Life's Amazing Twists and Turns
There are moments in life when you just have to sit back and marvel at God's hand of providence.I've been having quite a few of those moments lately. My oldest daughter, Becca, has been courted by a fellow whom she has known since she was about four. We used to attend church with his famil

Whew, That Was Close!
Last evening we went on a nice walk. The sky was darkening and the stars were starting to shine brightly. Because I figured that I could not get the stroller up the embankment of the canal I chose to walk in the road...mind you, I was walking against traffic (as you are suppose to) and very close to the curb. There were two lanes from which the oncoming truck could travel in but he/she continued to dominate the far lane that I was occupying. Granted, it was dark but I was clearly visible and yet he kept coming at me. Phil, along with the rest of the family started to shout at me to get out of the road. I was kind of in a state of shock. I just couldn't believe that the driver wa

Family Identity
Last night we had our first pre-marriage/family counseling session with our Pastor and his wife. Phil and I are both blessed to have this couple in our lives. They have a lot of insight into my family which means they have a lot of helpful advice to share with us.I was reminded last week that we have only known Steve and Wendy for six years now but Steve has baptized our adopted children, performed Eric's and my twentieth anniversary renewal of vows, conducted Eric's memorial, and now will be officiating as I marry Phil. We hope (and pray) that he has the privilege of baptizing a baby or two of ours as well! And, then there are our children's weddings to officiate a

Busy, Busy, Busy
I do hope to be back to blogging soon. Right now I have...Wedding Invitations to send outReformation outfits to sewHouse to runWedding plans to work onPiano to teachChildren to teachHelp Phil moveand the list goes on.Soon...very soon life will slow down. At least I hope so!~Heather

I Will Never Leave You...
nor forsake you...These words are found in Deuteronomy 31:8. Here is the whole verse..."And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed."As I was walking the other day I had a moment of fear enter my heart. I had a feeling I would deal with fear at some point. The thought that caused the fear was "what if I lose Phil as well!". I very well could. I am not promised that I will never suffer again just because I endured this present suffering. In my weakness I cried out to Him and told Him that I'm just not sure I could say good-bye to another husband. The next m