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…

My Birthday Presents

One of the best parts of the Birthday Bash were the gifts my friends gave me. I had politely requested “no gifts”…but asked if instead could people please, please, please bring gifts for the little ones of the orphanage where Elijah and Elizabeth live and for the street kids we will meet on the street…

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…

Thankful Thursday

1. I am so thankful for our staff where we pastor. We went the other day up near the college to take our staff picture for this year’s Christmas card, which is literally right above our church!! Do we have a spectacular view or what???? (The team: From the left: Kelly – she serves as…