About Us

Me

The Beginning

Alright.  Let me try to do the short story.  Raised in a small town in NW Oklahoma.  Went off to college in Texas.  Majored in TV/Film production. Worked in Texas a few more years then moved to LA for “the business.” Worked in various capacities as PBS producer and director for educational programs, assistant for special effects on shows like Star Trek – TNG, Max Headroom (anyone remember that?) and ended up as a Graphics Producer at ABC-TV for 5 years.

Meeting My Husband

Finally met my husband while visiting my hometown (it was his hometown too, but he was living in Washington DC at the time.)  We had a quick, intense romance and, long story – short, we agreed that moving back to Oklahoma to marry and raise babies would be a good thing.  We were tired of “the big city.”  So 9 months after our first date, we were married.

Starting out in a small town

Worked as the Director of the local access TV station for 3 years.  Then 4 months after baby #1 came, at age 37, I just had to quit. Felt like I was doing neither career, nor mom/wife justice at all.  At about the same time, husband’s career was just getting to the point that we could survive on one income.  Thank you God.

Having Babies

Since then, had VBAC baby #2 at home with a midwife (at age 40), VBAC baby #3 at home with midwife (at age 42), adopted baby #4 from Russia (at age 46), and adopted baby #5 from Ethiopia (at age 50.)  I put these ages in here to encourage any other older moms out there.   Follow God’s leading even if it seems crazy. (Of course, assuming your husband is in agreement:)

Life Today

We homeschool.  I like to cook as healthy as possible, though we definitely have our treats and eat processed food when we’re in a pinch.  I struggle to find time to exercise.  I work hard to keep my God-time a priority, but I struggle with that too.  Managing it all is a constant thought on my mind and how to do it better.  Husband moved his law office to our home in late 2009.  Wow!  What a blessing.  Also we are hot on the paper chase trail of another adoption, and our major goal right now is to get our house paid off and be debt free so we can do more of what God has called us to do!

The blog (what a weird word that is) and other stuff

I started this blog about a year ago to encourage other mama’s in the highest calling God has given us.  It is the hardest.  It is also the most rewarding.  It will be our legacy.  Years later, we will want to look back and think we did a pretty good job.  So I’m hoping we can all help each other achieve that.

And also to keep a journal of our life.  I can’t seem to write in my children’s journals regularly at all, which I really wish I did, AND our family photos are spread from here to kingdom come.  On paper, in bags and drawers and tons on my hard drive.  Definitely NOT in a scrapbook.  Creating these posts gives me at least a little semblance of order.

My husband

The Attraction

Of course, his face is what attracted me to begin with, but it is his mind that has kept me stimulated and interested all these years.  I would have to say he is probably the most intelligent person I have ever closely known.   He is gentle and kind, yet can be a bear when he goes into battle.  I love that (when it is with his job – not me :).  His morals are beyond reproach yet, he is not legalistic in the least.  In fact, I would call him the opposite of that.

The God Factor

He believes in God strongly, in fact he is a big part of the story that brought me to Jesus about 8 years ago, though he never, ever pushed it.  He just simply gave me his opinions when I asked (And I asked alot because I was searching.)  Some would say he has the gift of knowledge, yet there is also a side to him that is completely intuitive and able to speak real wisdom into people’s lives at just the right time.

As A Team

He is the flagpole to my flag.  He is the stability and long-term thinker to my spontaneous and quick-decision doer.  We are a good combination.  And guess what?  It took me quite a while to recognize that.  I sure thank God I know now.

His Interests

He is an attorney.  A country lawyer in our small town.  Also got his masters (after his law degree) in Public Administration from Cornell University.  He is interested in Politics, Education, Music (he’s a pretty awesome guitar player), and he is probably a farmer at heart.  Loves to grow things.  For a while he even had 4 acres of grape vines about 10 miles out of town, but after lots of babies came, that took a backseat.  Maybe someday honey.

Our children

We have 5 children

Emma, Sally and me in the airport heading home from Ethiopia in May 2011.

Emma 13, Meg 10, Henry 8, Luke 5 and Sally 1 (Haven’t gotten a new family pic yet.)  We homeschool them and love it because it allows us all so much more time to develop as a family and help lead them in whichever direction God is calling them.

So glad you have come to visit and I hope you will enjoy, comment and join in the conversation if you are so inclined.

Mama’s are on a difficult journey and we can use all the help we can get.

God Bless You!

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