Blog Category: “family”

the week’s end

By admin,

it was a weekend for family, hosting my side and heading to the zoo and aquarium.
the weather was perfect.
the fish swam.
the sun decided to sneak over my shoulder. 
(is this starting to sound like a shel silverstein poem to anyone else?)
and my hubby got to enjoy all of it.
thank you, for praying. we’ll be sharing a few more guest posts over the next few days!
love
larissa

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our little ones

By admin,

there are few things in life better than being an aunt. or an uncle. we’re so fortunate to have five little ones under the age of three, with number six joining us any day now. it’s especially fun to watch our oldest nephew because he’s so much like ian. and they are hilarious together. if paladin doesn’t want ian’s arm around him, he says so. if ian wants some of paladin’s food, he says so. they’re both very particular and very vocal about those opinions, but in the best way.

ian loves being with all of our little squirts and on saturday we will celebrate our youngest nephew’s first birthday. each of them is a gift.

thankful for family. and that tomorrow is friday:)

larissa

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a mini ian, someday?

By admin,

throughout our engagement and into our marriage, many inquiring minds, who are strangers and not dear friends, have asked about our ability to have children. surprisingly, because of our  disability, there has seemed to exist an assumption that those questions are appropriate, when none of them were asked to our friends who are in full health. not that these questions are wrong, but they’re not helpful either. here’s why.
in any marriage, how does anyone know if they can conceive until God reveals a yes or no? 
with or without disability, no one can answer that question except for God. 
and so that’s where we leave it. we would both love to be parents. i would love to have a mini ian running around, filling our lives. maybe not yet. maybe not for a long time. maybe next year. maybe we’ll have biological children, or maybe we’ll adopt. 
just like we don’t want people to assume things about our own life and future, we don’t want to assume on God. He may call us to raise 10 children who look and sound just like us or he may just keep providing nieces and nephews for us to spoil. either way, “before me, as behind, God is and all is well.”
i&l

  Filed under: "a disabled life", "family", "marriage"
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the week’s end

By admin,

it was a weekend for family, hosting my side and heading to the zoo and aquarium.
the weather was perfect.
the fish swam.
the sun decided to sneak over my shoulder. 
(is this starting to sound like a shel silverstein poem to anyone else?)
and my hubby got to enjoy all of it.
thank you, for praying. we’ll be sharing a few more guest posts over the next few days!
love
larissa

  Filed under: "family", "work/life"
  Comments: None

our little ones

By admin,

there are few things in life better than being an aunt. or an uncle. we’re so fortunate to have five little ones under the age of three, with number six joining us any day now. it’s especially fun to watch our oldest nephew because he’s so much like ian. and they are hilarious together. if paladin doesn’t want ian’s arm around him, he says so. if ian wants some of paladin’s food, he says so. they’re both very particular and very vocal about those opinions, but in the best way.

ian loves being with all of our little squirts and on saturday we will celebrate our youngest nephew’s first birthday. each of them is a gift.

thankful for family. and that tomorrow is friday:)

larissa

  Filed under: "family"
  Comments: None

a mini ian, someday?

By admin,

throughout our engagement and into our marriage, many inquiring minds, who are strangers and not dear friends, have asked about our ability to have children. surprisingly, because of our  disability, there has seemed to exist an assumption that those questions are appropriate, when none of them were asked to our friends who are in full health. not that these questions are wrong, but they’re not helpful either. here’s why.
in any marriage, how does anyone know if they can conceive until God reveals a yes or no? 
with or without disability, no one can answer that question except for God. 
and so that’s where we leave it. we would both love to be parents. i would love to have a mini ian running around, filling our lives. maybe not yet. maybe not for a long time. maybe next year. maybe we’ll have biological children, or maybe we’ll adopt. 
just like we don’t want people to assume things about our own life and future, we don’t want to assume on God. He may call us to raise 10 children who look and sound just like us or he may just keep providing nieces and nephews for us to spoil. either way, “before me, as behind, God is and all is well.”
i&l

  Filed under: "a disabled life", "family", "marriage"
  Comments: None

the week’s end

By admin,

it was a weekend for family, hosting my side and heading to the zoo and aquarium.
the weather was perfect.
the fish swam.
the sun decided to sneak over my shoulder. 
(is this starting to sound like a shel silverstein poem to anyone else?)
and my hubby got to enjoy all of it.
thank you, for praying. we’ll be sharing a few more guest posts over the next few days!
love
larissa

  Filed under: "family", "work/life"
  Comments: None

our little ones

By admin,

there are few things in life better than being an aunt. or an uncle. we’re so fortunate to have five little ones under the age of three, with number six joining us any day now. it’s especially fun to watch our oldest nephew because he’s so much like ian. and they are hilarious together. if paladin doesn’t want ian’s arm around him, he says so. if ian wants some of paladin’s food, he says so. they’re both very particular and very vocal about those opinions, but in the best way.

ian loves being with all of our little squirts and on saturday we will celebrate our youngest nephew’s first birthday. each of them is a gift.

thankful for family. and that tomorrow is friday:)

larissa

  Filed under: "family"
  Comments: None

a mini ian, someday?

By admin,

throughout our engagement and into our marriage, many inquiring minds, who are strangers and not dear friends, have asked about our ability to have children. surprisingly, because of our  disability, there has seemed to exist an assumption that those questions are appropriate, when none of them were asked to our friends who are in full health. not that these questions are wrong, but they’re not helpful either. here’s why.
in any marriage, how does anyone know if they can conceive until God reveals a yes or no? 
with or without disability, no one can answer that question except for God. 
and so that’s where we leave it. we would both love to be parents. i would love to have a mini ian running around, filling our lives. maybe not yet. maybe not for a long time. maybe next year. maybe we’ll have biological children, or maybe we’ll adopt. 
just like we don’t want people to assume things about our own life and future, we don’t want to assume on God. He may call us to raise 10 children who look and sound just like us or he may just keep providing nieces and nephews for us to spoil. either way, “before me, as behind, God is and all is well.”
i&l

  Filed under: "a disabled life", "family", "marriage"
  Comments: None