I had the joy of being able to honor my mom at our church on Mother's Day. She is deserving of much honor and so I want to post what I shared that day for those who didn't hear it. (It's a bit long so I'll spread it out over a couple of days.Before I share though, I just want to take a quick second to encourage you as you read it to think of things that you can thank God for regarding your own mother, and then take some time to thank Him. For some, I know this may be quite difficult as your mom may have sinned against you in grievous ways and thinking of her may bring more pain that joy. In those circumstances, it's not easy to be thankful. Still, I pray that the Lord will bring fresh grace...
prayer requests
Please Pray for James
June 25, 2008
A while back, I asked for prayers for the baby of our friends, Jimmy & Kristal. Baby James has undergone many, many health challenges over the past year and continues to need the Lord's healing. Would you join me in praying for this little boy? This is a critical time for him as his reflux is particularly bad right now and in the past couple days he has been throwing up every 6-7 minutes. The concern is that the fluid will get in his lungs and also that he may become dehydrated. Imagine the pain that this little guy is in and imagine how scary and hard this must be for his parents to watch.Jame's dad, Jimmy, has asked for the following prayer requests:Pray for James: Pray for complete healing...
sickness
Please, no more fevers!
June 20, 2008
Yep, it's back. The big whoppin' fevers that were plaguing Tali a month ago have returned with a vengeance. Thankfully, we haven't seen any 106's this time but 104.9 is plenty high enough. The poor girlie had to go in today to the dr. and get a blood work-up as well as a urine sample (not pleasant). I was so grateful to the Lord for many kindnesses while we were there, the biggest of which being that Tali didn't have to get a catheter. Josh and I had been praying that it wouldn't be necessary and just as they were preparing to put it in, she started peeing all over us and it was able to be caught in a cup (sorry for the graphic nature)! NO excruciating catheter needed! Everyone said, "Yay,...
tali-isms
More Tali-isms
June 18, 2008
After trying some tiliapia (which she happened to be allergic to):Tali: No yike. Too baaad. No peas, Mommy.While playing outside in water for the first time this summer:Tali: Oh Drhama, Tawee wahter. So muts fun! Vaywee, vaywee fun!After picking up her baby doll:Tali: Oh baby. I lub ewe baby. Sooo muts! All da day yong. (kiss, kiss)p.s.-Owen waved for the first time today. Tali was playing out by him and she waved at him and said, "Hi." He got a huge smile and waved back. These kids are just so much f...
Long Recap
June 16, 2008
Yes, I'm alive. Yes, things have been a bit insane. And yes, I miss blogland! I'll give some quick highlights:* We're now living in Sandwich with my parents. It's been a huge blessing to be with family, to have help with the kids, to live away from the hustle-and-bustle, etc. It's not that fun to have things all in boxes and a big mess but that just goes with the territory.* We are in the process of buying a house! We just had our inspection and things went well so unless anything huge changes, we're looking at moving in August to downtown Oswego. We are so grateful to the Lord for leading us to this home and grateful to you for your prayers for us. As He always is, God has been...
Tali's Appointment
June 5, 2008
Hey all. Just wanted to give a quick update to let you know that Tali's appointment is rescheduled for the end of June. So, no news until then.Also, we put in an offer on a house and are waiting to see if it's accepted! Please pray for the Lord to guide us with finances!Than...
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