Happy 16th Birthday Catherine Therese!!

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Although you'll never read this my sweet Catherine, I love you. 16 years ago you changed our life forever. All of your siblings have done this in their own way but you have done so in a very special way. You have made me more empathetic, compassionate, and much more prayerful. Your smile lights up the world around you and we are all blessed by it.  It's not easy living with a saint. You remind me of my weakness and limited time on this earth. You challenge me to go deeper within myself and find what the Lord is trying to teach me...usually patience. You are made in His image and likeness but He uses you so that I can see my own beauty, goodness, and shortcomings.  You struggle mightily against me with every bath, diaper change, and wardrobe change. I struggle mightily with Him against all the changes He wills in my life. You depend on me and your mom for even the simplest of things. You teach me to depend on Him for everything and not rely on my on strength. You teach me that I
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Weekend Pictures

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#1 Made this headdress himself (with help from Mom and Dad). It turned out really nice. The face paint is actually Caladryl Lotion, he has a bad case of poison ivy.

I took the boys up to sit in the hunting blind behind the house. We had two bucks come out.

This one was real curious and kept inching closer.

Overall the boys did a good job of staying still.

My flash went off and so you can see their eyes. The boys loved this picture of course.

Working on the front of the bench for the utility room or....a medieval torture device.


Biscuits inserted, glue set.

There will be drawers underneath for hats and gloves. Boots and shoes will go in the box.

All stained and ready to be put together. (l to r) Front, Lid (a single piece of Cherry 17 inches wide), two ends. I hope to put it together this week or weekend and then work on the drawers.

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