Thursday, September 8, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Since the snow melted...
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Our First Easter!
Oh, Death, where is your sting?
Oh, Grave, where is your vic-tor-y...
This song keeps running through my mind today.
I love Easter.
I love Easter traditions...
I love sidewalk chalk...
...by Gavin =)
Thank you Aunt Jill and Uncle Chad for the chalk!
Yea that the sidewalk isn't covered in snow and we can use it!
Ahh, tradition.
Thanks, Mom.
Guess what we're eating this week!
Yup, it's a chocolate bug...
...by Gavin =)
Thank you Aunt Jill and Uncle Chad for the chalk!
Yea that the sidewalk isn't covered in snow and we can use it!
Ahh, tradition.
Thanks, Mom.
Guess what we're eating this week!
Yup, it's a chocolate bug...
We've been a family of seven for almost two years already, but this is our first Easter all together! Two years ago we met Mical and Moses just after Easter. Last year we were in Florida for my dear friend's wedding, but Moses wasn't with us.
Finally, celebrating Easter together.
At church last night, two people sitting next to me accepted Christ as their Savior!
31 total gave their lives to Christ during that service alone!
Lyric got to walk the "bridge" because she was baptised this past year.
Another church tradition...
Oh, Death...where is your sting...
Oh, Grave...where is your Victory!?
Monday, April 18, 2011
it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
Monday, April 4, 2011
#11
Gavin, our warrior boy, has turned eleven.
The brave troops heading out to play "capture the flag"... Loud thunder put an end to that plan as soon as they got started. I have a feeling this birthday was one of the wetter party experiences these kids have experienced =)
I only added the trim and writing.
It's camo on the inside too...I might have to post some pics.
It was a pretty fun project.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Birthday boy
Happy Birthday dear Grandpa!!!
Happy Birthday to you!
...and we have have a brand new birthday on the Bronkema side today too!
Our second niece, in the past two weeks, was born this morning.
Our second niece, in the past two weeks, was born this morning.
Photos and details coming soon =)
We can't wait to meet them both!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Oh, Spring, where art thou?
It's clear that spring HAS arrived... I keep seeing robins and spring flowers!
Now, if only the temperatures would catch on =)
Saturday, March 5, 2011
prayer requests
Right now we have friends in three different countries, bringing home their kids.
5 kids!!!
Uganda, Russia and Ethiopia.
So, for our prayer warriors out there, please lift up the Osborns adopting their daughter and son...the Hendriksens adopting their teenage son... and the Larsens adopting their daughter and son.
The Osborns and the Hendriksens both have many weeks ahead of them in country. Prayers for their loved ones and children who wait here in the US. Prayers for God's hand to lead, bond, protect, guide.
I love how God builds families.
I love it when His Hand is so clearly seen leading.
It just blows my mortal brain.
Finances...resources...these become the terms we get caught up in just trying to become a family. Which leads me to another thought.
Our church has an adoption ministry that help adoptive families financially. The "Sam and Ellie fund" will be having their annual Easter Flower Fundraiser starting soon. The flowers are great, but the kids it has helped come home are far greater. So, to the KCC families out there, I hope you'll help bring more babies into our church family =)
It helped us bring two of our kids home, and we will forever be greatful. Now I just want to help others do the same. It's not like spending money on STUFF...
It's LIVES of children.
People are willing to stretch their finances to very creative levels just to bring home their kids. And that is financial planning that I believe the Lord blesses.
5 kids!!!
Uganda, Russia and Ethiopia.
So, for our prayer warriors out there, please lift up the Osborns adopting their daughter and son...the Hendriksens adopting their teenage son... and the Larsens adopting their daughter and son.
The Osborns and the Hendriksens both have many weeks ahead of them in country. Prayers for their loved ones and children who wait here in the US. Prayers for God's hand to lead, bond, protect, guide.
I love how God builds families.
I love it when His Hand is so clearly seen leading.
It just blows my mortal brain.
Finances...resources...these become the terms we get caught up in just trying to become a family. Which leads me to another thought.
Our church has an adoption ministry that help adoptive families financially. The "Sam and Ellie fund" will be having their annual Easter Flower Fundraiser starting soon. The flowers are great, but the kids it has helped come home are far greater. So, to the KCC families out there, I hope you'll help bring more babies into our church family =)
It helped us bring two of our kids home, and we will forever be greatful. Now I just want to help others do the same. It's not like spending money on STUFF...
It's LIVES of children.
People are willing to stretch their finances to very creative levels just to bring home their kids. And that is financial planning that I believe the Lord blesses.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Eight is Great!
Cole
Warren
Bronkema
"co-co"
...Playing with our colorful flame candles on the little cake the restaurant gave us at breakfast.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sassy and Six
I had no intention of this photo being first.
It won't delete.
It won't move.
It's frozen my computer twice.
I think it's meant to stay.
...Mical, less than two years ago.
Our little peanut.
Ruth
Fatuma
Bronkema...
today
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