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Still so in LOVE. Period. A saying I came across the other day I really liked, "Not only growing old together, but growing up together." I'm grateful for this.<br />
<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652309568119320489noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028747.post-52096822680273690652014-03-01T20:36:00.001-10:002014-03-01T20:36:57.522-10:00Testing 1,2,3!!Just got turned onto this app for blogger and want to make sure it works:) I really miss blogging and going back later to reflect upon what God is doing in this life of mine. I really hope to continue with this blog, I'm soo excited .... And excited to see what the Lord has in store for me!!! Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652309568119320489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028747.post-16321013296762910182013-04-08T23:01:00.001-10:002013-04-08T23:01:34.360-10:00SuccessI have made many attempts to start keeping up with my journey on this blog. One day as I was standing in the kitchen washing the dishes I turned to my husband and shared with him about something I had been contemplating....though it may not be something new to you and Ash was like whoa, here we go....a deep thought....... it was a concept that over the years I have had to grasp and am still trying to grasp.....that success is always trying and never giving up even when we fail. I tend to fall on the belief that once you try for something it has to work out perfectly and if it doesn't then it is a failure. Though, I know truth.... that it is not in ourselves and what we do that will ever be perfect, but Jesus is the perfecter of ALL things. Living under His grace and believing that He is for us and our weaknesses gives me peace that I cannot comprehend. He alone sees us as successful whether or not in others' eyes, but most importantly.....in His eyes no matter what. And so here I go again....I will try again........ to keep up here. I am soo excited! Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652309568119320489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028747.post-55405047988611278662012-12-02T10:44:00.000-10:002012-12-02T10:44:11.303-10:00Passion, I return to You........It is that time, time that I Return....return to this place. Over the past several years that I have logged memories of my family I have been delighted to go back and remember all the moments that our little life gives. Thanks to Jesus of course, for this little life. That is what we are....little, but BIG in his eyes. I am forever grateful for everything...though at times we seem to see through these dimmed eyes that life is mundane. The same thing, time and again. Slowly I begin to understand, once again, that as life starts to feel this way it is time to return to your Passion. What is your Passion? I ask myself this. My first and foremost passion is Jesus. I am a lover of my Savior. What are the passions that my Giver gives to me? My family of course.... and within my little family what are those passions. It's like those little nestled Russian dolls that are are all so cozy and nestled up within each other...it's like that, this life. A package that my Giver gives all nestled up within. He gives us passion, a Passion within us. What do we do? They either sleep within us or we allow them to come alive. How do we cultivate the life of these passions nestled within us? It is a question of Courage. A question of Freedom, of Liberty. Do we allow our selves to give these passions a try...oh fear....paralyzed when it overcomes....but what is this life when we let fear creep in? Joy, depletes. Life, though we live...fear makes these die. Do we give in to Joy promised or fear that robs? He is the Great I AM. The Giver of Life. A life of Joy. Full of Passion! Come Alive and Arise. These Passions within me, Come Alive! Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652309568119320489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028747.post-12344721653316400002012-05-11T02:14:00.002-10:002012-05-11T02:17:46.876-10:00Hands Free MamaAbsolutely true...this is me......the truth stings. Once again by the grace of my sweet Jesus I am moved to take charge of my choices that lately have been caught up in self. He came to serve not to be served. My heart aches as I realize how far down this path of self I have gone down. Something tells me there's no turning back but the voice of my Savior says that it's never too late...He is my Daddy who never gives up on me. My best friend, the one He gave to me said the other day " He carries you, He never lets go of you even though you let go of Him" It rings loud in my head this early morning. I am ready to give up.... not give up on His Amazing Grace but give up...... myself. Will you join me as I join<a href="http://www.handsfreemama.com/2011/04/28/now-is-the-time/"> <span style="color: red;">this </span></a>revolution? Now is the time.<br />
<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652309568119320489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028747.post-16510696613026857482011-08-28T10:01:00.000-10:002011-08-28T10:01:47.159-10:00SevenWe have been blessed with yet another beautiful babe! Elijah Akeakami is so precious. Who would have thought we'd have seven children, oh they are such a blessing and I am so amazed at the love of our Father in Heaven who entrusts us (with all of our flaws) to raise these children. With every child my love for each of them grows so much deeper. When expecting my second child "I thought...how could I love another as much as I do my first?" It's amazing how our love becomes immeasurable with each child that you have. How much more is the Father's love for us? <br />
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<em><span style="color: #0b5394;">For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; </span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong>and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. </strong>Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen. </span></em></div>
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Some of the best gifts are the ones all around us, the ones that usually go unnoticed. As I take a walk with my children I can't help but marvel at the beauty all around us. I can't help but to think about the beauty of our Creator and how good he is to us to give us these gifts to enjoy. Everything is so beautiful around us. Every tree, every creature, every person. Even in the midst of a challenging day just to step outside and look around at the wonders that God made. To think that we don't have to travel miles to see the ancient <em><strong>wonders of the world</strong></em> like the Great Pyramid of Giza, but in our own backyards whether big or small <em><strong>every created thing is a wonder because God made it all</strong></em>. And how blessed we are to be able to enjoy these wonders. <span style="font-size: large;"><em><strong>He is full of Beauty.</strong></em></span> </div>
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Thank you Lord for the gift you have given me to see, to smell, to touch and the words and mouth to proclaim the beauty of your creation. I love you!</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652309568119320489noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028747.post-80817969017405833312010-12-15T01:36:00.001-10:002010-12-15T01:37:56.153-10:00Still<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This verse says so much to me at this time of the year. As I approach Jesus's birthday I don't want to forget to acknowledge my Savior. And through all the busyness of my mind with thoughts and anxiety of what I shall do this year for my loved ones and friends I am stubborn. I fail to go to the One who gives me peace. I continue with my busyness and my heart is heavy because I know that all He wants for His birthday is my heart. </div>
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My dear sweet Jesus, capture my heart and don't let me go far from you. Draw me close to you and hold me tightly in Your arms. This is where I want to be. Still...with You.</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652309568119320489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028747.post-21307524681642744492010-11-18T19:44:00.000-10:002010-11-18T19:44:02.216-10:00I Wonder During the day as we are going through the motions we forget so easily about what a blessing our children are to us. We get so busy. Some days it feels as if all I did was tell the kids what to do. All day. I wonder if I even had dialouge with my children about anything else than to do this or to do that. Am I just merely letting the days go by without taking the time to build relationships with my children? If the only reason I have children is to tell them what to do then when it's time for them to leave our home it was just that. They fulfilled their duty to mom and dad and now it's all up to them to live life and I never made the time to get to know who they really are. What would make them want to come back? Is that what it is? <br />
Am I taking the time to sit and get to know my children? Am I taking the time to play and laugh with my children? Sometimes at the end of my day I wonder, then I go to sleep and thank my Father in Heaven that it's an awesome thing that my children are so forgiving and that they love me just because. Is that how our Father's love is? Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652309568119320489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028747.post-80991325561293298512010-11-17T20:47:00.001-10:002010-11-17T20:49:24.489-10:00Missing Him<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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" Where's Cody?" Baby Ash asks. "When is Cody coming back?" Tori inquires. These questions kind of come to me as a surprise. You'd never think that they would miss their big brother with the teasing and tattling that goes on, but they do. My response to Tori was, "maybe like seven days." And then she asks to show her how many days that is in fingers and I put them up only to hear "aww!" "Do you miss him?" I ask. "Yeah..."she says.<br />
We do miss having Cody around even just a for a few days. I don't even want to think about the day he prepares to leave our home. What a hard day that will be. I'm just so thankful that we get to spend all the time that we do spend together as a family.Whether we're working, playing, relaxing, sleeping...we're doing it together and we'll have much to look back on and remember all the good times we've had. I always have people tell me that "they grow up soo fast." They are right. Our babies grow up too fast, before you know it they'll be all grown up. <br />
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I really am happy for him while he is spending the week at grandma's house. He's planned this for over a month now so he could go to Honoli'i and surf everyday before the Honoli'i Paka surf contest on Saturday. Hope he does well and has lots of fun! It really is a good break for him and he desreves it. You are awesome son!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652309568119320489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028747.post-57979793299264043032010-11-10T21:25:00.003-10:002010-11-10T21:32:57.606-10:00A is for apple<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today I did it! I made my very first apple pie. And it was delicious. I have been wanting to make an apple pie for the last month and forever now. I purposely bought a whole bag of granny smith apples the last time I went shopping so that I could make something apple. I always end up making something simple like an apple crisp, but I have always wanted to try to make an apple pie and for some reason it kind of really scared me, you know the crust and all, something about it. Thanks to our Apple theme this week with the kids. I borrowed a whole load of books having to do with apples from the library and all week (you gotta read "The Apple Pie that Papa Baked by Lauren Thompson- what a lovely book!) we have been reading about apples, doing apple art, yesterday we did apple stamping and today was the BIG day....to make an Apple Pie with the help of the kiddos, well just a little because you know, I wanted it to turn out just right and there couldn't have been any mistake during the processs....It actually turned out to be more of a cooking show with the kids watching....How fun! We all waited in anticipation staring at the pie bubbling in the oven for the whole hour and when it was ready, oh everyone gobbled it down. There wasn't even time to let it cool down not even for 5 minutes. So now the Apple pie, well it's in our happy tummies...and there is one left over for daddy unless it doesn't make it until tomorrow morning. Ode to our Apple Pie!<br />
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Don't forget to read this lovely book to your littles! You won't regret it, I love the pictures.</div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652309568119320489noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028747.post-31276043477524119722010-10-06T23:27:00.002-10:002010-10-06T23:32:27.384-10:00Olivia's Art<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Was resting near this buttercup,</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>She always had a passion</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>For wearing frills about her neck</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>While daisies dress in gold and white,</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>"Dear Robin," said this sad young flower,</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>"Perhaps you'd not mind trying</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>"Though swallows leave me out of sight,</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Perhaps the world would all go wrong</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Just here where you are growing."</em></span></div>
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Where does the time go? Browsing through my photo's I came across this one of Cody in front of his crop of corn. All through growing up Cody loved being outside working in the dirt and planting things. He still loves being outside and there is still more time before he will be on his own maybe planting a garden in in his own yard, but time flies....in a blink of an eye your children are all grown up. <br />
The next few posts I will be sharing photos of my babes when they are young. Just a little reminder of how quick time goes by and that I need to cherish every little moment with my children. They are precious.<br />
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What an awesome time we had. The pictures say it all. Good Food. Good company. Good times!</div>
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I love it when my children get along or at least look like they do in pictures. Here in this photo is my oldest son, Cody-14 and oldest daughter, Olivia-6. I'm grateful for my children and all that they do for each other in sharing, respecting and looking out for one another. Some days it does get tough and seems like I've been a referee all day in trying to smooth out the edges in sibling squabbles, but in the long run I know it'll all be worth the time and energy that we put in as moms. Don't ya think? It's so encouraging to rummage through your pictures and run into one like this. Gotta cherish em'!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652309568119320489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028747.post-59194735541563625782010-07-14T16:41:00.002-10:002010-07-15T06:20:29.132-10:00At Ocean's Edge<br />
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I love it that we live on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. We have the luxury of being able to either stroll down to the beach (which was the case as I was growing up) or hopping into your car and in not more than 15 minutes standing on the shoreline. There's so much to offer at the beach. There is never a hesitant body who will refuse the suggestion of going to the beach. Kids are always occupied for many hours and as for myself there is much daydreaming to be done. Explorations and treasures are uncovered. Sand cakes are created and seaweed salads are prepared. Creatures are investigated all the while being kissed by the sun. There's no better place to spend your living days than at the ocean's edge especially with your loved ones!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Photographer: Luke Kanahele -my 12yo son:: Taken at South Point, Hawaii)</span>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652309568119320489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028747.post-78288292430473224202010-07-10T17:06:00.001-10:002010-07-10T17:32:37.602-10:00Highlights of our Move!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's really hard work to move! Can I say that again? Especially when you decide to pack everything you own in a matter of a few days. Litterally, I think I picked up boxes on a Thursday night and didn't really start packing until Saturday and having to be out by the following Wednesday. A family of 8 can really accumulate ALOT of stuff and create ALOT of work when it comes to moving and not to mention a little toddler and preschooler trying to unpack at the same time with all their needs needing to be met. It was very interesting, but it got done. Thanks to the gracious help of many hands. We had two huge trailers, a little one, a few trucks and a some of Ash's friends and brother to help us. Thank goodness it's over! Now we have to unpack....the easy part, I think?!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652309568119320489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028747.post-71860865139019118622010-07-10T16:39:00.001-10:002010-07-10T16:41:45.219-10:00New Beginnings<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">South Point, The Southernmost part of the United States- 15 minutes from our house</span></div>
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We are officially permanent Na'alehu residents as of July 1st and we are homeowners for the first time to a beautiful house. What a journey it has been to get to this place, but we made it. What a blessing everyone has been in helping us to get to this place in our life. I know it's just another stepping stone, but it's so exciting to be able to live in such a beautiful place with a lovely climate and finally our own. No more cold nights and chilly feet! What were we thinking when we thought we could survive in a cold climate?!<br />
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We're enjoying the weather and getting familiar with the little quaint town of Na'alehu. Everything you need is right here. Ash will be working very close to home at the nearby stations in Na'alehu and Pahala, we got our new PO Box, we've visited the little library which is really quite lovely, and the community pool is 20 minutes away which is where the kids will participate in the swim team this fall. We are definitley looking forward to making this place our home which already feels that way for many years to come. Can't wait for all our friends and family to come visit us...anytime!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652309568119320489noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028747.post-45574159319697625122010-06-07T10:12:00.000-10:002010-06-07T10:12:34.410-10:00Not One, But Three<br />
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Arriving home home from a little hike with Tori and Baby Ash, we were greeted from the rest of the family. Cody, Luke, Seth and Olivia had left in the wee hours of the morning to go hunting with dad. It was a little past 1 and they were already home. What a surprise! An early arrival usually means that they caught something,but as we drove up they immediately said that they didn't catch anything. Oh man....<br />
What they said was not only a joke , but an understatement of what they really came home with. They did not only come home with one sheep, but three! It was a happy day for the hunters. Who could ask for anything more but an awesome successful hunt with their dad and to come home with three prizes? Awesome!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652309568119320489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028747.post-9814616696192751962010-05-22T06:47:00.001-10:002010-05-22T06:50:08.584-10:00Beautiful<br />
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(Speaking for a few days ago, just tryin' to keep up!) Beautiful is what today was. From the very beginning to this very moment the sun was shining brightly, the color blue filled the skies and there was no cloud to be found. I love days like these. Who doesn't? It was the kind of day that makes you wish that everyday was like this. I can never get enough of the sun and basking in the warmth of it. In fact, it's exactly what I did. Hearing the kids afar off playing in their clubhouse that they built in the shrubs of our yard, I took ten minutes of lying out on the trampoline in pure bliss.<br />
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Since I'm actually writing this a few days later we have yet to have a beautiful sunny day like the other day was. Don't we wish life was like this? Beautiful everyday? It's not really how life is given to us. Some days may be absolutely beautiful and then others are absolutely bleak where we can't even see through the clouds. It may be that we have these most fabulous days to give us strength to carry on through those days that don't seem very clear to us. But hold on because those Beautiful days will sure to come right around the corner. <br />
The great thing about not keeping your life to yourself but giving it to Jesus, our Savior, is that those beautiful days can be permanently instilled within our hearts. Even through those dark, bleak days we can still experience a Beautiful day because what Jesus gives us is Beautiful...it's a gift of eternal salvation that we can never loose even on those not so Beautiful days. And the awesome thing about this gift that Jesus gives is that even though we don't deserve it, by His graciousness He has given it to us not by what we've done, or who we are, but because He loves us so very much. He loves you more than anyone could ever love you. And you know what? Because of His beauty, you are Beautiful and that makes every single day Beautiful. Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652309568119320489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028747.post-74372588102901613452010-05-19T00:03:00.001-10:002010-05-19T00:04:48.309-10:00Fallen Away<br />
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It's quite easy to fall away from anything. I have fallen away from posting on my blog which actually makes me sad because all the posts that I have entered since I started this blog are really quite priceless. They take me back to the precious moments that I have shared with my family. Time can never repeat itself but memories can go on and on. That's the great thing about pictures and journaling because no matter how old we get and how forgetful we can be when something is recorded there is no excuse but to remember.<br />
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This is also true for God's Word which also reminds me of how I fall away time and time again from spending time with Jesus and reading His story which indeed has been recorded for us not to forget the mighty and wonderous things that He has done and all the awesome promises that He has made to us. Whether it sits upon our shelf or whether we open it daily it reminds us of His awesome Love becasue no matter how far we have fallen away from Him it is never too late to come back. It is by His grace that we are loved and not by what we do or who we are or what we become. Oh, how awesome is that.... I am coverd by His blood that He shed at Calvary. I love You Jesus and I'm sorry for falling away. Thank you for accepting me just as I am and wooing me back to You. What an Amazing grace!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652309568119320489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028747.post-68891761361816038362010-03-24T00:49:00.000-10:002010-03-24T00:49:21.166-10:00By Your Side<object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iFvQQt6Nbh8&hl=en_US&fs=1&">
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Jesus is by my side! Amen.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05652309568119320489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35028747.post-30002666866784162010-03-06T04:47:00.000-10:002010-03-06T04:47:31.380-10:00Dwelldwell<br />
1. to live or stay as a permanent resident, reside<br />
2. to live or continue in a given condition or state <br />
3. to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought, speech or writing<br />
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Lately, the Lord has put this word on my heart. <em><strong>Dwell</strong></em>. This is where He longs for me to be. In His dwelling place~ His presence, His care, at His feet. Not only now and then, but All the time. Just like sheep I stray so easily from His side, but just as a Shepherd, Jesus never fails to bring me back to Him. There is no place I'd rather be. <br />
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Oh Father in Heaven~ I love you. Let your love take residency in my heart, help me to continue growing closer to you and in all my ways, thoughts, and words. I want to <em>dwell </em>with<em> </em>you.<br />
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