I Am Blessed

The Lord has blessed me so incredibly, beyond what I could ever have imagined.  I have an incredible husband, who loves the Lord, me and our children

and our six wonderful kids

Daniel

Elaina

Nicholas

Naomi

Jeremiah

Deanna

and praying that the Lord would give us more to love and raise for His Glory.

Michelle

Didn't think we would see this!

About 4 months ago all the children planted 12 sunflower seeds - 2 each. During the process of transplanting them several broke and died and a few more were eaten by bugs before they could grow. Only one of Jeremiah's survived. He has really enjoyed watching it grow and bloom. It finally reached a height of just under 10 ft.

We really never thought we would still be in England to see the flower bloom.  We thought we would be back in America a looong time ago.

It has now been 3 months since Gary, Daniel and Nicholas left.  3 hard months! Last night it felt harder than ever, because I called Gary just before I went to bed (just like I do every night) and Daniel answered the phone.  He always talks on the phone with a really chatty, cheerful attitude.  Now, last night was no different but he just wanted to talk and talk and talk to me.  We ended up speaking for 40 minutes and before he said goodbye he told me he missed me (he hasn't told me that much).  Next I got to speak to Nicholas, who talked for 10 minutes which is a really long time for him as he is not much of a talker on the phone.   Then the phone was passed around between the whole family.  We ended up talking for probably an hour and a half!!  We are so thankful for Skype :)

I miss those times when my boys could just talk to me about anything, whenever they wanted.  I am so pleased they have their Dad there to talk to but, how I wish I was there too.

BUT, Lord willing, if the interview goes as we hope, we will be reunited in just under 4 weeks!!!! 

We can't wait. :)

Michelle

Jeremiah's Dream Come True

Long before we ever arrived in Zambia, Jeremiah had a dream.  His dream was to give candy to the orphans and we were determined to allow him to fulfill his dream before we had to leave.  

During our time in Livingstone we had met Mrs Chara who ran the Ebenezer homes and school.  She is a wonderful Christian lady who has done a lot to help the orphans over the last 9 years.  She currently runs a school which is the only one in the area which is totally free.  She also oversees homes for 30 orphans.  So we decided to call her and ask if Jeremiah could give some candy to the orphans that she knew.  She happily agreed so the day before we left Zambia we took the long trek to the orphanage.   And it was a long trek.  We had been there once before in a car but had forgotten quite how far it was.  After walking about 5km (approx 3miles) in 90 + temperatures we finally arrived - hot, tired and thirsty.  We had run out of water by now, so when the Lord brought a thunderstorm Elaina and Naomi took advantage of the rain.

Once Mrs Chara arrived she took us in to meet the children.  The children sang some beautiful songs for us and showed us around their home.  We were so humbled by how warmly they accepted us, total strangers - and made us feel so welcome.

Then Jeremiah got to fulfill his dream.  I was so excited for him as I watched him (and our other kids) hand out the candy to the children.

It really was the perfect way to end our time in Zambia, giving (albeit only a very little) to those in need.

Michelle

Quote of the Day

"I don't daydream - I just get lost in my imagination!"

Jeremiah - age 6