F.ully R.ely O.n G.od!

So thankful that no matter what we are going through we have God who we can fully rely on!

PRAY!

P. ray for these three young men as they are off to a youth camp this week.

R. ejoice with us as we can see the good in their hearts.

A. ccept this challenge to pray for these boys weekly so they can become mighty MEN of God!

Y. ell out to our Father up above on our behalf as we go into transitioning these boys into Jim and I's home shortly after they come back from this camp. The Clarks will be leaving soon moving onto another chapter in their life. We just trust that God will go with the Clarks and help them to move on in their new chapter but to never forget the impact they made in these three boys lives. We love these boys and we want to help them through this transition and want them to be ready for the next transition when NEW houseparents come along side of us. This will be a major transition in all of our lives here at the ranch so please join with us and PRAY!

The LORD God, my God, is with us!

1 Chronicles 28:20 (NIV) "David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the LORD is finished."

Are we strong? We try to be! Are we courageous? Most of the time. Do we work? Well according to Jim Fry, work is spelled F-U-N! So we have FUN! We know beyond a doubt that our God is with us and HE wants to complete the work of this ministry. So we are not going to quit and will not get discouraged! We find ourselves once again in a situation of WAITING for God to bring another couple along side of us. We are very thankful for the Clarks and their help in this ministry and they will be missed. They aren't moving too far away; however, their presence out here on the ranch will be missed. Thank you Dave & Kerry for all you have done out here with the boys in the last year!

So please join up with us in this ministry looking for the couple that God has in mind for this position. The three boys that are living with the Clarks will be moving over with us sometime in July until God sends the family that he has already prepared for the ranch!

Trusting HIM,

Happy New Year!

Psalm 115:14 "May the LORD cause you to flourish,

both you and your children.

Where did all the time go since the last time I posted....been a little busy.

*Proud of our daughter graduating from nursing school.

*While visiting for her graduation Nana was able to go on the

Polar Express with three of the grandchildren.

*Then Nana had all 6 grandchildren in the same place

at the same time and

was able to capture these.

I'm thankful for the Lord causing our children to flourish these beautiful little ones we can enjoy! I'm a little sad that this year when I travel 500 miles to visit all six of these in the same area only three of them will be there. However I'm proud that 3 of these will be in a place serving the Lord with their mommy and daddy in a minstry. It will be a lot harder to visit because now they will be 1000 miles away but so thankful God is going to have them serving Him with girls in need of direction. (I will stick with the boys!) A lot less emotions to deal with. Like I said this Nana is sad....but at the same time proud!

Lord, Help our family to continue to flourish in GREAT ways in the year 2011!

Trusting HIM,

Give Thanks!

I remember back in 2002 a boy by the name of Dustin came to us crying out for help and in return we cried out to God our Savior to help us let him know he was loved!

Now several years later we are so thankful!

I want to take this time to give thanks to God our father for bringing Dustin into our life through this ministry at age 13. He lived with Jim and I for 4 years and after 2 years adopted us as his mom and dad. He still to this day calls us mom and dad and his precious triplet girls Emma, Lilly & Madison call us Nana and Papa. They just came to visit us from Missouri for our Thanksgiving Dinner this last Sunday and they are very well behaved little 2 yr. old girls. When I watch Dustin be a daddy to these girls I am amazed, knowing where he came from back in 2002. I'm thankful for these 3 precious girls that we have the privilege to be a part of their live's! I'm blessed through this ministry!

Giving Thanks,

Jesus is the answer!

This cow is much bigger than this dog. He is triumphing over him. Sometimes life events, can be pretty BIG but our God is a BIG GOD and if we just ask him to help us with our thoughts we wrestle with and the sorrow that is in our hearts HE will TRIUMPH!

We have said for a long time that animals teach unconditional love and Jim says, "The cow barn is my sanctuary with these boys." The other night one of the boys was wrestling with his thoughts while helping milk the cows and my husband kept trying to get things out of him. After quite sometime he told him that the only way he would win is if he turned his life over to Christ. When he was done milking he took him to the house to his houseparents and talked with the houseparents and then let them take over from there. The seed has been planted by both of the spiritual leaders in this young man's life now we just have to trust that he will get tired of the enemy triumphing over him and give it over to our BIG God!!!!

Please join with us in prayer....God knows his name....he even knows his thoughts day after day and the sorrow that is in his heart!

Thanks all for your prayers as we continue to wrestle with the enemy as he doesn't like it when he is about to lose another one of his. We couldn't do it without the prayer coverage from so many.

Make sure you check out some of the other inspiring posts with Scriptures connected to Pictures at Internet Cafe and Scripture & a Snapshot!

Knowing who Triumphs,

Singing praises in the COUNTRY!

The month of November; a time to be thankful! 10 things to be thankful for at the ranch!

1. God is good all the time!

2. For this ministry!

3. Dave and Kerry; our house parent's
4. God's faithfulness!

5. This young man singing praises to God....we have no idea what he is singing or playing but we are sure he is singing praises in the COUNTRY! (just received a hearing aide a couple weeks ago, first time since he was 5, he is now 20)

6. The boys God has placed here at this time.

7. God's deep love!

8. Board members that are on board with us in this ministry!

9. The supporters of this ranch.....we could not do this without you!

10. God's SOVEREIGNTY!

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Thanking God,