Just One Week Ago

Hard to imagine that just a week ago today we were getting ready to celebrate Tyler and Sarah’s wedding at our friends home. Hard to imagine all that has transpired in that time. Hard to imagine that in one week Dw would be in the hospital….so very sick….and in desperate need of prayer and a…

Life at Our Home

Blogs serve all kinds of purposes including just letting your friends in on what’s going on at the house… The big kids finally crawled out of bed…..I just love having them home so it was hard to keep waiting for them to wake. I was tempted to let the little ones “play” outside their door,…

They’re Off!!

Bright and early Dw, Emma and Graham went to the church to meet some of the team to head to the airport for their trip to Africa. I went to send my family off with bunches of hugs and kisses and to snap a picture of some of the team. They are meeting up with…

Happy Mother’s Day

White daisies (my personal favorite) for you, my sweet bloggy friends to celebrate this wonderful day!! Happy Mother’s Day to all who have the privilege of being a mom whether through adoption or birth or marriage. Happy Mother’s Day to all birth moms who have courageously chosen to adopt their precious little one out to…

Thankful Thursday – Abi and Ryan are here!

This Thankful Thursday I am thankful for wonderfully memorable times with Abi and Ryan home……. Laughing, playing, laughing some more, eating, baking, cooking, laughing, honest talks, presents, Abi’s birthday celebration, going out to eat at Carvers, Serious Texas, Oscars, walks, laughing some more, games of pool, and lots of snuggling…..how we treasure these times… Don’t…

Abigail and Ryan Meet the Little Ones

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…

Thankful Thursday

Although I already wrote a post for today, I couldn’t let the day pass without my Thankful Thursday….as we always (no matter what) have so much we get to be thankful for! This Thankful Thursday here are just some of the things I am thankful for: 1. my Bible, although covered with soot and reekin’…