Daughters who are also best friends…
The (in)courage gals and our silly email threads…
Best friends you can be silly with…
Online friendships turned real-life…

[Photo credit: Jo-Lynne]
And these really require no words…
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I really enjoy looking at your photos on your blog all the time, but these are exceptionally precious!
Kim´s last [post] ..Link Love
Great pics! You must have an awesome camera!
Beautiful photos of bringers of joy :)
debi9kids´s last [post] ..Joy
You have the best smile, Dawn! We both have so much to be thankful for… great friends and an amazing family. Love the pics!
MarshaMarshaMarsha´s last [post] ..Sweet Shot- suteishi
Kim, thank you, that means a lot. :)
Jennifer, I love my camera. It is pretty sweet!
What gorgeous pictures of your family…
I know not all might not be family by blood but the expression of love, happiness and peace that shines in these photographs…wow….family it is!
Jakki, thank you! Those bottom 5 photos and the one on top really are all blood family. :-)
Seriously – like Amber said – those (in)courage emails are such “in box candy”!!
You have a very beautiful family! I love that you have made so many blogging friends : ) How cute is that? Angie is one of my real life friends and I heart her a whole bunch! So fun to see her pretty picture in this post! That made it a winner for me!
Life with Kaishon´s last [post] ..Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows Helen Keller
Love these glimpses into your life– your face totally lights up every shot!