Sunday, September 28, 2008
AFA - Athletes For Adoption
2:13 PM
God's Grace Adoption Ministry has their first running team - AFA! http://www.athletesforadoption.org/
We will be running the Big Sur Half Marathon in November. The pictures are of one of our long distance Saturday runs at Dry Creek in Modesto. We have lots of little supporters to cheer us on as well as many sponsors! God has blessed God's Grace Adoption Ministry abundantly this year!
Monday, July 28, 2008
Hess Family & Rumble Family 2008
11:37 PM
Patrick has 8 brothers and sisters and almost 30 nieces and nephews... and counting!!! :)
Paula has a sister and a brother, three nieces and one nephew.
These pictures include some of our grandparents and our parents. Two of Patrick's siblings as well as 10 nieces and nephews are not shown since we didn't get to see them this year!
We are blessed with a large immediate family.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Adoption Finalization
12:59 PM
"Having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will." Ephesians 1:5
We went to court today to get Brant's California Birth Certificate. On the way out of the courthouse Cali said, "Brant is OFFICIALLY your son daddy!" : ) Brant is very much part of the Hess & Rumble family already but it was fun to see it finished legally in America! God has been so faithful.
Also, Brant visited Memorial hospital on May 8th. He had a grand time showing all the nurses how adorable he is!!!! It was quite the experience - mommy and daddy were happy when the day was over and we were all back home. Jesus healed him.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
A Lemonade Stand
12:47 PM
On Thursday Cali and her cousin Allison Flory had a lemonade stand at our house. It was a huge success! We sold over 100 lemonades!!! Allison and Cali had a great time filling the cups with ice and lemonade! But the interesting thing was when they took the money... since they are 4 years old and we had told them that they may need to give change back... some of the time the "change" for a $10 bill was a $20 bill! : ) But since most of the money they made went to a baby who is being adopted from Vietnam - most of the time the change was given back to them for a donation to Baby NEHEMIAH PERRYMAN who will be coming home to his daddy and mommy within the next 6 to 8 months! Allison and Cali were able to donate $400.00 to Nehemiah's adoption from the 100 lemonades they sold!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Brant's Dol Celebration
7:27 PM
Brant's first birthday was February 13th. We did our best to celebrate his birthday in the traditional Korean way. In the past the mortality rate was so high that often a child would not make it to his first birthday. Because of this a child's first birthday is a significant celebration in Korea.
At the "Dol-Jabee" table Brant chose a roll of string (meaning he will be blessed with a long life) and a musical instrument... (meaning he may be very musically talented!) :) It was fun to have good Korean food to sample thanks to the generous donation of a local Korean restaurant. It was also fun to share some of the Korean traditions with our friends and family. Brant seemed quite interested in the whole event. He was very happy the entire evening!
"Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you; before you were born, I sanctified you." Jeremiah 1:5
Friday, January 18, 2008
Cali's Queen Esther Birthday party!!!
8:41 AM
Purim is a Jewish holiday celebrating the salvation of the Persian Jews from Haman's evil plot to have them all killed. The highest point of the celebration is the reading of the story of Queen Esther. Sometimes it is acted out with costumes or puppets. It is tradition for the guest to use noise makers (gragar as they are called in Hebrew) to make as much noise as possible whenever Haman's name is mentioned in the story. The purpose being to stamp, drown, or blot out Haman's name which comes from the book of Deuteronomy which says, "You shall blot out the memory of the Amalekites (Haman's people) from under the heavens."
Cali turned 4 years old. She wanted to celebrate by being "Queen Esther" at her birthday party. She attempted to share the entire story of Esther after daddy read about the Feast of Purim - but when everyone made so much noise at the mention of Haman she continued to start back at the beginning and couldn't finish... the stomping and shouting were too distracting. : ) She was very blessed by the evening and we were happy to do something for her that she has talked about for months. To God be the Glory!!!
"For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this!!!" Esther 4:14
Friday, January 4, 2008
Brant's 1st Christmas & Dedication
3:36 PM
We spent a week at Pajaro Dunes over Christmas - Brant was in high demand the entire week and loved every minute of it. We think he was disappointed to come home and find that he couldn't be held and kissed every moment. His little life has been given to the Lord many times but his formal dedication was on December 30th. He is doing so well and is so sweet, we feel so blessed and constantly wonder at how much the Lord has chose to bless our little family! Cali tells us often, "Daddy, mommy, we are soooo RICH in Jesus!" and it is true! We are and we see it everyday! We pray that the Lord will continue to abundantly bless Brant's life and that he will give his whole heart and life to Jesus! What a blessing his life is to us! Thank you Lord.
1 Samuel 1:27-28 "For this child we prayed, and the Lord has granted us our petition which we asked of Him. Therefore we have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives he shall be lent to the Lord. So they worshiped the Lord."
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February 2009
Cali Tyler Hess
