{"id":16564,"date":"2023-08-01T13:24:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T18:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=16564"},"modified":"2023-10-15T19:44:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T00:44:21","slug":"strange-family-adventures-july-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=16564","title":{"rendered":"STRANGE FAMILY ADVENTURES | JULY 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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July 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOMEWARD BOUND | So grateful for some time away with my favorite people. We treasure the unrushed, uninterrupted, unscheduled time to just hang out. The Lord is gracious and kind to us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We ate too much, rested a ton, read, ate more ice cream and crepes, played in the pool, and spent a bunch of time exploring under the sea. Clint and Emma were already SCUBA Certified and Eli and I are now certified as well! Such a fun thing for our family to do all together\u2026The SCUBA Stranges. It\u2019s always sad for the trip to end, but my favorite part is that I get to take my favorite Strange people home with me! Grateful for time away and excited to get home as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you Jamaica! \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf2 Always great to see you! #7000days<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HAPPY FOURTH \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 | Always a great time celebrating the Fourth in our beloved Acworth with family and friends. We love going down to the lake to see everyone and be reminded yet again of the wonderful community we have here in Acworth. Also\u2026the people watching on the Fourth to and from the lake is better than anywhere I\u2019ve seen\u2026guaranteed to be a highlight! \ud83d\ude02 #Fireworks #BananaPudding #PurpleRain #VoteForStevePrather #7000days<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRI THE PARKS | Always a blast with our @tritheparks crew! No one else I\u2019d rather hang with at 4am so that we can cheer on some really incredible athletes. Such a blast to have all four Stranges in action at this one\u2026for the first time this season!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We don\u2019t run the triathlons\u2026or bike or swim. We just watch and cheer. #SwimBikeRun<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#LahFaghadda @amykwallace<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUNday | So grateful to live in the Lake City. Acworth, we love you! Such a fun afternoon with friends after church. #7000days \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RUNNING PARTNER | Emma has taken an interest in running this summer and goes out for a few miles a few times a week. Eli keeps asking to \u201cgo for a run\u201d as well. We aren\u2019t quite ready for him to have as much independence, but agreed he could go for a short distance. Emma kindly offered to let him go with her part of the way and he was SO excited!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They stretched, chatted down the driveway, and then took off. And it was the sweetest thing ever. I love the days when they are siblings and friends. What a gift! #7000days<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FRIDAY | Rushing river, coffee, reading, eating, games, chatting, tubing, resting, and remembering. The Lord is gracious and kind. Grateful for family time and no schedule to keep this weekend. #7000days<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPILLS AND THRILLS | This past weekend, we headed to Elijay for some time away in the mountains. We had a blast\u2026it was so restful. We did a little bit of tubing, but our absolute favorite was parking ourselves\u2026the whole fam\u2026in front of the window to watch tubers go down the rocky part of the river right in front of the house. Most made it relatively unscathed, but many had some treacherous moments. Everyone was safe and sound\u2026but we definitely enjoyed the people watching! Lots of laughter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 18<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOUND OF FREEDOM | God\u2019s children are not for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lord Jesus, come quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well done @angelstudios_inc<\/a>. Horrifically compelling. Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 19 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

EYES UP | This world is groaning in the midst of hard and confusing things. It\u2019s been that way since Genesis 3. The Lord is gracious and kind to give us glimpses of His goodness in so many ways. He is patient and long-suffering. He is steadfast and merciful. Isaiah charges us that, as we look to Jesus,one day all of the broken things will be put back together, death will be no more, and we will see Jesus face to face in all of his glory. What a day that will be! #HOPE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

God is faithful. He is working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

@thedailygraceco<\/a> #FromEdenToEternity<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GO BRAVES | Awesome day at the stadium cheering on the @Braves<\/a> with our @NCCSEagles<\/a> Upper School Student Government and lots of our new students. Glad to see the Braves back to their winning ways! #GoEagles<\/a> #WeAreNCCS<\/a> #NCCSFamily<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 22<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WOODLANDS | Leaving in just a few to head up to @woodlandscamp to pick up Emma from camp. We are so grateful for @bigjonestes and the whole Woodlands team for all they do to invest in the hearts and minds of students to show them how to follow Jesus. We started our summer with Eli at camp and end it picking up Emma. This has been our pattern for several years now. I\u2019m so grateful for the way the Lord uses these times away to grow and shape our kids in so many ways. Also, we have missed her like crazy! Emma is such a bright light in our family and we can\u2019t wait to hear about her week. After she gets some sleep of course! #7000days<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SERVANT LEADERS | Lots of fun hanging out tonight with our @NCCSEagles Upper School Student Government. Excited about the people that the Lord has gathered to be our Upper School community for this year and believing God has incredible things in store for us all. #TheBestIsYetToCome #ILoveOurStudents #GoEagles #WeAreNCCS #NCCSFamily<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WITH YOU | I\u2019ve had a lot of conversations recently with friends and families at school and church who are walking through difficult things. This world is broken (Genesis 3) and life can be really hard. I\u2019m so grateful that we don\u2019t have to do it alone. In these verses, the Lord is reminding Israel of who He is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More often than not, when I\u2019m discouraged\u2026it\u2019s simply because I\u2019ve not remembered who God is. I find myself trying to do things on my own or find peace in things that aren\u2019t able to bring peace. I can find myself assigning worth to things that aren\u2019t worthy\u2026Christ alone is worth of my attention and affection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m so grateful that the Lord has given me the gift of the Bible. This book is God\u2019s word that points me to the character of God and is my guidebook for all that will come up in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lord knows we can\u2019t handle all that this world brings our way\u2026we weren\u2019t designed to do that. We will fall short. We will get discouraged. Until we lift our eyes to Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I pray for those that are walking through difficult things, I\u2019m asking the Lord to help me keep my eyes on Him, my heart consumed by His love and grace, and my mind stayed on His faithfulness. When we look to Christ, we can be reminded\u2026even in the midst of the hard\u2026that the BEST IS YET TO COME!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God is faithful. He is working!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPPER SCHOOL TEAM | Tonight was a special one. Always such a joy to host our @NCCSEagles Upper School Faculty and Staff Families at our home before the year gets underway. We work hard and invest a ton over the course of the year. It\u2019s extra special to take some time to be reminded that Christian education is a calling and it calls our whole family to be all in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group of men and women that the Lord has assembled for our team this year are a blessing and I\u2019m so thankful. We were missing some tonight, but I\u2019m so excited they were having some last fun summer adventures as well! #GoEagles #WeAreNCCS #NCCSFamily #NCCSUpperSchool<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SHRIMP BOIL | We celebrated Clint\u2019s birthday a day early with Chef Mike\u2019s famous shrimp boil. It\u2019s become a tradition!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our house smells incredible, but the food tasted even better! So grateful to gather with our Moms and dear friends to celebrate! And then some more friends dropped by and we enjoyed the pool to cool down after all that great food. #Grateful<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 31<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABE | 7,925 days ago, I met Clint Strange and immediately knew that he was the one I had been praying for. God has blessed me beyond belief with a husband who is a joyful provider, unwavering protector, thoughtful and compassionate friend, amazing dad, and a very wise and godly man. He\u2019s also a blast to be around and everyone\u2019s favorite! We celebrate Clint\u2019s birthday today and give thanks for what a blessing he is to our family. Clint Strange…you truly are a gift from God! Happy Birthday…I love you! \ud83c\udf82\ud83c\udf89 #51<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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July 2 HOMEWARD BOUND | So grateful for some time away with my favorite people. We treasure the unrushed, uninterrupted, unscheduled time to just hang out. The Lord is gracious and kind to us! We ate too much, rested a ton, read, ate more ice cream and crepes, played in the pool, and spent a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,12,16,18,40,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eli","category-emma","category-family","category-north-cobb-christian","category-northstar-church","category-travel"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16564\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}