According to Malachi 2:15, He has made husband and wife one that He might seek a godly seed.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Happy 3rd Birthday, Mary and a Weekend with the Campbells!

On Sunday our sweet little Mary turned three!!! It's so hard to believe that our tiny baby that was due in March, arrived six weeks early, and weighed only five pounds, is THREE! Praise the Lord!

We clustered all three little girls' birthdays on one day last year. Anna and Mary's birthdays are only six days apart. This year Anna and Mary are sharing a birthday celebration on Anna's birthday: this Saturday. But on this Sunday morning we put three candles on Mary's pancake and sang to her before church.




Our weekend was very special for another reason: we spent it with Colin and Nancy Campbell, the founders of the Above Rubies ministry. Their magazine has blessed us for nearly a decade and their encouragement has played a major part in our decision to entrust our family size to God.

The conference was fairly small and we were blessed with an intimate final session with Colin and Nancy at our pastor's home. It was surreal to literally rub shoulders with Nancy Campbell in the Shedd family dining room. I asked her every question that I could think of during the weekend. She spoke boldly about God's design for women on Saturday in three sessions, while Colin spoke to the men. On Sunday Colin preached and we all shared lunch and a fun afternoon together. Our fireside chat at the Shedd's home lasted for hours. No one wanted to leave. We could've gladly adopted this dear couple as honorary grandparents. They were thankful for all of us and we were thankful for them. We were all praising God for his kindness in letting us be together. We couldn't resist having our picture taken with the Campbells. I hope we will always be as excited about living for God and raising godly seed as we are today!

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