Living Simply to Please Jesus while Simply Loving One Another
We were pretty giddy over here when I received a text the other day from our friend Kimmy telling me that her husband Bruce had been at the check-out of their local Circle K {a convenience store} here in the Phoenix area and found our littlest treasure on the United Cerebral Palsy fundraising display!! Oh…
Well that girl of ours, who has stolen everyone’s heart, has been up to something quite miraculous!! Actually the first time Ruby did this {which was way back in early April} I literally almost fell over…. and I could not stop between giggling and crying, all the while worshipping the Lord!! But try as I might, …
No doubt there have been plenty of friends, family and strangers who have wondered {at least secretly} how we care for one so severely medically fragile and so “involved”. I’m even quite certain there are some who wonder how could we love someone with so many needs? Yes, I know, without a doubt, people have…
True confession: Telling Ruby stories are some of my favorite stories ever to tell. To think that some medical professionals really, truly thought that her life would amount to sitting propped in a corner, unable to interact in any way, no facial expressions, no progress of any kind…just sit. Seems pretty incredulous to the rest of us,…
Always incredibly difficult for any of us to leave that favorite missionary of ours. The other side of the world is just so very stinkin’ far away. But then I come through the security doors and see this face…. and her sheer glee interspersed with shrieks of utter delight just melts my heart away…. {and…