NOT on MY Watch

Today friends around the world have begun to pray and fast saying,   “Not on My Watch”  in response to the post I wrote two days ago regarding the future of adoption given the recent  decision in Russia to ban all US adoptions.  The situation is extremely serious. We must not take the cavalier attitude that…

A Miracle!

Well after the symptoms that took us to the ER on Jubilee’s birthday and then the test results confirming a problem, I am elated, giddy and overjoyed to report that the surgeon came out and said, “It must have been a false positive, because your husband’s arteries are perfectly clear and healthy.  There is no…

Dw

I have hesitated to share this, but I know many of you will pray. Two days ago during Jubilee’s birthday celebration Dw and I had to hastily leave as he was having heart attack symptoms. I am so grateful that we live 10 minutes from a great hospital! He has been in since then and…

From My Heart

This is long, I apologize in advance.  But the situation is grave and I must share my heart. Grab a cup of coffee and pull up a chair.  If only I could have coffee with each of you so you could hear me share my heart….but this will have to do…. Yesterday, as many of…

From This to This

 Three years ago Christmas Eve Emma and I drove down our long lane home.  Finally.  After 2 weeks in Ch*na we were finally home with our precious and long-awaited treasure Jubilee Promise Her middle name is Promise because she was the fulfillment of a Promise from Almighty God that He had whispered many years before….”your…

From Our Home to Yours

Whatever you do.   Look away. And oh, yeah.  Don’t smile.    The big kids. Doing that serious thing.   Which they clearly can’t hold back for long.   But they can try. {Although Liberty was havin’ a hard time not laughing.}   Forget a kid named Jubilee not being Jubilant…. But they can say they tried. A…

A Visit of the Funnest Kind

Our little Finn man arrived late Friday for dinner… and can you believe it? Our three boys were getting their jammies on and Abi said,  “Mom, Finn has the EXACT same pair…” so we gathered them together…. Graham refused to put matching jammies on…. such a party-pooper kind of guy {haha} Come on Graham- get…