{"id":85549,"date":"2025-12-23T16:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T22:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?page_id=85549"},"modified":"2025-12-23T18:38:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T00:38:01","slug":"christmas-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/about-us\/our-christmas-letters\/christmas-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2025 Flanders Family Christmas Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>What follows is another yearly installment in our family\u2019s complete history told via the 2006 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/about-us\/our-christmas-letters\/\">Our Christmas Letters<\/a>. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/christmas-letters-patterns-samples-and-templates\/\">follow this link<\/a>. In the meantime, enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Thanksgiving-Photo.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Thanksgiving-Photo.jpg?resize=1024%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Thanksgiving-Photo.jpg?resize=1024%2C640&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Thanksgiving-Photo.jpg?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Thanksgiving-Photo.jpg?resize=768%2C480&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Thanksgiving-Photo.jpg?resize=400%2C250&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Thanksgiving-Photo.jpg?resize=600%2C375&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Thanksgiving-Photo.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-the-2025-flanders-family-update\">The 2025 Flanders Family Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-november-december-2024-happenings\">November\/December 2024 Happenings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As our family gathered last Thanksgiving, each of us shared what we considered God\u2019s biggest blessing over the previous twelve months. When Doug\u2019s turn came, he stated earnestly, \u201cI\u2019m just grateful our family hasn\u2019t had any big crises this year. It\u2019s been a nice breather.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_89982f-bf > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_89982f-bf > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_89982f-bf > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_89982f-bf > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_89982f-bf > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_89982f-bf > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_89982f-bf alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_70b8f0-67\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Thanksgiving-Dinner.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Thanksgiving-Dinner.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Thanksgiving-Dinner.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Thanksgiving-Dinner.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Thanksgiving-Dinner.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Thanksgiving-Dinner.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Thanksgiving-Dinner.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Thanksgiving-Dinner.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_3d0372-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_3d0372-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_3d0372-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_3d0372-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_3d0372-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_3d0372-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_3d0372-cd{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_3d0372-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_3d0372-cd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_3d0372-cd\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-JT-and-Emi.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-JT-and-Emi-768x1024.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-JT-and-Emi.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-JT-and-Emi.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-JT-and-Emi.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-JT-and-Emi.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-JT-and-Emi.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-JT-and-Emi.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Thanksgiving.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Thanksgiving.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Thanksgiving.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Thanksgiving.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Thanksgiving.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Thanksgiving.jpg?resize=400%2C266&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Thanksgiving.jpg?resize=600%2C399&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Thanksgiving.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, things began to change almost the instant he said it! It\u2019s as if God were telling us, \u201cI\u2019m glad you enjoyed the break, but easy times produce little growth, and we need to get back to work.\u201d Within a week, our 2-year-old grandson had to be intubated and care-flighted to Dallas after swallowing something toxic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cassian-in-Hospital.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cassian-in-Hospital.jpeg?resize=1024%2C761&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cassian-in-Hospital.jpeg?resize=1024%2C761&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cassian-in-Hospital.jpeg?resize=300%2C223&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cassian-in-Hospital.jpeg?resize=768%2C571&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cassian-in-Hospital.jpeg?resize=400%2C297&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cassian-in-Hospital.jpeg?resize=600%2C446&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cassian-in-Hospital.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That was followed by one fender bender, one burned-up engine (when a drain plug was improperly tightened after a routine oil change), and a highway collision that resulted in two totaled vehicles and a broken leg but\u2014miraculously\u2014no fatalities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Tow-Truck.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Tow-Truck.jpeg?resize=1024%2C808&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Tow-Truck.jpeg?resize=1024%2C808&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Tow-Truck.jpeg?resize=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Tow-Truck.jpeg?resize=768%2C606&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Tow-Truck.jpeg?resize=400%2C316&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Tow-Truck.jpeg?resize=600%2C474&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024-Tow-Truck.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next came a breast cancer diagnosis for Jennifer. The discovery of enlarged lymph nodes in her armpit led to a flurry of doctor appointments, biopsies, and other medical procedures as physicians fit us into already-packed schedules, staff voluntarily worked through lunch so we could have a definitive diagnosis sooner, and family, friends, and people we\u2019ve never even met faithfully lifted us up in prayer, came to visit, brought meals, and covered call for our daughters so they could come home for an extended visit over Christmas, which was a joyous occasion despite the uncertain future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-San-Antonio-Alamo.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-San-Antonio-Alamo.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-San-Antonio-Alamo.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-San-Antonio-Alamo.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-San-Antonio-Alamo.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-San-Antonio-Alamo.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-San-Antonio-Alamo.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-San-Antonio-Alamo.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-San-Antonio-Alamo.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Doug-and-Jennifer.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Doug-and-Jennifer.jpg?resize=1024%2C792&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Doug-and-Jennifer.jpg?resize=1024%2C792&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Doug-and-Jennifer.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Doug-and-Jennifer.jpg?resize=768%2C594&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Doug-and-Jennifer.jpg?resize=400%2C309&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Doug-and-Jennifer.jpg?resize=600%2C464&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Doug-and-Jennifer.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-january-2025-happenings\">January 2025 Happenings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>January brought us another grandbaby. Joseph and Emi welcomed little Percy mid-month while we kept big brother Cassian, now fully recovered after last month\u2019s poison scare.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_fe86a7-73 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_fe86a7-73 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_fe86a7-73 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_fe86a7-73 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_fe86a7-73 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_fe86a7-73 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_fe86a7-73 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_b683e6-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_b683e6-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_b683e6-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_b683e6-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_b683e6-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_b683e6-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_b683e6-f7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_b683e6-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_b683e6-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_b683e6-f7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Grandma-Percy.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Grandma-Percy.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Grandma &amp; Percy\" class=\"wp-image-85812\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Grandma-Percy.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Grandma-Percy.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Grandma-Percy.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Grandma-Percy.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Grandma-Percy.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Grandma-Percy.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_56fe7c-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_56fe7c-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_56fe7c-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_56fe7c-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_56fe7c-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_56fe7c-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_56fe7c-98{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_56fe7c-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_56fe7c-98 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_56fe7c-98\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Jennifer-with-Grandkids.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Jennifer-with-Grandkids.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85810\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Jennifer-with-Grandkids.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Jennifer-with-Grandkids.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Jennifer-with-Grandkids.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Jennifer-with-Grandkids.jpg?resize=400%2C500&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Jennifer-with-Grandkids.jpg?resize=600%2C750&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Jennifer-with-Grandkids.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Baby spent his first six months living in a tiny, rented RV that served as his family\u2019s home while their land improvements and house construction progressed at a snail\u2019s pace\u2014but that just made their final move-in all the sweeter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jennifer and Abby won first place this year in the Q&amp;A game at their co-op\u2019s mother\/daughter retreat by matching the most answers. Winning question: What\u2019s your daughter\u2019s dream job? Answer: Working as a florist!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_da661b-7d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_da661b-7d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_da661b-7d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_da661b-7d > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_da661b-7d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_da661b-7d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_da661b-7d alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_7b17c0-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_7b17c0-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_7b17c0-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_7b17c0-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_7b17c0-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_7b17c0-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_7b17c0-8a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_7b17c0-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_7b17c0-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_7b17c0-8a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-70s-Costume.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-70s-Costume.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85897\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-70s-Costume.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-70s-Costume.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-70s-Costume.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-70s-Costume.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-70s-Costume.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-70s-Costume.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_299e74-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_299e74-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_299e74-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_299e74-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_299e74-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_299e74-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_299e74-ca{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_299e74-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_299e74-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_299e74-ca\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Superheros.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Superheros.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85898\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Superheros.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Superheros.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Superheros.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Superheros.jpg?resize=400%2C500&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Superheros.jpg?resize=600%2C750&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Superheros.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Timberline.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Timberline.jpeg?resize=1024%2C655&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Timberline.jpeg?resize=1024%2C655&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Timberline.jpeg?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Timberline.jpeg?resize=768%2C492&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Timberline.jpeg?resize=400%2C256&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Timberline.jpeg?resize=600%2C384&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Timberline.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Abby\u2019s not the only one in our family who loves plants. Gabriel has lately enjoyed great success cultivating a variety of trees from seed. He also hired on to do some landscaping for family and friends. What began as weeding flowerbeds and clearing brush eventually led to building perimeter fences (with help from brother Daniel).<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_93b639-ec > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_93b639-ec > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_93b639-ec > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_93b639-ec > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_93b639-ec > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_93b639-ec > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_93b639-ec alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_5d465b-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_5d465b-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_5d465b-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_5d465b-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_5d465b-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_5d465b-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_5d465b-4d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_5d465b-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_5d465b-4d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_5d465b-4d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-with-Roses.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-with-Roses.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-with-Roses.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-with-Roses.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-with-Roses.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-with-Roses.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-with-Roses.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-with-Roses.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_d0855b-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_d0855b-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_d0855b-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_d0855b-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_d0855b-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_d0855b-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_d0855b-b1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_d0855b-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_d0855b-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_d0855b-b1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-in-Garden.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-in-Garden.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-in-Garden.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-in-Garden.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-in-Garden.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-in-Garden.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-in-Garden.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-in-Garden.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Jennifer had a lumpectomy and lymph node excision on January 31. After lots of prayer and a deep dive into every clinical study she could find on various breast cancer treatments, she opted to forgo the recommended chemo, radiation, and hormone blockade in favor of lifestyle change. (She also declined a plastic surgeon\u2019s kind offer to give her the perky figure of a woman half her age, but that\u2019s another story!)<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_a996de-da > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_a996de-da > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_a996de-da > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id85549_a996de-da > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_a996de-da > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_a996de-da > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_a996de-da > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_a996de-da > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_a996de-da > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_a996de-da > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_a996de-da alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_08b49c-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_08b49c-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_08b49c-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_08b49c-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_08b49c-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_08b49c-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_08b49c-c3{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_08b49c-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_08b49c-c3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_08b49c-c3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Surgery-1.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Surgery-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85823\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Surgery-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Surgery-1.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Surgery-1.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Surgery-1.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Surgery-1.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Surgery-1.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_1ee2bc-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_1ee2bc-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_1ee2bc-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_1ee2bc-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_1ee2bc-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_1ee2bc-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_1ee2bc-c6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_1ee2bc-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_1ee2bc-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_1ee2bc-c6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Sugery-2.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Sugery-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85824\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Sugery-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Sugery-2.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Sugery-2.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Sugery-2.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Sugery-2.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Sugery-2.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_bea3a3-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_bea3a3-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_bea3a3-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_bea3a3-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_bea3a3-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_bea3a3-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_bea3a3-12{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_bea3a3-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_bea3a3-12 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_bea3a3-12\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Surgery-3.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Surgery-3.jpeg?resize=696%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85825\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Surgery-3.jpeg?resize=696%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Surgery-3.jpeg?resize=204%2C300&amp;ssl=1 204w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Surgery-3.jpeg?resize=768%2C1130&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Surgery-3.jpeg?resize=1044%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1044w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Surgery-3.jpeg?resize=400%2C588&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Surgery-3.jpeg?resize=600%2C883&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Surgery-3.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Instead\u2014and with Doug\u2019s full support\u2014she cut out all refined sugar, refined flour, and ultra-processed foods in favor of a whole food, mostly-vegan diet, plus daily exercise and monthly fasts of three to five days. The result? She has shed sixty pounds, feels great, and\u2014praise be to God\u2014shows no sign of remaining or recurrent disease in any subsequent testing. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sauteed-Spinach-and-Mushrooms-8.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sauteed-Spinach-and-Mushrooms-8.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Saut\u00e9ed Mushrooms and Spicy Greens\" class=\"wp-image-84481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sauteed-Spinach-and-Mushrooms-8.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sauteed-Spinach-and-Mushrooms-8.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sauteed-Spinach-and-Mushrooms-8.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sauteed-Spinach-and-Mushrooms-8.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sauteed-Spinach-and-Mushrooms-8.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sauteed-Spinach-and-Mushrooms-8.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sauteed-Spinach-and-Mushrooms-8.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_52d2ae-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_52d2ae-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_52d2ae-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_52d2ae-a9 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_52d2ae-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_52d2ae-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_52d2ae-a9 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_b231c1-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_b231c1-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_b231c1-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_b231c1-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_b231c1-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_b231c1-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_b231c1-3e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_b231c1-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_b231c1-3e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_b231c1-3e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cancer-Fighting-Salad.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cancer-Fighting-Salad.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cancer-Fighting-Salad.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cancer-Fighting-Salad.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cancer-Fighting-Salad.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cancer-Fighting-Salad.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cancer-Fighting-Salad.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cancer-Fighting-Salad.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cancer-Fighting-Salad.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_8843e9-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_8843e9-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_8843e9-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_8843e9-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_8843e9-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_8843e9-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_8843e9-bd{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_8843e9-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_8843e9-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_8843e9-bd\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-More-Salad.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-More-Salad.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-More-Salad.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-More-Salad.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-More-Salad.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-More-Salad.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-More-Salad.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-More-Salad.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-More-Salad.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-february-2025-happenings\">February 2025 Happenings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rebekah hosted her traditional Galentine\u2019s brunch in February, reminding guests that, no matter what their current relationship status, they are all dearly and deeply beloved of God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Valentines.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Valentines.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Valentines.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Valentines.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Valentines.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Valentines.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Valentines.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Valentines.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Valentines.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mom did her best to share the same message with Miriam Margolyes when invited to appear this month on her podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCL4fcbU_x9jbpHDkPA5d_Ig\">No Small Talk<\/a>. The purpose of the two-hour interview was presumably to discuss whether Jennifer\u2019s recent cancer diagnosis has shaken her faith (spoiler: it hasn\u2019t), but Miriam couldn\u2019t resist taking the opportunity to rail on President Trump, despite the fact we\u2019ve been telling her for eight years our hope is not in politics but in Christ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Miriam-Margolyes-and-Jennifer-Flanders.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Miriam-Margolyes-and-Jennifer-Flanders.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Miriam Margolyes and Jennifer Flanders\" class=\"wp-image-20141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Miriam-Margolyes-and-Jennifer-Flanders.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Miriam-Margolyes-and-Jennifer-Flanders.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Miriam-Margolyes-and-Jennifer-Flanders.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Miriam-Margolyes-and-Jennifer-Flanders.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully, her producer kept redirecting the conversation: <em>\u201cAsk Jennifer what she believes about [faith\u2026Jesus\u2026death\u2026heaven] and why.\u201d<\/em> What a great wingman! The episode won\u2019t be released until they have ten ready to drop, but there\u2019s no telling how soon that will be. Miriam stays quite busy, even at 84.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-march-2025-happenings\">March 2025 Happenings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>March found us in Europe, where Doug dubbed Nana our \u201cflash pass,\u201d since every time the attendants spotted her transport chair, they\u2019d advance our entire party to the front of the line. Bekah and Abby came, too, and Rachel (still living in Germany at the time) met us in Hamburg for a North Sea cruise aboard the <em>MSC Preziosa<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Europe.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Europe-1010x1024.jpeg?resize=1010%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Europe.jpeg?resize=1010%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1010w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Europe.jpeg?resize=296%2C300&amp;ssl=1 296w, 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cruise.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cruise.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cruise.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cruise.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cruise.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cruise.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cruise.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, 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href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Jane-Austen-Home.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Jane-Austen-Home.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Jane-Austen-Home.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Jane-Austen-Home.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Jane-Austen-Home.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Jane-Austen-Home.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, 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.kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_88a353-28 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_88a353-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_88a353-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_88a353-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_88a353-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_88a353-28 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_84b44a-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_84b44a-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_84b44a-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_84b44a-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_84b44a-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_84b44a-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_84b44a-43{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_84b44a-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_84b44a-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_84b44a-43\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe-2.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe-2.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe-2.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe-2.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe-2.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe-2.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_341146-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_341146-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_341146-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_341146-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_341146-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_341146-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_341146-a2{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_341146-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_341146-a2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_341146-a2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_4ced41-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_4ced41-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_4ced41-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_4ced41-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_4ced41-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_4ced41-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_4ced41-e6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_4ced41-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_4ced41-e6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_4ced41-e6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe-3.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe-3.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe-3.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe-3.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe-3.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe-3.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe-3.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Cat-Cafe-3.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The minute we disembarked at voyage\u2019s end, however, everyone\u2019s phone blew up with notifications that our flight home had been cancelled due to an airline workers\u2019 strike. We had to scramble, rerouting through Amsterdam and taking trains, planes, automobiles, and busses (which seriously taxed Jennifer\u2019s scopolamine patch) to make it to London (or, in Bek\u2019s case, Dublin) in time for our connecting flights the following morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Planes-Trains-and-Busses.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Planes-Trains-and-Busses.jpeg?resize=900%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Planes-Trains-and-Busses.jpeg?resize=900%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Planes-Trains-and-Busses.jpeg?resize=264%2C300&amp;ssl=1 264w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Planes-Trains-and-Busses.jpeg?resize=768%2C874&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Planes-Trains-and-Busses.jpeg?resize=400%2C455&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Planes-Trains-and-Busses.jpeg?resize=600%2C683&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Planes-Trains-and-Busses.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While we were overseas, grandbaby #24 was born. Samuel\u2019s wife, Rebekah Joy, delivered Caleb, but their oldest daughter, Evelyn, laid claim to her baby brother almost as soon as he came home from the hospital, intent on exercising her own budding mothering skills at every opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-april-2025-happenings\">April 2025 Happenings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>April took us to DC where we toured the National Zoo, several Smithsonian Museums, the Capitol, the Library of Congress, and the amazing Museum of the Bible, walking up to seven miles a day and taking turns pushing Nana, who graciously held in her lap whatever grocery items we picked up along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_48cb44-d3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_48cb44-d3 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_48cb44-d3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_82c60b-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_82c60b-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_82c60b-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_82c60b-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_82c60b-ac{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_82c60b-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_82c60b-ac > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_82c60b-ac\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Mount-Vernon-1-rotated.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Mount-Vernon-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Mount-Vernon-1-rotated.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Mount-Vernon-1-rotated.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Mount-Vernon-1-rotated.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Mount-Vernon-1-rotated.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Mount-Vernon-1-rotated.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Mount-Vernon-1-rotated.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Mount-Vernon-1-rotated.jpeg?w=2580&amp;ssl=1 2580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Mount-Vernon-1-rotated.jpeg?w=3870&amp;ssl=1 3870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_2b38f6-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_2b38f6-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_2b38f6-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_2b38f6-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_2b38f6-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_2b38f6-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_2b38f6-d6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_2b38f6-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_2b38f6-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_2b38f6-d6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Mount-Vernon-2.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Mount-Vernon-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Mount-Vernon-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Mount-Vernon-2.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Mount-Vernon-2.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Mount-Vernon-2.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Mount-Vernon-2.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Mount-Vernon-2.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Capitol.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Capitol.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Capitol.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Capitol.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Capitol.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Capitol.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Capitol.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Capitol.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Capitol.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_cf9033-7b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_cf9033-7b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_cf9033-7b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_cf9033-7b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_cf9033-7b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_cf9033-7b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_cf9033-7b alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_f69618-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_f69618-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_f69618-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_f69618-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_f69618-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_f69618-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_f69618-4c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_f69618-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_f69618-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_f69618-4c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Nana-with-Groceries.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Nana-with-Groceries.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Nana-with-Groceries.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Nana-with-Groceries.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Nana-with-Groceries.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Nana-with-Groceries.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Nana-with-Groceries.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Nana-with-Groceries.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_cdbff6-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_cdbff6-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_cdbff6-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_cdbff6-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_cdbff6-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_cdbff6-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_cdbff6-73{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_cdbff6-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_cdbff6-73 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_cdbff6-73\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-In-DC.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-In-DC.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-In-DC.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-In-DC.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-In-DC.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-In-DC.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-In-DC.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-In-DC.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Abby turned 15 and started driving this month. The ink on her learner\u2019s permit barely had time to dry before Rebekah (being a licensed driver over the age of 21) volunteered to supervise her sister\u2019s driving practice. They soon discovered Bek is a bit closer to Dad\u2019s seat-gripping \u201c<em>What-are-you-trying-to-do?-Kill-us-all!!?\u201d <\/em>end of the spectrum than to Mom\u2019s chill <em>\u201cNext-time-remember-to-use-your-blinker\u201d <\/em>mode of response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Gets-Permit.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Gets-Permit.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Gets-Permit.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Gets-Permit.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Gets-Permit.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Gets-Permit.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Gets-Permit.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Gets-Permit.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Gets-Permit.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Doug bought a reel mower this spring at Jennifer\u2019s request. She wanted the exercise and likes the fact it\u2019s quiet enough for her to hear audiobooks while cutting the grass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Reel-Mower.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Reel-Mower.jpg?resize=1024%2C775&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Reel-Mower.jpg?resize=1024%2C775&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Reel-Mower.jpg?resize=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Reel-Mower.jpg?resize=768%2C581&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Reel-Mower.jpg?resize=400%2C303&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Reel-Mower.jpg?resize=600%2C454&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Reel-Mower.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mom took Gabriel, Abby, and Aiden to Waco for the <a href=\"https:\/\/becomingsomething.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BeSoConference<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-In-Waco.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-In-Waco.jpeg?resize=1024%2C930&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-In-Waco.jpeg?resize=1024%2C930&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-In-Waco.jpeg?resize=300%2C273&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-In-Waco.jpeg?resize=768%2C698&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-In-Waco.jpeg?resize=400%2C363&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-In-Waco.jpeg?resize=600%2C545&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-In-Waco.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They had a blast and hope to return next year. Bekah bought the tickets, planning to accompany them herself, but a work conflict prevented her going. Samaritan\u2019s Purse recently hired her to serve as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/our-ministry\/dart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DART<\/a> (Disaster Assistance Response Team) nurse, and she had to undergo a week of intense training designed to teach staffers how to respond in every imaginable kind of high-stress situation (with the obvious exception of teaching siblings how to drive; nobody prepared her for that one!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Student-Driver.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Student-Driver.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Student-Driver.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Student-Driver.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Student-Driver.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Student-Driver.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Student-Driver.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Student-Driver.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Student-Driver.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-may-2025-happenings\">May 2025 Happenings<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_5b191e-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_5b191e-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_5b191e-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id85549_5b191e-a2 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_5b191e-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_5b191e-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_5b191e-a2 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_0f55a3-be > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_0f55a3-be > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_0f55a3-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_0f55a3-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_0f55a3-be > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_0f55a3-be > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_0f55a3-be{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_0f55a3-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_0f55a3-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_0f55a3-be\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Our family celebrated three graduations in May, plus a fourth in June. Beth finished her pediatric dental fellowship in Dallas. Daniel earned his BSN from UT Tyler\u2019s School of Nursing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Dans-Graduation.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Dans-Graduation.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Dans-Graduation.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Dans-Graduation.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Dans-Graduation.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Dans-Graduation.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Dans-Graduation.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Dans-Graduation.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_b42dc0-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_b42dc0-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_b42dc0-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_b42dc0-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_b42dc0-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_b42dc0-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_b42dc0-1d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_b42dc0-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_b42dc0-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_b42dc0-1d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Beths-Graduation.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Beths-Graduation.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85857\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/16;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Beths-Graduation.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Beths-Graduation.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Beths-Graduation.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Beths-Graduation.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Beths-Graduation.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Beths-Graduation.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>And Gabriel and Aiden both graduated from Providence Preparatory Academy (Jennifer\u2019s name for our homeschool, which sounds more distinguished\u2014especially in its abbreviated form\u2014than the next closest contender, \u201cFlanders Academy for Really Talented Students\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_00b4e1-61 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_00b4e1-61 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_00b4e1-61 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id85549_00b4e1-61 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_00b4e1-61 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_82199a-0a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_82199a-0a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_82199a-0a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_82199a-0a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_82199a-0a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_82199a-0a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_82199a-0a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_82199a-0a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-Graduation.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-Graduation.png?resize=602%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85855\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-Graduation.png?resize=602%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 602w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-Graduation.png?resize=176%2C300&amp;ssl=1 176w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-Graduation.png?resize=768%2C1307&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-Graduation.png?resize=903%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 903w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-Graduation.png?resize=400%2C681&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-Graduation.png?resize=600%2C1021&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-Graduation.png?w=1032&amp;ssl=1 1032w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_85689c-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_85689c-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_85689c-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_85689c-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_85689c-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_85689c-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_85689c-8e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_85689c-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_85689c-8e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_85689c-8e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Graduation-Invite-Front-copy.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Graduation-Invite-Front-copy.png?resize=740%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85853\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Graduation-Invite-Front-copy.png?resize=740%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Graduation-Invite-Front-copy.png?resize=217%2C300&amp;ssl=1 217w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Graduation-Invite-Front-copy.png?resize=768%2C1062&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Graduation-Invite-Front-copy.png?resize=1110%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1110w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Graduation-Invite-Front-copy.png?resize=400%2C553&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Graduation-Invite-Front-copy.png?resize=600%2C830&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Graduation-Invite-Front-copy.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_60b07c-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_60b07c-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_60b07c-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_60b07c-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_60b07c-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_60b07c-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_60b07c-74{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_60b07c-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_60b07c-74 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_60b07c-74\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Aiden-Graduation.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Aiden-Graduation.png?resize=578%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85856\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Aiden-Graduation.png?resize=578%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 578w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Aiden-Graduation.png?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Aiden-Graduation.png?resize=768%2C1362&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Aiden-Graduation.png?resize=866%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 866w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Aiden-Graduation.png?resize=400%2C709&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Aiden-Graduation.png?resize=600%2C1064&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Aiden-Graduation.png?w=978&amp;ssl=1 978w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Isaac turned 22 on the 22<sup>nd<\/sup> (his golden birthday!) and moved to Longview for a summer internship with Eastman Chemical. The house seemed oddly quiet without his continual geeking out over math problems, something he\u2019s been known to do even in his sleep, as his brothers have occasionally awoken in the middle of the night to hear Isaac explaining physics and mechanics concepts in minute detail to someone in his dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_bdf766-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_bdf766-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_bdf766-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_bdf766-28 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_bdf766-28 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_e0ea10-56{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_e0ea10-56 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_e0ea10-56 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_e0ea10-56\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Isaac-and-Kassidy.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Isaac-and-Kassidy.jpeg?resize=787%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85942\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Isaac-and-Kassidy.jpeg?resize=787%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 787w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Isaac-and-Kassidy.jpeg?resize=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1 231w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Isaac-and-Kassidy.jpeg?resize=768%2C999&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Isaac-and-Kassidy.jpeg?resize=1181%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1181w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Isaac-and-Kassidy.jpeg?resize=400%2C520&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Isaac-and-Kassidy.jpeg?resize=600%2C781&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Isaac-and-Kassidy.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_406883-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_406883-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_406883-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_406883-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_406883-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_406883-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_406883-55{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_406883-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_406883-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_406883-55\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Daniel.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Daniel.jpg?resize=1200%2C1800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85806\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Daniel.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Daniel.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Daniel.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Daniel.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Daniel.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Daniel.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Daniel.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Daniel took and passed the NCLEX this month, bringing him one step closer to his express goal of being ready to support a wife and kids by the time he turns twenty. We thought he might\u2019ve found the necessary other half of that equation this summer when he began dating a lovely young lady from church but, alas, she broke up with him in July, something he suspected was forthcoming when she told him they needed to talk but insisted on meeting in a Walmart parking lot for the conversation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So Daniel donned a $3 pair of bright blue and pink rubber flip-flops that he got at a grocery store and headed out the door. When Mom later questioned his fashion choice, he told her, \u201cI didn\u2019t want to be wearing my favorite shoes when I got dumped. From now on, these will be our official break-up sandals which brothers can borrow as needed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Laughing-Boys.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Laughing-Boys.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Laughing-Boys.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Laughing-Boys.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Laughing-Boys.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Laughing-Boys.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Laughing-Boys.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Laughing-Boys.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-june-2025-happenings\">June 2025 Happenings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>June was packed with weekend trips: We attended a homeschool conference in the Woodlands, where Gabriel, Aiden, and Abby served as teen staff volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Homeschool-Conference.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Homeschool-Conference.jpeg?resize=1024%2C637&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Homeschool-Conference.jpeg?resize=1024%2C637&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Homeschool-Conference.jpeg?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Homeschool-Conference.jpeg?resize=768%2C478&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Homeschool-Conference.jpeg?resize=1536%2C955&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Homeschool-Conference.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1273&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Homeschool-Conference.jpeg?resize=400%2C249&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Homeschool-Conference.jpeg?resize=600%2C373&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Homeschool-Conference.jpeg?w=2580&amp;ssl=1 2580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Homeschool-Conference.jpeg?w=3870&amp;ssl=1 3870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachel flew in from Germany for a short visit, so we took her to San Antonio to meet her newest nephew (although Doug had to cut his stay short thanks to jury duty back home). <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_477f92-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_477f92-3c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-and-Mom.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-and-Mom.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-and-Mom.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-and-Mom.jpg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-and-Mom.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-and-Mom.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_c3d7a7-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_c3d7a7-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_c3d7a7-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_c3d7a7-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_c3d7a7-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_c3d7a7-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_c3d7a7-a7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_c3d7a7-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_c3d7a7-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_c3d7a7-a7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Quality-Daughter.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Quality-Daughter.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Quality-Daughter.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Quality-Daughter.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Quality-Daughter.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Quality-Daughter.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Quality-Daughter.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Quality-Daughter.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_3d654f-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_3d654f-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_3d654f-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_3d654f-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_3d654f-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_3d654f-7a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_3d654f-7a{position:relative;}@media all and 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-with-Nephew.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-with-Nephew.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-with-Nephew.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-with-Nephew.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-with-Nephew.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-with-Nephew.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, 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.kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_b7f5c1-3a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_b7f5c1-3a alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_5cb5d1-3f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_5cb5d1-3f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_5cb5d1-3f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_5cb5d1-3f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_5cb5d1-3f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_5cb5d1-3f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_5cb5d1-3f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_5cb5d1-3f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_5cb5d1-3f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_5cb5d1-3f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Tea-Shop-Birthday.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Tea-Shop-Birthday.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Tea-Shop-Birthday.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Tea-Shop-Birthday.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Tea-Shop-Birthday.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Tea-Shop-Birthday.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Tea-Shop-Birthday.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Tea-Shop-Birthday.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_4273dc-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_4273dc-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_4273dc-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_4273dc-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_4273dc-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_4273dc-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_4273dc-28{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_4273dc-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_4273dc-28 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_4273dc-28\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Tea-Shop-2.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Tea-Shop-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Tea-Shop-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Tea-Shop-2.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Tea-Shop-2.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Tea-Shop-2.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Tea-Shop-2.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Tea-Shop-2.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A week later, he and Jennifer took Abby (our little Caitlin Clark look-alike) and Nana (our favorite college basketball player) to an Indiana Fever Game in Dallas. We had courtside seats but, sadly, Caitlin was injured and didn\u2019t play.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_0fba64-8e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_0fba64-8e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_0fba64-8e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_0fba64-8e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_0fba64-8e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_0fba64-8e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_0fba64-8e alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_9c7f5f-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_9c7f5f-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_9c7f5f-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_9c7f5f-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_9c7f5f-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_9c7f5f-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_9c7f5f-e5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_9c7f5f-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_9c7f5f-e5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_9c7f5f-e5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-and-Caitlyn-Clark.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-and-Caitlyn-Clark.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-and-Caitlyn-Clark.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-and-Caitlyn-Clark.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-and-Caitlyn-Clark.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-and-Caitlyn-Clark.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-and-Caitlyn-Clark.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-and-Caitlyn-Clark.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_f6800f-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_f6800f-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_f6800f-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_f6800f-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_f6800f-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_f6800f-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_f6800f-95{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_f6800f-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_f6800f-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_f6800f-95\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-and-Nana.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-and-Nana.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-and-Nana.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-and-Nana.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-and-Nana.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-and-Nana.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-and-Nana.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-and-Nana.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Courtside-Seats.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Courtside-Seats.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Courtside-Seats.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Courtside-Seats.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Courtside-Seats.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Courtside-Seats.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Courtside-Seats.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Courtside-Seats.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Courtside-Seats.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On weekends we weren\u2019t traveling, we played in a CLUE tournament some friends hosted (J.T. and Gabriel tied for first place, and Bekah, dressed as Miss Scarlet, won the costume contest); Daniel honed his cooking skills; Gabriel and Aiden earned lots of spending money moving Doug\u2019s old partner to a new house; our high schoolers volunteered at the hospital once a week&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_c4b004-ec > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_c4b004-ec > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_c4b004-ec > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_c4b004-ec > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_c4b004-ec > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_c4b004-ec > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_c4b004-ec alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_1c4f61-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_1c4f61-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_1c4f61-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_1c4f61-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_1c4f61-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_1c4f61-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_1c4f61-d6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_1c4f61-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_1c4f61-d6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_1c4f61-d6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Filming.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Filming.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Filming.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Filming.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Filming.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Filming.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Filming.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Filming.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_31d67c-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_31d67c-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_31d67c-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_31d67c-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_31d67c-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_31d67c-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_31d67c-b1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_31d67c-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_31d67c-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_31d67c-b1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Filming-2.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Filming-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Filming-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Filming-2.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Filming-2.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Filming-2.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Flanders-Family-5.jpg?resize=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Flanders-Family-5.jpg?resize=768%2C563&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Flanders-Family-5.jpg?resize=400%2C293&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Flanders-Family-5.jpg?resize=600%2C440&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Flanders-Family-5.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;and Mom and Dad agreed to play pickleball with our Canadian friends. None of us knew what we were doing our first couple of times on the court, but that didn\u2019t keep Doug from jumping in with both feet. By summer\u2019s end, he had purchased 17 paddles (so each kid would have their own), and on the rare occasion he couldn\u2019t find a family member available and willing to play, he\u2019d sign up for round robins at our local indoor court\u2014and win!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pickleball.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pickleball.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pickleball.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pickleball.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Indoor-Pickleball.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Indoor-Pickleball.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Indoor-Pickleball.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Indoor-Pickleball.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Indoor-Pickleball.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Indoor-Pickleball.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, 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(max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_419664-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_419664-23 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_419664-23\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Lies-Women-Believe-rotated.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Lies-Women-Believe.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Lies-Women-Believe-rotated.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Lies-Women-Believe-rotated.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Lies-Women-Believe-rotated.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Lies-Women-Believe-rotated.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Lies-Women-Believe-rotated.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Lies-Women-Believe-rotated.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Lies-Women-Believe-rotated.jpeg?w=2580&amp;ssl=1 2580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mom joined a summer book club this year. The hostess expressed shock and dismay over our family size<em>\u2014\u201cI don\u2019t know how you do it!\u201d<\/em> Jennifer was quick to reassure her we\u2019ve never adhered to the typical soccer mom schedule: no sitting for hours in school pick-up lines or rushing individual children from one extracurricular activity to the next every night of the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hostess seemed satisfied with that answer and nodded her head in understanding, but for the rest of the summer, whenever she introduced newcomers, she\u2019d say, \u201cHave you met Jennifer? She has twelve children\u2014but that\u2019s not like it sounds, because they don\u2019t <em>do <\/em>anything.\u201d Ha!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-At-Fresh.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-At-Fresh.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-At-Fresh.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-At-Fresh.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-At-Fresh.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-At-Fresh.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-At-Fresh.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-At-Fresh.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-At-Fresh.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Fantastic-Four.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Fantastic-Four.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Fantastic-Four.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Fantastic-Four.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Fantastic-Four.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Fantastic-Four.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Fantastic-Four.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Fantastic-Four.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Fantastic-Four.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-july-2025-happenings\">July 2025 Happenings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Doug officially joined the faculty of the UT Tyler School of Medicine in July, meaning he now teaches medical students in addition to training residents. One unintended consequence: A disproportionate number of students have decided to specialize in anesthesia after completing their rotation, as it\u2019s obvious Doug and his colleagues all love what they do! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-At-DBU.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-At-DBU.jpeg?resize=890%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-At-DBU.jpeg?resize=890%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 890w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-At-DBU.jpeg?resize=261%2C300&amp;ssl=1 261w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-At-DBU.jpeg?resize=768%2C884&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-At-DBU.jpeg?resize=400%2C460&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-At-DBU.jpeg?resize=600%2C691&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-At-DBU.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Several of our singles (namely Bethany, Bekah, Gabriel, Abby, and Aiden) traveled to California together this month to hike half a dozen National Parks. They had quite the adventure combing beaches, sharing picnics, admiring ocean sunsets, gathering wild raspberries, and swimming in mountain streams. During the long drives, Beth (who broke a toe on the trip) and Gabbers entertained the rest of the group by reading <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4saH2bd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Pride and Prejudice<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/48TVRHL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Hobbit <\/a><\/em>aloud, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-California-or-Bust.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-California-or-Bust.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-California-or-Bust.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 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href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Park-Hike.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Park-Hike.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Park-Hike.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Park-Hike.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Park-Hike.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Park-Hike.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Park-Hike.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Park-Hike.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Park-Hike.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_b1485d-5b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_b1485d-5b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_b1485d-5b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_b1485d-5b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_b1485d-5b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_b1485d-5b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_b1485d-5b alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_dce826-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_dce826-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_dce826-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_dce826-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_dce826-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_dce826-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_dce826-ed{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_dce826-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_dce826-ed > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_dce826-ed\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Ben-Mik.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Ben-Mik.jpg?resize=796%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85830\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Ben-Mik.jpg?resize=796%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 796w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Ben-Mik.jpg?resize=233%2C300&amp;ssl=1 233w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Ben-Mik.jpg?resize=768%2C988&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Ben-Mik.jpg?resize=1195%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Ben-Mik.jpg?resize=400%2C514&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Ben-Mik.jpg?resize=600%2C772&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Ben-Mik.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_154561-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_154561-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_154561-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_154561-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_154561-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_154561-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_154561-05{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_154561-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_154561-05 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_154561-05\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-in-Blue.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-in-Blue.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\" Abby in Blue\" class=\"wp-image-85926\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-in-Blue.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-in-Blue.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-in-Blue.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-in-Blue.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-in-Blue.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-in-Blue.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-in-Blue.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>We found out mid-month Ben and Mikayla are expecting again. Mik consulted Jennifer about the names they\u2019re considering: \u201cWe plan to use all four eventually,\u201d she explained, \u201cso I want to know what order sounds best.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jennifer was delighted to learn her daughter-in-law is open to having at least eight kids, but suggested she wait and see whether God sends sons or daughters before assigning such gender-specific names!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-august-2025-happenings\">August 2025 Happenings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Mom, Dad, Gabriel, and Abby flew to California in August to enjoy a few days at Big Bear Lake with Doug\u2019s folks, who drove over from New Mexico to meet us. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_6c57f6-08 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_6c57f6-08 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_6c57f6-08 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_6c57f6-08 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_6c57f6-08 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_6c57f6-08 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_6c57f6-08 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_374ad1-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_374ad1-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_374ad1-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_374ad1-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_374ad1-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_374ad1-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_374ad1-15{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_374ad1-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_374ad1-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_374ad1-15\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Shops.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Shops.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Shops.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Shops.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Shops.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Shops.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Shops.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Shops.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_9d1b78-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_9d1b78-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_9d1b78-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_9d1b78-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_9d1b78-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_9d1b78-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_9d1b78-93{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_9d1b78-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_9d1b78-93 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_9d1b78-93\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Blooms.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Blooms.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Blooms.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Blooms.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Blooms.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Blooms.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Blooms.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Blooms.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Grandma and Grandpa were seldom ready to get out and about before 11 AM, so the rest of us spent mornings playing pickle ball, trying out local waterslides, and listening to <em>Project Hail Mary<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pickleball.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pickleball.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2025 - Big Bear Pickleball\" class=\"wp-image-85862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pickleball.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pickleball.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pickleball.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pickleball.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pickleball.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pickleball.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pickleball.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_4af5cb-ff > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_4af5cb-ff > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_4af5cb-ff > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_4af5cb-ff > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_4af5cb-ff > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_4af5cb-ff > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_4af5cb-ff alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_f6c7ec-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_f6c7ec-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_f6c7ec-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_f6c7ec-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_f6c7ec-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_f6c7ec-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_f6c7ec-43{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_f6c7ec-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_f6c7ec-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_f6c7ec-43\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Water-Slides-1.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Water-Slides-1.jpeg?resize=688%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85866\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Water-Slides-1.jpeg?resize=688%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 688w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Water-Slides-1.jpeg?resize=202%2C300&amp;ssl=1 202w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Water-Slides-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C1143&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Water-Slides-1.jpeg?resize=1032%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Water-Slides-1.jpeg?resize=400%2C595&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Water-Slides-1.jpeg?resize=600%2C893&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Water-Slides-1.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_e8a656-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_e8a656-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_e8a656-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_e8a656-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_e8a656-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_e8a656-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_e8a656-49{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_e8a656-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_e8a656-49 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_e8a656-49\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Water-Slides-2.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Water-Slides-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85867\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Water-Slides-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Water-Slides-2.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Water-Slides-2.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Water-Slides-2.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Water-Slides-2.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Water-Slides-2.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>We\u2019d pick up Dad\u2019s parents in time for lunch, then go sightseeing together in the afternoons. Favorite outings this trip were the Alpine Zoo and a Pirate Cruise around the lake.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_ccc7ff-26 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_ccc7ff-26 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_ccc7ff-26 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_ccc7ff-26 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_ccc7ff-26 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_ccc7ff-26 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_ccc7ff-26 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_69553a-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_69553a-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_69553a-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_69553a-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_69553a-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_69553a-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_69553a-ec{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_69553a-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_69553a-ec > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_69553a-ec\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pirate-Cruise-1-rotated.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pirate-Cruise-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pirate-Cruise-1-rotated.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pirate-Cruise-1-rotated.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pirate-Cruise-1-rotated.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pirate-Cruise-1-rotated.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pirate-Cruise-1-rotated.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pirate-Cruise-1-rotated.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pirate-Cruise-1-rotated.jpeg?w=2580&amp;ssl=1 2580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pirate-Cruise-1-rotated.jpeg?w=3870&amp;ssl=1 3870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_f16e74-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_f16e74-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_f16e74-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_f16e74-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_f16e74-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_f16e74-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_f16e74-bc{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_f16e74-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_f16e74-bc > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_f16e74-bc\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pirates.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pirates.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pirates.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pirates.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pirates.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pirates.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pirates.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Pirates.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Alpine-Zoo.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Alpine-Zoo.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Alpine-Zoo.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Alpine-Zoo.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Alpine-Zoo.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Alpine-Zoo.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Alpine-Zoo.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Alpine-Zoo.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Big-Bear-Alpine-Zoo.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_234a80-6b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_234a80-6b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_234a80-6b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_234a80-6b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_234a80-6b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_234a80-6b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_234a80-6b alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_454eeb-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_454eeb-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_454eeb-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_454eeb-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_454eeb-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_454eeb-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_454eeb-8b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_454eeb-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_454eeb-8b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_454eeb-8b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Anniversary-1.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Anniversary-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85899\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Anniversary-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Anniversary-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Anniversary-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Anniversary-1.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Anniversary-1.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Anniversary-1.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Anniversary-1.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_5854a9-58 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_5854a9-58 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_5854a9-58 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_5854a9-58 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_5854a9-58 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_5854a9-58 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_5854a9-58{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_5854a9-58 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_5854a9-58 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_5854a9-58\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Anniversary-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"835\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Anniversary-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C835&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85900\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Anniversary-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C835&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Anniversary-2.jpg?resize=300%2C245&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Anniversary-2.jpg?resize=768%2C627&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Anniversary-2.jpg?resize=400%2C326&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Anniversary-2.jpg?resize=600%2C490&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Anniversary-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Another Flanders Family Challenge awaited when we got home. This year, Samuel and Bekah sponsored a Shark Tank competition: Sellers had to convince sharks to fund their projects, which started with a $7 ask from 2-year-old Sarah for sweet tea to share with her family at the pool (because \u201cit\u2019s important to stay hydrated\u201d) and went up from there. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_6ebbc2-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_6ebbc2-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_6ebbc2-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id85549_6ebbc2-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_6ebbc2-91 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_6ebbc2-91 > 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_dbbe5c-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_dbbe5c-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_dbbe5c-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_dbbe5c-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_dbbe5c-3c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_dbbe5c-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_dbbe5c-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_dbbe5c-3c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-3.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-3.png?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-3.png?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-3.png?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-3.png?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-3.png?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-3.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_597f70-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_597f70-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_597f70-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_597f70-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_597f70-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_597f70-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_597f70-78{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_597f70-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_597f70-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_597f70-78\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-4.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-4.png?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-4.png?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-4.png?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-4.png?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-4.png?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-4.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_92ec55-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_92ec55-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_92ec55-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_92ec55-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_92ec55-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_92ec55-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_92ec55-00{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_92ec55-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_92ec55-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_92ec55-00\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-1.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-1.png?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-1.png?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-1.png?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-1.png?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-1.png?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-1.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_a4c07f-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_a4c07f-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_a4c07f-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_a4c07f-43 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_a4c07f-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_a4c07f-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_a4c07f-43 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_9e9605-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_9e9605-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_9e9605-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_9e9605-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_9e9605-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_9e9605-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_9e9605-1c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_9e9605-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_9e9605-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_9e9605-1c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pancakes-on-Porch-1.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pancakes-on-Porch-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pancakes-on-Porch-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pancakes-on-Porch-1.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pancakes-on-Porch-1.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pancakes-on-Porch-1.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pancakes-on-Porch-1.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pancakes-on-Porch-1.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_cbf4f7-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_cbf4f7-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_cbf4f7-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_cbf4f7-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_cbf4f7-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_cbf4f7-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_cbf4f7-1d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_cbf4f7-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_cbf4f7-1d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_cbf4f7-1d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pancakes-on-Porch-2.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pancakes-on-Porch-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pancakes-on-Porch-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pancakes-on-Porch-2.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pancakes-on-Porch-2.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pancakes-on-Porch-2.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pancakes-on-Porch-2.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pancakes-on-Porch-2.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>All projects were at least partially funded, although some presenters had to negotiate to make that happen. Most memorable pitches: Emi\u2019s loving tribute to her hardworking husband, Easton\u2019s well-articulated request for a set of free weights, Ben\u2019s super-sleuthing skills, and Isaac\u2019s presentation on penguin pebbling rituals.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_5a8dc6-ed > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_5a8dc6-ed > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_5a8dc6-ed > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id85549_5a8dc6-ed > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_5a8dc6-ed > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_5a8dc6-ed > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_5a8dc6-ed > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_5a8dc6-ed > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_5a8dc6-ed > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_5a8dc6-ed > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_5a8dc6-ed alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_2e6320-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_2e6320-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_2e6320-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_2e6320-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_2e6320-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_2e6320-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_2e6320-54{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_2e6320-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_2e6320-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_2e6320-54\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-5.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-5.png?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-5.png?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-5.png?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-5.png?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-5.png?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-5.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_788bd1-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_788bd1-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_788bd1-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_788bd1-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_788bd1-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_788bd1-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_788bd1-55{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_788bd1-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_788bd1-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_788bd1-55\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-2.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-2.png?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-2.png?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-2.png?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-2.png?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-2.png?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-2.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_92e0a7-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_92e0a7-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_92e0a7-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_92e0a7-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_92e0a7-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_92e0a7-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_92e0a7-95{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_92e0a7-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_92e0a7-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_92e0a7-95\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-6.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-6.png?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-6.png?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-6.png?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-6.png?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-6.png?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Shark-Tank-6.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Rachel (who won first prize in last year\u2019s STEM video contest, incidentally) completed her au pair contract and moved back from Germany. By that time, she\u2019d spent two weeks video-chatting with a young man named Micah (a tall, handsome, mechanical engineer who loves Jesus and, like Rachel, is #8 of 12 children) after a mutual friend gave him her contact information. They had their first in-person date August 23 (once Rachel\u2019s brothers voted on what outfit she should wear), and they\u2019ve seen one another nearly every day since.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_2170f4-9e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_2170f4-9e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_2170f4-9e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_2170f4-9e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_2170f4-9e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_2170f4-9e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_2170f4-9e alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_b9c4f8-af > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_b9c4f8-af > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_b9c4f8-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_b9c4f8-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_b9c4f8-af > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_b9c4f8-af > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_b9c4f8-af{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_b9c4f8-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_b9c4f8-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_b9c4f8-af\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachels-Homecoming.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachels-Homecoming.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachels-Homecoming.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachels-Homecoming.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachels-Homecoming.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachels-Homecoming.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachels-Homecoming.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachels-Homecoming.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachels-Homecoming.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_1d1a25-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_1d1a25-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_1d1a25-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_1d1a25-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_1d1a25-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_1d1a25-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_1d1a25-a3{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_1d1a25-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_1d1a25-a3 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_1d1a25-a3\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rachel-Micah-First-Date-copy.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rachel-Micah-First-Date-copy.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rachel-Micah-First-Date-copy.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rachel-Micah-First-Date-copy.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rachel-Micah-First-Date-copy.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rachel-Micah-First-Date-copy.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rachel-Micah-First-Date-copy.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rachel-Micah-First-Date-copy.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rachel-Micah-First-Date-copy.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-september-2025-happenings\">September 2025 Happenings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>David flew back to the States in September to take (and pass!) his oral boards. We met up with him in the Metroplex, where Samuel also arranged to be working for the week. Bonnie stayed behind with kids in South Korea but sends frequent photos and videos of their Bible memory work. Their entire family will be here for Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-David-and-Bonnie.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-David-and-Bonnie.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-David-and-Bonnie.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-David-and-Bonnie.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-David-and-Bonnie.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-David-and-Bonnie.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-David-and-Bonnie.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-David-and-Bonnie.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-David-and-Bonnie.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the wake of Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination, Gabriel stepped up his involvement with Turning Point USA. He\u2019s participated in a dozen tabling events since then, debating a wide range of hot button topics.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_f72891-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_f72891-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_f72891-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_f72891-81 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_f72891-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_f72891-81 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_f72891-81 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_3fb90e-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_3fb90e-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_3fb90e-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_3fb90e-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_3fb90e-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_3fb90e-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_3fb90e-a6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_3fb90e-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_3fb90e-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_3fb90e-a6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-TPUSA-Tabling-Event.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-TPUSA-Tabling-Event-768x1024.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-TPUSA-Tabling-Event.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-TPUSA-Tabling-Event.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-TPUSA-Tabling-Event.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-TPUSA-Tabling-Event.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-TPUSA-Tabling-Event.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-TPUSA-Tabling-Event.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_735279-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_735279-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_735279-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_735279-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_735279-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_735279-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_735279-3d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_735279-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_735279-3d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_735279-3d\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-Interview.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-Interview.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-Interview.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-Interview.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-Interview.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-Interview.jpg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-Interview.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Gabriel-Interview.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Jon and Haley (who is loving life as a stay-at-home-mom) attended a Voice of the Martyrs conference this month, and we watched their kids while they were gone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-with-Jons-Kids.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-with-Jons-Kids.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-with-Jons-Kids.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-with-Jons-Kids.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-with-Jons-Kids.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-with-Jons-Kids.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-with-Jons-Kids.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-with-Jons-Kids.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-with-Jons-Kids.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_0b4f5a-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_0b4f5a-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_0b4f5a-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id85549_0b4f5a-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_0b4f5a-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_0b4f5a-b4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_0b4f5a-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_0b4f5a-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_0b4f5a-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_0b4f5a-b4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_0b4f5a-b4 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_272df2-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_272df2-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_272df2-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_272df2-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_272df2-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_272df2-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_272df2-e1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_272df2-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_272df2-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_272df2-e1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-VB-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-VB-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-VB-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-VB-2.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-VB-2.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-VB-2.jpg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-VB-2.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-VB-2.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_e7c0ab-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_e7c0ab-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_e7c0ab-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_e7c0ab-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_e7c0ab-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_e7c0ab-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_e7c0ab-d9{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_e7c0ab-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_e7c0ab-d9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_e7c0ab-d9\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-VB-3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-VB-3.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-VB-3.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-VB-3.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-VB-3.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-VB-3.jpg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-VB-3.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-VB-3.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_6fad74-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_6fad74-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_6fad74-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_6fad74-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_6fad74-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_6fad74-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_6fad74-3a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_6fad74-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_6fad74-3a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_6fad74-3a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Volleyball-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Volleyball-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Volleyball-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Volleyball-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Volleyball-1.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Volleyball-1.jpg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Volleyball-1.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Volleyball-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In addition to keeping up with nine grandkids, we had seven volleyball games in that same three-day span and attended a huge book launch party for our dear friend, Abbie Halberstadt, who surprised Jennifer by dedicating <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MNEdNa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">You Bet Your Stretchmarks<\/a> <\/em>to her!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_fb56b3-e4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_fb56b3-e4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_fb56b3-e4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_fb56b3-e4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_fb56b3-e4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_fb56b3-e4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_fb56b3-e4 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_064915-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_064915-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_064915-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_064915-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_064915-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_064915-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_064915-18{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_064915-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_064915-18 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_064915-18\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abbie-and-Mom.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"807\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abbie-and-Mom.jpeg?resize=807%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85833\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abbie-and-Mom.jpeg?resize=807%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 807w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abbie-and-Mom.jpeg?resize=237%2C300&amp;ssl=1 237w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abbie-and-Mom.jpeg?resize=768%2C974&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abbie-and-Mom.jpeg?resize=400%2C507&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abbie-and-Mom.jpeg?resize=600%2C761&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abbie-and-Mom.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_a62230-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_a62230-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_a62230-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_a62230-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_a62230-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_a62230-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_a62230-30{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_a62230-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_a62230-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_a62230-30\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Launch-Party.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Launch-Party.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Launch-Party.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Launch-Party.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Launch-Party.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Launch-Party.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Launch-Party.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Launch-Party.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-october-2025-happenings\">October 2025 Happenings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly everyone in the family joined us for at least part of Family Camp in October. We were all assigned to Pink Team (AKA \u201cBubblegum Bruisers\u201d) for which Samuel served as team leader, successfully motivating troops and maximizing participation from all ages in challenges that ranged from bridge building to relay races to mural painting. Pink won first place in apple cobbler baking and finished fourth overall! <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_f29501-ce > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_f29501-ce > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_f29501-ce > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_f29501-ce > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_f29501-ce > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_f29501-ce > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_f29501-ce alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_5995d1-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_5995d1-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_5995d1-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_5995d1-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_5995d1-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_5995d1-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_5995d1-26{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_5995d1-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_5995d1-26 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_5995d1-26\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Team-Pink-at-Camp.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"942\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Team-Pink-at-Camp.jpeg?resize=942%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85913\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Team-Pink-at-Camp.jpeg?resize=942%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 942w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Team-Pink-at-Camp.jpeg?resize=276%2C300&amp;ssl=1 276w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Team-Pink-at-Camp.jpeg?resize=768%2C835&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Team-Pink-at-Camp.jpeg?resize=400%2C435&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Team-Pink-at-Camp.jpeg?resize=600%2C653&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Team-Pink-at-Camp.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_c6dd69-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_c6dd69-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_c6dd69-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_c6dd69-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_c6dd69-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_c6dd69-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_c6dd69-37{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_c6dd69-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_c6dd69-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_c6dd69-37\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pink-Team.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1015\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pink-Team.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1015&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85912\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pink-Team.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1015&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pink-Team.jpeg?resize=300%2C297&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pink-Team.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pink-Team.jpeg?resize=768%2C761&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pink-Team.jpeg?resize=400%2C396&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pink-Team.jpeg?resize=600%2C595&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pink-Team.jpeg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pink-Team.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Nana-after-Camp.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"883\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Nana-after-Camp.jpeg?resize=883%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Nana-after-Camp.jpeg?resize=883%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 883w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Nana-after-Camp.jpeg?resize=259%2C300&amp;ssl=1 259w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Nana-after-Camp.jpeg?resize=768%2C891&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Nana-after-Camp.jpeg?resize=400%2C464&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Nana-after-Camp.jpeg?resize=600%2C696&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Nana-after-Camp.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Competition continued back at our campsite as Bethany sponsored a family s\u2019more making contest this year. After we submitted our most creative recipes, everyone voted on their favorites, then Beth supplied all necessary ingredients for a head-to-head taste test of the top three. Emi\u2019s s\u2019more flavored macrons took top honors, while Ben\u2019s s\u2019moreo ice cream sandwich and Bekah\u2019s bougie charcuterie s\u2019mores tied for second.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_0c2660-61 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_0c2660-61 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_0c2660-61 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_0c2660-61 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_0c2660-61 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_0c2660-61 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_0c2660-61 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_5fbafd-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_5fbafd-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_5fbafd-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_5fbafd-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_5fbafd-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_5fbafd-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_5fbafd-82{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_5fbafd-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_5fbafd-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_5fbafd-82\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Emi-with-Macrons.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Emi-with-Macrons.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Emi-with-Macrons.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Emi-with-Macrons.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Emi-with-Macrons.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Emi-with-Macrons.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Emi-with-Macrons.jpeg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_5a6a66-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_5a6a66-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_5a6a66-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_5a6a66-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_5a6a66-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_5a6a66-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_5a6a66-00{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_5a6a66-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_5a6a66-00 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_5a6a66-00\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Charcuterie-Smores.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Charcuterie-Smores.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Charcuterie-Smores.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Charcuterie-Smores.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Charcuterie-Smores.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Charcuterie-Smores.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Charcuterie-Smores.jpeg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Campout.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Campout.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Campout.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Campout.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Campout.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Campout.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Campout.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Campout.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Campout.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Abby\u2019s extremely active volleyball season culminated with a gold-medal win for her JV team at Nationals in Kansas this month. A formidable blocker, she played her best ball of the season in those final games. Off the courts, she and mom scoured local thrift shops. It took some creative cramming to fit all their finds into carry-on luggage for the flight back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Blocking.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Blocking.jpeg?resize=1024%2C684&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Blocking.jpeg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Blocking.jpeg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Abby-Blocking.jpeg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, 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.kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_30db89-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_30db89-5a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_30db89-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_30db89-5a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_30db89-5a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Victory-Lap.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Victory-Lap.png?resize=1024%2C685&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Victory-Lap.png?resize=1024%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Victory-Lap.png?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Victory-Lap.png?resize=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Victory-Lap.png?resize=400%2C268&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Victory-Lap.png?resize=600%2C402&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Victory-Lap.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_6f4ba2-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_6f4ba2-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_6f4ba2-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_6f4ba2-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_6f4ba2-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_6f4ba2-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_6f4ba2-50{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_6f4ba2-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_6f4ba2-50 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_6f4ba2-50\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Champs.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Champs.png?resize=1024%2C684&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Champs.png?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Champs.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Champs.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Champs.png?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Champs.png?resize=600%2C401&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Champs.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Champions.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Champions.png?resize=1024%2C684&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Champions.png?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Champions.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Champions.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Champions.png?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Champions.png?resize=600%2C401&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Champions.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By the time they made it home, Rachel was married. Micah called earlier in the week for our blessing, which we gave without reservation, and asked at that time whether we\u2019d mind if they eloped. We didn\u2019t, so they did\u2014although they\u2019re planning a formal ceremony to take place while siblings are all home for Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_c606d4-c7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id85549_c606d4-c7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id85549_c606d4-c7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id85549_c606d4-c7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_c606d4-c7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id85549_c606d4-c7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id85549_c606d4-c7 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column85549_2f5f68-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_2f5f68-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_2f5f68-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_2f5f68-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_2f5f68-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_2f5f68-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_2f5f68-89{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_2f5f68-89 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Volleyball-Champ-rotated.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Volleyball-Champ-rotated.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Volleyball-Champ-rotated.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Volleyball-Champ-rotated.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Volleyball-Champ-rotated.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Volleyball-Champ-rotated.jpeg?w=2580&amp;ssl=1 2580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Volleyball-Champ-rotated.jpeg?w=3870&amp;ssl=1 3870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_77e691-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_77e691-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_77e691-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_77e691-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_77e691-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_77e691-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_77e691-a9{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_77e691-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_77e691-a9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_77e691-a9\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-and-Micah.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-and-Micah.jpg?resize=695%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85931\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-and-Micah.jpg?resize=695%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 695w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-and-Micah.jpg?resize=204%2C300&amp;ssl=1 204w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-and-Micah.jpg?resize=768%2C1131&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-and-Micah.jpg?resize=1043%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1043w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-and-Micah.jpg?resize=400%2C589&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-and-Micah.jpg?resize=600%2C884&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Rachel-and-Micah.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Our 8-year-old grandson James had a harrowing mishap this month while using flint and steel to kindle a fire. A bottle of alcohol exploded in his hand and set his face alight. Ben and Mik snuffed out the flames as quickly as possible, covered his head with a wet towel, and rushed him to the hospital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When James asked on the way whether he\u2019d still be able to see, Ben admitted he didn\u2019t know and advised him to keep his eyes closed. \u201cI don\u2019t want to be blind,\u201d James replied sincerely, \u201c\u2026but I trust God. \u2026 I just want His will to be done\u2026. I know He has a purpose for this.\u201d Would that we all had such child-like faith! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ER docs sent him and his mother by ambulance to Parkland in Dallas. Mercifully, his eyes (ears, nose, <em>and<\/em> lungs) were spared, and it looks as if scarring will be minimal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Ben-and-Fam.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Ben-and-Fam.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Ben-and-Fam.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Ben-and-Fam.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Ben-and-Fam.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Ben-and-Fam.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Ben-and-Fam.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Ben-and-Fam.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-november-2025-happenings\">November 2025 Happenings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The first half of November has been filled to overflowing with fun memories: an outdoor movie night with family and friends, bread baking with the sourdough sisterhood, pottery lessons for the girls, a holiday craft bazaar, a bridal shower, two trips to Dallas. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id85549_d72ab6-25 > 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size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pottery.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pottery.jpeg?resize=760%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pottery.jpeg?resize=760%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 760w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pottery.jpeg?resize=223%2C300&amp;ssl=1 223w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pottery.jpeg?resize=768%2C1035&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Pottery.jpeg?resize=1140%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1140w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Arboretum.jpeg?resize=400%2C533&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Arboretum.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Arboretum.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column85549_22d536-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column85549_22d536-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column85549_22d536-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column85549_22d536-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column85549_22d536-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column85549_22d536-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column85549_22d536-e4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column85549_22d536-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column85549_22d536-e4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column85549_22d536-e4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Arboretum-2.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Arboretum-2.jpeg?resize=710%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85895\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Arboretum-2.jpeg?resize=710%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 710w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Arboretum-2.jpeg?resize=208%2C300&amp;ssl=1 208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Arboretum-2.jpeg?resize=768%2C1107&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Arboretum-2.jpeg?resize=1065%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1065w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Arboretum-2.jpeg?resize=400%2C577&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Arboretum-2.jpeg?resize=600%2C865&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Arboretum-2.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Turkey-Trot.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Turkey-Trot.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Turkey-Trot.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Turkey-Trot.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Turkey-Trot.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Turkey-Trot.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Turkey-Trot.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Turkey-Trot.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-Turkey-Trot.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up: Thanksgiving and an outdoor wedding\u2014we\u2019re praying for amazing weather (rather than the 70% chance of rain that is forecast)\u2014but you\u2019ll have to wait for next year\u2019s update (or listen to Jennifer\u2019s podcast, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/lovinglifeathome.com\/loving-life-at-home-podcast\/\">Loving Life at Home<\/a><\/em>) for those details, as this letter will go to print before either event takes place. Meanwhile, we pray this season draws you closer to the Savior whose blessed birth we celebrate. Only Jesus offers peace that can weather life\u2019s every storm. Let us hear from you soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">With love from the Flanders family\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Doug &amp; Jennifer, Jon &amp; Haley, Bethany, David &amp; Bonnie, Samuel &amp; Bekah, Benjamin &amp; Mikayla, J.T. &amp; Emi, Rebekah, Rachel &amp; Micah, Isaac, Daniel, Gabriel, and Abby (plus an ever-growing number of grandkids)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-Card-Front.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-Card-Front.png?resize=1024%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-Card-Front.png?resize=1024%2C720&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-Card-Front.png?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-Card-Front.png?resize=768%2C540&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-Card-Front.png?resize=400%2C281&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-Card-Front.png?resize=600%2C422&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-Card-Front.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-Card-Back.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-Card-Back.png?resize=1024%2C730&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-Card-Back.png?resize=1024%2C730&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-Card-Back.png?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-Card-Back.png?resize=768%2C547&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-Card-Back.png?resize=400%2C285&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-Card-Back.png?resize=600%2C428&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Christmas-Card-Back.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">&lt;&lt;  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/about-us\/our-christmas-letters\/christmas-2024\/\">last year<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/product\/glad-tidings-ebook\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Glad-Tidings-Ad.png?resize=1024%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Glad Tidings: The First 25 Years of Flanders Family Christmas Letters\" class=\"wp-image-25640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Glad-Tidings-Ad.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Glad-Tidings-Ad.png?resize=600%2C293&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Glad-Tidings-Ad.png?resize=300%2C146&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Glad-Tidings-Ad.png?resize=768%2C375&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What follows is another yearly installment in our family\u2019s complete history told via the 2006 Flanders Family Christmas Update. 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