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…

Thankful….

Thankful for America: The Land of the FREE  Because of the Brave. *  *  *  * A little town nearby… Blue Star Moms and their families walking together…. Honoring our children who have sacrificed  their freedom to protect ours…. {We carry pictures of those whose families are  unable to attend to carry them themselves….}  {the…

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…

Liberty Anna

We are taking a moment from Africa stories to honor one of our many treasures…. Our girl is 12 today! Someday I will write and tell the story of Liberty  coming home to us because it is, indeed,  a Memorial Box Monday story –  we are so humbled and honored that the Lord would allow us the…

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…

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 …

Go Liberty!

Once again, Liberty’s been rockin’ the courts!! Gracious me.  She can see the basket this year.   Sure wish I could have caught the baskets she made on film!! Liberty’s personal fan club was quite possibly the  largest known to the Four Corners area.   They even made a poster to cheer her on!! {Graham…