KARL

For those who are visiting at our Place Called Simplicity to find updates about Karl, welcome!  Since this serves as my personal journal and story to my family, there will be bits and pieces of our treasures interspersed with updates of Karl.   Thank you so much for understanding.   ******* The kids have been…

Seemingly Insignificant Prayers…

Yesterday I wrote about the powerful prayers that were being faithfully prayed for years as God Almighty was orchestrating events spanning years, time zones, and cultures. Faithful God. I’ve received hundreds of emails over the last 2 years from you, my sweet bloggy friends, who want to share how the stories we’ve told here at…

Hardly Empty

I was thinking about our nest.   I’m just fifty-two years old. My man is fifty-six years old. Nesting now together for almost 33 years. If we had listened to society,  2.2 children per family,  {not really sure what .2 looks like, maybe that’s a kid that you sorta raise  till you can get ’em…

Sunday Thoughts

This morning Emma and I had the privilege of sharing at a church in a nearby town.   Emma shared about how God called her to Africa as a little girl and I spoke about  God’s love for the orphan and the poor.   This body of believers were just so sweet and there was…

A Pool all to Ourselves….

 {Or maybe we just scared the other guests away!!} While Emma warmed up to the idea of swimming…. she decided to have a little photography fun with my camera…. And tomorrow? The zoo! Thank you to all who prayed today.  The surgeons are hopeful.  I need to spend some time talking to our two docs…

Driving….

The car is packed and we the kids are all in their jammies {well except for the big kids}  and we are on our way.  Jubilee has three appointments today at three different doctors offices out of state. Two of them are surgeons. We are prayerful that we will find some answers. As we were…

Open Wide

Sometimes people wonder what a large family looks like on a daily basis.   Does volume mean chaos? Doesn’t have to.   Thankfully. And no, I did not have any one pose for the picture.   {I just jumped up and snapped my cell phone.}  Today I had to take Elijah for a dentist appointment …

“Graham, I love You”

Whooooa. What a day! After nine plus years…. Our Jubilee Promise can hear! This past week Jubilee had another appointment at the audiologists.  Her hearing loss is moderate to severe in her right ear and severe to profound in her left.  It has taken awhile to figure it all out, but finally it has been…

Jubilee Promise

It’s been a while since I updated on little Miss Jubilee Promise.    Today was kind of a pivotal time for Miss Jubilee, so I think today would be a good day to update on just one aspect of our treasure – since so many of you have asked. Living in a relatively remote area…