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!!

Monday, September 27, 2010

Memorial Box Monday - Did you?




Announcing a contest last week to celebrate God's power was just so much stinkin' fun....and so as we celebrate here as a family in San Francisco, we celebrate all that God has done and continues to do through hundreds and hundreds coming together in prayer {and fasting}.  What a delight beyond words - our God - who never slumbers or sleeps was moving mountains {the gigantic Mt. Everst kind}!

Our family celebrating ends in the morning as we head for home and Tyler and Sarah also head for home.  So today, I am going to just spend precious time with the kids and hook up Mcklinky.  Please join us in linking your Memorial Box story....

Yesterday I had wee hour morning coffee with someone I have waited for over 2-1/2 years to meet {more of that to come in the days ahead} - and while we were enjoying the sweetness between this long-awaited meeting, I mentioned to my precious friend that if it wasn't for the things in my Memorial Box sometimes when some things happen {like K}  - I would throw my arms up in dismay and sit in a corner and bawl forever BUT I have our Memorial Box.  I can stand and look at all the symbols of what God has done.  I remember.  And then I realize that Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today and tomorrow, so He is still faithful...He is working behind the scenes....

I could not live without my Memorial Box.  And so I am giving one away.  Please join in the giveaway, by leaving a comment here.   It's not too late.  It seems there ought to be a few hundred more comments....and you can enter more than once -and gracious be{!} we have a lot to celebrate with Meg's wonderful news and the start of mountains moving on K's behalf.  And there were others who saw God move through the prayers...and if you have a praise report, please feel free to post it in the comments today or by linking!!

Again, please enter the contest on the link from last week....which can be found here.  If you leave a comment anywhere else, it doesn't count toward the giveaway.  Waiting to hear what else God has done....from San Francisco....and while we start the drive home, we will be praying through the requests from last week...expecting God to continue to move....

4 Simply Sweet Words:

Karen Dawkins said...

Linny,
Seems like a theme developing among bloggers all over the place...

When life gets tough, I'll remember my God and his miracles. MBM sure makes it hard to forget!!!!

Enjoy this last bit of time with your family.
HUGS!

Stephanie said...

I know I've said it about a gazillion times, but I adore MBM! And I am so excited to see how God is going to use my post this week. I've been so excited to get to share it. :)

Praying for you!

Holly said...

Hooray for another giveaway!!! Praise the Lord for all He's done, and I would love to have a memorial box!! : )

kristen good said...

YAY for another giveaway! I would love a box!! :)