FFF # 11 Only One

We can only pick one picture for out FFF today......

Our new baby!! Skittles!!

Prayer for the Steven Curtis Chapman family

Please pray for the Steven Curtis Chapman family. Their youngest daughter was killed yesterday in an accident, getting run over by a vehicle driven by her brother. How tragic and sad!! God bless and be with this precious family.

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Is adoption a bad word???

My friend, Becca, asked this question on her blog and so I thought I would ask here too. Is adoption a bad word? Is it a word talked about in your home openly? Is it a word that your children know? Is the word adopted only okay to use during the right time and in the right place? Or can it only be used by those of us who have gone through the experience? Or do you just love it or hate it in general? Maybe it is not just the word, but the manner and situation in which it is used?

This is one thing that Becca says...
Lately I've noticed the different opinions/reactions that adoptive parents have to the word adopted. I have one friend who has one birth child and one adopted child. She does not like or use the word adopted in her house.

OK, Here is my opinion...

I love the word adoption or any form of it first because God set adoption into motion a long time ago before the world began to adopt us as His sons and daughters, through Christ, his son. And showed us that many times in the Bible, with different people. Can you think of a few? What about Moses, Esther, and Jesus himself, just to name a few....

The 2nd reason I love the word adopted is because it has to do with a choice and an effort.
Now... not to make less of pregnancy, but sometimes that isn't a choice, it just happens. (a couple of mine did!) But with adoption it doesn't just happen, we make a conscious effort to do all the things we have to do to "adopt" our child and /or children.

I could go on and on about ways I love the word adopt or any form of it, we do talk about it in our home a lot and Heidy knows what it is and she prays for her sister, who is still in Ethiopia, because "she will not know us when she gets here" and "to not be crying for her papa" and "to have Jesus shining in her heart". She gets "it" more than a lot of adults do.

And the main reason I love the word adopted is because, Heidy is.... and our next daughter will be.

FFF # 10 Fun in the SUN!!!!

We haven't had too much sun lately here, but today it is SUNNY!! So here ya go,
FUN IN THE SUN!!!!!

This is the first summer that Heidy was home and her 2nd time in Florida that summer.
She loved it!!! The beach is my favorite vacation, too!

New Addition.....

We have a new addition to our family!! She is a little furry and has 4 legs, and meows, her name is... Skittles!!! I will try to get a picture today. She is adorable and purrs so loudly!!

Happy Mother's Day

The Two Women
Once there were two women
living half a world apart.
God joined these women together
with a common thread between their hearts.

In one, He created a life,
a beautiful baby girl.
In the other, He planted an idea,
weighing it heavily on her soul.

The first, heartbroken, faith strong,
knew the baby wasn't hers to raise.
She watched as the baby was taken,
and knelt down to God in praise.

The second, frightened, faith strong,
asked God to hold her hand
as she traveled toward a dream
to an unfamiliar, distant land.

The baby, she was beautiful,
an angelic Guatemalan face.
She stared, wide-eyed and curious,
as into her mother's arms she was placed.

And there were tears full of sadness
as one mother's heart wept.
And there were tears full of gladness
as one mother's heart leapt.

Two very different women
with a common circumstance.
Each asking for God's guidance
instead of leaving life to chance.

Two very different women
who love the same little girl,
praying to God daily
to guide her through this world.

And though they'll never meet,
they are forever joined heart to heart
by the same awesome God,
lands apart.

I don't know who wrote this poem, but she says it so well!!! I praise God, I was chosen to be Heidy's mommy!! I am blessed by all my children, but very thankful for my Guatemalan born daughter, that was born in my heart!!

Mother's Day Banquet

Friday night we drove 4 1/2 hours to go to my in-laws. We stayed at Mark's brothers house and Carlette, my sis in law, was in charge of their churches Mother's Day Lunch.

The theme, was "We are God's Princesses".

This is Carlette, speaking.

My mother in law was there too, she goes to church there, too.

It was Heidy's first Mother/ Daughter type banquet!! And it is Mother's day on May 10th in Guatemala!! Very fitting!!

God has blessed us with 4 great kids. Skyler was there too, but she was the photographer! I am glad and humbled to be their mom!!

FFF # 9 -- Mommy and Me

This week it is "Mommy and Me" for the theme of FFF.


Mommy and two of my babies, Skyler and Heidy last spring in Destin, FL. at a wedding.

Mommy and her oldest daughter, Milady at her wedding goofing off!!!

I am trying to find a picture of Jordan and me too. I will add it if I can find it!!

FFF # 8 Things your kids like to do......

Heidy loves her big Bubby Jordan, And He loves her!!!

(he is like Skyler and likes to make faces)

Heidy loves Rachel and loves to go to the park with her.

He also loves to play about any instrument he can get his hands on. Here he is holding an accordian and playing the piano!!

Milady and Chad are newlyweds..... they like each other best!!!


Skyler and Heidy like to spend time together!

Skyler loves photography!!

Heidy loves to play with her friends and she loves to play dress up!


Heidy loves to drive her gator!!

I think Heidy's favorite thing to do is SWIM!!!!!!!!!

Tagged by April

I was tagged by April at.... http://pandabearsanddragonflies.blogspot.com/

I am supposed to give 3 facts about me......

1. I have been married to my husband, Mark for almost 29 years and we have children ranging from age 26 to 4. Son Jordan, 26, married to Rachel, Daughter Milady, 24, married to Chad, Daughter Skyler, 16, and Daughter Heidy, 4. And another Daughter in route sometime.....

2. I have one brother, named Mark, and I am the oldest, no sisters.

3. My hobbies are photography, scrapbooking and card making, being outside in the summer and landscaping and interior design and decorating and my daughter Skyler's bed, I designed and helped my husband build.


I am tagging....

Whoever wants to do this.... I think its fun to learn little facts about our friends that we might not know!!!

Have a great day!!!