California!!

Pausing for a stretch at the Mojave Desert….Abby and Ryan’s bungalow….. Stop taking stupid pictures for your stupid blog mom – or we will make stupid faces…. We left on Monday afternoon to head out here to California to spend Thanksgiving at Abby and Ryan’s home. Because of Dw’s shoulder I did most of the…

Please Pray for Gracie

Dear Bloggy Friends and Lurkers, Quite a long time ago I met another adoptive mom, Gayle, through her Journey to Me adoption journal. Gayle and her husband Curtis live in the midwest and have three birth children. Two years ago they had the unbelievable privilege of adopting a baby girl, Gracie, from China. Gracie was…

Our Wild Adventure – Part EIGHT

I have been waiting for more definite details before I could post another part to Our Wild Adventure, but it seems that maybe I should just go ahead and fill everyone in. With permission from Jubilee’s agency and with permission from Chinese Children (our homestudy provider) we have been moving forward with getting our Immigration…

Thankful Thursday

This Thankful Thursday: 1. I am thankful for wood stoves that heat our homes on bitter Rocky Mountain nights. 2. I am thankful for wood to put in the stoves. 3. I am thankful that this coming week my sweet friend, Jean is heading to China to get her precious MingMing (age 8-1/2 years old)….

Thankful Thursday

I understand that some of you may be waiting for the next post about our little Elijah and where exactly the Lord is going to bring him home from……but I would be a real wretch if I forgot Thankful Thursday…..besides, suspense is good for the soul. (No I never heard that before, but it sounds…

The Eagle

Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31 Today didn’t turn out quite like I had planned….Dw’s oxygen level had been still running too low (79-84) and so we spent…