Showing posts with label Kerioth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kerioth. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The 30 Day Blog Challenge: Day 25

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Welcome to Day 25 of The 30 Day Blog Challenge hosted by me, C.C., here at I'm On My Way and my online BFF Jamee at A New Kind of Normal. Today's assignment is to post a blog post about something that you miss. Make sure you grab the 30 Day Blog Challenge button (use the code that's in the box below) to post in your blog post and once you publish your blog post, enter your link below so we can look at each other's posts.

When I saw this topic on the list, I knew what I was going to write about. Little did I know it would fall on this specific day. What I miss is our three babies in heaven and our K.C. (failed adoption). Jordan Taylor, was due on earth May 1999, but was born into heaven September 1998. Micah Jayden was due on earth September 2001, but was born into heaven January 2001. Noah Avrey was due on earth September 2004, but was born into heaven January 2004. Kerioth Cherie was a foster/adoption placement in 2003 and sadly had to be moved to a new placement because of some things that happened in her life before she was placed with us. As time has passed, most days I can handle this, but there are days like today (when we lost 2 of our babies), when the grief is really strong. There is so much we missed ~ their births, their first words, their first step, starting school, birthdays, and there is so much more we will miss ~ first dates, learning how to drive a car, high school graduation, college, marriage... God has taught us many things and good has been made in allowing us to minister to many others who have gone through similar experiences. However, there'll never be a day I don't miss our kids. Mamma loves you!

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Sunday, January 15, 2012

The 30 Day Blog Challenge: Day 16

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Welcome to Day 16 of The 30 Day Blog Challenge hosted by me, C.C., here at I'm On My Way and my online BFF Jamee at A New Kind of Normal. Today's assignment is to post a blog post of a photo of you and your family. Make sure you grab the 30 Day Blog Challenge button (use the code that's in the box below) to post in your blog post and once you publish your blog post, enter your link below so we can look at each other's posts.

I thought it might be fun to have a walk down memory lane. Russ and I got married in 1997, so here is a family picture from each year since our family started.






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Friday, June 19, 2009

Turning Points

Our friend Scott wrote a very interesting blog entry earlier this week. He's been reading a book called "List Your Self: Listmaking as the Way to Self-Discovery: A Provocative, Probing and Personal Expedition Into Your Mind, Heart, and Soul”. The list he shared in his blog entry is the biggest turning points in his life. I thought I would make my list to share with yall.

The Biggest Turning Points in My Life


  • 1983 - when I made my decision to become a follower of Christ



  • 1997 - when I married the love of my life, Russell



  • 1998 - when our first child, Jordan Taylor, was born into heaven because of miscarriage



  • 1999 - when our princess girl, Damaris, was born



  • 2001 - when our child, Micah Jayden, was born into heaven because of miscarriage; also the year that I finally finished my Bachelor's degree



  • 2003 - when we had our precious girl, Kerioth, live with us for such a short time, we had planned to adopt her, but things did not work out the way we had planned



  • 2004 - when our child, Noah Avrey, was born into heaven because of miscarriage



  • 2005 - when we realized just how much many Christians truly hate and despise other Christians to the point of telling numerous lies about our family & trying to destroy our family



  • 2007 - when we moved to Abilene for Russ to get his M.Div. degree, I had no desire to return to school, but God has other ideas, it was this year that He called me to chaplaincy as a life vocation



  • 2008 - when I was finally able to forgive someone who had hurt me so badly that the situation almost destroyed me



  • 2009 - when our church family here in Abilene affirmed my call to ministry by ordaining me as a minister; still ahead this year is graduating with my Master of Divinity degree & begin my clinical residency as a hospital chaplain


  • What about you? What are your turning points? If you share, let me know here on my blog so I can come read your list.

    Wednesday, February 11, 2009

    Wordful Wednesday


    I got my Valentine's Day present from Russ & Damaris earlier this week. This is a hand-stamped necklace from Mountain Girl Silver. I then went to a local bead store and bought the silver/pink spacers to go between the disks. The middle one is self-explanatory - my princess girl Damaris' name with a spiral heart underneath it. The disks on either side have the initials of our four children who are no longer with us - J.T., K.C., M.J., & N.A. I'm absolutely in love with this necklace. Thanks Bubba & Mare-Bear! I love you both so much!

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