2 years ago!

Two years ago God placed your picture and profile in our SW hands! Two years ago we saw your beautiful face!

God has led us to wonderful christian friends all over the world! You have brought us joy, even though we have not met you! God is watching and taking care of you while we wait for you!! Not knowing when or if the day will come to take you home to your brothers and sister! Until than, we are so thankful for your wonderful Caregivers, and for Joni to stop over and visit you and give you some Iowa loving from us! You are a blessing our dear little boy! We love you and continue to pray God's grace and peace to you and all your friends at the Orphanage!
Sending Hugs & Love!
Jeremiah 29:11 (New International Version)
11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

3 months and 15 years!

Today marks the 3 month mark of waiting for adoption to reopen in Liberia! I knew in my heart it wouldn't open up before this day. President Sirleaf has been in been in the United States. Our hearts are wondering, knowing this is all in God's hands to when it reopens. There is a family blog I follow, with a great amount of information regarding Liberia.

http://www.rutledge6.blogspot.com/

There is a great article if you click on it. Please take time to scroll down and listen to a video post on here also.

This family just got back from Liberia so long ago.

Today is Mark's anniversary from his accident 15 years ago! I am so thankful God spared his life! When I think back to that windy, gloomy day, I can't imagine what that day would turn out to be. God was so with us, and not a day goes by that I am reminded to "kiss your husband good-bye, you never know it could be your last" was what my Grandma always told me!

Little did I know, that was did exactly happen! I went shopping with my sister who was in college, and thought Beau (1 years old) and I would walk Kari to the dorm room to help carry boxes would I receive a message that would change our lives forever! Not until I seen Mark in the ER before surgery. To hear about the damage he had from the cement rake going through his body! Would those valuable words Grandma would repeat to me over and over again!

God walked us through that time of our life and He is still here walking us through this part.

Prayer Requests:

Those waiting for the phone to ring!!!
Church families:
We have 2 families in waiting for domestic adoptions! :)
Families who are finishing up their Foster Care classes so they can foster to adopt in our church! :0

A couple of families in Katelyn's Fund waiting for referrals from Ethiopia!

A Family that has been waiting for years to bring home children from Guatemala!

Friends who are moving a couple hours south! We will miss you!

Families, Marriages and Children!

Liberia to reopen the doors!!!

Thanks for checking in!

Psalm 33:4
For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.

Happy 40th Anniversary Dad & Mom!

Happy 40th Birthday Dad & Mom!!

Today is my parents 40th Anniversary! I have this great picture of my parents when we were at Ellis Island a few years ago, I would love to post it, but I think my parents would be very shocked I put it on here! I would be a great laugh to share!
We celebrated awhile back at a Steak House, it was wonderful night. Our family is getting tog
ether on Christmas Day, so we will continue to celebrate! 40 years later, 4 daughters, 3 Sons (in Laws), 3 grand daughters, and 7 (8) grand sons. God has been so good to our family!

Tonight we have a Christmas Party in Sioux Falls, it is fun to see the
Employees have cleaned up, and dressed in nice clothes. The weather is suppose to
change around 3:00, so it looks like we will have an adventure.

My parents got married in a blizzard 40 years ago, my dad could take
my mom to the same little hotel in town!

As we wait for some word from Liberia, I leave you with these verses:

As Psalm 37:7a, “Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him …”

Matthew 2:11
On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary,
and they bowed down and worshiped him.
Then they opened their treasures and presented him with
gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.


Stay Warm, and continue to go and share the good news of the birth of Jesus Christ!