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Special Visit

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Lincoln Park Zoo

Do you have a best friend that lives far away from you?  I have one that lives in Utah; her name is Patience.  We only get to talk on the phone every couple of months, yet the fellowship is so sweet.

Since the beginning of this year I have been asking the Lord when I could go out and see her.  I knew that this month worked best for her, but the Lord never gave me a peace.  On February 12, I found out why He kept saying no.

For two weeks her and Nathan were planning a surprise 6 day visit.  Executed to near perfection they managed to shock me completely. I was sitting in Midway’s departure area waiting for an airplane ride when Patience comes walking up. (more…)

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Jehovah Jireh

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

God provided even before we were in need or had even asked.

Recently I mentioned to my sister in law in passing that I had no more coats in storage.  What the girls used everyday was all we had.  A couple days later I got a phone call from a supporter asking if the girls needed coats because she had run across a sale and wanted to get them some for next year.  She did not know about the conversation with my sister in law, but she just has a giving heart. (more…)

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Praise God for a Van

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

On the way home from our trip to Cincinnati, we started having some trouble with a mini van that we have had for over 7 years. The hose leading to the water pump sprang a leak. We were able to make it home on water without the van overheating, but we started seeing the need to replace our van.  It had 215,000 + miles on it, and more things were starting to show it’s age.

God provided a used mini van at an affordable price in August.  It is 8 years newer, has less miles, engine is in good shape and the body is in tons better shape.  A few weeks later we were able to sell our old van to help offset buying as well.  We are enjoying the captain seats and added square footage.  Praise God with us for giving us wisdom and the finances to purchase a “new” mini van.

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Our forgetfulness…God’s faithfulness

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Ellis Family

What would you do if you left the suitcase packed with all your children’s clothes at home?  Well, we didn’t quite leave it at home. We had some help not bringing it with us to Cincinnati.

We had some student friends living with us last week while they were packing all their belongings and cleaning their apartment. On Saturday morning we were both getting ready to leave and had suitcases all over the first floor of our house. In the hurried pace of the morning they ended up taking our kids suitcase with them to Missouri! (more…)

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