Would you like some Ranch with those carrots?
Never A Dull Moment
March 10th, 2017 by Aubri
Fertility In A Fallen World – Jane One’s Story
March 6th, 2017 by Aubri
In this series women with different experiences will share the pain and blessings that the gift of procreation carries with it, in the hope of bringing out God’s grace and promise to those couples struggling to welcome this gift when it is not known how it will turn out in a sinful world.
Whether the result be a healthy child, a child who goes almost immediately to be with Christ, or there is no gift of life, all women of child-bearing age wrestle with the unforeseen works of God that are to come.
To desire to please God in this sinful world will entail suffering. But there is comfort in knowing we are not alone. There is value in hearing each other stories, that while our paths are different, it is still a struggle of faith, which all God’s children share.
And it is a great comfort to know that God’s love is not found in how many children we are given or have taken from us, but in the saving sacrifice of Christ on the cross and in His glorious resurrection.
This is Jane One’s story.
I grew up the second of three living children. I’m the half sister to a fourth child (the oldest) who never got to see the light of day. She/He was killed in the womb shortly before my oldest sister was conceived. My father had gotten his girlfriend pregnant and she chose to end the pregnancy through abortion- much to his dismay. Shortly after that he was in another relationship with my mother that resulted in a wanted pregnancy. My parents married before she was born and after that my mother gave birth to two more children. After I was born, my parents started attending church and did so throughout my childhood. I was raised in a home that was adamantly opposed to abortion due to past scars and new beliefs. But I think the connection between biblical love and a Christian marriage somehow never connected. A few years into dating my mother pulled me aside and told me I should try not to have sex but if I do, to use protection. So, their beliefs on sex in a nutshell.
The Burial Day
March 1st, 2017 by Aubri
Ash Wednesday. Today we hear the words God spoke to Adam from Genesis, “By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
Because of sin, we all die. I haven’t shared the pictures I took on the day we buried Ebenezer. Maybe today it is fitting to do so.
Our Valentine’s Day
February 23rd, 2017 by Aubri
Remember February 14th? I hardly do. I’m so glad I took pictures. For Valentine’s Day it is our tradition to talk about Love. God’s love for us and of our love for one another. We also have a fancy supper for the babies then Phil and I have some steaks after they’re in bed.
This year fancy supper was pizza, lil smokies, flowers and the fun discussions that come out of these questions Phil asks the Sugars. I also had (or tried to have) the boys give each of the girls a flower. Gerhardt declined the opportunity but Ephraim was more than happy to oblige.
