I had to take Eliza’s pictures down for a while. We are still working very hard to bring her home. We have just had to make some changes, and will hopefully be able to share our extremely exciting news with all of you very soon!
In the mean time, know that we are working […] Read more…
Questions
We have gone back to homeschooling this year after a couple years in a Christian school. I would say it’s going well except for my teens.
I can’t even say its going poorly for my teens. In so many ways, I think homeschooling has been good for them. They have learned a lot. A child […] Read more…
Children Of The World Puzzle Fundraiser
Introducing our Children Of The World Puzzle Fundraiser!
We are so excited about this fundraiser. I love this picture of the children with Jesus. In communicates so many things to me.
It is Jesus who places these children in families. And it is He who brings them home.
This picture also reminds me that we are […] Read more…
Our Trip To Ohio
We took a trip to Ohio last weekend for Mark’s parents 50th wedding anniversary.
Fifty years! Now that’s something to celebrate!
And celebrate we did!
Mark’s sister made delightful cupcakes,
And decorated with lovely flowers…
We got to visit with Grandma who will be 98 years old this year.
We even got quite a few of us together for […] Read more…
Some Days Arrive Too Soon…
I can’t believe I really have a son who will be turning eighteen in September.
It seems like only yesterday that he was just a little boy,
…playing with dragons. He loved dragons. I think he always will. There’s just something magical about dragons, isn’t there?
“A dragon lives forever, not so little boys…”
I can’t really look at […] Read more…
Pointe Shoes
On Wednesday, we took the train in to NYC for Victoria’s pointe shoe fitting.
She doesn’t want anyone to take any pictures of her which is really hard for her mother who just adores her.
Gaynor Minden Pointe Shoes is in the residential section of New York City in a charming brownstone with a beautiful […] Read more…
Wisdom…And Questions
I used to think I knew a lot. I was confident and educated. My husband had graduated from an Ivy league graduate school. We both spoke fluent french. We both had double majored with our second majors being French, just because we enjoyed the language. I had attended La Sorbonne in Paris, and Mark, the […] Read more…
A New Name
We have sent our 1800A off to immigration and are now waiting for its return so we can send off our dossier to China. We have everything else we need, everything else that is, except the money to send it off, but we know God is making “a way in the desert and streams […] Read more…
It’s Time To Go Back
It’s time to go back to what I know works for me.
It’s time to begin again the well worn diet that has kept me well for most of my life.
As many of you know, I was very sick for a large part of my childhood. By high school, traditional medicine had nothing else to […] Read more…
Shhhh, Don’t Tell
Yep, my weakness as a parent is that I am very permissive…
Which really makes my kids happy.
Blessings All!
I hope you’re all making fun out of nothing at all too! 🙂
