never once. ..

tonight, we spent out time filling out paperwork to get our finalization process started for the babies...and listing everything we had to pay for {the list goes on and on and on;)}. 

friends, i am still blown away at your generousity..thank you for loving our family well during months of uncertainity. we have been so, so blessed. never once did we ever walk alone. even now, i am moved to tears and have so much thankfulness. words cannot express..

love does.

I seriously can't get enough of Bob Goff's new book, Love Does. it is SO good. you know, the kind that makes you laugh out loud...can't put it down. well this is it!! here is one of my favorite excerpts {although not one of the funny ones...you will have to read the book for those;)}::

**a couple of things happen when we accept Jesus' invitation to participate with Him in life. obstacles that seem insurmountable aren't. impediments that we believe disqualify us don't. when we show up to participate with Jesus in the big life, we're participating with the very being who made life in the first place. he gently asks us how we are and invites us to get better together with Him. 

accepting the invitation to show up in life is about moving from the bleachers to the field. it's moving from developing opinions to developing options. it's about having things matter to us enough that we stop just thinking about those things and actually do something about them. simply put, Jesus is looking for us to accept the invitation to participate. it's like the president is calling and we just need to answer the phone. we need to show up.

when we accept life's invitation, it's contagious too. other people will watch us and start seeing life as something more amazing, more whimsical than before. when you show up to the big life, people (the type who don't think they're invited) start seeing invitations everywhere as thick as colorful fall leaves. they don't think about their pain or their weakness any longer. instead, they think about how incredible a big life really is and how powerful the one who is throwing the banquet is too. 

Jesus wants us to come. he's sending His servants out to tell the people standing at the fences and in the libraries that they're invited to the party. He's sending you an invitation too, in the sunrise, in the sound of a bird, or in the smell of coffee drifting lazily from the kitchen. the one who has invited you is way more powerful than any of the impediments we think we're facing, and He has just one message for us. He leans forward and whispers quietly to each of us, "there's more room." **  {bob goff} 

don't you want to live a life that is contagious??!

i'm baaaack.

ahhh...it's been way too long! i have missed my space here so much and the sweet connections it has provided over the past couple of years. so i'm back at it..hoping it can be a more consistent thing in my days.

we have had a cRAzy, FUN filled summer! it still blows my mind that we are s t i l l adjusting. i mean, really?! ohmygoodness...i never imagined it would take SO long. at the same time, i am thankful for this adjustment because we have allowed ourselves more time to bond and be intentional about our {new} normal. it also means that life in uganda was good and we did adjust to the culture and norms there. we did make it home..i know i have said that before but i am still feeling it and am still encouraged by the fact that it did become home in the midst of so many uncertainties.  

our little ones won't stop growing and they keep us laughing. constantly. they have become quite close and act like they have always been together {read..sometimes they fight all. day. long;)}. no but really, for the most part, they are quite sweet but can get a bit crazy.... their antics keep us on our toes!

and just for fun..and because i can .... a few of my favorite summer shots: