tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14651501297707113292024-03-05T15:56:58.593-05:00Be Anxious For Nothing . . .With Prayer and ThanksgivingLouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773461534375181365noreply@blogger.comBlogger325125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465150129770711329.post-35600258510165602772016-03-19T11:30:00.001-04:002016-03-19T11:30:32.375-04:00It's Going . . . <center>
I didn't write a blog post about our upcoming move because my husband stole my thunder <a href="http://tbettelli.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-bettellis-are-moving.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</center>
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Bottom line is - we are moving to Colorado!</center>
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Obviously, that statement isn't that simple.</center>
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It comes with a lot of questions and a lot of stress and a lot of decisions.</center>
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Tim actually started the job in January, and I will follow with the kids at the end of May once we finish out the school year.</center>
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Quite a few people have asked me how this time of "transition" is going.</center>
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And my answer has been pretty steady at, "It's going."</center>
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Short and sweet - which I am sure everyone who asks is hoping for.</center>
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It's been better than expected and worse than expected all at the same time.</center>
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The kids and I have spent some really sweet time together.</center>
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At Teddy Bear picnics</div>
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Celebrating St. Patrick's Day</div>
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That has definitely been a blessing.</div>
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We get a LOT of quality time together.</div>
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I never, ever thought I would be surviving with a shred of sanity through this time.</div>
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But here I am (you can assess my sanity yourself if you see me:).</div>
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He is such an anchor for our family.</div>
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I have loved living here for basically the last 34 years of my life (besides my short stint in Tally and an even shorter one in Fort Myers).</div>
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He is faithful, but that doesn't mean life is easy (unfortunately).</div>
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Our Lexi turned 3 today.</center>
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You are a true joy to our whole family. It has been so fun to have a truly girly girl after our two boys. You were such a surprise when I got pregnant, and I couldn't imagine having another baby so soon after Ethan. But what a sweet surprise you turned out to be. Our family could never have been complete without you. You are the perfect addition to our crazy life, and you just add to the fun. </div>
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This year has been an exceptionally fun one. You have grown up in so many ways. Even though you will always be my baby, you are most definitely not a baby anymore. You love being able to keep up with your brothers anywhere and everywhere. You wear big girl underwear, which is a big one!! Your food allergy issues have seemed to take a turn for the better, which has been very exciting. Your speech has always been ahead of the game, but this past year your vocabulary has grown by leaps and bounds. Sometimes when I have a conversation with you I cannot believe you are only 3. You have the cutest voice in the world. You still say, "Hold you" when you want me to pick you up, and I don't correct you. You still want to be cuddled at night. You still drink milk first thing in the morning when you wake up. You are still a mommy's girl. You still sleep the latest of any of my children, and that makes your mother very happy. </div>
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You have brought so much joy to your family, Lexi. Your smile can light up a room. The Lord has given you a gift in that smile, and I know he is going to use your bright light to bring joy to a lot of people. I am so thankful for the gift of you. God knew exactly what he was doing by making you a Bettelli. You are the spunky, little pistol that we adore. I pray that you always use your strength and smile to bring glory to the Lord. He is the giver of all good things, and I pray your dad and I can lead you by example to live in light of that truth. I pray over the next year that you will continue to thrive in whatever situations the Lord brings into your life. You are so very special, and I can't believe I have the privilege of being your mommy.</div>
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Ethan turned 5 on August 24th.</center>
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His birthday is always funny to me because he is the one child that I always feel like grows up faster than the rest. </center>
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Because of his late birthday, he is the youngest in his class.</center>
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He is going into kindergarten this year - and everyone else is already 5.</center>
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At his birthday I just feel like he already "acts" this new age - but the date is just finally catching up.</center>
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We partied hard (as usual) to celebrate our boy.</center>
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Ethan comes into our bed in the middle of the night usually 2-3 times a week.</div>
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The night before his birthday he told me that even if he woke up he would not be coming to sleep with me because then he would miss his balloon bath.</div>
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He had a great day that ended with McDonalds for dinner and a candle in some frozen yogurt for dessert.</div>
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Our Ethan is such a ham.</div>
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You are growing so fast. I have really enjoyed the last year with you. You have matured in so may ways, and it has been so fun to watch the Lord mold you. You went to Pre-K at NorthBay Christian Academy this year, and it was such a great experience for you. Mrs. Sica was the perfect teacher for you and your little class of 5 students. You learned so much academically, but you also grew tremendously in your social and behavioral skills. At the end of the year program you received the "Passion for God" award. Such a proud moment for your dad and I. You love the Bible and are always excited to go to church and learn more. </div>
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You have really grown in your relationship with Lexi, as well, this year. I think she is finally old enough to play with you as an equal, and you are eating it up. You guys love to play legos and cars and kitchen and a host of other toy games. You both really enjoy drawing, which your brother never really loved. You enjoy having someone to color with on the porch almost everyday. I have loved watching your relationship with your sister blossom. I love knowing that you will always be her protector and her friend. George is still your idol. You love to follow him around in anything and everything he is doing. I am hoping this carries into homeschooling this year:). I hope you follow in his footsteps of learning to read and being an obedient student to your teacher and mom. You are also still a mama's boy, and I am eating this up as long as possible. I know you want always want to sit with me on the couch in the morning and just cuddle. </div>
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There are so many things I could say about you, Ethan. You are our comedian. You are our cuddliest child. You our the one who likes things the neatest and the biggest helper when cleaning up. I love to watch you write with your left hand. I love to watch you be creative. I love that you still love your "blankie." I love that you absolutely have a mind of your own. I love your perfect, Beiber hair. I love to watch you dance with absolutely no inhibitions. I just love you. I can't imagine our family without you. You bring so much joy and so much fun to our lives. Jesus was so good to us with the gift of you. I hope and pray that we can guide you in loving Him and bringing Him glory in all you say and do throughout the life He has given you. You are so special to us, sweet boy.</div>
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Wanna catch up . . . Here are Parts <a href="http://www.thebettellifamily.blogspot.com/2015/07/love-story-part-uno.html" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="http://www.thebettellifamily.blogspot.com/2015/07/love-story-part-dos.html" target="_blank">2</a>, and <a href="http://www.thebettellifamily.blogspot.com/2015/07/love-story-part-tres.html" target="_blank">3</a>.</center>
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Starting in mid-February of 2005 we were officially official as a couple.</center>
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We spent all our waking minutes together and just really enjoyed getting to know each other.</center>
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We talked about marriage, and I knew I really wanted to marry him.</center>
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But I knew it took people at least a year to get engaged if they were normal:)</center>
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One night (without my knowing) Tim took my parents out to dinner to "talk" to them,</center>
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As soon as he said the words, "I wanted to ask you a question . . "</center>
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We all sat down to watch it, and as he pressed play he realized he hadn't been recording.</center>
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Such a let down to my dad, although I think Tim was relieved.</center>
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Tim did get their blessing that night at dinner and began to plan our engagement.</center>
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My mom told him not to tell my dad what he planned because my dad has a small (ahem) problem with letting the cat out of the bag, so to speak.</center>
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Basically, he can't keep a secret to save his life.</center>
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His original plan was to fly me to the keys to pop the question, but he had made the mistake of talking with my dad about it first.</center>
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One night at dinner my dad blurted out, "Well, when are you going on that plane to the keys?"</center>
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So that plan was out the window.</center>
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I guess Tim reevaluated and decided that wasn't the most cost effective or easiest way to go about it.</center>
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I appreciate his flair for the extravagant, but he also knew I would want our families there to celebrate.</center>
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Until this point our families hadn't met.</center>
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He told me that we needed to rectify the situation by meeting up in Orlando to celebrate his birthday, which was May 20th.</center>
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We picked the weekend of May 5th, and all met up at the Wilderness Lodge.</center>
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On Saturday morning I thought the plan was to wake up and head to Typhoon Lagoon to let Tim surf as his birthday present.</center>
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We got up and got our suits on, but as soon as I went downstairs in the hotel he told me plans had changed.</center>
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Oh, I was totally clueless.</center>
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Well, here it is . . . I knew.</center>
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As soon as he said we were going parasailing, I knew.</center>
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How do you bring a ring parasailing??</center>
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Would it be scary?? (I had never been before)</center>
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They strapped us in and up we went.</center>
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It was amazing.</center>
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After we had been in the air for a little while, Tim told me to look down.</center>
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On a boat underneath us my family and his were holding a sign that said, "Are you ready to marry me yet?"</center>
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(The way in which it was written is another story for another day.)</center>
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Again, I figured it was coming, but it was still so surreal.</center>
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I told him yes, and we tried to kiss in our awkwardly placed harnesses in the air.</center>
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Then, being the patient woman that I am, I asked for my ring.</center>
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It felt like an eternity before we got down, so I could check it out.</center>
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There was a table on the dock with roses and chocolate covered strawberries and a box with the ring.</center>
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Tim got down on one knee to make sure we covered all our traditions and put the ring on my finger.</center>
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I haven't taken it off since.</center>
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It is completely abnormal from the way we began dating to the short time before we got engaged and then got married.</div>
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Our love story is just another way that God's grace has completely saturated me and made me aware of His love for me.</div>
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I do want to be honest about all the details in this story because they are important.</center>
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And they are important because it is so obvious that God and only God could have brought Tim and I together in this unconventional way.</center>
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That is what I want my children and my children's children to see in this story.</center>
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God is always working and His plan always prevails.</center>
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Also, I don't ever want to paint a negative picture of my ex-boyfriend.</center>
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He was (and I assume still is) a wonderful guy.</center>
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He was respectful and faithful and loved Jesus.</center>
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God just didn't plan for us to be together - plain and simple.</center>
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That is my point in including him in this story.</center>
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I walked around the corner to see who my mom was talking so sweetly to, and lo and behold it was Tim.</center>
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I walked him out to our back deck to talk while my mom was giving me signals behind his back to ask if I wanted to brush my teeth or hair first.</center>
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When we got to the deck he told me that he didn't have my phone number, so he had to come back to get it.</center>
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But being the smitten woman that I was, I gave it to him before bidding him goodbye to begin planning the evening birthday dinner with family and boyfriend on break.</center>
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The dinner was not pleasant, but it happened. And we all lived through it.</center>
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After that I didn't see my boyfriend for two weeks.</center>
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Valentine's Day fell within those two weeks, and both Tim and my on-break boyfriend sent me roses to my classroom.</center>
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"Uh, Miss Tragos (maiden name) why are two boys sending you flowers?"</center>
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"Miss Tragos, I thought you only had one boyfriend?"</center>
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"Why is Mr. Bettelli's name on one of the cards?"</center>
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He was an older man (not sure his exact age, but he had little to no hair and what was there was white).</center>
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I remember having a student around this time ask me if I could start hanging out with said Biology teacher because Mr. Bettelli had been so much nicer since I started hanging out with him.</center>
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Those kids be like, "oh, look at my booger, Mrs. B," or "Stop hitting me, Billy," or "I need to use the bathroom realllllly bad."</div>
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It has been ten years this year since we got married, so now is as good a time as any.</center>
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We met in the Fall of 2004 when I took a job at Calvary Christian High School as the 9th and 10th grade English teacher.</center>
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Tim was the Bible teacher at the time, and while I don't remember our very first meeting, I do remember his long, blond (courtesy of sun-in) hair in our faculty meetings before school started.</center>
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Back to the story . . . so we worked together that Fall.</div>
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All Tim would ever talk about was all his girlfriends (yes, plural and yes, yuck) back home that were waiting for him to visit.</div>
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He would walk by my room a lot since our rooms were right across the hall, and he would always peek in and give a sly smile.</div>
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I thought we were going to get married.</div>
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I'm just going to jump back in.</center>
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Tim has been pastoring part-time (what is pastoring part-time? I'll never know because once you are a pastor, you are most definitely a pastor ALL THE TIME) since last August.</center>
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Being in ministry is hard.</div>
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I don't feel equipped for the emotional struggle.</div>
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There are some high, highs and some low, lows.</div>
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It is a sanctification process like no other.</div>
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I thought marriage was sanctifying, and I thought parenting was sanctifying, and I thought homeschooling was sanctifying, and I thought owning a house was sanctifying, but . . . </div>
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None of that holds a candle to this.</div>
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I mean that in the least dramatic way possible, of course.</div>
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The best way I can describe it is like being in a tunnel where all my worst faults are magnified, and I am forced to deal with them at warp speed.</div>
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It is humbling to say the least.</div>
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But I am praying more than I ever have. #silverlining?</div>
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And because I don't want this to all be about me (ya, right ... working on pride too)</div>
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The kids have actually transitioned into this whole "ministry life" quite well.</div>
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We don't get to see him and his sweet family nearly enough.</center>
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So when Tim told me that he was presenting at a conference in Minnesota at the end of September, and asked if I wanted to go, I couldn't say yes fast enough.</center>
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His brother made it happen, and we were so grateful.</center>
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We had the best time being with family in the most beautiful weather.</center>
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That makes me sound super old.</div>
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He is super cute, so it's worth it.</div>
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Another Bettelli tradition in the fall is the Pumpkin Festival at Hunsader Farms.</center>
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We headed over on the morning of October 18th.</center>
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We hit the pumpkin patch first for pictures.</center>
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Sometimes when I look at pictures like these I just can't believe they are mine.</div>
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Tim decided to get a giant size this year.</div>
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The kids always look forward to it, and we enjoy carrying on traditions in our family.</div>
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Thankful for this crazy crew God has given us.</div>
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I've written about it before, but (most) every year my good friends from college and I get together for a long weekend to catch up.</center>
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We all lived together at one time or another in our sorority house, and now we literally live all across the country.</center>
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It is so fun to have a time to catch up on each other's lives and spend some quality time together.</center>
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It is literally a highlight for me every year, and I am so thankful for these friendships.</center>
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This year we all met in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, which may be pretty boring to some.</center>
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But basically all we want to do is talk and catch up all day and all night, so Maggie Valley is the perfect destination.</center>
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We all arrived on a Friday afternoon and went straight to "the" Wal-mart for some groceries.</center>
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The blender was the closest thing we could find in the condo, so Stephanie took on the task of blending, and blending, and blending the batter in small batches.</center>
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Nicole and I flew home and were already looking forward to the 6th Annual trip next year.</div>
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We have so much fun and are truly friends who support and pray for each other no matter how many miles separate us.</div>
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After homeschooling George last year full-time I realized that we really loved it.</center>
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I never thought I would be a homeschooling mom, but God has a funny way of leading us into things we never thought we would be capable of doing.</center>
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I did, however, miss a lot of things about traditional school.</center>
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I loved the programs and the social aspects of it.</center>
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There is a school in our area that we put George on a waiting list for 3 years ago.</center>
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This school has basically combined the best of both worlds, and they use classroom teaching three days a week and then lesson plan for two full days of homeschooling.</center>
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I love the concept and was thrilled to get my boys in this year.</center>
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I also got a job teaching the 5th and 6th grade Language Arts classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.</center>
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It was such a blessing to be able to have my sons there and be able to be there with them doing something I love.</center>
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And then our first day of homeschooling for the year:</div>
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I would be lying if I said everything is going perfect.</center>
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Ethan has been difficult on the homeschool days.</center>
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He is a very young 4 (he just turned four at the end of August), so I was little nervous as to how he would do.</center>
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His teacher evaluated them a few weeks ago, though, and he is doing excellent.</center>
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That is such an answer to prayer because so many people told me to hold him another year.</center>
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I know it may change, and we will reevaluate each year to make sure we are making the best decision for him.</center>
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But for now I am just so thankful for God's leading for our family to this wonderful school.</center>
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Here are a few pictures of my classroom:</center>
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It was very fun to decorate a classroom again.</div>
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My students have been more than wonderful.</div>
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They are so sweet and a joy to teach everyday.</div>
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The schedule is a perfect fit for us, and the people in the school (families and staff members) have been such a joy to do life with.</div>
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We are so thankful for God's blessing in this circumstance.</div>
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This October I had the opportunity to make all my dreams come true and throw my Lexi girl a two-two party.</center>
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It was a blast and so much fun to decorate.</center>
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Dearest Lexi Girl,</div>
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You are such a special little girl. Over the last year we have watched your spirit change and grow. You are a bright spot to everyone you meet. People always tell me what a happy baby you are. I love to hear that because your smile is one of my favorite things about you. I love that you share our joy with everyone around you. You are still a little thing, but what you lack in size you certainly make up for in spunk. You have the loudest voice and the fiercest looks. If looks could kill, my dear, we would all be goners. </div>
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This year was certainly more stable than the last, and it made me feel good to have you in a more permanent home. We tried to sell our house, but God knew better. Daddy got another job at our church, and mommy got a part-time teaching job too. I think that was enough change for our family. We are really enjoying all the changes, but busy does not even begin to describe it. We run all over the place all the time, and you just go with the flow. I know that you have embraced the third child role. You have to cut naps short and wake up early to get your brothers where they need to go. You are their biggest cheerleader, and it is so cute to see you yell and cheer for them. You have formed such special bonds with your brothers, and they are your protectors. You got to tag along on a field trip with Ethan, and his favorite part about it was showing you off to all his friends. I hope you always have a special bond with your brothers.</div>
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As you are moving further from babyhood and well into toodlerhood I am just enjoying you more and more. You are an excellent communicator and are very sure of what you want. You are not afraid to share your feelings or tell everyone what you think they should being doing. Your daddy says you get it from your mother, and even though it is supposed to be a negative, I am glad you stand up for yourself. You are sweet, spunky little girl whose personality never goes unnoticed. We love you more than words could ever express. You are our one and only girl, and God knew just what we needed when He created you. I pray that you grow into a woman of God who loves and protects as He would. I know He has big plans for you, and I feel so blessed to have this small part in them. </div>
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I love you, my sweet smile,</div>
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We officially have a four year old.</center>
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No longer a toddler, but a little boy.</center>
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We celebrated with a joint party at our rec center pool with our friend, Alana.</center>
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She and Ethan are 3 days apart, and we had their first birthday party together too.</center>
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They are sweet friends, and the party was a blast.</center>
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The weather wasn't looking so good when we got there, but after eating and blowing out candles we were in the clear to swim.</center>
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He isn't as much of an attention seeker like his brother, so it is interesting to watch him in these situations.</div>
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He wanted George's help opening presents, and he liked other people to help with his candles.</div>
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We had his favorite dinner of steak, corn on the cob and rice (he fought us on choosing because he wanted to let George choose dinner).</div>
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It was a great day celebrating Ethan.</div>
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My Dearest Ethan,</div>
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I simply can't believe it has been four years since you were born. It seems like yesterday I was battling all kinds of scary things at your birth. It ended up being super quick and the things that could have gone very wrong didn't. I was so thankful for God's mercy on your life then, and I have continued that line of thinking throughout your life. You are our passionate, motivated, and adorable little boy. I have enjoyed watching you grow and mature. </div>
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Each year brings different challenges as well as celebrations for our family. This year was definitely more stable than the last, and you were definitely happy to be in the same place with all the same people for an extended period of time. You attended a small preschool for half of the year, and you did so great. You are young for your class, but your teacher told us you accomplished anything and everything she asked. I loved watching you shine in your own environment. </div>
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Your relationship with your siblings is continuing to grow and change as well. Last year all you wanted to do was follow George and be with him. You noticed Lexi every once in a while, but George was your idol. While you still look up to your brother, you are getting more and more interested in Lexi girl. Each morning you ask me when she will get up because you just can't wait to play with her. You play pretend, and legos, and cars, and dress-up, and so much more. It is so fun to watch your relationship with your sister blossom. I hope you always love and protect her.</div>
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Your dad and I are just so excited to see what God is going to do in and through your life. You have already brought us both so much joy, and I know that will never stop. God was so intricate with all the parts of you, and we are grateful for each and every one of them. It is a blessing to be your parent. You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Don't ever forget that. Follow Jesus with everything you have because His steps for your life are what will bring true joy. That is my prayer for your life, Ethan. Stick with Jesus, no matter what. We love you so very much and will continue to help guide you with our love.</div>
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I love you, my passionate one,</div>
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On July 11th of this summer my entire Tragos side of the family flew out to Cancun, Mexico for some "forced family fun."</center>
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We flew into Cancun and had a short (but seemed super long) bus ride to Playa del Carmen which is where our resort was located.</center>
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Throughout the trip I tried to spend as much time as possible in this spot.</div>
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There were other places in the pool where we hung out (although none spoke to me like the lounge chair).</div>
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Surprise of the trip . . . Peter likes to mess with us.</div>
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The finals of the World Cup happened while we were there, so they had some characters running around the pool to get people excited.</div>
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And here we are at the airport saying goodbye to Mexico (after Lexi puked at 4:30 in the morning on the shuttle to the airport in the shuttle car seat).</div>
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In all seriousness, we are all so thankful that my parents gave us this special time together.</div>
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Traveling with a large extended family isn't always easy (and our trip wasn't perfect), but not many families have the opportunity to do it at all.</div>
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We are so thankful that God has given us these relationships and that my parents use their time and resources to bring us all together.</div>
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It was a lovely vacation (but I think we may need to wait until there are no children under 5 in the family before we go out of the country again).</div>
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Tim is now a bi-vocational pastor.</center>
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Our church, Building 28, has hired him to be the part-time Pastor of Discipleship.</center>
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It is a really funny story how it all came to be.</center>
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They had been searching for a full-time assistant pastor for quite a while, and our pastor had even talked with Tim about applying for the position.</center>
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But Tim really loves his job at Trinity and wants to stay there for a while.</center>
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Several people began to tell Tim how they thought he would be great for the position, and he kept saying he just couldn't do it full-time.</center>
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Through a series of God-ordained conversations and circumstances the church decided to hire three men part-time, and Tim is one of them.</center>
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We feel very humbled to be serving at this great church.</center>
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One of my favorite events at the church that we have been a part of is their VBS.</center>
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Our church is a church plant of about three years, so we have been renting space in a store-front.</center>
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This was the first year we did VBS in the current location, and we had about 80 kids there.</center>
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It was so much fun.</center>
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I was deemed the role of the Coo-coo craft lady with my friend, Stephanie.</center>
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We got all kinds of crazy with the craft supplies.</center>
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It was truly an unforgettable week.</div>
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The people in the church who gave of their time and energy to make it successful were such a blessing to the kids.</div>
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My kids have not stopped talking about it.</div>
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Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773461534375181365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465150129770711329.post-55545598519444284942014-07-22T17:23:00.002-04:002014-07-22T17:23:32.767-04:00Classy Wine Tasting<center>
My sister, Gina, is such a giving soul.</center>
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She was nice enough to invite her siblings and their spouses out to a classy night on the town, wine-tasting.</center>
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We all parked in the hyde park parking garage and began to look for the classy joint where the wine tasting was being held.</center>
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My loving sister then looked the address up on her phone, and she informed us that it was actually a few blocks down the road.</center>
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There was a slight drizzle, but who cares about showing up to a classy wine tasting with frizzy hair?</center>
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Not. me. No. sir.</center>
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We finally arrived at our destination after quite a bit of walking.</center>
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I wish I had a picture of the outside to show you.</center>
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But somehow I missed that opportunity, so pictures of the inside will have to do.</center>
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That is exactly what it was.</div>
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We each got our small taste of wine and decided to hit the road.</div>
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So my wonderful sister had another brilliant idea and decided to use the "lift" ap on her phone.</div>
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This ap is something all the young professionals in Tampa use to get from here to there.</div>
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Those of us in suburbia have never heard of it, but she promises it is a stellar way to travel.</div>
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And why wouldn't we trust her after her amazing skill in picking out wine tasting venues?</div>
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It is Gina's pick, and she redeems herself.</div>
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(Except for the small fact that our reason for going was the all you can eat sushi, which they were no longer offering . . . but we won't hold it against her).</div>
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The name of the restaurant was <i>Cheap, </i>and it had a cool atmosphere that looked a little like a japanese steak house/club. You know . . . more class.</div>
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It was really, really fun to have an adult night out with my siblings and their significants.</center>
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I couldn't pick better friends or siblings.</center>
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And I do want to thank Gina for planning the whole night.</center>
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If not for her skills in this area, we definitely wouldn't have had as much to laugh about.</center>
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Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773461534375181365noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465150129770711329.post-31348017294666130762014-07-22T16:58:00.001-04:002014-07-22T16:58:34.908-04:00Gospel Coalition<center>
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It was so fun to have the time with just the girls.</center>
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Last summer we took a trip to Lake Swan with the intention of meeting people who we would eventually be working with when Tim began a job at Trinity that we assumed was over a year away.</center>
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Well, we all know how that worked out.</center>
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That trip last year was really God-ordained because Tim started that job in September.</center>
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Lake Swan is special to us now, and for as long as Tim has this job with Trinity we will go every summer.</center>
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It is so much fun for the kids with the lake, volleyball court, putt putt golf, and all the older kids who pay attention to them.</center>
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It is fun for me because someone cooks us three meals a day, and I don't have to do the dishes.</center>
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We are so thankful for each and everyday together.</div>
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We do not take it for granted and know it isn't promised.</div>
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We have literally never taken an actual vacation alone in our nine years of marriage since having kids (and I got pregnant 8 months after we got married).</center>
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We did travel to Savannah once for a long weekend, but I try to forget that trip. I contracted the swine flu and was more miserable than I have ever been the entire time we were there.</center>
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Our good friends Debra and Tony planned the trip with me as a surprise for Tim's birthday.</center>
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That caused a little bit of a scuffle, but you know what I always say (or sometimes) . . . all is well that ends well.</center>
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The day before Tim and I left we made a little trip to the Los Suenos area, which is a super nice resort.</div>
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The zip-lining wasn't my favorite.</div>
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Having to jump off a ledge high in the air 12 times and almost have an anxiety attack isn't my idea of fun.</div>
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All in all, it was a wonderful, relaxing time with good friends.</div>
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And it was also the best birthday present I will ever give to Tim.</div>
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Just sayin!</div>
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I have to back up all the way to Memorial Day to get caught up.</center>
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Tim had to exhibit for the college at the homeschool convention in Orlando for the weekend.</center>
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Surprise of all surprises the family tagged along. </center>
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The convention was at the Gaylord Palms hotel, and it was super nice.</center>
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The kids and I pretty much hung out all day while Tim worked, and then we planned to go to Disney on Sunday before leaving.</center>
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Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773461534375181365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465150129770711329.post-26028573148624704292014-05-28T15:44:00.000-04:002014-05-28T15:44:06.967-04:00At the end of Homeschooling 1st grade<center>
I did a post at the beginning of the year to give you an idea of how our homeschooling year was starting.</center>
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You can read it <a href="http://www.thebettellifamily.blogspot.com/2013/10/homeschooling-for-real.html" target="_blank">here</a> for some background. </center>
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We had a big move at the beginning of the year, and I had hoped to move again during the year.</center>
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We ended up staying in our current home, which made getting a homeschool schedule in place a lot easier.</center>
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Homeschooling is not for the faint of heart (or for a mom who has babies and toddlers in the house, but that is for another post).</center>
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It is a very large responsibility, and while I am thankful to have the opportunity I would not say it if for everyone.</center>
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George is an excellent student, and he made my job much easier than it could have been.</center>
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There was a lot of planning and a lot of late nights organizing.</center>
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We finished our last official lesson today.</center>
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And it felt . . . GOOD, SPECTACULAR, AMAZING . . . you get the picture.</center>
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I wanted to write out five things I have learned from homeschooling.</center>
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These weren't necessarily the only things I learned, but they were important things that I didn't necessarily expect.</center>
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1. Deepening Relationships . . . I think I have a good relationship with my children. I try to really talk to them and know their hearts. Homeschooling made that relationship even deeper. There wasn't anything about George's life that I wasn't a part of this year. Unlike when he went to traditional school and would try to explain something to me that I couldn't understand because I wasn't <i>there.</i></center>
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2. Sibling Love . . . The relationship between my children has strengthened. Having George at home has allowed the kids to spend every waking hour together. They are truly each other's best friends, and not much gives a mother more joy than to watch that grow. (It also means they fight more, but that is neither here nor there in this list of positives.)</center>
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3. Patience. . . This one may sound obvious, but I am used to knowing that I need patience in rearing babies and toddlers. Having patience in a school situation with a first grader is a whole different story. I expect my teaching to make sense the first time, every time. Unfortunately, I am not a trained first grade teacher, so this is not the case. </center>
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4. The Basics . . . I never expected to learn so much actual information from a first grade curriculum. Each and every subject we studied this year taught me things I never would have learned sans this experience. </center>
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5. Money Saver . . . I knew we saved money by not having to pay private school tuition, but I didn't think about the little things that cost less. George ate lunch at home everyday. We could have leftovers or anything else that was there, and I didn't have to think about special things at the grocery store that would go in a lunch box. We didn't have to buy uniforms or school t-shirts. We didn't have to buy teacher gifts (although that would have been nice for my husband to do:). There are so many little things that add up.</center>
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I will say (and I stick by this no matter how many people try to tell me different) that no one way of schooling is a one size fits all for every family. I don't think there is only one right way, and I truly believe each family makes the decision that they think is best for their family.</center>
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Next year we have enrolled the boys in a university model school.</center>
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They are in a classroom 2-3 days a week with a real teacher and then they are homeschooled on the days in between.</center>
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I will also be teaching the 5th grade class at the school.</center>
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This will be another big change, but one we are very excited about.</center>
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After all is said and done, I like things about both models and I think this university way of schooling will be a great balance for the Bettelli's.</center>
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I am thankful for the time God has given me this year to have this experience.</center>
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Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773461534375181365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465150129770711329.post-60418941803620778822014-05-28T15:05:00.000-04:002014-05-28T15:05:21.640-04:00Ethan and Preschool<center>
When we moved back to the Clearwater area we thought we would be moving further north in a short time, so I didn't want to start Ethan in preschool and then have to pull him out.</center>
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But once that didn't happen I put him in the same little preschool George went to in downtown Clearwater.</center>
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It is the cutest school, and he had the same teacher George had three years ago.</center>
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I love all the little "extras" that they do to make the kids feel special.</center>
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They put on a circus, and the 3 year olds dress up as clowns.</center>
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Both Tim and my dad went, and Ethan just beamed from all the attention.</div>
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We got to watch the "gymnastics award ceremony" last week.</div>
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Again, it is just the cutest school.</div>
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I am so thankful that Ethan got the opportunity to experience it.</div>
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One blessing of not selling our house:)</div>
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Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773461534375181365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465150129770711329.post-60773101839336654292014-05-14T16:10:00.001-04:002014-05-14T16:10:43.875-04:00George turns 7<center>
We literally celebrated this kid's birthday for an entire week.</center>
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His actual birthday was on a Wednesday this year.</center>
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The Monday before he spent the night with Nonna (my mom) and went shopping for birthday presents on Tuesday. </center>
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Wednesday he woke up to a balloon bath and presents.</center>
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That morning we brought a treat to Bible study for the friends he has in his class.</center>
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Then we made eggplant parmesan for dinner per his request.</center>
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Lastly, we had to have cake!</center>
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On Friday his Mima and Pipa (Tim's parents) came in town.</center>
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Saturday night we took him to celebration station with one set of cousins who couldn't be here for his party on Sunday.</center>
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Sunday we had a family bowling party after church.</center>
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I can't believe I have been a parent for 7 years.</div>
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George,</div>
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You are my firstborn and the one who made me a mom. It is the most special title I hold, and I thank God for giving me you to hold that title. You are such a special little boy who has taught me more than I could ever teach you. You are kind and considerate and encouraging and sweet. You are constantly telling your siblings how proud you are of them and how much you love them. I know they look up to you in so many ways, and I couldn't imagine a better hero for them. You have taught me patience and love in ways I never knew possible.</div>
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This year was a different one for us with the adventure of homeschooling. Now that it is coming to an end I have to say that it was so much better than I imagined in so many ways. It was hard, but it was good. It gave me such an insight to your mind that I would have never gotten if you would have been in the classroom with a different teacher all year. I am very thankful for this time I got to know you better. We worked through so many things that I wouldn't have been a part of if you would have been in a traditional school. You allowed me to truly learn about daily discipleship and working together. You gave me a gift this year, and I will never forget this special time.</div>
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You have grown in so many ways this year. You have surpassed any expectations academically, soared spiritually and even grown in height. You just seem like such a big boy. You are growing so fast, and I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to watch. I know God has something so special for you. I just feel honored to have the title of your mom. Your love for your family is not something we take for granted. You love us so well. There are no words to describe how much you mean to me. You have a piece of my heart that is reserved for only you, and no matter how big you get that piece will always be yours. I am so very proud of the young man God is shaping you to be. I am even prouder that you desire God to shape and guide you at such a young age. I look forward to this ride of your life. I love you more than words could say.</div>
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I love you, my firstborn,</div>
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George played Upward football this year.</center>
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We really enjoy the level of competitiveness and the focus of Upward sports.</center>
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