FINALLY!!!! I am able to post some photos from the week. The above photos are from our time at the Zoo. On the way home our family spent the day at the Omaha Zoo. It was a wonderful time!
I miss them all so much! Steffany and Adam have a wonderful family and we are so glad we were able to be there with them. There was so much more that I wished I could have done. The week was mostly spent just trying to stay "afloat". It was a constant busy! Matt pretty much stayed with the older kids playing with them...they even made a movie together. I helped Steff with the twins. It was such a concentrated effort to get them to eat! Diezel and Daizey have the most determination. They are the tiniest of things, but both of them have huge personalities. They are so incredibly sweet! Jace, Mackaley, Faith and Lukas are fabulous kids! Our girls had so much fun with them. On one of the days, Matt led them all in a water balloon fight. I had fun snapping shots of that. Stayed tuned for that post! ;)
God has brought them a long way towards health and they still have a ways to go. Their little bodies just need to put weight on. We continue to cry out to the Lord for their continued healing. Please pray for abundant strength for Steffany...it is a lot to be responsible for. They like to sleep on her at night, so she doesn't get as much rest as she could use. The mental energy of trying to get them to eat is draining. She is doing an excellent job!!!! She misses having good chunks of time to connect with their other children...so please pray for a peaceful balance as they strive to find their new "normal". They are a beautiful family and God is using them in wonderful ways! To Him be the Glory!
THANK YOU BOSTERS for letting us be part of your family for a week! We were blessed to be with you and see what God is doing!!!!
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Mr. Hudson is so handsome. He is bigger than the twins. It looks like things went well. The twins look good.
Hudson is a chunky monkey!!! I'll bet you get all kinds of comments when you are out together, don't you!? Just beautiful! Thanks for including a pic of Steffany's sweeties - they are on my heart as they get acclimated to life in the US, with their new family & their health!
Seeing Hudson next to Daizey and Diezel helps one to see how much weight they need to gain. Thanks for giving so much of yourself and your family to them last week. God bless you!
Awwww! Those smiles are enough to make any day brighter!! What a beautiful family you have and D&D look so good too!
Bless you and your whole family for your week of serving this family and the Lord so generously. Absolutely beautiful!
Cute pictures!! It's so good to see such huge smiles on their faces!!
Isn't the Omaha zoo amazing? We once spent a day there when we visited my brother in Missouri!
Thanks for the update. I really appreciate the pictures too. Glad you were able to do be a blessing to them.
Oh.My.Goodness. Hudson is the cutest thing ever. I love those chubby cheeks.
What a way to be the Lord's hands and feet to another family. I'm sure they were RICHLY blessed to have you all with them!
BTW, your kids are just beautiful! :-)
Wow...love seeing pictures of your family, Laura! Everyone is just growing up so fast!!!
And, wow...how wonderful that you and your family were able to go and minister to Steff and her family. I know that God used you in MANY ways to encourage, support, and love this family in their time of need...truly what the Lord has called us to do!!!
Thanks for being an encouragement and example to us all!!
Hudson is so big and so handsome.
I am so glad you got to be there with the twins. They are adorable!!!
I bet you have been blessed as you were a blessing to others! Praise the Lord for you willingness and obedience to serve.
Thank you so much for the pictures! I LOVE 'EM!!
Glad that you were able to enjoy the Zoo on the way home! Bonus!!
Love and prayers,
GrannyDi
Just think- if God continues to lead and we do go to Omaha- you'd have friends to visit AND a zoo full of animals- how fun would that be??? :) The interview is Monday. I'll keep you posted :)
The list of who we've told is still pretty short- which explains "anon" :)
Anon--I kept thinking about you while I was there. The zoo was AWESOME...it's one of the top 10 in the nation...and it would be available to you any day. :) Not only that, but there was a great Once Upon a Child...but it was closed when we went. You know me and my love for good deals. :)
Can't wait to see what the Lord does!
Laura,
You are an amazing woman. I hope to be just like you when I grow up:)
Your family is beautiful, your husband is a doll, your daughters are precious, your son is a STUD and you my dear are the best friend anybody could ever have. You rock. You rule.
You are totally cool.
Okay, that last part was a wee bit dorkish.
Steff--you're lucky I am fluent in Dorkish, so I understood the compliment! Thanks and right back at you!
And let's not forget that you ARE older than me, which means that when *I* grow up I wanna be like you!
Great Photos...that Hudson is a handsome, handsome boy. But you knew that already, I can see it in your smile.
hugs and blessings to you
Kimmie
mama to 6
one homemade and 5 adopted
Wonderful pics. . but also ones that make me seriously jealous! They are coming down the end of this month! I can't wait to get my hands on those kiddos!
Brandi
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