Family Fun on the 4th!!

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It made me happy that Kyndal texted me for fashion advice... preshface! =)

Pic with K and Rach + pre-swim selfie in my happy new sunglasses + flag pic from my neighborhood walk!

Ashley and Miles came for this one, so several people got to meet him for the first time!  He's really sweet and seemed to have fun, and we had a lovely 15-minute swim before others arrived. lol  Stupid rain and lightning!!

Gene asked me to take this pic - he was so proud and happy about Amelia warming up to him! lol  Then it's Ashley and Miles + Hilary and Amelia doing sparklers on the right!

Rach and the kids doing some kind of sword firecracker... Jace was a fan!

Swim time... Amelia was so happy about getting to jump in the pool with them, and they all quickly became friends there! lol

Miss K helping Mom prepare the corn (her favorite of all the foods we had there)... and Georgia's sugar cookies (very possibly my favorite of all the foods there)!

A group cannonball effort to push extra water out of the pool (someone is coming to fix it soon, but Mom and Dad's pool is absurdly full).  Also, T-man's high jump is impressive!

Three generations were represented well -- the originals, the cousins, and the kids! ❤

Sitting at the kitchen chatting with Charlene and Nancy... it made me happy to look out and see Mom sitting on the porch watching the kids and chatting with Jace. =)  The bottom pic = the Parrishes doing sparklers!

Recreating a 2015 pic, just for fun!

Watching the awesome Tinker fireworks show whilst Mom played Whitney's Star-Spangled Banner for us! lol

On that note, I'm thankful for FREEDOM today... thankful that God cares about freedom on the national and global levels... but also on the most personal levels.  He sets captives free, literally and physically... as well as liberating us spiritually from entangling sins, and He gives us eternal freedom from the "bondage to death and decay!" 

Today marks the one-year anniversary since Jon Foster's heart attack last year... please be praying for their family, as anniversaries can obviously bring up emotions and memories on both sides of the spectrum.  I'm praying for abundant life and full restoration of everything the enemy tried to kill, steal, and destroy a year ago!  Pics = Kristin caring for Jon, then Jon praying with/for a nurse on his care team. ❤

Okay, that's all for this post.  Hope you had a wonderful Independence Day!  I love you and believe in you, and I believe in God's power to bring freedom and victory wherever you seek His help and guidance! ❤