Yesterday was Raj’s birthday. Happy birthday, loved one. Thanks for loving our boys so well. I spent some time yesterday reflecting Reflecting on the past few weeks. They have been a bit busy. They have been all over the place…figuratively and literally. They have been hard. But redemptive. They have shown Him as Sustainer and […]
making a habit of trusting Him
Maybe it was while I was up at before the sun was rising… Nursing my Elliot Or Peeling ginger, Crushing cardamom pods and grinding down the cinnamon All for the umpteenth time For our morning chai (For we surely know sleep deprivation these days With one son with a tracheostomy in a real cold house with […]
He never slumbers. He never sleeps
“Behold He That keepeth Israel Shall neither slumber Nor sleep.” Let me share a recent story Adam has a tracheostomy right? That is the tube that goes thru the neck, into the trachea, that he breathes thru right now It is temporary. And we have to suction the tracheostomy pretty frequently… Adam has a strong […]
the language of his hands
So Poppa Cooksey (my dad) has departed our “raj mahal” here in north India.He is currently in Delhi, worshiping with Raja, and these faces before he returns home to the US These faces belong to some of my favorite people in all the world So Poppa Cooksey has left, but his love was powerful in […]
The Why’s
The sun always sets straight into our bedroom window.It is near setting now. Elliot is sweetly sleeping and THIS BOY is joining me as I write to you now.In the setting rays of the sun he sits. He sits with perfect posture.He laughs and his face dimples.And it is glorious. Have you heard THIS STORY ?It is […]
HABITual TRUST
I guess it was nearly midnight on Christmas Eve Our little 3 foot tree’s lights were twinkling in the window’s reflection. We were heading for bed When thru the night’s darkness “there arose such a clatter”… Not the St. Nicolas clatter we sing about though At first I thought it was just another wedding reception… […]
Reflections
A recent heartbreaking and brutal crime in Delhi, India has sparked much conversation about women, safety, rights, crime, rape, etc. I am praying that a problem that has long been present here…thru being brought into the LIGHT…will see some alleviation This article says so much. After reading it…I remembered this that I wrote a while back. […]
You Are Not Alone
“You are not Alone” is the title of a blog series started by a friend, Mandie Joy, out of South Carolina.Her heart is to connect people going thru “painful times” so that we can be an encouragement to one another.Vulnerability is powerful and needed, I believe.And the power of story is significant. You can find […]
Remember
The ability to remember is such a gift.For when we remember, we see things as they are.We see His handiwork that we may have not seen when things were all unfolding.I love this by Clive Staples himself:“Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back everything is different….” Often times, […]
Sunday Sunday
(First let me say I am sorry to all whom I have not responded to…phone calls, emails, fb messages…we have been without internet since the day before Thanksgiving…then it was “repaired”…but, alas, it is still not working. It comes for about an hour every 3 days. So I have written a few emails and blog […]
Expanding Tents…on Holy Ground
So I cannot get this story off my mind nor my heart.I debated sharing it on our blog.For 2 reasons.But Abba Father has silenced both of those reasons with His voice.And after celebrating Orphan Sunday, I cannot keep quiet. Firstly, the fact that I do not know this family personally was a reason.Surely, they may think I […]
orphan sunday
So it is not really an appropriate time for me to write a blog.It is the middle of the night.We are finishing our Sunday here, on this side of the world.This Sabbath to remember orphans. I am awake nursing our new little one.Listening to the sweet pitches of his breathing and feeling his little body […]
Free yourself from the chains on your neck
“Free yourself from the chains on your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion”. The prophet Isaiah scribed these words many moons ago, as the Spirit breathed them to pass. And that same Spirit sung them over me this morning. This Sabbath morning. The cool of the Sabbath dawn was soon swallowed up by a stifling […]
“a good God is everywhere”
Whew. So last week came to a close. And this week has been surprising with new steps for Adam. He is laughing more than ever, crawling more than ever, and has figured out how to make sounds thru his tracheostomy (which excites him more than anything else).It has been beautiful to see him recover._____________________________________________________________But, let’s just […]
Hadassah Update
Many of you have been lifting up precious Hadassah faithfully in the weeks since I wrote about her. If you do not recall her, you can be updated here. She is one of many women in India who have walked thru depths of difficulties that I at times cannot fathom. The statistics are many and the […]
the One of all comfort
There have been many times since September 18th, 2011, that I have been led to deeper pits of questioning.Asking Him.Longing to understand.Why He allows suffering.Why He allows bartsocas papas.Why He permits babies to have no eyelids.Why? Why? Why?Why such injustice?I needed/need answers that are understandable to my finite mind.My temporary vision.My mourning heart.Just like His […]
journey on…
So this post is originally on our original family blog: http://soundsofthesun.wordpress.com Since our family is expanding…our journey is not solely “baby Adam’s journey”. So I am going to try to post reflective posts on our family site as well as general family updates. Then Adam updates will be on here. No fret though..many more people know […]
stories of Him, not us.
So it is Wednesday evening. The heat of the day was quenched by an afternoon rain that has cooled down this North Carolina home. Adam is discharged! Yes, that is right, he is out of the hospital and back at our home in Chapel Hill;) He is doing quite well, swinging happily in his swing, […]
why it has been so long
Update: We do not have results of MRI yet, since it finished near the end of the work day on Friday. BUT we know that surgery is scheduled for April 3rd. They will remove the cyst then and we will hope and pray for a quick recovery. For our return ticket to India is May […]
just so you know;)
Feb 14th, a day we earth dwellers mark as a day for love, our baby boy is getting his cleft lip repaired. He will also be having some operations done on his legs. Please petition that he can be well rested and ready for surgery and that Divine hands guide each surgeon and other involved […]
no event too common place for His glory to not be seen.
“There is no event so common place but that God is present within it, always hidden, always leaving you room to recognize Him or not to recognize Him.” (Fredrick Buechner) This season of life has definitely been one where we have nearly drowned in His holiness and His glory. What a tragedy it would be […]