Strong Emotions

 Many of you who have been hanging around our  Place Called Simplicity for a few years will remember me mentioning Wolf Creek Pass. It’s a mountain pass that we would have to travel through fairly often: heading anywhere North like Denver or  Isaiah’s casting appointments or East, like to our hometowns.  Wolf Creek Pass is…

Time to Pray {and Fast}

So many needs. So many monstrous seeming trials and troubles. So many health concerns. Some struggling with loneliness. Others struggling with addictions. Some having troubles in their relationships. So many in need of a touch from Almighty God… And in the midst of it all, there is one thing we can count on: God is…

We Won’t Be Disappointed

This heart of mine has been feeling pretty heavy. So many tragic things going on around us. Precious treasures in the hospital fighting for their lives, one particularly close to our hearts, Mattie. Communities lost to the tornadoes recently, like Moore, Oklahoma. Hundreds of homes lost in the last two days to wild fires in…

Mattie

For those who have been around adoptions in the United States, you have likely heard of Tracie Loux. Adoptive mom. God-fearing. Orphan advocate. Tracie is also an adoption consultant and friend of our family. Tracie and her husband John’s youngest little guy is a precious treasure named Mattie. Although Mattie’s needs are different, he reminds…

Ruby Today – Update at Bottom

Although today was proceeding as usual, shortly after 3pm Ruby has had a long grand mal seizure. We have a rigid routine we are to follow to try to stop the seizure as the length of them could be life-threatening. We were able to do it just like the doctor had prescribed, administering the very powerful…

Riveted

Today our family is riveted to the Tornado stories that we are hearing out of Moore, Oklahoma. The tragedies are breaking our hearts. The miracle stories are making us cry as well. Tears and prayers all day long. All of it so sobering. Our family knows well the trauma of a tornado, and it was…