Thanksgiving Review

Yesterday was a sweet day. We had a brunch with Chris's mom and brothers. Yummy! Then, we had the bigger family over for the traditional turkey dinner--at supper!

It was a full and blessed day.

Catching up and Thankful

Boy! This month is flying by! Here's a quick re-cap:
Isaiah had his first haircut. We celebrated Chris's 39th birthday.

Isaiah started eating with his own spoon.

We got our first great picture of all four kids!

Oh, I am thankful!!!

Happy Thanksgiving

What we did last night

I love free entertainment!

Balloons are Funny!

Tonight, Sydney and Raegan started blowing up their little water balloons. They quickly found out how funny the balloons are!

5th Grade Band

Last week, Sydney had her first band concert. She has been playing clarinet for almost three months. Of course, the concert included "Twinkle, twinkle, little star"! She is in the second row on the right side of the band. I know--you can't see her. Oh well!

This is what Isaiah thought of the masterpiece. (He loves music!)

Orphan Sunday

Tomorrow is Orphan Sunday. Unfortunately, half of our family got sick tonight, so we could not host our event. We will try to reschedule soon!

Several years ago, I never would have thought we would adopt. The financial implications of adopting scared us silly, and I just never thought we needed to adopt. But God had other plans. He showed us that we did need to adopt. Just because we had been able to have three biological kids and we had a "picture-perfect" family (at least we thought we did!), our hearts needed to grow to know more about God's love for us. We needed to put our faith into action. We needed to learn to trust God for more than what we control. And, a little boy named Isaiah needed a family. So now, I want to just post another video that highlights the need for orphan care. It is emotional, and some might argue that it plays on people's emotions. That is probably true. But, the issue is emotional. And, we can do something to help. All of us are not called to adopt. But, we are all called to do something. And, who knows, maybe you are being called to adopt. Or foster. Or support someone else who is adopting. Or sponsor a child who will grow up in an orphanage. Or mentor a fatherless teen in a local middle school.

Hope is Fading – Orphan Sunday from Allan Rosenow on Vimeo.

Happy Birthday Aunt Melli!

A birthday message to my amazing sister from several of her adoring nieces and nephews:

We all love you and can't wait to see you in a little over a month!
We hope your day is a special one!