Still Hanging

Many years ago, when our Tyler first depl*yed, we had traveled for a visit with my in-loves.  I will never forget my mom-in-love saying to me, “I found some yellow ribbon, I want to get it up outside – I want to be sure everyone knows we want our Tyler coming home.  Can you help…

Loss of Words

“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; He rescues those whose spirits are crushed.” Psalms 34:18 niv The senseless loss of innocent life is unexplainable.  There are no words.  Our hearts grieve with the victims, their families, the theatre employees, the rescue workers, hospital staffs and the community of Denver/Aurora at large.   We also…

Huggin’ Necks

While passing through Indiana, we had the privilege of hugging necks  with a sweet bloggy turned talk-on-the-phone and now real life friend. We have much in common:   a love for the orphan, adoption, Jubilee and her son Philip  were at the same baby home while in Ch*na and if that’s not enough –  while…

Please Would You Help? {NOW!}

If you have a child with disabilities, plan to adopt a child with disabilities, or even if you think that disabilities is not on your radar – please, listen up! Mike Farris is the man who began Home School Legal Defense Association {which is a group of lawyers whose families also home school} that has…

Road Trip Fun

Love makin’ memories with the kids….serious discussions, giggly talks, Graham playing the guitar as we sing worship songs crossing the country….and there’s the crazy stuff too.  Familiness.  Love it all. We are the family made for road trips…no doubt…and we feel sad for those who think car rides are boring – clearly they need to…

What Happens When…

two great big orphan-lovin’ families gather together? Precisely this: Yesterday as we were driving through Oklahoma we had the privilege of having lunch with some precious friends…Greg and Sara and their children.  Greg and Sara are pastors as well.   Greg and their son Louis also went to Africa on the February 2012 GO team with…

Texas, Oklahoma & Missouri

The hotel in Amarillo was wonderful.  Kind of funny that after leaving I got a message from a bloggy friend who said that she had gotten a text message from a friend traveling who had sat next to a family at breakfast at the hotel she was staying at.  She said that the family had…

If You See Our Van…

This family of 14, well, actually just eleven Cross country will surely soon be a-headin’ Oh, and the dogs, there will be two Couldn’t leave them behind or they’d be blue. Not exactly sure of the proposed route, But if you should see our big ol’ crazy van,   please don’t hesitate to give us…