You and Me: Family Meeting {now}

Does anyone else out there have Family Meetings? We have them on a fairly regular basis. Sometimes our meetings are informational.  Other times they are exuberantly exciting. Rarely they are totally boring.  Occasionally they are very, very long. And every now and then they are very, very serious. Do you know what I mean? The…

It’s Ruby’s Miracle Day!!

Today is a really big day in our home!! Our littlest princess is 4!!   To celebrate such a joyous, miraculous occasion, we just have to take a trip down Memory Lane because,  for starters,  so many weren’t part of Ruby’s miracle journey and no doubt, others don’t really remember…. Then of course,  perhaps,  there are some…

I Used to Wonder

No doubt there have been plenty of friends, family and strangers who have wondered {at least secretly} how we care for one so severely medically fragile and so “involved”. I’m even quite certain there are some who wonder how could we love  someone with so many needs? Yes, I know, without a doubt,   people have…

Single Heroes

The bossman has been gone for 42 days at the moment.   We are doing well, but admittedly some days just seem so much longer than others.   Dw has traveled lots throughout our marriage –  usually doing missions around the world, speaking at Pastor’s Conferences  or serving on the Executive Board for the denomination we…

“Visiting”

I remember landing in Phoenix after being gone 7.5 weeks  to bring Ruby home. I could not wait to see that handsome husband of mine  and our children! Of course, the time at the airport was brief as Ruby was so medically fragile and so after dropping our treasures at our friend Stuart’s home Dw…

The Favor

We have been talking a ton lately here at  our Place Called Simplicity about praying specifically. It is exciting how many have begun to do it and have seen God answer in amazingly crazy ways! Well here’s a powerful story to illustrate the point – and it’s been freshly added to our Memorial Box as…

Cinderella’s Bathroom

Since that handsome man o’ mine is in Africa  and  in anticipation of the upcoming wedding next month….  this chica,  who happens to be a not-so-good painter, {okay, so quite honestly “not-so-good” is a stretch  and I’m actually a horrible painter} is ready for a new look in the bathroom upstairs. Can you blame me?…

A Specific Answer

Recently I asked bloggy friends to send me stories of specific times God has answered their prayers. It is easy to think, “Oh, He always answers so-n-so’s prayer, but He wouldn’t ever answer mine like that!” However, that’s not true!   He longs for relationship with each of us individually and He loves to meet…

Calling All Kids!!

Well Miss Ruby has been up to the most amazing thing to date!!   I told her neurosurgeon and he excitedly remarked, “Now you just have  to get it on video and upload it!”    Well, I finally {!} got her doing it on video and I have tried multiple times  to upload it to…