No Greater Joy Mom

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. 3 John 1:4

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making forever work

One of things people ask us a lot is, "How do you make your marriage work with many kids, special needs and very little help?" It's a fair question. Marriage can be hard even when there are just two children at home. I think our most challenging years of marriage were the first two. Yikes! Anthony was almost 39 when we got married--a confirmed, life-long bachelor. I was an emotional mess. … [Read more...]

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we cannot find the words

It's not very often that you will find either me or Anthony speechless. We're those wordy kind of people. Truth be told, we probably talk a little too much--especially when it comes to things that we're passionate about (sorry, Scott and Sadie--NO clue how you edited 45 minutes of Salem rambling!). We have been so ridiculously blessed over the past two days. Not only were we given an awesome … [Read more...]

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humbled, speechless, and completely blown away!

Nine months ago I shared my heart in a blog post that I titled “Faith Must Get Uncomfortable.” I remember writing that post like it was yesterday. We had gathered the essentials that we needed from our mountain home, packed a few belongings in a rented truck, said goodbye to precious friends, and headed down to a much lower altitude because one sweet little blessing in the family simply could … [Read more...]

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my true love

This Thanksgiving...I am so thankful for the man God gave me.The one who always knows how to make me smile.The guy who I love just as much today...As I did the day we stood before our family and friends and declared our love for each other.And shared our very first kiss.He's the man who has supported every dream in my heart and has gone to the ends of the earth to make them a reality. He's the … [Read more...]

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the blessing of time alone

Getting away alone together is one of the most challenging things for Anthony and me.  We don't have any family around to leave our children with.  And most of our friends also have large families.When my Dad and Beth (who are here visiting us from South Africa) insisted on watching our kids for one night so that we could get away, we jumped at the opportunity.Time really has flown … [Read more...]