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Welcome to my Blog!

Hi! My name is Valerie Dietsche. I am a wife of ten years and a homeschooling mom of three beautiful children. After a couple of stints overseas, we've now been settled for several years in our little fixer-upper in small-town America. Photography has been an interest of mine for a while, but just recently have I begun pursuing it as more than just a hobby. I love nature and being outdoors, as you can probably tell by many of my photos. I am now branching out into photographing people, as well. Other interests of mine include reading, (both personally and with my kids), good music, good coffee, and good company! You'll learn a lot more about me as you follow along with my random assortment of blog posts, and hopefully you'll also enjoy the photos along the way.

Thanks for stopping by, and please say hello!

p.s.--Please do not use or reproduce my photos without permission. Thanks!

Monthly Archives: November 2006

happy birthday, punkin

how is it that sawyer is 1 already?! i still can so vividly recall this day a year ago. wow, the years just keep getting shorter and faster!

we celebrated his birthday over the weekend with a brief visit from matt’s family, and then tonight with my side of the family. as you can see, he...

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’tis the season

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the geese may be heading south…

…but the Dux have had their sights set eastward–toward the Ford Fieldhouse (where the Detroit Lions play), to be exact. last night the Zeeland West Dux varsity football team played there and took the state championship! we wouldn’t normally follow it all that much… except for the fact that my brother-in-law, John, is one of...

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a new kind of date

i have never been much of a reader until now. my mom tells me that when i was really little i would constantly ask her to read to me, but throughout school i only remember ever reading what i absolutely had to for class. but as i have begun reading to my own kids i...

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laura ingalls party

this morning miriam and i hosted a few of her friends for a “laura ingalls tea”. for almost two years now, daddy has been reading her the Little House books at bedtime, and now that they are approaching the end of the last book, miriam asked if she could have a party to celebrate completing...

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