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Leaving.
I know I've been awfully silent for awhile over here. There's just so much to share, so much to write, that it is hard to start. And for quite some time it has felt like I couldn't share much of what I was feeling
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Growing Up.
My heart ached as I looked into Elise's tear-stained face. In that moment she looked younger, her wet cheeks somehow accentuating her freckles. And yet, her beauty also struck me. She is becoming a young lady, growing up. Who knew it would be so hard. Granted, what Elise
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Scenes from home.
Please enjoy these snapshots of everyday life here at the Lein house.
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Birthdays
I'm sorry it has been so long since I've posted. Life has been full lately, which is a good thing, but not always conducive to sitting down and writing a blog post. :) So, today I thought I'd share some pictures from our most recent
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A Christmas Tree.
This post was written before Christmas on the day we set up and decorated the tree. But I was waiting for the pictures to add and then waiting for a missing camera to show up and then waiting just became the thing to do. Anyway, better late than never. Every
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Freiburg and Lake Titisee
I'm taking the advantage that I am needing to take it easy today as I fight a bad head cold to do another post about our summer adventures. These are obviously a whole lot more exciting in person, but hopefully it is still nice to see and read
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Rötteln Ruins in Lörrach
OK, it's taken me a little longer to get around to this than I had planned, but here is part one of our summer adventures with family. My mom and sister Liza arrived a couple weeks after Dietrich was born, which meant I was recovered enough to be
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Dietrich Elliott Lein.
So, Dietrich is almost 2 months old now and I haven't written a thing about him on here. Sorry about that. I really thought I would have tons of time to write and reflect during these first few weeks. After all, I'm forced to sit still
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Another pregnancy post.
My mind has been a little consumed with baby prep here, and I've been terribly neglectful of the blog. And now that I am getting around to writing a post, you will just have to put up with another baby post since that is what is on my
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Family Outings.
I'm sorry that I haven't been great at updating the blog lately. The last two weeks have been Spring Break for the kids. Even John finished up his language class and had a break before officially starting work with TeachBeyond. So we spent the time mostly
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Baby Update. 25 weeks.
Last week, I had my second appointment with the OB here and also met his wife, who is the midwife. The midwife did part of my appointment and the doctor did the other part. I was sure this appointment couldn't be as long as last time, but I
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The Family of God.
No matter how far I go from "home," I am still surrounded by family. And no matter how capable I think I am, I need that family. Our first two weeks here went pretty smoothly, so smoothly in fact that I was a bit surprised. The kids weren&