So...let me take a moment to say hello and to introduce our family...
*We are a family living in the Portland, Oregon area.
*I am Kara, the primary contributor to The Chuppies. I've only been blogging regularly since February, but have been writing on paper since forever. The Chuppies are our little guys and they are the inspiration for a good bit of what I like to write about.
*I met Jason in college and we have been married just over 14 years.
*We have 5 kiddos (4 here and 1 in Heaven). Our daughter, Selah, died from the disease Pompe in 2008 and we eagerly await time with her in Heaven someday.
*Prior to being home with the little guys, I taught high school English, Speech, and was a Reading Specialist (though you wouldn't know it from all of the errors I find after I hit the "publish" button).
*We homeschool part time (on Tuesdays and Thursdays) and the big kids go to a school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The whole school follows this pattern. I really enjoy that time with the kids and then also a break and special time with our littlest Chuppie.
*Our current pet status is: 1 dog, 1 fish, 17 stickbugs, 83 Madagascar Hissers, and an outdoor pet squirrel named Mr. Nutkins.
*Above all else...we love God and desire to live for Him with an eternal perspective. We know our relationship with Him is completely dependent on the redemption that took place when Jesus died on the cross for our sins and was raised with triumphant victory over sin. We believe the Bible is God's Word and that God gave it to us as the ultimate authority in our lives. Our desire is to love God more and more, to find our purpose and satisfaction in Him, and we ask Him to help us "live in such a way that others may see our good works and glorify God who is in Heaven" (1 Peter 2:12).
*We fail on a daily basis and are constantly thankful for 1 John 1:9:
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
I hope the following posts will give you a taste of who we are as a family...
Thank you so much for stopping by!
What I Believe
Reasons Why I Love My Guy
Why We Love Adoption
Selah--To Pause and Value
When Your Child is Hurting
About Parenting
Suffering and Empathy
On Education
My Qwirks
On Politics
Things We Like to Hatch
Grief
Books--We Like Them
Failures
