Christmas Flowers
My special friend, Stephanie, brought these flowers to me when she brought the umpteenth meal she has prepared for our mega family since we have come home with the girls.
They are so beautiful.
Every time I look at them I think of all the blessings, the flowers, God is filling our home with this […] 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…
Our Sweet Girls
It is late. I just posted a new page on my blog linking sermons from a favorite speaker, and our homeschool beckons me first thing on Monday mornings, but I really want to update you on this new stage we are in with the girls.
Before I begin, I want to say the girls are […] Read more…
Still Here
The days have passed so quickly lately that every night has met me far before I have finished my to do list and long after my tired body has begun to crave the blessed oblivion of sleep.
Please excuse the abundance of Nutcracker photos I posted without captions, but I wanted to get them on […] Read more…
Healing
The last twenty four hours have been tough ones for Evangeline.
Her knee has been bothering her for a few days, and today we found out that her tibia was broken. She has osteoporosis from the years of malnutrition in the orphanage.
Last night I took her with me to the kid’s ballet classes. I had to […] Read more…
A Promise To Proclaim
I have been blessed beyond measure by your many messages and comments of encouragement. Your words have shown me that God is using my blog to encourage and inspire so many. You have shared story after story of how God has used our situation to encourage you in the paths many of you are traveling. […] Read more…
Blessed
Tonight I was scrolling down my Facebook feed, and the faces of so many lonely children flooded my page.
Pictures of the abandoned,
the hurting,
the sick,
and I was just overwhelmed by the inequity of it all.
Two short months ago, our precious daughters were alone and hurting.
They were waiting and wondering and hoping […] Read more…
Giggles
Giggles.
Yes, giggles.
All through the house.
Our home is filled with the happy sounds of our eleven children who have entered a new stage of connectedness.
So many relationships are developing here in our family.
Eliza and Evangeline chatter away in the happy tonal sounds of Mandarin.
Eliza and Victoria chat as […] Read more…
A Very Special Thanksgiving
Tonight marks ten weeks since we have had the girls, and eight and a half weeks since we have come home.
Tonight and every night, I am overwhelmed with thankfulness for what God has done in our lives and in our daughter’s lives.
We have been so blessed to live this miracle. This story, our […] Read more…
