Monthly Archives: March 2012
From This…To This
I'm convinced God doesn't intend for us to stay like this:Rather, like THIS: And so He did this! I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Eze 36:26 Now it is God … Continue reading
Out of the Mouth of Babes…
( I have been struggling with a post this week… I decided to go through the archives of one of my blogs and I found this… turns out it was just what I needed… Hope it blesses you too!) My daughter Hannah, who was four at the time asked me, "Mommy, why did Jesus … Continue reading
Testimony Tuesdays
We reserve Tuesdays to share stories from some of our grant recipients. May you be blessed by their stories…. April 19th marked the beginning of our family's journey to adopt a little girl with special needs from Ethiopia. Special needs were close to our heart after our second daughter was … Continue reading
Losses
Today I am feeling sad. My brother died of cancer. I had the awesome privilege of holding his hand as he passed from this world to the next. I can't help but reliving that moment in my mind at odd times during the day. Even when I am not thinking about him or my loss, … Continue reading
Like the spring rain…
It was a rainy day here in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and perhaps it was for you as well. It was dark, gray, and very—very—rainy, but towards the end of the day, as my husband and I strolled in the early evening calm with wet streets and wet lawns, the Lord’s beauty in his creation shone … Continue reading
The Story of My Hands
I am preparing my home for a week of strictly, solely using my left hand…ay-ya! How does one prepare for something like that? Next Monday I am having surgery on four digits on my right hand, including the thumb! This will leave my hand immobile for at least a week, I am right-handed wouldn’t you … Continue reading
pause
We have a Katelyn's Fund sister named Jessica who suffered a deep loss so today's post is this. Pause. Without the details mentioned or needed, just pause. Close your eyes and lift up a prayer for her and for her family. Ask the Holy Spirit to pour out comfort and love and peace as they … Continue reading
Testimony Tuesdays
We reserve Tuesdays to share stories from some of our grant recipients. May you be blessed by their stories…. We had thought about adding to our family through adoption for the past few years, but we were never sure how we would be able to do it financially. We decided that maybe later on … Continue reading
prayers
Dear Lord, please be with the group heading to Haiti in a few days. Guide their travels, their thoughts, their hearts. Show them the things you are preparing for them to see and understand. Protect them from evil, harm, illness. Protect their families who stay behind. Bless the people of Haiti through their presence there, … Continue reading
Adoption Support Meetings – Sioux Falls
March 15 7 pm Exploring Open and Closed Adoption Part I In Part I of our two part series, Exploring Open and Closed Adoptions, we are blessed to hear Mary Lou Roggow share her personal story, as an adoptee of a closed adoption. Sioux Falls – Prairie Hills Covenant Church