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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for their good

In 2010 I travelled alone to Ukraine to adopt two little angels whom the Lord was about to add to our growing family. It had been quite a journey to get to that point. A journey of learning what it means to truly trust. Anthony and I had lived a blessed, quite comfortable, rather predictable life until we began the journey to add not one, but two daughters who had Down syndrome to our … [Read more...]

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my young man

I remember when Connor was a baby. "Make the most of every minute, " they told me. "Before you know it, he'll be out of your home." In the midst of diapers, pacifiers, bottles, and very disrupted sleep, I didn't believe them, of course. I blinked, and here we are. Time has absolutely flown by. Almost 17 years later and my firstborn is prayerfully considering his future, college and what the … [Read more...]

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my heart

"Jesus said to them, “Come follow me. I’ll make a new kind of fisherman out of you." ~~ Mark 1:17 Keep following, my darlings. No matter where He leads you. No matter what He asks you to do. Follow with all that you have. How crazy blessed I am to have a … [Read more...]

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eleven and thirteen

Happy belated birthday to our two treasures who share a birthday. God's perfect plan. His precious gifts to us. I shared their God story a few years ago. Part one is here and you can read part 2 here. Where have eleven years gone? Kind, caring, sweet, totally obsessed about all things football, left-handed quarterback, would rather be fishing or on the football field than in school, … [Read more...]

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preciousness

I totally forgot to share this picture of Hailee and Harper when I posted their first day of school photos earlier this week. It's just too precious not to share. My two youngest treasures on this earth. They have my heart. Completely. … [Read more...]

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my terrific trio

On their first day of school. How they have grown! And blossomed. "Let's do this thing, Mom!" And grown taller. And so much stronger too. How ridiculously blessed we are! Thank you, Lord Jesus, for these precious gifts from heaven. … [Read more...]

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promises

"I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them." ~~ Isaiah 42:16 Keep him on the narrow road, Lord Jesus. … [Read more...]