Meet our newest Grandkids!

Meet Yeneneh and Sosina (Sosy) Seay! Yeneneh is 9 years old and Sosy is 4 years old. They should be home in Nashville by the end of January. Thank you for your prayers!

Please Pray for our Tomorrow

Tomorrow in Ethiopia, Monday, Dec. 15, is the court date that will officially give us two more grandchildren.

Our son and his wife, Brian and Amy, have been on an incredible journey of adoption and tomorrow will hopefully see that dream become a reality. To read about their journey click here.

Please pray for the court date - for no interruptions or distractions that would postpone the finalization of the adoption. Pray also for their travel to Ethiopia in the next few weeks. They will travel with all 4 of their children to meet their new son and daughter and to complete the process that will bring them home to become a part of our family.

Watch for news of the adoption tomorrow afternoon at brianseay.wordpress.com.

Also, read here about the need for sponsors for Compassion kids around the world. What better Christmas gift could you give?

Christmastime is Here!

Can't you just hear that classic song from Charlie Brown in your head right now?

I love Christmas and what it means for our family times together.

Grandkids on Ice


Grandkids with Santa


Jess with Santa


We saw "White Christmas" at the theatre - a gift to my parents for Christmas and birthday. It was great!

Advent: Hope and Peace

Advent means "waiting with great expectation". I can't imagine how God's people must have struggled to wait patiently for their promised Messiah. They had waited so long for their redeemer. I am ashamed at times to realize that I don't fall on my knees often enough to give thanks for my salvation and for the One who saved me.

I want to use this season of Advent to worship my Lord - to thank Him for dying in my place - for saving me from eternal separation from God - for giving me life here on this earth that is full and abundant because of the work that He does through the Holy Spirit - to thank Him for the HOPE that He brings into our lives.

The observance of Advent also reminds me of the Peace that comes with knowing Jesus. He came to bring Peace on Earth and He promises Peace for all who will put their faith in Him. He is our Peace - our Jehovah Shalom.

Do I live like I have this Peace? I confess that I am consumed by "busyness" and don't allow Him to be my Peace - to bring down all the things in my life that are unnecessary - and allow Him to simply "lead me beside the still waters". Will you allow Him to take you to the still waters this season? Let's just sit down- be still - and worship Him - rest in Him. What could be more important?

Soles 4 Souls - Buy 2 pairs of shoes for $5

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Sponsor a Compassion child today!

My son Brian is in the Domincan Republic this week with several bloggers. They are working on getting children sponsored. Read more about it here. The need is great. Sponsor a child today.

In the News!

My son made The Houston Chronicle again. Please forgive me for being a proud mom - but I just need a moment.
Chris is my oldest child. He was a strong-willed, determined child and teenager. I always told him that he was going to make an amazing adult. And he is. We are very proud of him!
As we did for all of our children, we prayed for God's plan to unfold in Chris' life. We watched as he shared Christ with classmates in high school and as he did amazing things at Baylor and God has continued to take Chris to really cool places. One of the latest of these is in the project - The Voice. Chris has worked for years to make scripture come alive to people who may never have realized the beauty and power of God's Word. It a beautiful translation of scripture. To learn more about it read this article that appeared in the Religion section of the Chronicle last week.