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| Naomi will be one in August. She is the most spunky Greely baby yet. She's like a shark in that she can't stop moving or she will just perish. She is very happy and content. She is a daddy's girl. From what I can see in her, I am expecting a strong will (Lord help me) and a wicked sense of humor. |
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| Jett is four. He is so sweet. I mean, really, really amazingly, sweet. For example when he is happy he says, "My heart is at peace. Is your heart at peace, Mama?". Sweet. He is mechanical and right brained like his father. He pays close attention to every detail. |
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| Nell is seven. She is so creative. She wakes up and starts drawing. She draws all day. She is a bit of a bohemian at heart. I let her dress herself and it is always inspiring and magical. She could be the next big thing in fashion. Nell is very giving. One day she made "Thank You" cards and passed them out to people at the park. I love how whimsical she is. |
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| Me. Maybe I was trying to look smart and contemplative, I'm not sure. My tattoo is Proverbs 31:26, "She opens her mouth with wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness." This is the woman I want to be. Every day I get to try again! |
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| Chris. He's amazing. He really is the perfect man for me. I could go on and on about him, but he wouldn't like that because he is so modest. That's one of the things I love about him. See, there I go. I can't help myself. |
I always wanted to be a wife and mom, I never aspired to any other great thing. So, I suppose I'm living the dream. I grew up in a wonderful Christian home, raised by parents who were, and still are, very much in love with the Lord and each other. I went beyond growing up Christian and fell in love with Jesus in my early twenties. My life, my real life, began then. Everything before that point, when God took hold of my face and set it on Him, was just a blur. It was life, stumbling around in the dim light. Once my face was focused on the God of my salvation, the God who loves me, the light shone bright and everything became clear. That clarity and love brought me to a new chapter. It brought me Chris. He is the man I love with all my heart, my earthly all, and he married me!
That's right, the man of my dreams married me eight years ago. Everything became new. Life has been a wonderful adventure with him. We've been through a lot, but it's always pulled us closer together. We've built and had it fall, life has been created and life has been loss, we've roamed thousands of miles and have finally found home. There has been mountains and mole-hills, but through it all there has been love. Christ has been our everything; our sufficiency. I pray He is always our motive and our means.
We have the three best children in the whole-wide-world. To them, we are the best mom and dad in the whole-wide-world and we all love each other "as big as the universe". Eleanor is our oldest, she is seven. We call her Nell, which means bright and shinning. The name fits. Jett is our boy. He is four and a half (the "and-a-half" is very important to him). His name means black stone. I think it fits. He is deep and solid, like a rock. But like his father, he's a softy inside. Naomi is our baby girl. She will be one in August. Her name means pleasant, and she is exactly that. My family is my favorite thing about myself. We are loving and goofy. Spontaneous dance parties as commonplace. Some tantrums are also commonplace. No matter what tears or laughter fill the day, when it's time for bed there are lots of cuddles for everyone. My goal is to fill our home with peace and joy; and everyday I get to try again. God's mercies are new every morning.
We homeschool. I'm convinced that if everyone knew how sweet it was everyone would be doing it. I love watching my kids learn and seeing how their little brains work. I would miss so much if they weren't home with me. There is so much freedom in homeschooling. You are free to learn in the way that suits you best, you are free to make mistakes surrounded by the ones who love you, you are free to learn outside or inside, here or there, and all on your own schedule. I love the freedom of homeschooling! It's amazing and complicated; easier, and at the same time, more difficult than I expected. It takes all you've got, but it's worth it all. I need to be filled up with all that Christ gives, so that I can be a blessing to the kids. Spending time "filling-up" is definitely something I need to work on. Too often I am running on empty. You see, this is one of those things I need to stand on tiptoes to do. I need to reach up, beyond myself, to the God who is reaching down to me.
We are starting the process of adopting a baby. All of this is in God's hands, but the plan is that sometime in the next 18 to 24 months we will have Greely baby number four! It will be a domestic adoption and most likely we will bring home an African American baby. We will become a transracial family. Oh, the adventures life brings! We need His peace, patience and guidance on this journey....... and forevermore.
That's us...............
