What is your legacy?

I only know my niece through skype and phone calls, but this pretty precious baby (and her brother) are so near and dear to my heart. I hope that one day I will get to see her more often and love on her and do fun things with her, but for now, simply hearing her cute voice and her 2 year old version...

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Marriage. It ain't easy. But, it's edifying. It draws us nearer to Christ. Through it, I've learned more about the character of Father. I'm very much in love with my husband. Absolutely 100% in love with him. But, I sometimes fail to show this and show it well. Before I met Seth, a previous guy during his break up speech told me that...

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I'm thankful for friendship. True. Honest. None Judgment. Godly Rebuking. Friendship. And one of the blessings of being in Seattle, is that God is answering my prayer for friendship. Now, flying into Seattle, this was my prayer. That, we would find this. That our community would spur us on toward truth. That would call us out when we needed that, friends that wouldn't...

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A photograph my mom took at the Ballard Locks Dad at the Ballard Locks Hello. My name is Lara and my parents are Rick and Teresa. My mom is quiet and extremely talented. My father is loud, gets to know anyone he sets his eyes on and seems to have no fear. Therefore we have me, a weird balance of the two. Today...

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I never thought I would say I was thankful for Report Cards and Parent Teacher conferences. Oh, but I am. I get to sit, drink coffee and reflect on how faithful Father has been to answer prayer requests.  And THEN I get to sit with parents and talk about how God is working in the lives of their children - and we get...

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Dancing. King David spoke of it fondly many places in God's true book, the Bible. In 2nd Samuel, he danced before the Lord with all his might. My class loves loves loves dancing. I love love love dancing with them. Here is  The song we were dancing to in the photos.  We get lost in the moment. We get lost in singing truth. We laugh....

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I live in Seattle. When I began to write in this blog at 20 years of age, little did I know that I would 6 years later, live in Seattle. Do I work for the newspaper? no. Oh, then surely the news station? Uhm nope. I teach first grade. Wait what? I live in Seattle. I teach first grade. My husband and I...

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