Photos of the Week: January 11

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“The more we sweat in peace the less we bleed in war.” – Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

I love these neighborhood holdouts for the holiday lights. Seems like they are extending the season and bringing cheer – maybe until the days get a little longer?

Sometimes we do our serious faces…but not often!

Two different versions of cracking up…

Mr. D sliding down a slippery slope. Which also might describe the slippery slope giggles we fell into on foot massage night!

Expressing joy with our eyes and our feet!

I loved the sentence about the Carter administration that I heard during Jimmy Carter’s memorial service. Walter Mondale’s son read the eulogy that Mondale had written for Carter. In it, he describes the sentence that Jimmy and Walter came up with to describe their time in the White House. “We told the truth, we obeyed the law, we kept the peace.”

So I’ve paired a picture that speaks of peace to me with the sign of the week. RIP Jimmy Carter!

58 thoughts on “Photos of the Week: January 11”

  4. I love these posts and the joy your kids have in loving every day and making every day count.

    I remember the Carter campaign of 76… it was the last presidential election before I could vote. Carter was the president I remember of my high school years. He was elected when I was a freshman. My memories of the administration pale to what I recall what he did post-presidency. He will be remembered for being a simple man of humble beginnings, unpretentious, who served others before himself. This past week I have wished I could have voted for him in last election or at least some one of his character. May he rest in peace and may we remember all this good he inspired.

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    1. I just love your recollection of him, Clay! He was the first president that I remember because we moved back to the States after living in the Philippines in 1976. Serving others before himself. May we all remember that in his honor!

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  5. That next to last pic of the sky and lake should be framed and hung up (preferably on my wall 😜) – what great shot.
    That Carter/Mondale line seems like a ridiculous notion these days. 😞

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  10. Lovely week of photos, as always! Foot massage night sounds delightful! Carter was an incredible man, and HfH will continue to be his legacy. Years ago I had the opportunity to work on a build site and it was very satisfying.

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      1. Right?! I get choked up thinking about how many lives and families have been transformed!

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  12. “We told the truth, we obeyed the law, we kept the peace.” . . . we’re that this was the legacy of all our nation’s leaders Wynne.

    Keep Looking Up ^ . . . His Best is Yet to Come!

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  14. RIP to Jimmy Carter. And what lovely and peaceful moments the four of you enjoyed this week. The slippery slope is just a symbol of childhood endless joy! 💕

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  24. Lovely photo’s Wynne making lasting memories.
    RIP President Carter and so sad his ‘goodness’ wasn’t universally recognised at the time. Such a pity there ain’t more political leaders like him too!

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