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!!
Chocolate wax donuts and Starbucks....oh yeah baby....
Don't you feel sorry for this little tree? (Not really guys, not really.)
My Three Biggest Kids
Some of my girls....on the cattle bars....
About to be parents in the near future - Yippee Jesus!!
The cutting begins...
Emmy drawing in the snow for Isaiah
Beautiful Princess Liberty
Eat the snow Abi, Eat the snow...
My Tree Huggers
Got it!
"It's the best - being part of a family - forever!!!!!!"
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13 Simply Sweet Words:
How fun!!
My family went on Friday to cut down a tree, too. Living in Texas, though, we don't have any mountains...so we went to a Christmas tree farm. big kids, little kids, adopted kids...we all went and had tons of fun. Families are the best!!
Glad to see you had a good week with your kids!!
Loved seeing this. Reminds me of when we lived in Ont. when we use to do the same thing. This just brings back all the memories. Nowhere here to cut a tree down. Miss those days. Hugs and love
How cool is that! You can seriously just march into the woods and pick a tree?
FUN!!!
Such a silly family! Such good memories!
"Oooooo, Christmas tree, Ooooo Christmas tree..."
Hey Linn! Stumbled upon your blog. Cool to check out. Bless you guys! We are headin to NM this Saturday for the rest of the month. Can't wait to be back in the Southwest. Miss you all!
What a special memory makin' time together!
Love you!
Tina
Hey Linny. I have been following your blog for a while now and love it. I was wondering if you would consider putting a link to our "Ornaments for Orphans" fundraiser for our Uganda adoption on your blog. You can get the link from our blog at www.trueaboutthisstory.com. Click on the link and it will tell you all about what we are doing. thanks so much!
Looks like FUN!
We just go to the lot--not a lot of Christmas Tree farms in Florida ;) That I know of anyways.
Certainly don't have that "white stuff" you guys have in your pics. What is that anyway-how do you say... sn-ow? Ha! just kidding!
Such sweet and beautiful memories :) Priceless moments! Thanks for sharing your special photos.
Great pictures! Looks like everyone had a great time.
when you explain to your adoptive children (those from another country)what do you say is the reason for the tree?
Fun tree hunting pictures!
We always go out to the pasture and choose a cedar to cut down for our Christmas tree. Somehow it's always just a little too big when we get it in the living room! : )
How fun that looks!
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