2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
Isaiah 52:7
How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who announces peace and brings good news of happiness, who announces salvation, And says to Zion, "Your God reigns!"
Proverbs 3:1-5
My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity. Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
Poverty
"I learned in my cildhood in Africa that a child may be born in poverty, but poverty is never born in a child."
- Dr. Wess Stafford, President & CEO of Compassion International
1 Peter 4:7-8
The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer. Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.
Marines
Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they’ve made a difference. The Marines don’t have that problem.
- President Ronald Reagan
Boat
Every wonder what it would have been like to be on the boat, in the stormy waters, with the One who purposed it?
Recent Blog Postings
I just realized that I never posted pictures of our costume New Years Eve party! With over 30 people here there was quite the variety of ideas! Here's the link for our fun pictures of New Years Eve.
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My precious little Jonah turned one in January! It really is amazing how fast they grow. And yet, I look at pictures of Noah at 1 and he looks like a toddler. Jonah on the otherhand, looks like a baby still! Mom is very happy with that - I'll definitely enjoy my little baby --- little! This link will take you to his birthday pics. Also, her...
Can it really be February and over a month since we celebrated Christmas? Crazy how our December could be so slow and relaxing and then our January was FILLED to the brim and has sped by! Our pictures of our Christmas Season are just a click away. Enjoy!
...Adoption Updates
Woohoo! Our dossier is in the mail today. We received our final document, made copies of it (everything else was already copied) and the boys and I took it to the post office. What a great feeling - MOST of the paperwork is done!
...Exactly 59 minutes - to get the family loaded in the car, drive to Town Hall, get dossier paperwork notarized, drive home, put the boys to bed for naps, then I leave, go and get copies made of the dossier, and arrive home! I love my small town!
We are now waiting for two items - 1 donation is in the mail as we speak, and we're waiting for one other document that should arrive sometime this week. Then we can mail this dossier paperwork ...
We are only 3 items away from having a completed dossier!! WOW! I was sure this paperwork process would take forever - and that it would be completely daunting - but it really wasn't that bad. Now we just need $450 before we can mail it in, so please pray for this.
Our home study appointments have been completed and we're just waiting for the report to be written for us to review and finalize. We have 4 of our 6 online education adop...
Most Recent Devotions
Matthew 4:1-11
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He then became hungry. And the tempter came and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." But He answered and said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.' " Then ...
James 4:14
Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
Thoughts:
Time flies with or without the fun. We are but a mist in the wind that appears for a little while and then vanish. That can be a somewhat daunting verse. Yet on the other hand it can be a relieving verse. I've definitely experienced i...
Revelation 5:9-10
And they sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth."
Matthew 26:28
This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out ...
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