Powerful Blog: True Love

If you haven't already been exposed to the blog, Pray for Ian, I highly recommend you check out Ian and Larrisa.'s candid sharing of their lives together following a traumatic brain injury Ian experienced in an auto accident.

The most recent post includes a link to a recently published magazine article about their union, which is marked by suffering but made beautiful by God's grace and their commitment to one another in sickness and in health.

The video below captures the young couple's beautiful wedding.

Why?

Mr. and Mrs. Beaver:

Many of you may have wondered why we have adopted or, perhaps, why we have adopted again and again and...

Our reason is articulated perfectly in the video below. This is our story!


Francis Chan For Orphan Sunday from Christian Alliance for Orphans on Vimeo.

Video: Great Post-Easter Song

Mrs. Beaver:

Our church's children's/youth choir sang Andy Cherry's "Our God's Alive" yesterday morning to open the Easter service. Wow! What perfect and powerful lyrics! His is risen, just as He said!

Unusual Football Commercial

Mrs. Beaver:

Just saw this commercial on the playoff game between the Denver Broncos and the NewEndgland Patriots. I didn't just "like it", I LOVED it.

Video: Out of Control

Daria stumbled upon this video this week. We just watched it as a family after reading the Bible together. We found it to be a convicting reminder.

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Video -- Hope is Fading

Mrs. Beaver:

We've posted this video before. However, with Lissie describing her interactions with orphans in St. Petersburg, Russia, this week on her blog , it's time for a re-post.

Her photos have made my heart ache all over again for the children Mr. Beaver and I have had to leave behind each time we've adopted. Their faces continue to haunt us.

Is it your turn? Is it your turn to die to self? Is it your turn to adopt? Is it your turn to give hope to the hopeless? The cost of adding an orphan to the family is enormous in more ways than I can tell you. But, our God's grace exceeds every need an orphan creates. Is it your turn to trust God and provide a home for a homeless child? I ask again, is it your turn to trust God? Would our God, whose heart is so soft toward the young silent sufferers in this world, agree with you that this isn't your calling?

I pray God will give you the blessing of an ache that can't be satisfied in any other way than adding a fatherless child to your family. I pray you will be as blessed as we have been.

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Hope is Fading – Orphan Sunday from Allan Rosenow on Vimeo.

We Love Because - Video

On the eve of Orphan Sunday, the cry of our hearts is that those who read this blog would be as blessed by adding fatherless chidlren to their family as we have been.

God is so good, and His ways are always better than our ways. When we die to self and follow His ways we always find blessings beyond our wildest dreams. God's ways are not always easy to follow, but His blessing is sure when we do.

We pray... that you will pray... about the amazing blessing of adoption in your family.

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We Love Because from Christian Alliance for Orphans on Vimeo.

~ Tessa and Mr. & Mrs. Beaver

Video: Intercessor

A family favorite... "see with your eyes, hear with your ears and understand with your heart and return and be healed..." (Matt 13:15)

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~ Mr. Beaver