Don’t go to Haiti unless you want to change the way you think about everything in your life. Nobody told me that last year, and I’m glad they didn’t. I just got back several weeks ago from my second trip to Haiti and it finds a way into every area of your life. Through my […]
The past few weeks seem to have been really difficult for some reason. As many of you know, my grandfather (Dang Dang as we affectionately called him) passed away a little over a week ago. It wasn’t sudden, and he had a long and wonderful life, but it was still tough. We were very close […]
Many of you know our kids officially started school yesterday. Previously they were in 6 different schools spread out throughout the community they are living in. When we were in Haiti in August, Matt and I had to go to these different schools to collect records on the kids….this was a challenge! It did give […]
Tomorrow is the first big event for All Things New! We are meeting from 5:00-7:00 pm at the San Marco Preservation Hall here in Jacksonville, FL to celebrate what GOD has been doing in and through All Things New. The last few months have seemed like they have been moving way too fast! There have […]
So everyone has been telling me I need to write a blog about All Things New and the orphanage. That it shouldn’t just be coming from Matt’s perspective, which I agree with. As I sit down to write I have only 1 thing I can write about and that’s my kids. I sit here in […]
So everyone has been telling me I need to write a blog about All Things New and the orphanage. That it shouldn’t just be coming from Matt’s perspective, which I agree with. As I sit down to write I have only 1 thing I can write about and that’s my kids. I sit here in […]
Something happened recently in our adoption process that made me want to post about our adoption process again (nothing specific, just an email from our agency discussing some seminars coming up, etc.). Throughout this process, we have stayed so busy that there have been times that I almost don’t even think about our upcoming adoption, […]
Have you ever been in a Bible Study/small group when someone asked the question, “What has GOD been showing you lately?” I realized I haven’t been asked that question lately because, unfortunately, I have not really been in a small group in the last few years that I was not leading. So, I sometimes ask […]
A couple of weeks ago we had our first fundraising dinner for All Things New. One of our advisory team members, Karen Whalen, came up with this idea for people who believe in this ministry to help get our name to as many people as possible. The idea is simple. A family expresses their desire […]
I have to say, this is the question that we are asked more often than any other…”When will you guys move down to Haiti?” I’m not sure if the implication is something like, “I can’t wait until you guys are out of the country” or if people are just curious as to when we are […]
I know that when I write this blog, most people want to be updated about our ministry, our kids, and what GOD is doing in our lives. But as I write, I also want to include some personal things and lessons that GOD has taught me even outside of All Things New. With that said, […]
Every time we go down to Haiti, it is clearer and clearer that GOD is calling us there. It was really difficult to come back this time with so many things up in the air for our kids, but we know that GOD is working. Also, we now have another couple, Jacob and Amy Kelley, […]
