{23-JAN}

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 January was full of roadtrips, family time, new faces, our favorite american foods, time with friends, and lots of miles!!! We were in Michigan, NC, Indiana, and Colorado - all in 4 weeks. It was a whirlwind but God gave us health and provided housing, food and vehicles along the way! Praise God! 


Games and Food with our favorite Charlotteans! (?) is that a word, who cares! 
There wasn't enough time to get all the games and laughs in, but we made the most of each moment together! 

We headed to NC in my folks' car - loaded to the MAX! 
it was fun to be on our old road trippin' roads again. 

an american diner breakfast date!
one of my favs

Rang in the New Year with these lovely folks. 
Couldn't have asked for better company.

New friends in CO! God knows our hearts and I LOVE how he 
brings people into our lives at the right time. 
These folks are amazing and I'm SO thankful God allowed our paths to cross. 

While in CO we were able to share dessert with a special cousin! 
Thanks for the treats Molly! 

Finally meeting these incredibly faithful and humble servants! 
What a joy! We've been chatting online with these guys for a few years now, 
and were so excited to meet in person and share a new hobby sport! 
Love how God is using them and how they are SO encouraging and supportive!

def a new favorite sport to do together! 

cousin time! 

While in IN we had a good snow - so the cousins enjoyed a morning of snow play
 followed by hot cocoa! 

NC Catawba Spring reunion!! 
Was bummed to miss Kara & Jake's new baby boy by a week, 
but we had such a great time catching up and sharing yum food! 

the front porch girls club was back together! 
miss sitting and chatting together

next time we there will be wine and oreos! 
golly, it's crazy how much you miss neighbors who were like family. 

super stoked to share a meal with these guys! 

Long Live Catawba Spring Summers! 
The kids have grown and so did the giggles and scooter races. 

time with Aunt Angela and Uncle Ben was terrific! 

Asado Time! 

getting the fire started for one of the most delicious meals we had while in the US!

our favorite waterfall in NC! 
Shared with some of the best peeps.


it was great that we could just pick back up where we left off. 
This kind of friendship will never die! Love ya girl!

I can not get over how old our kids are now. 

fun and silly times together. Miss our park dates girlfriend! 

our boys just pick up where they left off, no problem! 

BEST FRIEND HUGS are the  BEST! 

dinner with this family is like coming home! <3 


Our favorite NC park - and our AirBnB was just a few minutes from it. 
Grateful!

Roadtrip stops are Bob Evans are a must. 
There are very few places our family can eat out and all eat fairly well. 
So we take advantage of it and love the memories we have in each Bob Evans. 

The original Bob Evans in OH! 
So cool. 

cousin time ROCKS! 

Papa doing his thing... 

THANK YOU to so many of you who came to our January Open House in MI! 

family bowling while staying at Gull Lake. 
Again, so grateful for this time and memories 



These guys have watch Tim & I grow in our marriage and life together. 
They were our first married small group and took us under their wings. 
We are so thankful for them and their families.  

breakfasts out were a must - and when papa came, they were even better! 

Liz's knew us by face by the end of our trip.... 

Pastor Todd and his wife, Beth. 
Praising God for how they, and their church, encourage and support us! 

TACO TUESDAY! 
Best Friends Reunite! 
Love how we stay connected through miles and years! 


And each time, our kids just keep getting bigger and sillier ....

2nd generation BFFs! 

This man and those smiles.
He knows how to make me laugh and our mornings and time together
on this trip will live forever in my heart 

<3 

sharing memories of the army days ...

thankful for the time they can share and hear his stories. 

Gull Lake 

time with Melissa always goes to quickly. 
Wish we had more time together!
But our catch up was a HUGE highlight of our time in MI. 

cards with Poppy! 

another special breakfast with some very special people

I don't think Poppy did a lot of talking this particular morning. 
T was having a great time sharing his passions with his poppy. 

Birthday shopping with Papa & Meemaw!

Snuggles and sillies with Papa 

special time with PB&J. 
We haven't been able to spend a lot of time with the twins, but we sure did while in MI. 
Loved getting to know these two personalities!  

New Year's Day constitutional with a fabulous bunch of people. 

some more bowling with cousins. Never got old! 

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