Our girls are thriving.
And no doubt, they are thriving because of God’s miraculous hand in their lives.
But there are nine precious children who have welcomed Eliza and Evangeline into their lives with a grace and a strength that is rather remarkable.
We have not had jealousy, or strife, or resentment, but instead the […] Read more…
Rocking Eliza
I remember when we were working to bring our girls home. I longed so much to hold them, to rock away the years we had lost. I longed to love away the years of pain and abandonment in their lives, to kiss away the tears they had cried.
But I wondered. At fourteen, would […] Read more…
We Are Not Alone
Yesterday I faced my fears and shared the darkest depravity of my feelings. I shared that dark place inside that is not pretty. The part inside that says, “No, Lord. This isn’t what I wanted. This isn’t how I want to spend my days.”
Your responses and private messages have encouraged me and reminded […] Read more…
Loving Eliza
I’m sorry for the lack of posting since we came home from the hospital.
Mark’s sister and mother were here for a couple of days, and the kids and I had some catching up to do.
Evangeline is doing really well. She hasn’t had any fevers since we have been home. It is just amazing […] Read more…
Snippets Of Home
It’s so very good to be home.
We are so very thankful to God for healing Evangeline’s tiny body and for all of you who prayed us home.
Blessings!
Blessings
Yesterday was Colin’s birthday.
Our sweet boy is turning into a very handsome young man with quite a talent for ballet.
How the years have past!
Steven and Colin were born exactly two years apart on the ninth and the eleventh.
Steven loves to read and is quite the story teller. I love to hear […] Read more…
Some Days…
Today just felt like the day that would never end.
All my littles were cranky.
Eliza flat out refused to do her English or to fix her hair.
She was determined to torment Jonathan who was determined to drive David absolutely out of his mind.
Every thirty seconds someone hollered my name.
I ran downstairs […] Read more…
So Blessed
We have pretty much been home bound around here since December tenth. We’ve had a couple different viruses blow through all of us, and now that Evangeline had her surgery, we are deep in the throws of cabin fever.
Mom mom and Pop pop decided to give us a break and took all who […] Read more…
Nightmares
It’s midnight, and I’m sitting in Evangeline’s room in a tiny toddler chair beside her bed.
It’s Christmastime.
There’s so much to do to prepare. We were at CHOP today for Evangeline’s pre-op visit for the surgery on her feet that is scheduled for January 3.
I’m tired, but I need to be here. […] Read more…
Thriving In the Trenches
Today has been another demanding day with the girls.
If I say we’re going to have lunch, they say they’re not hungry. If I say we need to wash our hands, they say, “No.”
If I ask them to do their English on the computer, as soon as I walk out of the room, they […] Read more…
