Since my childhood, I learned to exist in my circumstances and to deal with whatever came day to day whether it was good or bad.

God was putting so many interesting people in our paths. I can't help but believe that God has done it for a purpose that I can't even see o

Priscilla's words to us were so encouraging and heartfelt. The belief that Ralph should be home was confirmed even more through her email.

People are disappointing. I’m disappointing! Can some be encouraging? Absolutely! But let’s just be real here. People are disappointing.

I gained a firehose of information that I couldn’t possibly comprehend all at the same time, but it helped give me hope of what is possible.

I was inspired by the genuineness of all of the speakers. Through their stories of faith, life experiences, and businesses, they showed that

There is nothing else more important than that. No money. No job. No house. May the Lord never take that conviction away from me.

God is up to something. If I didn’t believe that, this situation would look extremely dismal.

Our experience looking at houses was vastly different than in NY when we bought our first house seven years ago.

Gratitude. That’s the word we would describe how we felt when we moved down to Florida. We were so grateful for the sunshine.

Our second born turned mommy’s favorite number today. 7. He was sweet even in the womb. No one could hold this child, but his mother the first two years of his life for long. He refused to take a bottle so all of his mother’s pumped milk went to another baby in need. He was doing one of his favorite things before he even knew it: helping others. (first image by Sarah Bridgeman) Sweet Devin feels deeply and he doesn’t hide it. He tells his mommy and daddy that he loves them at

Loving is easier said than done. Loving God is easy. Loving people is another story.

He was and still is honest, hard working, and has a heart to serve.

This was huge. I was blown away by what God was doing. There was a company in Florida that was willing to hire Ralph.

Motherhood. I’d be lying if I said I loved every minute of it. It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do.

I laid there so happy as I listened to the cicadas singing. It was so peaceful. We had done it. Our family was tent camping.

Singing for Jesus is one of my passions. For five years I wasn't been able to sing much at church, but God gave me my friend, Heaven.

We have been reading straight through The Bible for the past couple of years. We are currently on Ezekiel and the boys love it.

I still think about how thankful I am to be home now on weekends to be able to go to things like this car show. It was fun for me.