the story of God in us
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Dinglefest began with God. He brought together this guy and this girl who were doing the church thing well but who didn't treasure Him, and they fell in love. The guy and the girl fell in love with each other, and both of them fell in love with that God who had loved them from the beginning.
As they grew in relationship with Jesus, these two committed their lives to serve Him together as two made into one through marriage.
(The name of this blog comes from their wedding reception, which was a carnival to celebrate their devotion to God and to each other. Dinglefest was complete with a dunk tank, rock climbing wall, moon jump, bungee run, jousting ring, foosball and air hockey and pool tables, video game systems, Dippin' Dots, and t-shirts ... and lots of love.)
Their first blessing wrapped in flesh from God arrived about a year and a half after the first Dinglefest celebration.
Then, exactly twenty-six months after their sweet girl was born, her brother joined them.
After being a family of four - two big Dingles and two little ones - for nearly three years...
...a friend contacted them about a baby girl in Taiwan who needed a family. On January 30, 2012, they accepted the referral to be her family, and they began a wild ride to bring their fifth family member home from the other side of the world.
After Zoe had been home for about nine months, they began looking into adoption again, expecting to adopt from a country with a historically long court process (such as Haiti or India). As they prepared the paperwork to update their home study, they found out about a sibling group of three in need of a family in Uganda. Sometime in late 2013, they'll bring them home, doubling their number of kiddos to become Dingle, party of 8.
Their hearts are full with love for each other as they live out their daily Dinglefestival of life. And, more important than that, their hearts are full with Christ.
In the midst of this full life, the Momma Bear here likes to blog about our family, faith, adoption, books, life with special needs (including Zoe's cerebral palsy, Robbie's epilepsy, her own rheumatoid arthritis, and one of the Ugandan siblings' HIV+ status), education, and whatever else strikes her fancy.
Enjoy!
As they grew in relationship with Jesus, these two committed their lives to serve Him together as two made into one through marriage.
(The name of this blog comes from their wedding reception, which was a carnival to celebrate their devotion to God and to each other. Dinglefest was complete with a dunk tank, rock climbing wall, moon jump, bungee run, jousting ring, foosball and air hockey and pool tables, video game systems, Dippin' Dots, and t-shirts ... and lots of love.)
Their first blessing wrapped in flesh from God arrived about a year and a half after the first Dinglefest celebration.
Then, exactly twenty-six months after their sweet girl was born, her brother joined them.
After being a family of four - two big Dingles and two little ones - for nearly three years...
...a friend contacted them about a baby girl in Taiwan who needed a family. On January 30, 2012, they accepted the referral to be her family, and they began a wild ride to bring their fifth family member home from the other side of the world.
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| thanks to The Archibald Project for documenting this moment and the rest of our adoption journey! |
After Zoe had been home for about nine months, they began looking into adoption again, expecting to adopt from a country with a historically long court process (such as Haiti or India). As they prepared the paperwork to update their home study, they found out about a sibling group of three in need of a family in Uganda. Sometime in late 2013, they'll bring them home, doubling their number of kiddos to become Dingle, party of 8.
Their hearts are full with love for each other as they live out their daily Dinglefestival of life. And, more important than that, their hearts are full with Christ.
In the midst of this full life, the Momma Bear here likes to blog about our family, faith, adoption, books, life with special needs (including Zoe's cerebral palsy, Robbie's epilepsy, her own rheumatoid arthritis, and one of the Ugandan siblings' HIV+ status), education, and whatever else strikes her fancy.
Enjoy!