Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles!
The Lord answered your/my prayers for my mother in a mighty way! I was able to be with my mom & brother during her dr appt this morning, and when the doc told Mom he wanted to hospitalize her for a...
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Trying times
Well, we got very bad news this evening. Mom's doc came into her room while none of us were there and told her she was terminal, and probably only has a month or two to live. (Although, if I had to...
View ArticleThe prodigal has been found....
A very good friend of mine from California (Carol) found my sister Michelle yesterday. Michelle's ex-husband Danny knew where she was all the time, but she instructed him to not give anyone in the...
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Long day, good results
I didn't get to bed until nearly 2 am yesterday morning, and then we had to get up at 5:30 to take Jaden in for his ear tube surgery and ABR hearing test. Jaden didn't get out of surgery for over two...
View ArticlePlease pray for Todd & Angie Smith
On Monday, April 7th, Todd Smith (a member of the Christian singing group "Selah") and his wife Angie will be delivering their 4th child, a baby girl they have named Audrey Caroline. They have been...
View ArticleSmall praises
Thank you so much for your prayers for my mom and family! Yesterday went so much better than Wednesday, when I felt so frazzled and up to my gills with "stuff" to do that I almost lost my sanity. My...
View ArticleAdoption As Mission Work
I can’t take credit for writing any of this…I copied it from a friend's blog, and she copied it from helpadopt.tripod.com. It so blessed me, because it speaks well about the heart of adoption and what...
View Article~I Love you, Mom~
(Just checking to see if this trial version will work on my blog before I pay for the full version. The watermark "Evaluation Copy" will disappear on the full version...at least I hope it will.) In...
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Happy Belated 1st Birthday, sweet baby boy!
I know this is a little late, but I was a little preoccupied the last few weeks. Happy 1st Birthday to our handsome little man! I took him to get pictures taken last week, and was a little worried...
View ArticleGotcha Day, One Year Later!
Hi all, today marks one year exactly from the day I picked Luke up from his bgrandparents' in New Jersey....can you believe we are still waiting to finalize his adoption?!?! I have an appt with our...
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How do *I* spell relief? P-O-T-T-Y !!!!!
This week we made a lot of progress on the bathroom remodel....since Sunday, we wired the ceiling light/vent fan, prepared and laid the tile floor, and put up the beadboard walls. I started painting...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Jared!
Our firstborn turned 19 today. WoW! Just saying that makes me feel reaaaalllly old! LOL The details of his birth are so vivid in my mind, it seems like just yesterday that he was born. But in other...
View ArticleBig changes ahead
We found out a few days ago that we'll be going through a big change in a couple of weeks. Late Wednesday Jared came into the house and sat down at my computer...I noticed that he was looking at...
View ArticleNo one ever told me...
No one ever told meThat holding my sweet baby boyWould end much, much too soon.No one ever told meThat giving you freedom to growWould give you wings to fly.No one ever told meThat watching you become...
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Announcing.....
...the birth and adoption of our Russian Princess, Jaeci Joanna. Jaeci arrived on October 22, 2008 at 7:57 pm, at Lennox Hill Hospital in New York, New York, less than two blocks away from Central Park...
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We finally managed to corral everyone together for a few minutes to snap a new family picture for the homeschool yearbook. It's not great, but it'll have to do for now, since Jared was anxious to get...
View ArticleGive Us Peace
Yesterday we received news that our 2 yr old son may have a serious, potentially life-threatening digestive disease that has no cure, but can be successfully controlled through strict dietary changes....
View ArticleFreed to Visit Orphans
This beaufully moving video was put together by Brannon McCallister for the organization Together for Adoption. Treasure of JesusWhat can I doHow can I liveTo show my worldThe treasure of JesusWhat...
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Adopted for Life....and in Death
(This is a reprint of a blog post from AlbertMohler.com)Arno was inseparable from Mr. Penguin. The little Haitian boy was almost three years old, and the plush penguin with the word "love" inscribed...
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Comparing Apples to Oranges
Saturday evening we took our four youngest kids to a pancake supper fundraiser for a local church, and we sat with a German Baptist family who we've known through our homeschool support group for many...
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Minn. bridge collapse widow adopts Haitian twins
By JEFF BAENEN, Associated Press Writer Jeff Baenen, Associated Press Writer Betsy Sathers wears the glow of a new mother as she perches on the couch in her living room, smiling and chatting with...
View ArticleGreat news!
Jared has been accepted into the Missionary Assistant program, and as soon as he raises adequate monthly support, he will be leaving for an extended mission trip to Nepal to work with missionaries...
View Articlean open letter to my brothers and sisters in Christ who serve in leadership...
March 1st, 2010On February 6, 2010, Lydia Schatz, the seven year old homeschooled daughter of Kevin and Elizabeth Schatz, died after having been brutally beaten for mispronouncing a word while reading...
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Thank you for all the birthday greetings!
Let's just say right off the bat that it was an....uhhm....interesting day. It wasn't what I would characterize as a fun birthday, nor would I care to ever repeat today's experiences on a subsequent...
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