Tomorrow!!

There are many, many people who don’t believe that there is a God. There are others who believe that any form anyone wants to worship of god is God.  {This would be called a false god.} There are many others who might believe there is a God but they really don’t believe He is actively…

Pixilated Joy

That Ruby girlfriend woke me up a few hours ago.  I always try to guess what time it might be.  I thought it was probably around 5:30am.  She was pretty restless and feverish so I got up to get her a bottle of ice water {her favorite – brrrr!}. It turns out it was 2:50am……

I Understand Completely….

Having stared into their beautiful faces, Having held their broken bodies in my arms, completely captivated by their God-given beauty…. Having prayed over their broken bodies… Having whispered gentle words into their sweet ears…. Having heard their squeals of joy over the ordinary…. and having a little one of my own whose fragile body struggles…

Two Simple Things

 I am loving sharing some of our Log Cabin Living ideas with my bloggy friends. Just to recap what it is though, in case you missed it… In my heart of hearts, pre-Ruby, I have always  longed to move to a remote area  {with the desert weather!}  where we could enjoy Log Cabin Living  as a…

Our New Years Gift….

One New Years day, nine years ago,   an African princess was born. And from the beginning of time, Almighty God deemed her to be our daughter… and we would have the privilege of taking a ho-hum day like New Years and turning it into a heartfelt and joyous celebration of  Elizabeth Mercy because she is…

When There Are No Words

When we were moving to Phoenix, Emma prayed earnestly that God would bring her a deaf friend.  She  wanted very much to use the sign language she already knew and improve it drastically.  She was convinced that  God was going to bring her children who couldn’t hear and she wanted to be much more experienced…