This picture perfectly describes the mood of these kiddos as we took Ryli and Bliss up to university. Soji, Crickie, Ransom-- fine. Little Stoney-- not so much. He's been so easily ruffled these past few days. Bliss is his obvious favorite and he's taken her … [Read more...]
The Name Game: Vaughn McCrae
Baby Vaughn: The Vaughn and Only I discovered I was expecting on Good Friday...and before the day was done I was bleeding. A lot. I called my obstetrician and he said just to come in on Monday. It was most likely another miscarriage. That made Easter difficult … [Read more...]
The Name Game: Verity Banner
"You have given a banner to those who fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth." - Psalm 60:4 I discovered I was pregnant for the 11th time with our 15th child only a few months after Stone was born. In the crazy mix of my father's death and moving to … [Read more...]
The Name Game: Stone Prosper
It was Christmas. Crickie was over a year old and David and I wondered if maybe our little family was finished. I sat by the lit tree looking over our dozens of family ornaments early one morning and asked God to give us a son. I thought about the gift God gave us in … [Read more...]
The Name Game: Victory Rose
David and I had decided to not find out the sex of our baby. I was pretty darn sure it was a boy. So sure that I sewed everything and even monogrammed it for a boy. I laughed when people guessed girl and proudly proclaimed I "had never been wrong." God was … [Read more...]
Name Game: Sojourner Hope
When Ransom was in my belly, we learned of a baby girl needing a home. She was due eight weeks after Ransom and since our lives were already full-time crazy we decided what's one more? Bringing this little girl into our home was nothing short of miraculous. The journey … [Read more...]
Name Game: Ransom Witness
I'd been over and over section of the Bible for several months before and during my pregnancy with Ransom, and the word just stuck out to me. I loved the name and the meaning: that Christ paid our ransom and freed us from sin. I loved the word Witness because I wanted … [Read more...]
The Name Game: Shepherd David
As if life wasn't crazy enough with nine children 11 and under, the months following Judson's birth I had this feeling down deep in my gut that we would be adopting again soon. Judson was born the end of February and as my tender heart worked through dozens of doctors … [Read more...]