Living Simply to Please Jesus while Simply Loving One Another
About two hours after Abigail and Ryan arrived we were sitting around eating dinner. In the midst of the excitement and chaos Elizabeth leaned over to Emma and whispered just loud enough for all of us to hear, “Is Abi from Africa?” Emma laughed and said, “No.” I grabbed my camera to catch the second…
Abigail and Ryan were able to get their flights a day early (just one more perk that Autumn works for the airlines)…and so they arrived yesterday afternoon. Yippee Jesus! Waiting….Isaiah runs to Abi’s arms…..Hmmmmm….not sure how you got from the camera on mommy’s computer to this real live person stuff… A candid shot of Isaiah…
Celestia advised that Emma and Graham each write their fire story to help them process it. We are all still grieving dear friends and your prayers are deeply appreciated. We make ourselves vulnerable by sharing what we went through and felt and continue to feel….Emma is 15 years old and she has worked many hours…
While the Quiz kids were here for 10 (glorious, fantastic, delightful!) days we went to one of our favorite places to eat, where one of our dearest friends is a waitress and they have the very best chocolate shakes! Elijah’s chocolate shake was near his left hand…..He was so serious – don’t anybody touch HIS…
This Thankful Thursday I have to give the Lord a gigantic, gargantuan, enormous amount of thankfulness for Bloggy Friends Far and Near….You guys are unbelievable….we have begun to receive cards and boxes from around the country and truthfully, we were shocked!! Once the initial shock of your love for us settled in we feel abundantly…
I started Thankful Thursday many months ago, never guessing that one day my Thankful Thursday would come while we were sifting through what remains of our sweet little log home. Too weird to get my arms around. Nonetheless thankfulness is not something for just the good times. We still have so, so, so, so much…