stories

Yesterday was crazier than planned...school, Adam's funeral, another meet-n-greet with 12 church family, a massive tree coming this close to smashing the party bus, two school pick-ups, and family dinner with Gaga and Ethan and a few young friends to celebrate H's 14th birthday! 

You know I love people's stories, and these meet-n-greets--Matt's idea for helping us get to know people more intimately and in smaller groups at a time--have been FULL of stories. I wish I could share them the way I always could in Haiti...different cultures, different communities. 

But I will say.

A new friend living in sin they thought too hard for Him to handle testified of the Lord waking them up in the middle of the night, over and over, and showing Himself and His great love. A testimony of a twenty year battle that ended in miraculous and instant and true healing. Stories of miraculous leading from the Lord, and of His genuine love manifesting in unexpected and unwelcomed places. 

Even between frantic phone calls from dear neighbors about said tree, and phone calls from Sofie at the house about a home inspector showing up for a pop-by foster visit WHILE trees were falling and while mom and dad were in the church gathering (head.in.hands)...the stories of the men and women around us are so powerful and inspiring. 

God's at work when we want and when we see it and when we don't. 

I love the reminders that our loved ones far from Him are being pursued by Him, regardless and always. I love the reminders that while we wrestle, He wrestles with us, and little by little or sometimes all at once, there is freedom in Him...persevere. I love that He wants ALL of it, ALL of us, and isn't content with pieces...that's some kind of love. And I love the while we live in our own worlds, at times we are reminded of all the worlds around us where He is also working a the same time...brothers and sisters in Christ is truly a gift and miracle, eyes on Jesus. 

Share your stories and be made aware of God at work all around you.

I've been straying from social media and so here's random pictures from the days.  

Lily got to go to a theater conference last weekend and meet some amazing people and all her dreams, lately, are on Broadway.  Quote: "What country can I go to and be a missionary during the week, and be in plays on the weekends?"

Nobody Emma loves like Chou-Chou.

I walked by the art room the other day and found Emma all alone, working hard.

The front of our house is a constant parking lot for bikes, scooters, roller blades and skateboards...I don't even know who these all belong to :)

Ben just started kindergarten baseball, and he. is. obsessed. 

We got to join dear friends for Morgan's birthday dinner Saturday...a very rare double date and so cherished.  We are thankful for Morgan and her precious family every.day.

oh, memories. Granny and her grandson Prince Lou and Dad and Ben, one born 5 lbs and one born 9 :)