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I've been married to my husband, Michael, for almost 25 years. I'm a mom to a biological son and an adopted son from Colombia, and I'm also a spiritual mom to my adopted son's older brother, who I claim as a son in my heart. I'm bilingual and love to work with and relate to Spanish-speaking children and families. I've been a teacher to students from all sorts of backgrounds and cultures for the last 20+ years. I'm also an author and a certified Biblical counselor. I'm in a new empty nest season in a new location far from where I raised my boys, so I'm definitely in a stage of rediscovering myself, my interests, and my purpose.

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Friday, May 22, 2026

May 2026

 May has flown by so quickly this year! Here are some highlights of the month that I don't want to let slip away.


Shine Women's Gathering at Waycross Conference Center
May 8-9
Theme: Detours (when God takes us a different way than we expected)

My table group

Detours often lead to things we would have 
missed had we stayed on our preferred route.

My teammate and my good friend playing their guitars, 
my son's girlfriend using her beautiful voice to sing

I love it when everybody wears pink for my birthday. :)
May 11

My new computer they all pitched in to get me for my birthday

Look at that sweet baby

My new birthday slippers :)


My peonies bloomed!


Birthday/Mother's Day flowers

My sixth grade team singing to me with cinnamon rolls on my birthday


6th Grade Camp at Bradford Woods, May 11-13


Such a great group of kids God blessed me with this year.


Ziplining


Our cabin



Late night talks

My bed at camp


Roasting our own hotdogs

Our side porch where I was able to spend the mornings
 with the Lord before the girls got up and ready.

Craft time--I made five of these and gifted them to students who didn't come to camp.

Roasting marshmallows for s'mores

Our camp speaker for the campfire talk

Bonding time in the cabin

6th grade celebration on the day of their Recognition Program

With some fun photo props


6th grade helping with Pre-K graduation

When your church family and school family come together

More puzzles in the evenings

Field Day/Game Day


Celebrated again at our spring/summer Bible study launch, Jesus and Women

Last day of school class selfie, the last few moments we were still all together

Wrapping up year #23!


My first rose blooms at my house, 
plants we just planted on Easter after ripping out some ugly bushes that had become eyesores. 


First summer outing on my first day off!



Purrrrrfect!

Now to prop my feet up, relax, and read a book. :)





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