Maybe It’s the Silver Hair

Today Isaiah had an appointment downtown for his Arthrogryposis. Ruby, Isaiah, and I left early this morning to get there on time. He needed to have some x-rays done and a mom and her two kids joined the three of us as we waited in the chairs outside the x-ray room. The mom and her…

Thoughts From My Heart

The April 2013 GO Team had the privilege of going to the Nile  last week.   Most of our teams end up there.  It is always such an exhilarating sight for my soul,  personally speaking. There is something about knowing that the great prophet and  leader of the Jewish nation,  Moses, once lay in a basket…

Punking Dw

Over Christmas something happened that brought far too many giggles not to share. Dw’s big brother Steve and his wife, Diane, had sent us a monetary gift for Christmas.  It came with strict instructions:  Blow it on something fun!!   We laughed when we read the note.  They know us all too well – blowing…

Six Months

It’s been six months since our Nehemiah joined the family. We had a post-placement visit the other day.  Our caseworker mentioned how relaxed he has become  compared to her first visit. Ya’ know how it is when you are around someone, you don’t notice the change like others do. It was really fun to have…

It’s Isaiah’s Turn

Yup, it’s true. Elijah, Isaiah and Graham all have birthdays in just a little over two weeks. Today we celebrate Isaiah’s birthday. This little guy is the one who stole our hearts when we first saw his picture on the internet.   In fact I remember gasping when I saw his expression which seemed to…

NOT on MY Watch

Today friends around the world have begun to pray and fast saying,   “Not on My Watch”  in response to the post I wrote two days ago regarding the future of adoption given the recent  decision in Russia to ban all US adoptions.  The situation is extremely serious. We must not take the cavalier attitude that…

From This to This

 Three years ago Christmas Eve Emma and I drove down our long lane home.  Finally.  After 2 weeks in Ch*na we were finally home with our precious and long-awaited treasure Jubilee Promise Her middle name is Promise because she was the fulfillment of a Promise from Almighty God that He had whispered many years before….”your…

From Our Home to Yours

Whatever you do.   Look away. And oh, yeah.  Don’t smile.    The big kids. Doing that serious thing.   Which they clearly can’t hold back for long.   But they can try. {Although Liberty was havin’ a hard time not laughing.}   Forget a kid named Jubilee not being Jubilant…. But they can say they tried. A…