More Family Pics

A funny picture of Joel holding a lion cub in South Africa a couple of weeks ago. I can almost hear the noise he made when he first picked it up. He told me that it felt like he was going to drop it and that is why he made the face. (He has a picture where he is smiling but I think his expression here is comical). The Lord showed Joel some amazing things on his mission trip!

Nice little pussy cat.

Ring around the rosies, a pocket full of posies, ....

..... ashes, ashes, they all fall down!

(Nathan's new favorite game to play with everyone.)

Daniel hanging out in the tree.

Sophie needed a bath so Nathan and Molly decided to help Dad.

(Don't worry we dumped the pool when they were done.)

Decision Time

Brandon playing at the park.


Nathan loves the playground and thinks he can keep up with his older siblings.


Allison is teaching tennis this summer, too bad they don't teach in the dark as her shirt is so bright that it almost glows in the dark.


Our fish, Molly.

Is it possible to do anything without an MP-3 player?

Nathan spends a lot of time just pouring water into and out of things.

I started this blog towards the beginning of our adoption of Nathan as a place to share my thoughts, so I wouldn't overwhelm my husband with all of my words. :) It has been a lot of fun to share with others how the Lord has put together our family. Well, Nathan has been home a year, we are totally finished with the process and I have to make a decision. Do I continue with the blog or finish up? I am torn as, honestly, I enjoy blogging. I have some ministry things to take care of and I am wondering if it would be better to invest my time more with that. I'm praying about what to do, but while I am deciding here are a few pictures of some of our kids enjoying the beginning of their summer in between the rain.

One Year Ago Today!

Ken and I have reflected quite a bit recently about where we were a year ago and where we are today. We are both in awe of the Lord who has blessed us so greatly with seven wonderful children. There were times in the journey to bring Nathan home we wondered if it would truly happen. The Lord taught us so much during that time about how to trust Him and to wait for His timing, lessons that didn't always come easy. I know for me I have re-visited those lessons in the last year.

Nathan is an active toddler and learning new things every day it seems. He loves his brothers and sisters, wanting to copy anything they do - which is difficult at times as he is still little. He is such a joy!

What a year it has been - Nathan came home, Allison completed her first year of college, Joel just returned from a mission trip to South Africa, certainly not a dull life we live. A year later it still brings such emotion to think of bringing Nathan home.

"For this child I have prayed and God has granted me what I asked of Him." I Samuel 1:27

(You'll need to pause the playlist music down the right hand side, sorry about that.)



"Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait on Him." Lamentations 3:22

Random Pictures for Fun

Please pray for Joel this week.

He is in the second week of a mission trip to South Africa/Mozambique and is ministering through a VBS and hut-to-hut evanglism.

This is what happens when the big sister comes home from college.

She doesn't get a lot of personal space.

Molly being cool while watching a 3-D movie.

When you are the littlest
and can't reach the screen door knob from the outside.
You wait patiently.

This safari-type hat so fits Daniel. He loves animals!

We have found that since Allison has been home she can't get enough of Nathan. So we have found her playing with him after we have put him to bed. I guess then she doesn't have to share his attention. Luckily he goes right to back to bed without complaining.