Tag: Elijah

And His Name Is…

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Disclaimer:  Please forgive my long delay in posting his name.  I intended to write this and post this morning, but situations wouldn’t allow it.  I’m so sorry.   And on with the post… We sure have had fun reading all your ideas.  Actually many, many, many of them were names that were on our ‘short…

“Then I Saw His Face”

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Isn’t it crazy how anxious we are as humans to see a face? It’s almost beyond understanding. Think back to when we were young.  You hear that a friend has “met someone”…and the only thing we think is, “What do they look like?” I’m right there with you. I remember talking to Lisa about setting…

Pictures

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Today While Liberty made pumpkin chocolate chip cookies {which were scrumptious}  Emma attempted to make a homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte with the Espresso machine bought for $1.00 at a yard sale {delightfully yummy} and Jubilee watched her three younger brothers wrestle with daddy again today {Our newest little guy is lovin’ the wrestlin’ with Daddy…

So Much for That Idea…

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Living in Phoenix I have been trying to think of creative ways for the kids to burn some energy in this heat {besides the pool}.  So last night I had everyone get their clothes, sneakers and socks ready to scoot out the door bright and early for a hike to the neighborhood park. Ruby must…

Their Shop

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Isn’t it crazy how no matter the age, life repeats itself? Your kids and mine, the big ones once little, the present littles and any future littles at one time or other, go through a season of “sales”. In fact we have been laughing reminiscing with the bride-to-be and Molly about  some of the things…

Texas, Oklahoma & Missouri

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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…

Taking Away or Really Giving More?

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How many times over the years have we heard someone say,  “I don’t want to have more kids because I don’t want to  ‘take away’ from the ones I have.” Clearly implying that to bring another home  would be a negative  thing in their existing children’s lives,  rather than a positive thing. This Mom of…

Speaking of Weddings….

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Speaking of weddings… Last week when we were in Colorado for Autumn’s bridal shower,  Dw had the privilege of doing a wedding for a sweet young orphan loving couple named Jessie and Courtney. They had been to Uganda on a GO Team with Emmy and Dw and Jessie  actually proposed on that trip!  He got…