WE: Unformed

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 […]

Kiss of Life Video

It has been a beautiful journey, these past 2 years with Adam.One of the most beautiful parts of it is all the people who have come alongside of us. Dr Van Aalst, the doctor behind it all;) and Scott Morphew, local Jax artist who made this masterpiece;)  Jacksonville, Florida is my hometown and it has […]

“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 […]

Oh elliot. I love you son.

This is a post I have been wanting to share for a while. Let’s be honest. I mean, that is what we all want anyways, right? Yes, I believe so. So I am going to be honest. One thing I struggle with in real life and in cyber life;) Is communicating and expressing my love […]

on MUSIC and LAUGHTER

“MUSIC AND LAUGHTER WILL BE THE BUSINESS OF HEAVEN”- cs lewis Eternal longings root themselves deep in this mama’s heart.For she knows that there are unseen glories far beyond what our finite eyes can behold.For there is glory deeper than we knowThere is a day where every tear will be wipedWhen little boys and little […]

Specs.

You know on our wedding bulletin, we had this printed: “The Lord has done GREAT things for us and we are FILLED WITH JOY” (And surely he had done great things…but we had no idea all the goodness in store…) It is a psalm of david Earlier in the Psalm, he writes “our mouths were […]

September the 18th

Alright my dears. I wish I was as regular on here as I was during Story Time that stretched thru June, July, and August But, alas, I have not been. For that, I am sorry. For there is so much to share that I get a bit overwhelmed thinking about it. To be honest, just […]

This little light of mine

So we have been discharged for 2 days now.It is definitely a slow recovery.But it is coming along;)Adam has been outside once each dayAnd swinging on the swing set is certainly his therapyI love walking these 2 to the park in their Radio Flyer wagonWe have a follow up appointment tomorrow with the main surgeonContinued […]