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
Well as of today, our home study agency is still waiting on 3 state background checks before we can even get on the waitlist. It's amazing to look back to January when we thought - dossier is being sent in toward the beginning of February and we should get on the list, to now just hoping we get on the list sometime in April. So we continue to wait...
In the midst of waiting, a lot has changed with Ethiopian adoptions. There is another ...
Our dear family friends since I was 8 years old the Hustons have lost their son - Matthew. Matthew David Huston, 24, died March 1, 2010, at Bala Murghab, Afghanistan. He was serving as a specialist with the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. when they came under attack.
He had been married for 4 1/2 years and leaves behind a young widow, as well as his p...
Here is the basic plan for ths detox that I was reccomended. All natural, no pills, drinks, or any other strange chemicals to add to your body - just whole fresh foods.
Day 1 - Eat all fruits, except bananas. Cantaloupe & watermelon are lower in calories. Eat only soup and fruit.
Day 2 - Eat all vegetables - eat until you are stuffed with fresh, raw or canned veggies. Try to eat green leafy veggies. Stay away from dry beans...
A short video that I put together for my church. Click the Read More button found below to get to the next page where the video is displayed.
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Here's how the last few days went:
Day 5 - GREAT! I felt great all day long, felt like I had a ton of energy. Around 500p, I started to drag a little and did not want to feel like I did 2 nights ago - especially with company coming over soon. So I ate my meat and tomatoes but also a banana for potassium. I think that was worth it - I felt fine the rest of the evening, and was able to enjoy having friends over from our parenting study, ...
My naturopathic physician/chiropractor suggested recently that I do a detox for 2 weeks.. In doing a bone test she shared her concern that my bones looked to be of a women in her mid to late forties! Great! Not what I wanted to hear (I'm in my mid-30's)! Her thought was that with pregnancies and nursing for 3 1/2 years - most nutrients from my body has been pulled out by my little guys. Her suggestion was to do a detox and then replenish my b...
As promised - I have more pictures of our precious boys. A few of these are with some of their friends that were over while daddy was gone. The pictures on the green sheet - are us having a 'picnic' in our office - so that we would be ready when daddy called us on Skype one day. A new 'tradition' Noah has started - is to go in to Jonah's crib once Jonah is awake and play with him - how cute! The next several are when we were in Kansas with my ...
Boy don't you just love jetlag? In this day of age, there should be some sort of jetlag bed, kind of like a tanning bed, that you lay in for a few that zaps the jetlags right out of you. Did the Avatar drivers experience jetlag? Well, either way, here is some reporting from my trip...
The primary mission of this trip was to build a partnership between 13 American churches with 13 Ethiopian churches, Compassion International being the b...
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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