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I’m a quote person. Give me a good quote, and I’m a happy camper. I especially love planners that have quotes for each week. And I love getting newsletters with quotes in them! Yep, you could call me a nerd. I also love books and writing and love and peace. ;) Enjoy a few of my recent favorite quotes below.

“Tell everyone you know: “My happiness depends on me, so you’re off the hook.” And then demonstrate it. Be happy, no matter what they’re doing. Practice feeling good, no matter what. And before you know it, you will not give anyone else responsibility for the way you feel-and then, you’ll love them all. Because the only reason you don’t love them, is because you’re using them as your excuse to not feel good.” 
– Esther Abraham-Hicks

“Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed.” 
– Sydney Smith

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” 
– Michael Jordan

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” -Mark Twain

“What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.”
– Oscar Wilde

Happy Friday!

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First came Cooper.

And then Ryden.

And then? Then came sweet baby Caroline.

Two older boy cousins to look after their younger girl cousin! Yep, this family has enjoyed three little blessings this year! I know it will be a joy to watch them grow up together.

I met Caroline & her parents, Sara & John, at their house when Caroline was a week old. She was super alert, happy, and gorgeous! If she began to cry, she quickly realized that she wasn’t really sad, and changed her mood almost instantly. ;) She is very expressive, too, like Ryden. So neat! Usually babies hate having different outfit changes, but not Caroline. She’s a little fashionista already. :) Thank you, Sara & John, for letting me photograph your new family! It was wonderful getting to know you two, and sweet Caroline. Enjoy my favorites and more on the slideshow at the end.

Love:  So sweet:

See more on the slideshow here:

Happy Thursday!

Bethany

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It’s on long drives that I allow myself to miss him the most. Or maybe it’s just the season that really makes me miss him. The oranges, the reds, the yellows. All of the colors he isn’t here to see.

Last October, I spent nearly every day visiting my granddaddy in rehab. He broke his hip on the last day in September, and had to undergo surgery & then stay in rehab. He recovered in that month of rehab and was home before Thanksgiving. Even though he didn’t want to be in rehab, I am so thankful for those days I spent with him. I would bring him a Diet Coke and crackers. We talked about the weather, how his physical therapy went, or who else had visited that day. Or, I would ask about his military days or childhood. We watched Bonanza or The Andy Griffith Show, and often, I was there to tuck him into bed. I brought photographs for his room, and he would point to them and smile. It was the month of my first wedding anniversary, so I know we talked about my wedding then, too. Oh, I am so thankful he was at my wedding.

Some days, I pick up the phone and for a second, just a second, I want to call and see how Granddaddy is doing. And, then the realization hits me, and it never gets easier.

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  • Sharon Cooper

    I sure miss him too. I remember he would hide his left over snacks in his drawer by the bed too :) He really loved your visits and he Loved you too Bethany Ann.

  • Amber Mae Harris

    I miss him too.

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