tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31893115274438044012024-02-20T04:41:07.683-08:00The Dabney HomeDanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07970560109724936270noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189311527443804401.post-81510076308796582392013-02-07T20:28:00.002-08:002013-02-07T20:28:31.388-08:00Lumberjack Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You have brought so much laughter and excitement to our home!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Born on December 5, 2012</i></span></div>
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Well...it's been awhile since I've posted. Oops.</div>
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My only excuse is that it's been a fun, crazy, and busy last few months. The main reason for not posting is that we started doing some work on our house in May and we just completely finished about a month ago (yes, it's January). For most of that time, our internet in the house was disconnected, so that makes it difficult when wanting to blog. </div>
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Baby Boy #2 coming December 2012</div>
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1. Pray that they will come to know Christ at an early age.<br />
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2. Pray that they will recognize sin and have a hatred for it.<br />
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3. Pray that they will be caught when guilty, so that they may learn from their mistakes.<br />
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4. Pray that they will be protected from the evil one in each area of their life - spiritual, emotional, and <br />
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5. Pray that they will respect those in authority over them.<br />
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6. Pray that they will desire the right kind of friends and be protected from the wrong friends.<br />
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7. Pray that they will be kept from the wrong mate and saved for the right one. <br />
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<i>* (My sweet mother-in-law gave me this list to me when I was pregnant with Jack. I'm not sure where she got it from, but I love it)</i>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07970560109724936270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189311527443804401.post-64696149007358083052012-03-22T11:27:00.000-07:002012-05-31T10:52:42.940-07:00First hair cut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">It's hard to believe that </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">8 years ago today she went to be Jesus.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Vivian had one of the happiest personalities of anyone that I have ever met. She would see the best in everything. She didn't hesitate showing her emotions or hold back her excitement. For example, the first time she came over to my house we hadn't known each other too well yet. We walked into my bedroom and she SCREAMED out loud. I was so caught off guard and thought something terrible happened. When I turned around, all I saw was Vivian flying through the air and landing on my bed.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">"I love your bed. It's so big and tall and there are so many pillows on it that I just HAD to run and jump on it." </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">I LOVED it.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"> Most 17 year old's (including myself) would have been too embarrassed of what there new friend might have thought of them...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;">She was full of life</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><i>Born: November 23rd, 1984</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><i>Went to be with Jesus March 9, 2004</i></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;">More than anything Vivian loved Jesus and lived her life honoring Him. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;">Her life is a beautiful testament </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;">and her story has touched the lives of so many.</span></div><br />
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<b>This video was made by Tim O'Brien and was shown at her Memorial service.</b><br />
If you watch this movie, you might want to mute my playlist (located at the bottom of this page)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;">If you knew Vivian, </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;">I would love to hear your favorite story of her.</span><br />
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</span></div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07970560109724936270noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189311527443804401.post-89852400268547423212012-02-27T11:00:00.001-08:002012-02-29T10:10:24.244-08:00Last minute photo shoot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this time of year because the almond blossoms are so, so pretty. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We decided to go on a walk Sunday afternoon. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I brought my camera, so it turned into a mini little photo shoot.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">giving me their serious pose</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">trying to dodge almond branches</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">from: </span><a href="http://thedabneyhome.blogspot.com/search/label/Notebook%20from%20my%20mom">Notebook from my mom</a><br />
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</span>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07970560109724936270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189311527443804401.post-90117673216178760882012-02-10T16:11:00.000-08:002012-02-10T16:11:58.163-08:00From mirror to chalkboard<div style="text-align: center;">The other day I was at the local Thrift Store and I stumbled upon this beauty.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> I already have way too many mirrors in my house...but I couldn't pass up this price.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I felt that it needed a good home</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been wanting a chalkboard. </div><div style="text-align: center;">So on the way home I stopped by Hobby Lobby and picked up a can of chalkboard spray paint</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I painted the wood frame white and then sprayed the mirror with black chalkboard paint.<br />
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And now I have a fun new chalkboard<br />
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After everything was finished, I was so excited to finally write something.<br />
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I thought I would start out with this fun quote...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well...if you ZOOM in, you'll see how true this quote actually is. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Minutes after I finished writing, Jack (my 1 year old son) came up </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and starting rubbing his little fingers all over the part of the board he could reach...</div><br />
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My first thought was: "Oh. No"<br />
and then I had to smile because I looked up and read what I had just wrote.<br />
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(how very appropriate. haha)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also spotted this wooden initial at Hobby Lobby for only <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">$1.99</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Every time I take a load out of the dryer he starts laughing </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then jumps on the warm pile of clothes and rolls around! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">....I guess doing the laundry isn't so bad.</div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07970560109724936270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189311527443804401.post-43190256588476218332012-02-06T16:44:00.000-08:002012-02-07T14:01:34.421-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;">Quote from my mom's notebook:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* See <a href="http://thedabneyhome.blogspot.com/2012/01/notebook-from-my-mom.html">Notebook from my mom</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07970560109724936270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189311527443804401.post-15719068477191978972012-01-28T14:26:00.000-08:002012-02-06T17:17:52.275-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>"The Bible will keep you away from sin...</b></span><br />
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*See <a href="http://thedabneyhome.blogspot.com/2012/01/notebook-from-my-mom.html">Notebook from my mom</a>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07970560109724936270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189311527443804401.post-72972713856972572182012-01-28T08:17:00.000-08:002012-03-01T14:41:12.735-08:00Birthday Boy<div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">I can't believe that my baby boy is one!</div><div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It seems like just yesterday that this little boy was born.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07970560109724936270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3189311527443804401.post-2524007206135372342012-01-27T21:55:00.000-08:002012-02-06T21:30:17.377-08:00Notebook from my mom<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">When I was a little girl I didn't really care for reading, but there was one book I loved. It was a notebook full of my moms favorite verses, poems, quotes and jokes that she collected through the years. She always kept the book in the living room... I just loved sitting on the couch flipping through the pages. For some reason that book never got old to me. Every now and then my mom would add new information (and I read it so often that I always knew when it had been updated). </div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">For Christmas this past year my mom gave all of us girls a notebook. Not an empty notebook. A book filled with (handwritten) pages of all her special verses, quotes, etc... I was so excited!! I was also impressed because she very easily could have photocopied the pages from her original book and given us those copies. But no, she hand wrote every word into the new books (4 times might I add). She's the greatest! </div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">This is my first post ever and I am so excited! I've never blogged before. I felt that there was nothing in my life that was super interesting and I thought: "who would be interested in what I have to say?"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"><i> </i></span> But then I got to thinking, there is nothing more important to me than my relationship with Jesus. I desire to draw closer to Him daily and share his love with those around me. </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">(...God did not give us a spirit of timidity...). </span></i><br />
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<b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">I have three goals:</span></u></b><br />
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I am a big believer of <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">encouragement</span></b>. I know how much it means to me when someone offers a word of encouragement. Everyday God uses different people in different ways to encourage others. Whether spoken or written, there IS power in words. My hope is that if you stumble across my blog, you will somehow be encouraged.<br />
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Lately, I've been wanting to start a <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">family journal</span></b> to record our memories. I thought this would be the perfect place to record fun family photos and stories.<br />
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I don't know about you, but my days seem to fly by so quickly. A lot of days I get so busy with life, I forget to take a step back to actually enjoy it. It's important for me as a wife and mom to have some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"><b>quiet time</b> </span>everyday. I need time to relax and just breath. It is my hope that this will give me some discipline to have that quiet time <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">(...a spirit of power, of love and self-discipline)</span></i>. For some people, having a blog might be the thing that stresses them out (always wondering what to write next). So...I promise, the moment this blog starts stressing me out I will take a break!!!<br />
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