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July 6th, 2017 - This is the fortieth and final   day of a 40 day blogging challenge: some pictures and words each day!  ~~~  Forty days of blogging. Forty days of summer. Forty days of wedding prep, wedding party, and post wedding blues. Forty days of work. Forty days of reading. Forty days of music. Forty days of preparing for school. Forty days of ... and on and on and on... Thank you for tagging along on this challenge. It's been lovely! Do stop by for more posts soon. I'm sure there will be some words and pictures one of these days.

July 5th, 2017 - This is the thirty-ninth  day of a 40 day blogging challenge: some pictures and words each day. Come back tomorrow to see more posts!   ~~~  "We know what we are, but know not what we may be." William Shakespeare

July 4th, 2017 - This is the thirty-eighth  day of a 40 day blogging challenge: some pictures and words each day. Come back tomorrow to see more posts!   ~~~  "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." With these words, let freedom ring.

July 3rd, 2017 - This is the thirty-seventh  day of a 40 day blogging challenge: some pictures and words each day. Come back tomorrow to see more posts!   ~~~  Good evening! For those of you who do not know me, my name is Graci. I am Megan’s younger sister by five years, and I like to pride myself with the title of her best friend. It is my great joy to be a witness this afternoon at the marriage of Megan and Michael. I have known Megan for a very long time, and I cannot tell you how long she has been dreaming of, planning for, and reenacting this day. I am so happy to finally be here celebrating it with all of you tonight.   As you might imagine, there is so much I could say about my big sister. You get to know someone very well after living with them for almost nineteen years… but because time is short and I’m not a public speaker, I’d like to share with you three lessons that I have learned from Megan over the years. First, if you really know Megan, you know a woman

July 2nd, 2017 - This is the thirty-sixth  day of a 40 day blogging challenge: some pictures and words each day. Come back tomorrow to see more posts!   ~~~  All in all, it was a never to be forgotten summer — one of those summers which come seldom into any life, but leave a rich heritage of beautiful memories in their going — one of those summers which, in a fortunate combination of delightful weather, delightful friends and delightful doing, come as near to perfection as anything can come in this world.  // L.M. Montgomery 

July 1st, 2017 - This is the thirty-fifth  day of a 40 day blogging challenge: some pictures and words each day. Come back tomorrow to see more posts!   ~~~  Many blessings to you both. May love fill your many years to come. Thank you for your powerful witness to the faith, thank you for your joy that you continue to bring to the world, thank you for your pursuit of sanctity in your vocation.