Oh my--we are exhausted! It has been 48 hours of nothing but YARD SALE.We worked our tails off.Our church--well, there simply are no words to describe how they served with excellence. So many volunteers from our small church turned out just to play a part in Hailee's homecoming. They know how to love.The Spirit of the Living God was tangible in the parking lot all day today.The community … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2009
bringing home Hailee article
There really are no words to describe what an amazing community we live in. They opened their hearts (and their wallets) when we brought Haven home last year. And this time with Hailee, well, they are going above and beyond.This morning's newspaper has a little story on our family--and our mission to bring Hailee home. You can read it here.There is no picture in the online article--but this is … [Read more...]
can you help?
I don't often do this--but my heart feels like I HAVE to post this.Last night I read a post written by a precious blog friend.Lynsay and her amazing family heard the call of God when He said GO...and they went to Ch*na. They are running a baby house for special needs orphans. Has it been easy? No way! They live by faith and trust God for everything they need.An amazing thing is happening. The … [Read more...]
the last days of summer
Where in the world has summer gone? What a blessed weekend we have had.A very special friend surprised us with a visit. Anthony has known her and her sweet family since she was just a little girl. Now she's spending time with our children. So precious. We took some time off from sorting out, collecting and dropping off yard sale stuff to show her a bit of beautiful Colorado...and to enjoy the … [Read more...]
blessed in the waiting
Things are seriously crazy at the moment. So much happening all at once. All good though.The extra step in Hailee's adoption, with me having to become a US citizen, certainly has added to the whole adoption journey. Not too much work--just more waiting [on more government people].Those of you who have adopted fully understand all the waiting--somehow it always feels like you are in a constant … [Read more...]
boys
Every summer Anthony takes our boys on a boys only camping weekend. It is something they look forward to all year long. Bonding time with Daddy.Not a toilet in sight. Eating as much bad food as we want to.Making humongous camp fires.Hiking and rock climbing.Learning about God, and His creation. Conversations about all things boy.No mom to remind us to wash our hands and brush our teeth.Heaven on … [Read more...]
clarification
Even as I write this, I am totally chuckling. Sometimes I just do the dorkiest things.Yesterday we spent a wonderful evening with our dear friends Steve and Shonni. They are such an amazing couple with the biggest hearts ever. If you don't know Shonni, do yourself a favor and go and meet her on her blog. You'll be so glad you did.So, soon after we arrived at their gorgeous country home, Shonni … [Read more...]
Q and A
I get e-mails (and sometimes comments too) where friends, both old and new, ask me questions about my life and the choices we make for our family. I try to answer them all. But, well, somehow I just don't find enough hours in the day to do all the things I would love to do.So, I thought I would answer some of the more frequent questions I get here.Please know that the choices we make are because … [Read more...]