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This morning, there was an earthquake here in Washington, DC. Crazy! There was a loud rumble that reached some sort of crescendo and shook things up a bit. I guess that’s what 3.7 feels like.

Of course, it was nothing compared to the earthquakes many of y’all have experienced; but for DC locals, it was “breaking news.”

I thought it was funny to learn how each member of our family reacted. Keep in mind that it was 5:04 a.m.

Me – I immediately thought: “earthquake.” But then I didn’t think we could get those around here.

Mike- Was sure his worst fears had come true, and that one of the huge trees in our yard had finally fallen on the house.

Caly- Woke up screaming bloody murder and wondering why the house was “wiggling.”

Mom – “DC has been bombed!”

Dad – Like father, like daughter, he thought earthquake.

Chad – Zzzzzzz…

Kristin – Zzzzzzz…

Brian – “Wow, that was some loud thunder.”

Steve – told Nicole it was the train near their house. Tough day for him, as he prides himself on knowing about things like earthquakes. Maybe next time, Stevie!

Nicole – Didn’t remember the train ever shaking the house like that before.  She thinks every loud rumble is a bomb or an earthquake. For once, she was right.
 
Did I mention that Chad and Kristin slept right through it?

All right, to be fair, Kristin had a very late meeting last night. And Chad, well, Chad is a teenage boy.

Ok, we're off to Tennesse this weekend, but check back Monday to see what we have planned for the next two weeks.

Janelle for the girltalkers

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Pam sent us this adorable story about her son:

One communion Sunday my 3 boys were getting restless as they waited to be dismissed to their Sunday School. Eventually, one of the rascally 4-year old twins decided to take matters into his own hands. He angrily looked up at us with his arms crossed over his chest and exclaimed: “God said, let my people go!” Thankfully the rest of the congregation was singing a hymn but his dad and I had a good chuckle over that. I suppose he did retain something from family devotions.

We'll see you all next week!

Nicole for the girltalkers

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We very much enjoyed watching this imitation of Dad by Jonathan Rourke at last week's Resolved conference. He's good.

For all those in the U.S., have a wonderful holiday weekend!

Nicole for the girltalkers

Jonathan Rourke as CJ Mahaney from Resolved on Vimeo.

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At 15 weeks pregnant I'm just beginning to come out of that first trimester yuckiness that plagues so many of us. In order to keep Caly from being afraid over the last couple of months, I have tried to explain to her that Mommy's throwing-up is a good sign and means that the baby is growing. Well, she thinks that's great and likes to provide encouragement when I get sick. I can't say it makes throwing-up any better, but it does make me smile. Later, that is.

Here's a conversation from the other day:

Me: (throwing up in the bathroom)

Caly (yells from her bedroom): Mom, are you throwing up?

Me: Yes.

Caly: Is it because of the baby?

Me: Yes.

Caly: Good! Keep throwing up.

Me: Ok!

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Our friend Trillia sent us this cute video.

"These people were always finding water all over their pool deck and furniture, every time they came home, after being away for a few hours. They thought the neighbourhood kids were watching for them to leave, and using the pool. However, they could never catch them doing it. So, they set up their video cam and left. This is what they found out..."

See ya Monday!

Nicole for the girltalkers

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Anete sent us her favorite Mother's Day tribute a little too late for us to post it last Friday, but every day is a good day to honor moms, right?

Have a great weekend!

Carolyn for my girls

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Even though most moms in the world have seen this video already, it is worth a re-watch in honor of Mother's Day!

Hope all you mothers enjoy your special day!

Nicole for my mom and sisters

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Sometimes kids say stuff that is closer to the truth than they realize, like in this funny story from Tricia--

Background:  Sometimes when our kids ask us "Where are we going", my husband or I will respond "We are going crazy".  So a couple of weeks ago I was in bed with an injured back when our energetic 3 year old returned from going to the store with her daddy.  I asked her "Did you go to the store with Daddy?" and without a thought her response was "No, we went crazy somewhere else."

See you Monday!

Nicole for the girltalkers

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Ok, ok, these guys are a little over the top, but some of their comments do hit close to home...

Happy Weekend,

Janelle for the girls

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Melody--who is doing a wonderful job teaching her children to trust God in the midst of suffering--sent us this funny story about one conversation that didn't go quite as expected:

I was talking to my kids (age 8, 5 and 3) about how God is good even when things don't go our way.  (we've had a lot of health problems in our family)
I said, "Is God good even when Grandma is sick for a long time?"
"Yes!" was the resounding reply.
"Is God good even when Daddy had to have brain surgery?"  Again I heard a chorus of "Yes!"
"Is God good even if you don't get any more Build a Bears?"
This question was met with silence and surprise . . and finally a round of hesitant agreement.

Nothing like bringing it down to what's important!

See you all Monday,

Nicole for the girltalkers

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I can relate to this little guy--always thinking about food! Thanks to Sandra for this cute story:

In preschool, Miss Sarah asked the class if they knew where Jesus went to pray with his disciples before he died on the cross.

My four year old David cried out, "Olive Garden!"

Happy Weekend,

Janelle for the girltalkers

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Last week I found the nastiest (and I mean really nasty) bug on my window. My husband, dad, and brother were all gone. Definitely an emergency! I simply could not bring myself to get this guy on my own. Did I mention that he was seriously nasty? So, as illustrated in the picture below, I "saved" the little critter for Mike to take care of when he got home. I sent him an e-mail with the picture simply letting him know that "a bug was waiting for him." Thanks to my Caly-girl for holding the cup while I taped! Don't you think the pink duck tape was a nice touch?

Happy weekend!

Janelle for Mom, Nicole, and Kristin

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As a pastor, my husband Steve often interviews prospective church members. Part of our church's membership process includes filling out a brief profile before the pastoral interview. Recently, just before meeting with a couple who wanted to join the church, Steve sent me an email:

Doing a new members interview in an hour, I’m reviewing their file. 

Wife’s membership profile form reads like this:

Place of Employment: At home mom.
Brief Job Description: You name it, I do it.

I'm glad to say, this witty mom is a member of our church now.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Nicole for the girltalkers

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Thank you so much for all your responses about the beauty book. You've been a big help already. Keep the suggestions coming!

And we're so glad you all have been lovin' 52home. Janelle still owes us a picture today, I think; so check back soon.

Here are some funny moments two of our readers captured recently...

Anna's nephew got tired of shopping and found a perfect spot to sit down.

And this is how Nicole found her 22-month old Eli one night. "Maybe," she wondered, "this is why rails for toddler beds exist."

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We're signing off with further proof that "Men Can Fix Anything."

Nicole, on behalf of my mom and sisters