For His Service

 I wish I knew Jesse's mom's name. She did  a great job explaining what it is like to be a parent who has a child with NF.  There is always Hope in Christ... for God says over and over that HE is slow to anger and abounding with Love.  For that, I am thankful. Many thanks to Toan from Go Inspire Go who sent John-Michael this super Hero cape! A Tribute to the Parents of NF It all began with “coffee” marks on my precious new baby’s otherwise perfect skin. When the doctor said Neurofibromatosis, we entered a new world. We didn’t ask to go to this new place. We didn’t buy plane tickets or Mapquest it. But we got there nonetheless. ...In this new world there were things we’d never heard before. There were bone abnormalities called dysplasias, bowing, pseudoarthrosis, scoliosis… There were tumors called plexiforms, neurofibromas, gliomas, astrocytomas… Learning disabilities and developmental delays opened us up to things we knew existed, but never th...

Sorry this blog has been silent.  We are moving a few towns away and moving my father and mother in law in with us.  This means decluttering, donating items, packing up items, painting walls, having showings, looking for a new house for all of us, etc.  All while parenting and teaching our three kids and living the crazy life that eveyone lives.   So, in a few weeks we will settle in here.

I have been studying through Thessalonians for the past several months.    1 Thess 1: 2-9 says...  We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly [ a ]   mentioning you in our prayers, 3  remembering before  our God and Father  your work of faith and labor of  love and  steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.   4  For we know,  brothers [ b ]  loved by God,  that he has chosen you, 5  because  our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and  in the Holy Spirit and with full  conviction. You know  what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.   6  And  you became imitators of us  and of the Lor d , for  you received the word in much affliction,  with the  joy of the Holy Spirit,   7  so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8  For not only has the word of the...

Happy New Year!  2015 is here!   I have a few resolutions for the new year, things to shoot for to make an even better 2015.  I want to  practice  an attitude of gratitude and make a conscious effort to find things to thank God for.  None of us are going to have perfect lives this side of Heaven, but we can still be to be thankful.   I am going to focus on the good and let go of the bad. I am not going to compare myself to others.  God made me ... He knit together my "in most being" ... my personality.  I have to be me. .. and not worry that I am not as neat and organized as other moms, that I am not as pretty as another, that I am not as smart as another, etc.     Comparison is a thief of joy because comparison tells us that we have been cheated.  However, we are not walking in their shoes.  We really do not have a clear picture of what their struggles are... even if we are facebook friends with them. ...