This journal is long overdue for an update - something I have been meaning, but neglecting to do for a long time.  I am hoping to start posting to this again on a fairly regular basis once again.  In the meantime, I thought I would post an article Kara contributed to her latest MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) newsletter.

-Frank

Living on Faith

“Mommy, ( Read more... )

Jamie and Faith's baby sister, Elisabeth Hope, was born this morning at 9:16, weighing 7 lbs 15 oz and measuring 19.5 inches.  Both Kara and Elisabeth are doing well.  Thank you to everyone for their thoughts and prayers.

-Frank


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I hope everyone had a nice holiday.  The holidays can sometimes be a time of stress or of missing the ones we love, but I pray that everyone felt peace during the Christmas holiday ( Read more... )

Sorry this is a day late...I couldn't seem to get my thoughts together yesterday ( Read more... )

Kara and I, along with a group of 5 other couples recently completed an 18-month Bible study called Role Builders, Inc (RBI)  that was designed to help us grow in Christ and as a couple.   It was a great experience that I believe God used to place some wonderful folks in our lives that He used to help us through a very difficult period; for it  was ( Read more... )

  I've been really bad about keeping this thing up.  I just don't really have a lot going on!  I lead a very boring life ( Read more... )

One year ago today I was sitting in the waiting room at the University of Maryland's Center for Advanced Fetal Care for a routine ultrasound to tell me whether I was having a boy or a girl.  As we all know, that wasn't all we found out that day.  We found out that our baby would not be coming home to live with us.  It was the first time a doctor ( Read more... )

 Sorry I haven't posted since the 6 month update ( Read more... )

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Lyrics:

"Something Beautiful"

[verse]
If you put your arms around me
Could it change the way I feel
I guess I let myself believe
That the outside might just
Bleed it's way in
Maybe stir the sleeping past
Lying under glass
Waiting for the kiss
That breaks this awful spell
Pull me out...of this lonely cell

[chorus]
Close my eyes and hold my heart
Cover me and make ( Read more... )

So, what does it mean to be a mother?  How would you define the word "mother?"  I was thinking a lot about this tonight at the annual Mother-Daughter Banquet held at my mother-in-law's church.

This, being my first Mother's Day without my own daughter, I knew it was going to be hard.  All the milestones are hard, the holidays, the monthly birthdays ( Read more... )