Hope during healing

"We may ask why brokenness is so often a prelude to the surrender that God seeks, and for the answer, we need to go back again to the Garden. It was there that our human nature was forged. Our natural tendency is always to assert our independence, and seek to determine our own destiny. As we have seen, the consequences of this are grave. God in his wisdom will allow events that will curb our headlong dash for independence. Inevitably, the failure and disappointment of these events will lead to personal brokenness. God chooses not to leave us there, but to draw us back into his presence with his loving kindness, so that he might remake and start to really use us."

From Covenant and Kingdom: The DNA of the Bible by Mike Breen

As we enter this Christmas season we mourn what we do not have but we hope for what is to come. 

Our newest family member is expected to arrive on our 10 year anniversary, May 14, 2015. We are delighted and excited to be able to anticipate and welcome a healthy, baby BOY. Words can not express the joy we feel at the coming of our newest son. At Christmas we are especially grateful for this gift that we have been given that we do not deserve.

 Hello sweet boy!

 Gender reveal for our family

 Action shots

 Look closely, what color do you see?

 Harper excited for another baby brother!

 Take two- we even had Skype going!

 Blue!

 Harper needed hearing protection from the balloon pop!

 Lots of blue!

 It's a boy!

All is calm, all is bright.