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  • The Bearded Wonder took this picture of me. I hate it. As I age, my face takes on more severity. Soft is replaced by sharp and my resting face is harsh. He loves me, even the look of me. I don’t want him to show my makeup free face on the internet, but, then again, he rarely posts anything and felt compelled to share this one. I look just like my dad. Thanks @soundslikechrist for loving my raw self.
  • Autumn has finally hit California. #weebabyjamie
  • I have a few favorite places in the world. The Orchard House in Concord, Massachusetts, Stinson Beach, California and The Empire Mine in good old Grass Valley, Ca. . When I first moved to Northern California, I came from the desert. My dad and little sister and I would go for long drives in the foothills and just gape at the beauty of it. . During one such drive, we happened to pass a great stone wall with the tops of what looked like an English manor peaking up tantalizingly. Turns out, that’s exactly what it was. A stone house built in the 1800s by a mining tycoon. But really it was my own Secret Garden. A forbidden place, not even open to the public. . Months later, they had a grand opening and we were first in line to see this magical place. The Empire Mine was free admission then and I spent many Saturdays reading under the magnolia trees by the stone cottage. . I have been gone a while. Coming back to my favorite old spot with my children feels more like home than the dusty little town we are living in right now. . The kids prefer the wilderness surrounding the great house so we spend most of our time in the woods. . . . . . . #dohardthings #oldsoul #fromtheravens #littlemen #californiagirl #heartmom #pulmonaryveinstenosis #homeiswheretheartis #whenlifegivesyoulemons #specialneedsmom #homeschool #simpleliving 🖤
  • Grammy bought us tickets for the Sacramento Railroad Museum train ride. 🚂 She’s the best. 🚂 Also, the Bearded Wonder took these photos. I would never risk putting my phone out of the window of a moving train. #choochooshaboogie . . . . . #dohardthings #oldsoul #fromtheravens #littlemen #newenglandmom #heartmom #pulmonaryveinstenosis #homeiswheretheartis #whenlifegivesyoulemons #specialneedsmom #bostonchildrenshospital #homeschool #simpleliving 🖤
  • The best children’s literature is crafted by people who respect the minds and hearts of the children who will read their work. . People like David Macaulay. He becomes intrigued by a topic and immerses himself in it till he crafts a gorgeous, fascinating book. We are studying early ancient Empires and his book Pyramid is so well thought out. I first heard about him on the wonderful @readaloudrevival podcast by Sarah Mackenzie. Want to see more? Good. The link is in the bio. . . . . . #dohardthings #oldsoul #fromtheravens #littlemen #heartmom #homeiswheretheartis #whenlifegivesyoulemons #specialneedsmom #homeschool #simpleliving #childrensliterature 🖤
  • Jack is a nerd bird 🐦

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  • The Bearded Wonder took this picture of me. I hate it. As I age, my face takes on more severity. Soft is replaced by sharp and my resting face is harsh. He loves me, even the look of me. I don’t want him to show my makeup free face on the internet, but, then again, he rarely posts anything and felt compelled to share this one. I look just like my dad. Thanks @soundslikechrist for loving my raw self.
  • Autumn has finally hit California. #weebabyjamie
  • I have a few favorite places in the world. The Orchard House in Concord, Massachusetts, Stinson Beach, California and The Empire Mine in good old Grass Valley, Ca. . When I first moved to Northern California, I came from the desert. My dad and little sister and I would go for long drives in the foothills and just gape at the beauty of it. . During one such drive, we happened to pass a great stone wall with the tops of what looked like an English manor peaking up tantalizingly. Turns out, that’s exactly what it was. A stone house built in the 1800s by a mining tycoon. But really it was my own Secret Garden. A forbidden place, not even open to the public. . Months later, they had a grand opening and we were first in line to see this magical place. The Empire Mine was free admission then and I spent many Saturdays reading under the magnolia trees by the stone cottage. . I have been gone a while. Coming back to my favorite old spot with my children feels more like home than the dusty little town we are living in right now. . The kids prefer the wilderness surrounding the great house so we spend most of our time in the woods. . . . . . . #dohardthings #oldsoul #fromtheravens #littlemen #californiagirl #heartmom #pulmonaryveinstenosis #homeiswheretheartis #whenlifegivesyoulemons #specialneedsmom #homeschool #simpleliving 🖤
  • Grammy bought us tickets for the Sacramento Railroad Museum train ride. 🚂 She’s the best. 🚂 Also, the Bearded Wonder took these photos. I would never risk putting my phone out of the window of a moving train. #choochooshaboogie . . . . . #dohardthings #oldsoul #fromtheravens #littlemen #newenglandmom #heartmom #pulmonaryveinstenosis #homeiswheretheartis #whenlifegivesyoulemons #specialneedsmom #bostonchildrenshospital #homeschool #simpleliving 🖤
  • The best children’s literature is crafted by people who respect the minds and hearts of the children who will read their work. . People like David Macaulay. He becomes intrigued by a topic and immerses himself in it till he crafts a gorgeous, fascinating book. We are studying early ancient Empires and his book Pyramid is so well thought out. I first heard about him on the wonderful @readaloudrevival podcast by Sarah Mackenzie. Want to see more? Good. The link is in the bio. . . . . . #dohardthings #oldsoul #fromtheravens #littlemen #heartmom #homeiswheretheartis #whenlifegivesyoulemons #specialneedsmom #homeschool #simpleliving #childrensliterature 🖤
  • Jack is a nerd bird 🐦
  • We are all part of this grand story. Maybe, though, we are not playing the role we were meant to play. . . Maybe life is happening to you. . . Maybe you should happen to life. . . We are home after years of trial. We are home and we are changed. Forever and for good. We grew up. ⭕️ Read about the full circle way we began the story of us on the beach and made our full circle way back to the place where it all began. ⭕️ God is the Author. Let him etch his wondrous words into you. He knows the plans he has for you and it’s not like anything you imagined. It’s better and it’s worse. And it’s the best. ⭕️ Link in the bio. . . . . . . #dohardthings #oldsoul #fromtheravens #littlemen #newenglandmom #heartmom #pulmonaryveinstenosis #homeiswheretheartis #whenlifegivesyoulemons #specialneedsmom #bostonchildrenshospital #homeschool #simpleliving 🖤
  • Tea time just got a little bit sweeter. #vanderbeekers #teatime #cake #hashtag
  • We have a long-standing habit of praying for emergency vehicles when out in town. As soon as we hear a siren someone says, “Let’s pray!” Then we say a not-so-fancy prayer for safety and guidance for the responders and those being responded to. Since Jack’s many ambulance rides, we are all the more conscientious. . Today our good friend, Mr. Jimmy, invited us over to check out the fire station he works at. The littles basically lost their minds. The field trip was cut short by an emergency call so we got to see the two firemen leave in the fire truck we had just been exploring. It was a very cool ending so a fun day. 🔥🚨 . Thanks @chimchimfireman for showing us around. . . . . . . #dohardthings #oldsoul #fromtheravens #littlemen #newenglandmom #heartmom #pulmonaryveinstenosis #homeiswheretheartis #whenlifegivesyoulemons #specialneedsmom #bostonchildrenshospital #homeschool #simpleliving 🖤
  • We are living a sort of strange in-between life right now. It’s an odd place to be. Jamie and I made butter, and now we feel a little better. . . . . . #dohardthings #oldsoul #fromtheravens #littlemen #newenglandmom #heartmom #pulmonaryveinstenosis #homeiswheretheartis #whenlifegivesyoulemons #specialneedsmom #homeschool #simpleliving 🖤
  • Goodbye Massachusetts. You have been good to us. We are now rolling out now. I can’t believe it.
  • We are all hot messes around here. #movingisdumb

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