WE: Unformed

Joy in 2014

2013 has come and gone. What a year it was For fun, I put together this little video with about 30 favorite pictures from 2013The pictures stream thru in 15 seconds It may make you dizzy…(Hopefully not) I do not think I have mastered the video making in 15 seconds yet. But give it a […]

Christmas Reflection (from Christmas 2011)

We had a lovely 2013 Christmas…full with an energetic Elliot and a cuddly Adam. Here is a bit from 2 years ago that I enjoyed reflecting on this Christmas Love to each of you _____________________________________________________________ Remember, as this “Christmas season” passes. Remember that  Abba Father is not a season.  Each night is holy. For He […]

On Adam’s “soul brother”, Saliman;)

Do you remember me writing about meeting Saliman?I wrote a Part 1 and a Part 2.For those who may not remember, Saliman is the one other boy in the U.S. with Adam’s condition.To say it infused us with great encouragement to hear there was another, would be a drastic understatement.Saliman is also adopted and is […]

Gift giving time

So as you all probably know, our internet is quite irregular these days.The reasons that we are given are endless and quite entertaining.“When it is cold the lines are difficult”“The man who flips the switch is on leave” (for 2 weeks)And I will stop there;) But alas, the weather has not gotten any colder, so […]

On 5 Minute Fridays…Or lack thereof;)

So there is this woman named Lisa Jo Baker.  She is a brilliant, real, and quite funny writer. And she started this thing called “5 Minute Friday” which I love It calls writers/bloggers/whomever to write for 5 minutes flat, every Friday, on a word she chooses You do not have time to edit it…you just […]

the language of his hands

Yesterday was my dad’s birthday. So I thought I would share this memory from last year, in honor of him;) I wrote this after his first trip to India in March 2013. It was epic indeed;) So Poppa Cooksey (my dad) has departed our “raj mahal” here in north India.He is currently in Delhi, worshiping […]

Thanks for the Prayers;)

I shared last week to pray for a bout of sickness Adam had. Thanks so much for that;) He is doing much better.  One week of antibiotics is done and we are on the mend;) To celebrate…we have been taking Adam back outside;) Elliot was pretty excited to have his brother back;) Here are some […]

5 Minute Friday

I am linking up with hundreds (maybe thousands?) of other women HERE This week is “Truth” (No time for editing or such…just write then stop) __________________________________________________________________ I remember that dusty classroom on the second floorSituated in my high school in downtown JacksonvilleThose classrooms and halls were filled with some of the most brilliant minds I have […]

Understanding “Together”

down the road on Friday night, a store owner in preparation for “Festival of Lights” So it is the first night in a while that Diwali festival music is not spiraling thru sound waves of our houseNor is their a marriage tent set up right outside playing dance music way past my bed timeYet, here […]

“Let us Break Bread together ON OUR KNEES”

Cool mists are sweeping thru these mountainous regions and the chill is invigorating.While I sip on this chicken and potato spicy soup goodness, that song plays on.It is a song that I have been playing on repeat since Sunday.Because on Sunday morning I was despondent.No reason, specifically.Just despondent and questioning His ways.Questioning the paradoxical Truth […]

On Snails and Perseverance

So Raja has been out of town for meetings and is heading back by train tonight.I surely do miss him;)So here is a picture in his honor;) a favorite picture of us from this summer; in St. Augustine at my brother’s wedding “It was by perseverance that the snail reached the ark” -spurgeon This, my […]

Because I have been with Him

I journeyed by bicycle today with Elliot on my back. Raja and Adam were sound asleep, so Elliot and I took off. It was grand, indeed;) We saw lots of beauty. It surrounded us. In rays of sun piercing thru blades of grass. In marigold buckets overflowing all down the street. In fields aglow atop […]

5 Minute Friday, “Together”

Let’s pretend like I live in Hawaii and it is still 824 PM on Friday night. Because my internet just started here in India and I have the chance to post this. I am joining lots of women over HERE to write for 5 minutes on the word: TOGETHER ____________________________________________________ So I had traveled to […]

Meeting Saliman (Part 2)

I wrote last week about meeting a precious boy named Saliman.You can read Part 1 hereI decided to do a Part 1 and Part 2 because my heart was divided after meeting him. Though it was all rooted in joy and thankfulness, there was a sadness too.It is hard to explain, I guess.But it is […]

A beautiful, anonymous response to “Laundry”

So last week I wrote on “Laundry”It was a quick, unedited, and rushed post I wrote about what I learned on a Delhi rooftop about “Laundry”And the one comment I got in response was from someone anonymousBut it was just glorious. This was it“Laundry and dirty dishes, too. Miserable chores that have secret messages–we are […]

“Laundry”; 5 Minute Friday

I am joining that group again this FridayWriting on a word given (this week “laundry”)We have 5 minutes to writeNo editing allowed.It is a bit hard to publish something I have not read thru again and edited.But here goes;)On laundry and such;) __________________________________________________________ It was on a rooftop in Delhi that I learned about laundryI […]

Meeting Saliman (Part 1)

This past September I had the chance to travel to New York.  My main purpose in going was to see my brother who is a senior at West Point. Yea, he is a big deal;) He is pretty much unstoppable and full of intellect, valor, and strength and has overcome every obstacle that has come […]

Jet lag, periwinkle, and thorns;)

Alright my friends, we are needing some prayer for my boy Elliot.He cannot quite get this sleep pattern down.Poor baby is up every day at 3 am ready to seize the day.That looks like high pitched squeals and dances to even the most mellow of melodies I choose to play.So it is a chance for […]

over and out.

We are flying out today from Jax-Newark-Delhi. Would much appreciate prayers for safe travels and sleeping babies;) Everyone is doing well and we are so grateful to United Airlines for their help in assisting our family in our travels. I will write more once we get back to our home in India to update you on […]