by Erin Jeffries | Jul 2, 2018 | Life
I need to stop making plans for my life. I’m not sure why I haven’t learned this lesson already. It seems that every time the Lord changes my plans I just make new ones from that point. Then, He surprises me again, disrupting my plans, and then I make all...
by Erin Jeffries | Jun 10, 2018 | Life
We got married when we were quite young. I had graduated from college a month before the big day, and David was only 21. We had both watched our parents have successful marriages and felt like we could achieve the same. I scoffed at a lot of premarital counseling...
by Erin Jeffries | Apr 22, 2018 | Adoption Life, Life
I remember sitting on the plane last April 22 as we flew from Detroit to our little local airport. Tears of thankfulness and relief poured down uncontrollably– our long travels to get to Anna and to get her home were almost over. My baby was sleeping in my arms...
by davidsitemaster | Feb 21, 2018 | Life
65 (and sometimes 366) days are filled with so many dates to remember: birthdays, holidays, anniversaries. Add all of the commitments, appointments, and obligations and the calendar’s white space is covered in a variety of scribbles and colors. It’s easy...
by davidsitemaster | Jun 24, 2017 | Life
There is so much to celebrate on top of the usual June events (our anniversary, a birthday, Father’s Day, etc.)! Anna is walking everywhere; I’m not actually sure the last time I saw her crawl. And, she is calling me “momma,” which is such a...