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I'm not much of a pleasure reader of late.

Although, heaven knows, it would probably be a good idea.

Mostly, I feel like if there's time, I should be reading some variety of parenting book... 

but then I can't handle all the guilt, so I end up reading nothing.

{I'm a barrel of fun to live with these days, y'all.} 

All that to say, Finch saw this book review awhile back and left it out for me.

Because he knows that I am also an incurable and utterly cliche lover of all things Italy. 

My reserve finally came up at the library yesterday.

I have to say, I've really been enjoying it so far.

Fantasizing about doing the same thing doesn't hurt either.

Maybe someday...

project365...day73

So, as of this month, we are co-leading a new-ish family Kinship in our own neighborhood!

{The church we attend is 30 minutes away.}

It was a bit of a bumpy transition into its new format...but I think we've worked out the kinks.

Tonight was Girl's Night Out for the women in the fellowship.

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We are sad to see our friends {the Mom on top} return to Africa soon {that's 1/4 of our group!},

but excited to support them from here, and, 

hopefully even go as families on a work/ministry trip there sometime in the future.

We all have high hopes for our little community.

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I carried this rocking horse all the way back, on my back, after my first trip to Russia in 1994.

I've never been a light packer.

But, after I saw it in a little shop during our last week there, 

I knew it absolutely had to come home with me. 

Despite how ridiculous I appeared. 

I'm so glad I did though...the cubs love it and it is such a fun keepsake from that summer.

Hopefully someday I'll see grandchildren on it too.