God's Great Gift

                                                              
                                                                                God’s Great Gift

We cannot fully comprehend

The unfailing love which God did send

He gave us so much to be thankful for

Our Father, our Saviour and so much more

For a Father to send His Son to earth

A poor a lonely and a humble birth

No room was for Him in this town

Untill only a stable it was they found

There He was born for all of man kind

For all who would seek Him surely would find

The star shone down brightly in the sky

But more to this story as the days go by

Soon many were healed by His gentle touch

He walked among man and taught us much

Those who had died, He was able to raise

Many who followed were greatly amazed

It was on the cross where He died for all

He took on Himself every sin, every fall

He holds out a gift for us to receive

All that is left is for us to believe

By Nancy Wall

God's Family

Sisters in the Lord

Here we are sisters in the Lord

Coming together in one accord

Singing and shouting together in praise

For our Redeemer our voices we raise

A family we are through God’s great love

How precious how pure a love from above

We bow and we worship before our King

We laugh and we cry but still we sing

Jesus our Saviour we will not deny

Coming together to testify

Of all the things which God has done

He made us anew through Jesus His Son

How precious how sweet sisters we are here

How great and wonderful a gift so dear

Singing and praising not one without the other

How grateful we are for our Heavenly Father!

A Calling

I use to write poetry quite often, but looking back on a lot of what I wrote makes me realize how much has changed in my life! A lot of my poems had to do with loosing our first born son and I am glad that I was able to put those memories into words somehow. But most t of my poetry from back then is pretty depressing! By the looks of things almost the only time I felt inspired to write was when I was feeling blue.
God began to really change how I looked at life and I started to see how selfish I am. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean that all selfishnesses has disappeared, but I can say by His Spirit I received new vision and so now I have reason to write poetry that is inspired God. So here is my latest poem...

A Calling

 Time is short with much to do

The fields are waiting and labourers are few

To this field God surely has called me

To do the work so others will see

He sent this calling from above

All of this because of God's great love

To be His servant unworthy so

But to His field I now must go

He prepares me always with all I need

To take some time and plant each seed

He will lead each step of the way

And yield much fruit each given day

All glory and honor goes to my Lord

But for all our labour He gives a reward

And again so unworthy I do feel

Thank you Jesus at your feet I kneel

I trust that you will always be my guide

When I am weak You are by my side

Thank You God for all you've done

For sending down your beloved Son

by: Nancy Wall

Kati-Lyn

Katie has a way of making us laugh and maybe almost cry sometimes at the same time. She always gets into surprising situations. Example: today while we were doing our school work, she was sitting there playing with her stuffed bunny. (Safely within my view but facing the other way) Suddenly we smelled vicks vaporizer, and wouldn't you know it.... she was rubbing it all over her (sick) bunny:) She looked pretty serious about her bunny's need! Emily began to giggle and couldn't stop when she saw this. We have had many moments like this with her.

Her birthday was February 24th and here is how we spent the day with her:

Her day began with Cherios and a banana. She has quite the appetite!

After letting her have a go at breakfat by herself, it was time for a bath. So she played in the tub for a while and we then moved on to her first real haircut.

This is an outfit we gave her for her birthday. She was pretty happy about getting all dressed up.Ofcourse, she spent time with her babies as well again.This is a daily thing.

Her favourite part of the day (maybe) was blowing out the candles and digging into her cake.

Here is also a picture of her now vaporized bunny. I hope the bunny is feeling all better now!

OH , the memories she will bring!

Emily

Emily was very small to begin with, but with her feet all curled up she looked even smaller. We were told before she was born that she had clubbed feet and so after she was born it was no surprise and yet it was. She was absolutely precious and I was amazed at everything about her! She seemed so perfect!

She would not have been able to walk like that though, so within the first week both her legs were put in cast from hip to toe. The first days were very painful for her and often when she cried, I cried.

In this next picture, only one leg was put in a cast that time. The other one had swollen up to much from the first cast and it was too painful for her to have a cast on it.
These were also bonding times. She learned to hold my hand from baby on and my fingers became an addiction to her. To this day she plays with my fingers when I hold her.

Things went very well and within a few months her feet looked close to normal. Now people who don't know, wouldn't even notice a difference.(a clear answer to prayer)

Emily loves to sing. She could carry a tune about as early as she said her first words. (She was an early talker) She gets a bit shy when she is with other people though. Her and Jamie are alike in many ways.

She is still a bit small for her age, and she has expressed her concern to me, before that she wants to grow up not down. She tries to eat well because she wants to grow bigger. She is very sweet!

Anthony

Anthony was a miracle baby. A baby that proved God is able to do anything and people don't have all the answers.

He was a perfectly healthy, strong, chubby baby. He was also VERY content. Cried next to never, was so easily satisfied... even through his teething stage , he didn't have any problems. (other then some ear infections, but even through those , he was surprisingly calm.

To this day, it isn't hard to make him smile. It's a smile that takes over and he can't stop it if he tries. Most mornings, his smile is the first thing we see, and he is usually the first one to say good morning to everyone. (It's hard to beat him to it!) Here is some proof of that from another source then his mom. :)

Not only can he make some funny faces, he also has a way with words! Have you ever heard of a chicken munk? Well, we had one in our garage for a long time. (That is what he called chipmunks)

I am grateful that God has allowed him into my life!

Jamie

On my last post I talked about how each child is unique. So, I thought I would share a little bit about their uniqueness. I will start from our oldest. So today I will do a special post about Jamie.

First of all he would have an older brother as most of you might know. ( His older brother passed away as a baby) They would be 11 months apart. Though he never met his older brother, he has seen pictures and does sometimes wonder what it would be like. He also had a brother after him that passed away and that he remembers.

When Jamie was about 4 years old, he wanted a cloud for Christmas. this was sometime after he had lost his younger brother.He figured that his brothers in heaven probably get to swing on clouds and he wanted one, too. (unique indeed)It was the sweetest thing! One time when we went to our boys' graves, we left flowers there and Jamie decided he wanted to stay there and wait for God to come pick up the flowers for them. He brought many smiles to our faces and still does!

Jamie was born with a unique heart physically and spiritually.

He might seem quiet sometimes, and can be shy, but actually loves being with people .(very talkative) To him age doesn't matter, he has friends of all ages.

I will also have to say he is not a morning person, rather a night owl, if I allow it. (which isn't often)

He is mature for his age in many ways, and is just a kid that brings love and laughter into our home. He is a very protective big brother and has a very special place in many hearts.

(this was at the hospital with his cousins)

He touches lives in unique ways.