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Welcome to another Family Weekly Wrap-up! It's been a super busy week in our family - but with less childcare than usual, also felt less productive. We're just trying to survive the crazy heat and spend time outdoors in little spurts when we can.

Last weekend we had the chance to take Ollie man to his very first BASEBALL game! We love the Orioles and have really missed being able to go to some baseball games over the past few seasons, so we were really excited when Eric's parents invited us to join them for a Saturday night game. We originally weren't going to take Oliver since it was a night game, but changed our minds and decided to make it a family experience - and we're so glad that we did! It was so fun to see Eric get so much joy out of showing our son around his favorite baseball stadium.

Oliver on his dad’s shoulders at Camden Yards

Oliver standing with the Orioles mascot statue

Verse of the Week on simplemodestmom.com

For the word of God is living and effective
and sharper than any double-edged sword.

- Hebrews 4:12a

This is our first verse from our set of verse cards that we are going to try to memorize with Ollie! These verse cards are currently hanging above our dining table so that we can work on the memory verses during meal times.

Kids' Verse Cards Set from The Daily Grace Co.

Verse Cards Set hanging above our table

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Hymns for a Mother's Heart Study

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I also created this Spotify Playlist to listen to these hymns while I am going through this study (and honestly, to listen to any time that I need some encouragement for my heart!) - click on the image below to listen to this playlist!