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… is never simple. (it doesn’t help that my family gets to enjoy it for 3 more days). missing this place today.
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Dad & Mom. I don’t have words to express how much you mean to me. I am who I am because of you. Not just because you bore me and raised me, but because you nurtured my soul. You taught me to love Jesus. You showed me what it means to love and to forgive and to trust and to “walk humbly with my God.” You are the reason that I love marriage, and consequently that I love weddings enough to spend my life photographing them. After nearly 30 years together, you still give each other goosebumps and sweep each other off your feet, and know how to make each other laugh, and have inside jokes.
I want to be like you when I grow up. I know what you’d say to that— “strive to be like Christ, not us. we’re just broken sinners.” Yes, Dad & Mom, I know. But you show me Jesus, which is why I want to be like you.
Love you so much.
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I like the pics Sarah. My brother looks so happy and so does his lovely bride. Thanks for sharing these amd the other pictures of the family.
Dear Ben & Amie,
I’m really, really sad that you can’t be here at the beach with us this week. I know that you’re married now, and that you have a busy life of your own and all… but I miss time with you both. You’re very dear to me, and I hope that somehow this time that we’re away is sweet and special and refreshing for y’all, too, even though you’re not here with us. Next time we come, though? You have to come, too. I know work gets busy, and sometimes you can’t take off. But by this time next year I’ll be an aunt, and I want the baby with us!!!!!
Just saying.
Love you much,
Sarah
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My family is crazy. There are nine of us kids (six boys, two girls, + a brother in law. count them), and we’re all loud, opinionated, happy people who love food, movies, time with people, and to laugh as often as possible. We also all love Jesus. Which makes time with my family the best time in the world.
The winter holiday season was kind of crazy, so we didn’t get our annual picture in. We did it over Easter, instead, and Mom’s all excited to have spring colors hanging in our living room instead of fall colors. I love these photos… because they’re so very, very us.
PS— I’m on vacation with my family this week. North Carolina beaches, watch out. The Danahers have descended. So very, very excited to sleep, read, tan, and just be with my amazing family.
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Your family sounds AMAZING, Sarah!! So sweet to have so many siblings and how awesome that everyone loves Jesus! Such a blessing for sure 
Enjoy your vacation!!
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