Our Boatload of Dreams.....
Welcome to Our Place Called Simplicity.
We invite you into our lives with one goal in mind: that you would be encouraged to live simply and truly love one another.
Married for 33 years, we are the parents of many. Eleven {so far} children. Eight of whom are adopted. We also have four sons and a daughter that we are parents of in Uganda as well. They were raised on the streets and had no parents until we "adopted" them 3+ years ago. So we really have sixteen children total {with more on the way}.
After 7+ weeks in Uganda, Emma {18} and I recently returned to the United States with our newest addition - a baby girl named Ruby Grace. Dw and Emma were leading a missions team in June 2011 where they had the privilege of meeting Ruby - a tiny 11 month old gem weighing only 6 lbs.
Our oldest daughter Abigail and her husband finally{!} allowed us the privilege of being Mimi and Jaja by bringing us our very first grand baby {from Uganda}...making us now, officially, a multi-generational adoptive family. Proof that adoption is a very, very good thing!
We've had the privilege of adopting our treasures from all over the world, some dubbed "special needs" we are convinced that the only TRUE special need a child has is to have a family.
Our peers are empty nesters, but we are certain that given this option to any orphan - "old mom and dad" or "no mom and dad", all would still vote for the old ones. So here we are - the old ones....doing it again....
If you are need of encouragement or wonder if God is able to move your mountain, please head over to the sidebar where Special Posts are listed. Start at Our Wild Adventure Part 1. You will be reminded of Almighty God's deep love for the orphan and how He will move mountains on their behalf....we call Him the Miracle-Working, Mountain-Moving, Awe-Inspiring, Gasp-Giving God!! Yippee Jesus!!
I am humbled beyond words and ever so grateful that the Lord is fulfilling a promise He gave me way back in 1982..."making the barren woman to be at home - the joyful mother of children" (Psalms 113:9). How I praise His name!!
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19 Simply Sweet Words:
Never THAT bad!
If this would be my only option for chocolate I think it might sucessfully get me over my addiction.
'K, I love chocolate - but definitely not that much! ew!
hmmmm.....don't think I could be that desperate- now for a Mt. Dew- maybe!??
Ummm...no, I LOVE chocolate but NOT enough to eat a chocolate covered insect!
Also, I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your previous post about Mark. We have a daughter with Down Syndrome. Megan is such a joy and I love how she "gets things" that other people just seem to miss! She loves God and loves to serve Him, no matter how small or big the task! I am so blessed to be her mother!
Not that much. I am thinking that I don't love chocolate as much as I thought I did. :)
I don't need chocolate that bad. :)
Ha! Nope, don't think I would ever get that desperate...but then you never know.
Ewww!!! I would NEVER want chocolate THAT badly! :)
I remember when chocolate covered ants used to be the 'in' thing. Gross. I think I would have to just suffer chocolate-less before I would eat an insect. Ewwww....
I could definitely see myself licking the chocolate off the bug, but I couldn't eat the bug! NO WAY, EVER!!!
I dont know Linny....I love chocolate but Im not sure I could eat a chocolate covered insect!!! lol
Love, Kristy
WOW!!!
I just had the most amazing time reading your blog! I found your blog through another, and I am sooo excited!
I heard a word from the Lord too! Two years ago, out of no where, I heard God tell me to "adopt kids from Africa." I started crying, came home, told my husband and we started praying right then!!!!
Nothing about our story makes sense according to the world, but God has shown us that His plan and His timing are perfect.
We have a blog that we have not updated in a few weeks- please check it out if you have time. It is short and would make more sense if you read it in order.
Just know, I am really excited to read your story and know that God spoke to you. I still cannot believe that God spoke so clearly to me on that day, and that He made it all happen in such a miraculous way. Even as I type this, I am in awe that we have a sweet 20 mnth old sleeping in a crib down the hall! God is amazing and gracious- and creative!!
http:/waiting4hope.blogspot.com
Thank you again! My email is heidigarner@bellsouth.net,
If you are interested. I'll tell you what God is leading us toward ?!!!
Thank you!!!
Heidi
Umm...I LOVE chocolate, but all of a sudden, I am sticking to my diet! ;)
Hi Linny,
This is not for publication :)just a short note
Still waiting for a postal address that I can use to send you a little something I KNOW you'll want - thought I'd try this way as I've had no response to my last email... I know you're probably overwhelmed with emails
Sorry this is so short- leaving for the airport soon to pick Tim up from India
Blessings
Chris
UGH!!! Not being a fond of chocolate this is even worse. Hugs
Okay I love chocolate... but not that much!
I've been know to eat the chocolate frosting off of the donuts and leave the donut- that my version of watching my calories. Maybe I could eat the chocolate off the insects too! Yewwww...
I think I would stand there with tears in my eyes...cuz NOTHING could induce me to eat bugs...not even my beloved chocolate! UGGHH!!
Ummm...I think it may be even ILLEGAL to mention bugs and chocolate in the same sentence. It is chocolate blasphemy! :) I mean, REALLY...who thinks up these things?!?!?! I think I may pause the next time I go to eat chocolate...and that's just not RIGHT!!! LOL
Love ya!...Nancy in CT
Uhhh, that is enough to stop the chocolate cravings real fast. Was a choco-o-holic, but no more. ;) I'll stick to my little squares of dark chocolate thank you.
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