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Remembering Mandy Kelly from Worshipful Living

Tuesday, March 21, started like any other day around our house. I got the kids off to school and came home to do some work.  Around 9:30 a member of our Facebook Mastermind Group (a group of about 10 Christian women bloggers that support one another through blogging and life) posted that she'd seen some chatter on Mandy's Facebook profile and wanted to see how we could pray for her.  It wasn't 20 minutes later that we all realized what was going on... Mandy, her husband Scott, and their … {Read More}

Part 6 – Logistics

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 It was the morning our baby girl was going to be released from the hospital. I finally slept in (we hadn't slept for 3 days), but Q was up at 5:30am. Little did I know, Daddy had kicked in and he was out organizing the car and buying bottles and bottles of hand sanitizer. The first part of our morning consisted of calling our insurance company, setting … {Read More}

Part 5 – She’s Ours!

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4   As I silently prayed, we continued to talk. The attorney arrived around 11am and "D" walked in for the first time that morning; he wasn't as talkative as the night before. The attorney asked if they had any questions, it was almost signing time. "D" held the baby while we took pictures together and then it was time to step out while "J" signed her rights over. … {Read More}

Part 4 – The Meeting

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 "Come in.", she said as the legal assistant knocked on the door. My heart and my mind were racing a million miles a minute. Here they were; the man and woman that were giving us the most precious gift from God. And in her arms was that gift. "J" was feeding her as I stood in amazement. "You can feed her if you want.", she said. My heart melted as I held my daughter for … {Read More}

Part 3 – The Trip

Part 1 Part 2 It was 3pm by the time we hit the road and anything I'd eaten throughout the day had not stayed down. Looking back, it almost seems as if Satan was trying to thwart the whole thing. But God, He said, "Keep going!" We made a pit stop around 6:30. Q ran in to get dinner and I couldn't even stand to get out of the car. Suddenly my phone rang, it was my friend Rachel (also an … {Read More}

Seeds Family Worship {GIVEAWAY}

Q and I went to the seminary this morning to purchase a parenting DVD and while we were there we picked up Seeds Family Worship's "Seeds of Praise" CD. Image CreditI don't think it's ever too early to start planting seeds of faith (and praise) in our little Moriah. And, to be honest, I like listening to their songs, too.If you haven't heard of Seeds Family Worship, each of their songs is a bible … {Read More}