His Faithfulness Shines
Fall has arrived here in New Jersey in full force.
The air is cooler, the leaves are failing, and the lovely autumn weather seems to be beckoning us to come and play among its splendor and be refreshed.
And we are.
Both of the girls are now fifteen.
It’s seems so hard to […] Read more…
A Deep Valley
Today I thought I’d share a funny story with you.
Victoria was planning a trip to a concert with her cousin, and Mark was in the midst of telling Victoria that he didn’t want them to go alone. Either he or Andrew would go with them.
Then he added, “I can’t have you getting abducted!”
And […] Read more…
Just As We Are
This morning a familiar worship chorus kept repeating itself in my head.
Come, now is the time to worship
Come, now is the time to give your heart
Come, just as you are to worship
Come, just as you are before your God
Come
And it really spoke to me.
Our summer felt really long.
The year of surgeries with […] Read more…
Breaking The Silence
I’m breaking the long dry period with a post advocating for a very precious young man who is about to age out of the China adoption program.
You can read it here.
Blessings!
Evangeline’s Wish
So many times in life blessings come to us through the hard things.
So it is for Evangeline.
She’s had a whirlwind year with illness and surgeries, but today, she walks without crutches, has a family that loves her immeasurably, and has been granted the opportunity by the Make A Wish Foundation to make […] Read more…
Cow Appreciation Day
Yesterday was cow appreciation day at Chick-fil-A.
If you dressed as a cow from head to toe, you got your meal absolutely free.
And for a family our size, that’s a pretty decent piece of change.
We had so much fun!
The girls have been home ten months now. I am in awe of how […] Read more…
Summer Birthdays
Victoria was born on June 25th. Jonathan was born on the the 29th, and Sophia was born on the 4th of July.
So our 4th of July picnic always ends up doubling as a birthday celebration.
Jonathan and Steven enjoyed checking out the gifts.
Sophia finally got a pair of hoop earrings. She’s waited […] Read more…
I Love You More
I wanted to share this post with you from Teresa’s mother, Ann.
You can read it here.
Please pray for Ann and Ed as they grieve this terrible loss. They gave everything they had and so much more to enable sweet Teresa to know love, and now this loss feels especially excruciating.
May God hold […] Read more…
Celebrating Her Life
I want to write this morning about Teresa, and how she blessed our lives in the short time we knew her.
I want to write about how Jesus shines amidst the brokenness of our lives.
And perhaps I may do that today.
But I want to share dear Ann’s post about their great loss and […] Read more…
