all i want for christmas….

My memory verse for these last two weeks of 2009 is this -
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek:  that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek Him in His temple.
Psalm [...]

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thank you jesus

Most of you know that I read the LivingProof Ministries blog.  Well Beth asked a very interesting question over there and I realized I needed to post my answer here as well.
She asked-
What are you grateful for that you NEVER thought you would
be grateful for?
Well.   That one got me thinking.  The usual stuff is easy [...]

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halloween, not according to plan

The original plan for Halloween this year was for us to go up to Knoxville for an award that was being given to a friend.  We wanted to be there to congratulate her and a lot of our friends up there haven’t seen Ginny ever and we’ve been wanting to catchup with folks.
That plan got [...]

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ginny’s first year in pictures

Enjoy this slide show.  I had fun putting it together.  This year has been an amazing journey.
Adoption match, meeting and loving Ginny’s birth parents, birth by C-section, trip home from Kansas, overwhelming baby shower from our church, constant care from friends and family, the month of RSV treatments, first tooth, first solid foods, first words, [...]

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sunday roast is in the oven

Acts 16: 22 – 26
22The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten. 23After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. 24Upon receiving such orders, he put them in the inner cell [...]

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jesus saves, over and over again

I can’t really tell you the scripture this comes from, but I am convinced that Jesus doesn’t just save sinners.
He saves me, every day, every moment.  Each time I turn to Him when I feel small, or petty, or discouraged, or angry.  He saves me from that and sends me in another direction.
Right now I’m [...]

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let’s table that one

once upon a time Missy had a give-a-way.
I entered, and then forgot about it.
I had a really bad weekend and came back from it, to find a post in my in box telling me I had won!
yipeeee!
The item arrived and I have been promising Missy forever that I would get some really cute photos of [...]

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bragging on Ginny

alright.  I am going to brag on my child.
It is going to be sickeningly sweet and gushy.  If you don’t want to read it you don’t have to.  But I’m a mom and it is good for me to occasionaly wax eloquent about my darling child.  Ask Missy over at It’sAlmostNaptime.  This was her idea.  [...]

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update on Ginny’s RSV

okay, we saw the doctor Wednesday and she said that Ginny was very very much improved and that she is gonna be fine.
the big thing now is to keep from re-infecting her, or adding any new infection on top of the one she has just fought off.
So Martin and I are sort of in a [...]

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ginny is five months old

At five months, Ginny has tripled her birth weight and is healthy happy and a pure joy to be with.  Here are some photos for her adoring fans.
I’ve got no makeup on, but who cares! no one’s looking at me now anyway.  Ginny is the star!
She has to be the happiest baby I have ever [...]

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