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A Bundle of Myrrh

"My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh." Song of Solomon 1:13

At The Parsonage

June 12th, 2016 by Aubri

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*Blog catch up time. Time with 2 free hands is rare these days.*

A new baby brings with them the adjusting phase. A slightly new rhythm of disruption mixed with some chaos in a hazy fog as Mama figures out how to land back on her feet.

Really by now we have it mostly figured out. We know the plan and it typically goes well until eventually I realize one day that we’re living the “New Normal” as the phrase goes. We have a new normal every year in our family. One more baby tucked snugly into our family belt and we go on with life as scheduled.

The babies are pretty routine but I’m seeing now that it’s the bigger babies I have that are in many ways the NEW. Lily and her books one after the other she gulps them down. I find her all over the house perched with her words and swimming through her chapters.

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Holding Josephine

June 12th, 2016 by Aubri

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Oh all my little helpers. “Can I hold Josephine?!” “Can I hold Josephine?” There’s been a long line to hold Josephine! I sure miss ’em now. 3 in Texas and 2 in Bancroft and a lot of babies at home need some holdin’!

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Celebrating Josephine’s Baptism

June 7th, 2016 by Aubri

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We dress, prepare and gather together to celebrate life and new life. This helpless squirming little thing and God’s precious gift of Eternal Life give us all good reason to rejoice with one another.

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Josephine Baptized Into Christ

June 7th, 2016 by Aubri

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What God’s almighty power hath made
His gracious mercy keepeth;
By morning dawn or evening shade
His watchful eye ne’er sleepeth;

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