When I first heard about Pinterest- I thought- “Not me- I already have too much on my plate and the last thing I need is another social media outlet!” Let me tell you why I changed my mind and why you should consider one of the coolest social media tools- imho- ever. 1. It Lets [...]
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I want you to meet an incredible family! Aren’t they just beautiful? I want you to love them as much as I do! Meet Sarah, Noah, John, and Genev’e Here is there amazing story- in my friend, John’s own words! In April of 2004 I received a call from our Doctor informing me that there [...]
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World Down Syndrome Day is March 21st IDSC is uniting with bloggers and parents all over the world to celebrate “Who I Am” – an awareness campaign to help people understand that ALL of life is precious! Don’t forget to come back this Thursday, the 21st, to view the exciting video but for today- Here’s [...]
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I think of myself as a free spirit- freedom = happy. Love that verse- Whom the Son has set free, they are free indeed. I’m the first to admit, I don’t like restraints, limits, boundaries- at least without being told why. Surely somebody besides me can relate? speed limits, seat belt laws, any law that [...]
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“Momma, why I have creepy eyes?” ~ My mission: Equip Bethany (& all my children & grandchildren) with the truth: They are made in the image of God- by God and for Him and He has crowned them with His glory and honor. When I look at the night sky and see the work [...]
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We are raising Kings & Queens- or we should be! ~ And You have made us to our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. Revelation 5:10 C.S. Lewis transports us to a mythical world called Narnia that is “under a curse” which is a parallel for the Christian understanding [...]
Read More Audio Adrenaline, children, crowns, fallen world, inspiration, Kings and Queens, overcoming, transformation, treasure hunterI’m here to testify- you can teach an old dog new tricks- or maybe it’s you can teach an old bird new twicks. I’ve ventured into tweetland and I’m having so much fun meeting like minded Christians who are on the same mission as I am- Shout it out- God is good and we’re all [...]
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Three years ago this month, we said our “final” goodby to Grandma Marilyn, my dad’s second wife. I say “final” because we had many goodbyes along the way. We lost her memory by memory before she died. She had Alzheimers. Previously, I had firmly believed CANCER was the most devilish enemy; after watching my mom, [...]
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I saw a tweet by Rick Warren the other day that zapped me! “Your problem isn’t that you don’t love God enough- the problem is you don’t realize how much He loves you!” The average number of thoughts human brains think during their awake time: 52,000! (I think that’s a very conservative estimate- but [...]
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This video is a must see! Pastor Rick Warren teams up with Nick Vujicic, shares with Oprah the “Wild Card of Life” that can change everything! Our choices & attitude & our faith toward God! We can’t control our environment, our genetics, our chemistry, our 1st relationships, our circumstances, or what we’ve been [...]
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I’m bamboozled by trash! We face a weekly challenge! Our town has allotted a specific trash can we must use- available in small, medium, and large. (we have the largest available lol) Everything- I mean e v e r y t h i n g must fit in it for the week- no exceptions. We [...]
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The Bethany Paradox There is no paradox in loving her- only in understanding……….. I love her so much it hurts- Embracing her vulnerable weakness Dismayed her DNA is destructively damaged. I cry, I laugh with joy, I worry & fret, I ache with longing, yet rejoice in who she is Her spirit- so [...]
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I’ve shared many stories of Bethany; lifting my cell phone to call a sibling, regularly texting everyone to see what they’re doing and when they’re coming over to see her, how she has everyone’s phone number memorized and has no problem navigating any phone she happens to find. So it made sense (in my limited [...]
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We just got back from an incredible Barclay Clan retreat. We tried to “unplug”! We left behind TV and FB but still held fully charged cellphones, 1 I-Pad, 1 Kindle, and 3 I-pods, but perhaps the most interesting electronic aid was enjoyed by the children; a full-screen fireplace they viewed on the IPad while going [...]
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“Bethany?” There was no sign of hearing on her end. “Bethany (this time I spoke louder). still no recognition. I automatically walked around to capture her attention by looking in her eyes, and said, “Bethany?” Smiling, she answered, “Oh, hi Mommy. What you say?” “I said- do you want to go to help me shop [...]
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