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2016-The Vagabond Year (Or, an Average Year for a Military Family)

1/1/2017

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On New Year's Eve, I read Joanna Gaines blog post about looking back at 2016. I decided to do that same that night, to reflect on all our family experienced during the last twelve months. To help remind myself, I logged onto my Google Photos account. I pretty much record an image from every day so it was the perfect way to recap. As I began looking through the photos, I started a list of all our trips and major events that took place. In short, 2016 was an incredibly hectic, transient, and trip-filled year. I was exhausted once I reached the last photo from 2016. I can't believe all that we've been through and done, and now all I want to do is stay home in 2017! Below is a slideshow with captions to illustrate the list I compiled that made up the major events for our family in 2016: 
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Ten vacations, three houses, twenty-some hotels, and a pregnancy later, I think 2017 needs to be a year of REST. Oh, wait, I'm birthing another child in May (the antithesis of rest). Maybe 2018 has sleep, permanence, and relaxation in store =). Despite the complete chaos that was 2016, I am thankful that God allowed us to stay together as a family and endure this year together. We sure have some stories to tell and sweet memories to appreciate. I wish you all a blessed 2017, filled with God's presence and peace. To all the hope that a new year brings, cheers!
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Marianne Hutson
1/2/2017 06:53:13 am

Wow! The life of a blogger is not an easy task! We wish you and your family a very blessed new year. I love your picture with your daughter and her crown. She is a princess of our King! I don't recall reading you were pregnant. Congratulations! God is good! I decided to take to task journaling daily on my bible readings and prayers. I will add you to my list! I pray 2017 the Lord shows you great and mighty things and blesses ALL of you!

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