  can’t wait to hear more from your world.

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  38. I do believe little Caleb and Seth have changed the most since you’ve been away.  It’s good to see you back and can’t wait to read about all your adventures.  Love you my friend!

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  40. Such precious photos! I was thinking of you the other day … even though I haven’t been on here much myself this summer, there were special ones I’ve missed, you being one of them. You make Xanga a ‘happy place’! So happy to see you back again! I’m looking forward to hearing how God has blessed your family these past two months! Also, I know you’re friends with Cathi – writersblock1117, and she has been on my heart, and I was wondering if you knew how she has been doing. She hasn’t been on here since May. Maybe she just took the summer away for awhile, too! Well, you, and yours, have a blessed week! ~ Deborah <><

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  43. You’ve been missed!! So glad to hear that you had a fantastic summer! Looking forward to seeing some more pictures! Your kids grew up over the summer… all of them! SO adorable! Welcome Back!!!!

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  45. Yay!!  You’re back!!  What a smile these pictures put on MY face… I can’t wait to hear of all your adventures…  And chickens!  WOW!!!  Welcome back my friend – I for one really missed you!

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  47. I can’t believe how different Caleb looks!  I think it must be the hair.  I’m glad to hear that you are back.  I have still to do my update of summer post.  We started school here Monday!  So far so good.  Love You and can’t wait to re-connect back.  Love You!

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  49. Glad you are back.  I look forward to your posts to encourage me and challenge me in my Christian walk.  Your “real-life” motherhood posts will be welcome:).  Anxious to hear about your summer!!

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