Living Simply to Please Jesus while Simply Loving One Another
2011 What a year it was! From start to finish God’s faithfulness was evident, but it was not without it’s challenges, joys, struggles and painful trials. January The year started with Dw and Emma leading yet another team to Kampala to serve the orphans of Uganda. {Graham was on the trip too.} The team was…
Dear Jubilee Promise, Two years ago, Christmas Eve, Emma you and I arrived home from Ch*na. {And two days later – December 26th you turned eight years old!} Waiting was your big ol’ daddy, who kept weeping that you/we were finally{!} here. Two years ago you, sweet girl you looked like this. Sad. Alone. Empty…
Sunday morning about 6:00am we left our home in Phoenix to head to court to complete Isaiah, Jubilee, Elizabeth, Elijah and even {Yippee Jesus!} Ruby’s adoption journey. Our dear friend, Kathi, from Chinese Children had worked tirelessly, not only to get our kids home, but to get us into court as soon as possible…
Before the two surgeries last week, the kids came up to hang out so they could get to know their baby sister….thought you might like to see just how sweet they all looked…. Taking over the family room {without even trying} Bethie is sooo proud of her baby sister…. Protective big brothers… Ruby looks like, …