Helpless and Hopeful

My heart is aching today for a family that I have never met. The blog world is an amazing place where I have started to follow the lives of other Christian women, some hilariously funny, some with caring and warmth that I wish I could portray, and often they are friends back home who through their writing provide me with an opportunity to continue to feel connected to people that I wish were in the same room that I could embrace every day.

There is one woman that I have come across who is an amazing mother of 4 beautiful children, one of which is grasping for life at this very moment. The youngest baby, less than a year old, has heart problems which the doctors are not able to get control of at the moment. I am asking all of you to get on your knees and lift up your prayers for this baby and his family.


As mothers there are a million moments that we feel so helpless, but relying on the strength of our God and knowing that He has a plan is the only way that we are able at times to continue to put one foot in front of the other. We only hope that His plan for our children will allow us to see them grow up and see who they are to become; to see them finding their soul mate, getting married, and knowing our grandchildren. However, we always know in the back of our mind that that may not be His plan. So when we are reminded of this, as I am now praying for baby Stellan, we hold our own babies as tightly as possible and thank God for what we are blessed with today. Please join me in prayer today. You can read about this family by clicking on the button on the left side that says "Praying for Stellan".

Adios, Winter!

This post is all about a farewell . . . to winter, that is. I can't even adequately put into words how much I am looking forward to warm weather and sunshine. Now, I will admit that there was an air of excitement at the end of December with those first snow flakes. We took two ski weekends this year with the second being last weekend teaching four of Peter's colleagues from London how to ski, and I enjoyed every second of my time on the slopes. The accumulation of snow that I have witnessed here was more than I have ever seen in my life, as was the amount of snow shovelling. But I am now declaring an official end to winter. God, are you listening?

Let me just say that if you have to pose this question "Is it possible to have dandruff on your legs?", you have had enough winter.

If you have spent a week straight in the house without going outside because the sheer number of items of clothing you would have to don is too overwhelming, you have had enough winter.

So, I am more than overjoyed to announce that in about 3 weeks, the Claus family will be on a Florida beach. This is a warning to anyone below the Mason-Dixon line to be sure to have a good pair of sunglasses with 100% UV protection on hand starting April 7th, cause this family has reached a pasty whiteness that is simply unprecedented. Donations in the form of sunblock, cute bathing suit cover-ups (goodness knows I'll be needing that), and Jimmy Buffett's greatest hits are now being accepted.

I honestly don't believe that those children were sad when Frosty the Snowman melted away. I now know that they were tears of joy. So long, Frosty! If you need us, we'll be on the beach.