Six Geese A-Laying

1.  Me and Sarah after lunch at The Collective in OKC!

2.  Mom and Dad's 44th Anniversary group pic at Bricktown Brewery!

3.  Program from Kristen's funeral service ❤

4.  Pic with Dr. Burkhart and Dr. Philip at CCU, Day one of the PhD Program

5.  Pool fun with Jace and Kyndal Faith!

6.  Dinner and a movie with the girls at the end of our first doctoral Residency weekend!

7.  Celebrating Rach passing her CPC-A exam!

8.  CFA lunch with the Wilsons after Kristen's service!
9.  Thunder playoffs game with Dad, Rach, and Kyndal!

This = 12 Days of Recaps with a few blog quotes and my top nine photos from each month of 2025!

JUNE:

"Over 80 people applied, 18 were admitted, and 17 are in our current group! "

~Doctoral Residency, Part 1, 6-6-25

"Dr. Elliott:  "You are where you are supposed to be - do not let go of it easily!  You made this decision with fortitude and faith and determination... and the only way you won't make it through at this point is if you choose not to make it!" 

~Doctoral Residency, Part 2, 6-8-25

"The rejection I've endured means it usually takes me a whiiiiile to really trust people and be vulnerable with them, and when I finally get there, not everyone has handled it well.  I’m so very thankful for the people in my life who have loved me well -- not perfectly, but consistently... they have been a tangible picture of God's love and His refusal to give up on me - it's why loving others well is so important to Jesus."

~Love and Leadership, 6-11-25

"Kristen shared about her daily routine and the physical pain she was experiencing and the loneliness of some friends/family distancing themselves from her suffering... She was feeling pretty good that night but had been diagnosed with pneumonia earlier that morning, and neither of us had any idea how quickly things would shift... The day before their trip back to Oklahoma, she texted: "God is giving me a peace and looking forward to going home."  I so appreciate the double meaning there."
~Love and Leadership, 6-11-25

"I am beyond grateful for Emily's validation, gentleness, empathy, support, example, and wisdom!  Feeling seen and heard matters, and even if we only discussed some of the above one time, it's made a difference for me."

~Therapy Takeaways, 6-13-25

"I had a real chat with God during my walk yesterday... God helped me see that using AI through this doctoral program would be a lot like driving myself through the marathon course... That inner picture and thinking about what I want my "finish line" to feel like made it all very clear to me."

~Moral Authority and Finishing Well, 6-26-25

"I am just beginning to lean into the new identity of seeing myself as a leader... my goal is to grow in that and become an author and maybe a speaker eventually."

~Thankful Thursday #227 (Leaders), 6-26-25

"When it's just me, I feel more freedom to feel my own emotions (as opposed to monitoring others and making sure they're okay), and I cried more than I have cried at any other funeral."

~Night Will Be No More, 6-30-25

"Without sugarcoating the brutal realities she faced here or the grief her parents will absolutely deal with until they die, I simultaneously feel great confidence that Kristen is more alive and fully well today than she ever was here on earth.  She is wholeheartedly present, surrounded by a newly-defined family, basking in the love of God and family and friends, not feeling sad or lonely or short-changed based on anything she didn't receive here."

~Night Will Be No More, 6-30-25

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