Bibles For Our Older Kids

Sean and I have a very hard time asking for things for ourselves, whether it’s a financial need or a material need. But when it comes to needing things for the kids here, we have no problem with that.

So, with that said.....

Sean and I would like to start a weekly bible study with our twelve older kids at In Step.  This is where you come in.

We want to surprise each of the older kids with their own bible but we would like them to all be the same bible (more or less) and the same translation (so that the kids don’t get confused as we read through the Bible).

Would any of our family, friends, readers of our blog, be willing to buy a new bible for our twelve older kids????

Here’s a link to the bible that we’ve chosen for our kids:

http://www.amazon.ca/Niv-Teen-Study-Bible-Richards/dp/031072273X/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327598931&sr=1-3-fkmr0

It doesn’t have to be from the above link but this is the book that we would like for the kids to have.

If you would like to purchase a bible, here’s where to send it to (or drop it off if you are in the area):

Newmarket Alliance Church

1140 Gorham Street

Newmarket ON

L3X 8W4

Canada

Sean and I thank you in advance for doing this for us and our kids.

Much Love,

Meredith

A Short Update

It’s been awhile since I updated.

As many of you are aware, December was a difficult month for all of us at In Step. We lost sweet Cindy-Lou on December 18^th, 2011. Carla and I were with her when she slipped away in Carla’s arms. It was a peaceful death.

We miss her.

I miss her.

But God has been faithful to us in our healing.  Although sweet baby girl is praising Him in Heaven, we are praising Him on earth for giving us the time that we had with her here.

God has given us 106 other beautiful faces and smiles to love, protect and raise.

It’s a complete joy and yet so overwhelming at times.  To be given a responsibility to help raise children from ages 0-18 is amazing. And scary.  I don’t know which is easier, giving birth to a child (which I haven’t done yet) and learning as you go and as your child grows or having every age bracket from newborn to late teens all at once.

All I do know is that we pray a lot for wisdom and seek counsel from Jeff and Carla who have raised their own children.

Yes, it’s a learning curve; a huge one at that but it’s worth it. 

To hear Abby shout a hundred times a day, “La-la Larry!”

To hear Tommy say, “Mama Mary. Nakupenda (which means I love you).”  

To see Naomi come running to me for a hug every time I walk into the room.  

To see Paula give me her scrunchy nose smile.

To give a sweet baby girl a life filled with love and affection for the almost eight months that God gave her on this earth.

Yeah, it’s worth it.

Much Love,

Meredith