She Said “Yes!”

Oh the inexplicable joy of being a parent! Last evening  {in our backyard}, with sweet love songs filling the air, a completely shocked Savannah was gently led by our son   down a candle-lit Memory Lane laden with special photos  and  old love notes from the  past three years… to a place where he knelt  and through…

No Way!!!

A few months back I was spending time with the Lord and suddenly an idea came screeching to a halt in my  mind.  Most of the time I do hear His voice clearly, but this  particular time it was such a random, crazy, out-of-the-box idea of something that I was supposed to do…that I was actually…

The Rocks

Is anyone else as giddy as we are  knowing that   Joshua is slowly healing? I’m not a medical person in any way, but I do know that heart attacks often cause serious damage to the heart structure and function. I can’t imagine that it hadn’t caused some damage when Joshua’s brand  new heart had…

Check Her Out…

Ruby girlfriend is up to it again… and our family is shoutin’ for joy! Remember? The little treasure who some said  “would never do anything”… Ya’ that girl. While I was in Africa Dw and I were skyping and  he couldn’t wait to tell me… He’d been lifting Ruby out of her car seat  and…

Bam! It’s Clear…

Recently I had to drive Dw somewhere.  Ninety-nine percent of the time Dw drives, but since his night had been ridiculously short due to some not-fun circumstances and basically exhausted he had agreed to me driving when I volunteered.  Truthfully, Dw doesn’t love riding.  Many of you feel the same way – ‘let me drive any…

She’s *NOT* As Innocent As She Looks

There she goes again… Flashing her {new} pearly white gorgeous little smile. Acting all innocent-like…. Until suddenly she remembers how stinkin’ fun it is  to hear mommy freak out and  have mommy scream her very own name… “RUBY!   What in the world are you doing?” As Ruby remembers that delightful panicky scream she’s inflicted more…

Has it Really Been a Year, Mr. Nehemiah?

There’s this crazy thing about how God works…. Ask almost anyone who has brought home a treasure through disruption and they will confirm this truth… The treasure that arrived broken, grieving, fearful, and often angry….. whose anxious eyes peered from an expressionless face… those pensive eyes, the terrified heart  and the fearful face – they…

“Mom Said.”

We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all the prayers for our sweet Jubilee. There has been a significant change. {I should have asked you all for prayer weeks ago.} This morning our Chin*se princess was sitting at the counter and I had given some instructions to one of her younger siblings….