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Lady showing the Everdell board game winners card.
Red block letters LOVE
Tree with climbing ladder attached.
Bud of saucer magnolia tree
Nativity with focus on Jesus and text.
Free gift to make travel packing easier for kids graphic.
Kids drinking from a hot chocolate from a mug at a coffee shop.
Franci from Explore and Thrive with fall tree in background.
Plate of biscuits at Loveless Cafe.
St. Mary’s Sewanee, TN
Quote by Queen Elizabeth II
Red head lady showing a kabocha.
Brothers aged 7 & 11 in front of 7_Eleven sign.
Kids in a toddler pool with a grandparent looking on.
Summer Brain Quest book on a table in a sunroom.
Two elementary aged boys in Chattanooga, TN.
Logo for Etsy Shop, Buyer's Eye
Spring Fun List Free Printable Sheet
Radnor Lake State Park Sign
family in downtown Smyrna, TN
2 different pictures of brothers (both photos taken when they were 7 years old.
Brothers cooking dinner together.
Living Room photos of art wall, couch and coffee table with tiny pink roses in a vase.
Mother and toddler son reading on the couch.
Winter fun list on clipboard with winter scene in background.
Mantle decorated for Christmas in vintage style with striped stockings.
Funny Leaf Creature Craft
Yellow words on a maroon background.
quote by St. John of the Cross
C.S. Lewis Quote on Mental Health
Man on treadmill with an "Okies Don't Quit" shirt.
Halloween vintage style dish towel with jack-o-lantern and black cats. ON black background with fabric pumpkin and spider nearby.
Sticky buns about to go in the oven.
Brochure of the Biltmore Estate
Free printable fall fun list with pumpkin and fall flowers around.
Covers of four books that teach kids about money.
Prayer Guide: The Names of God (close up) on green table.
Six year old boy holding a chalk board that reads, "Squeeze every drop out of summer."
Summer fun list for kids on a clip board by a cute bench.
old formal chair painted
Mother and son being silly.
Little game table at The Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, TN.
Parent and child question journal on a kid's pillow.
Three year old redheaded boy spraying silly string.
Red headed toddler writing on a moving box.
Quote about prayer by Billy Graham. Marble background with cursive handwriting.
Girl walking with a sun umbrella in Asia.
Driveway filled with trees with white blooms.
Towel shelf with dinaosaurs.
Mom in the snow behind a snow fort holding a snow ball.
Boys being silly for 6th birthday photo.
Hand drawn Valentine by a 10 year old boy. A tree with heart leaves and a hot dog cart are drawn. Text says, "Happy Valendog's Day!"
Pink, white, violet, and red Valentine flowers.
Finished Ikea PAX closet in kid's room.
Donut Give Up poster with a frosted donut wearing a super hero cape.
Pink square with a few polka dots and bold white letters. "This one thing has tremendously helped us in our parenting."
Quote by Ann Patchett from the Dutch House. “Fluffy always said there was no greater luxury for a woman than to have a window over the sink.”
A small sign that reads, "A thrill of hope" framed by a glass full of fresh holly.
2 year old boy with an ice cream cone shooter. He is standing in front of a Christmas tree.
Wife and Husband inside kitchen of concrete home.
M & M Cookies on a Christmas tree plate with little toy soldiers and a sprig of evergreen all around.
Lime and cut lemons laying out on a butcher block counter.
Ten year old red headed boy holding a Harry Potter book at his birthday party.
Grandmother teaching grown grand daughter how to cook a turkey for Thanksgiving.
Tea at The Red Bicycle Coffee shop with Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash.
5 year old boy in leaf pile.
4 year old son and mom playing MiMiQ card game.
Halloween costume photo display of Fred and Wilma Flintstone, Bakers with a cupcake in the oven, The Jetsons, etc.
Couple smiling with colorful stained glass window painted background at The Russell in East Nashville, TN.
Old green faded entry table decorated for fall with old mirror, framed leaf and sugar pumpkin.
Living room at 208 E. Broadway Apt #1 Seminole, OK. Purple painted entry door with furniture and an arched doorway.
Former Bank Building at 210 E. Broadway in Seminole, OK. A view of the facade looking up at the second floor.
Five year old boy holding a mini goat while wearing a swimsuit and puddle jumper.
Two colorful pastel victorian houses in Providence, Rhode Island.
Five year old boy looking at laptop during virtual school learning.
Quote written in cursive on a white marbled background. "Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are." - Mason Cooley
A pond with fog, green trees and tall grass during the early morning.
Little blonde boy aged 2 sitting in front of a brick wall. He is wearing a cactus shirt and next to him is a potted aloe vera plant.
Quote by Rosa Parks on a white marble background. "It is better to teach or live equality and love...than to have hatred and prejudice.
Park ranger wearing a mask and holding an opossum. Two elementary aged boys are looking at opossum.
A square black chalkboard with "I choose joy" written on it with white chalk. A small jelly jar full of blooming white peonies sits on the counter to the right of the chalkboard.
Chalk board that says on the top "I'm thankful for..." Then it lists things we are thankful for while being out of power for 3 days.
A husband and wife dressed in formal attire standing in front of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
Picture of a red headed mother holding an open book while one of her sons poses with a stick at if fighting and the other son is acting silly with a leaf.
A red headed lady sipping tea from a china cup and looking at the camera. She is in front of a brick wall.
Bible verse Ephesians 3:19 in cursive writing on a white marbled background.
White marble background with quote by Maya Angelou. "We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.
Homeschool Parent Desk full of papers, cups, markers, worksheets, and sticky notes.
Dad and two elementary aged boys planting a small garden.
Mom talking a selfie with bright windows in background and two children playing manga-tiles on the floor.
A baby in a pram under and flowering purple wisteria bush by a wooden door entrance in Thailand.
Quote on marble background. "Ten minutes apart in the presence of Christ every day, aye, two minutes, will make the whole day different." - Henry Drummond
Book cover with two silhouettes of little girls swinging. Book is titled Nobody's Cuter Than You.
5 year old boy with a heart monster head piece and monster pajamas. He is holding a red balloon. A dining room is in the background.
Marble background with amy grant quote written in cursive. "The more time you invest in a marriage the more valuable it becomes.
coffee shop tray on a table. An empty glass, a round ball ice cube, a pitcher of cocoa, vase of flowers and a name plate.
Quote about pelvic floor Physical Therapy
Colorful books on a mantel next to a succulent with a brick wall as background.
Quote by Lexi Behrndt on grief. "It's all an ebb and flow, a constant dance of sorrow and joy, pain and sweet love."
Lady in Wal-Mart holding boxes of Chex cereal, nuts, and pretzels.
Family eating dinner outside in the forest with a table set with many dishes layed out.
Me, Franci, on the right side of the photos looking at the camera directly. with a door frame in the background.
beige carpet with vacuum lines from robotic vacuum. Purpose is that the photo matches the instagram photo and if clicked will take reader to the post.
a pile of gifts wrapped in vintage wrapping paper underneath the decorated and glowing Christmas tree
A man standing next to a modern concrete home with red dirt in the foreground
piture of pumpkin spice candle burning sitting on a bed of colorful fall leaves
A pile of multi-color (orange, yellow, green, white, striped) gourds on a picnic table
twin red headed girls riding bikes in the rain with training wheels circa 1984
a hedge or bush of little white flowers
Kitchen sick overflowing with dirty dishes
four books stacked on a mantle with a colorful flower painting in the background
Dark ocean with waves. Sand and beach shrubs in foreground. A few clouds in sky.
Family of four taking a selfie in downtown Franklin, TN
Kid's healthy school lunch - tuna sandwich, cara cara orange slices and sugar snap peas.