“Not everyone can say (it), but I count myself lucky to have a birth mother who loved me enough to know she wasn’t ready to be a mom. I’m lucky that I have wonderful parents who chose me. I often say adoption is a full-circle blessing and I truly believe it. Adopted children were not…
On a personal note, I was so blessed to be able to spend two months in Georgia to be with my 4 beautiful grandchildren there – Isabelle, Noah, Lily and Rowan. It was the first time that I had felt like a real grandmother, and not just a guest or a visitor. I love being…
I wish I had more information to give you concerning Barza Mica. Unfortunately, I have no new news from the director. Will the State take the orphanage away from these young people (my kids) whom I have loved for 16 years? Will God change the government’s ‘hearts of stone into hearts of flesh’ to have…
This is the ‘Love Month’! :) Not only this month, but sometimes I am just flooded with thoughts of all the people I love – too many to mention here. But, included in those is family, of course. I have just spent considerable time with my grandbabies, and oh, how we love each other! And…
It was such a cold, blustery Sunday evening several years ago when my boys and I were on our way to church across town for the service. It was that ‘bitter cold’ that a January offers us in New England. It wasn’t just freezing, it was literally below freezing! And besides that we had so…
I wish I had better news for you this month concerning Barza Mica. The inspections did not bode well for the orphanage. In what we believe is the government’s motivation to gain the orphanage building for themselves, two weeks ago they demanded truly ridiculous proposals for Barza. In order for the building to pass inspection,…
November was a busy, productive and wonderful month for the ministry. I wish I had more information to give you concerning the status of Barza Mica (orphanage for ‘my’ big ‘kids’), but the Romanian Government inspection won’t happen until this month.
I just love the Holiday Season. From a child, it started with Thanksgiving. We would draw the cornucopias, fat, colorful turkeys and boy and girl pilgrims at school. On Thanksgiving Day, the older ones would watch football games most of the day. And then ultimately, we would stuff ourselves silly on holiday. The next thing…
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever! – Psalm 30.12b
The ministry is always moving forward. The Lord’s hand was at work in October in wonderful ways. Because of your generous giving, we were able to buy enough underwear for all the ‘kids’ at Barza Mica. Rhonda and I went shopping for this government-required clothing when I returned to the States. They were sent through…