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!!
9 Simply Sweet Words:
I love summer! It is my favorite! That is why I'm not disappointed to be moving to Florida.
Love that picture of Isaiah doing some summer chillin'!!
Sounds like a GREAT day you've got ahead, can't wait to hear all about it... baptisms are SO wonderful to witness :)
Happy Sunday!!
Love it! Hate the snow!
I'm SO with you!! Hate being cold, but the 100 degree days we have had in central VA this past week are a bit too much.
~Kelly
www.KeystoChina.blogspot.com
Great pic of Isaiah! I love summer best too OR winter in Florida! The snow is beautiful but it is losing it's appeal!
Ok I was just going to ask you how on earth you work that chair in the picture but after you told me about your day.....WOW what an amazing day!!!!!! Do share about it later.....
I imagine you don't get too hot there during the summer. I personally do not like summer: heat, humidity, busy-ness, etc, etc. Give me autumn, spring or winter any day!
You probably aren't the only one who loves summer best, but I am not one of them. At least not since we moved from Wisconsin to Oklahoma. I can not stand the hot and humid summers here. We have already had a week of over 100 degrees and we usually don't get out of the 90's until mid-July. But yuck. It's the worst. You walk out the door and the heat/humidity take your breath away. I only go out because I have kids and they need to do stuff like swim and play. Otherwise, I am not sure I would leave my house from June to mid-September. LOL!
Just countin' down the months until we can move somewhere north again. THEN I will be lovin' the summers.
ahhHH! i can't take it. isaiah is sooo stinkin cute!
you could come live with me in africa next year! i think it would be hot enough for you, and all year long too!! :D
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