Wind in our hair and screams of delight but also unpredictable turns and unknown outcomes. We are a family of six; Dave, Susie, Nate, Jake, Sam, and Bella.
God has been faithful in our marriage and through the birth and blessings of our boys.
God has been faithful during our adoption journey and united Bella with us in May of 2008. We were privileged to visit with Bella's birth mother; therefore, Bella's family in Guatemala will always be dear to our hearts.
On October 16, 2008, Bella was diagnosed with ALL Leukemia. We are now battling the disease with 2 years and 3 months of treatment. We believe God will continue to be faithful!
Our family is committed to living life to the fullest...even on the hard days. Thank you for checking in and journeying with us!
Oh ya.....these our boys! Are they awesome or what?!!! I am so incredibly proud of Nate and Jake as well as their other band members Luke and Brian. They performed for their school last Thursday for the middle school and rocked them out. Nate is the guitarist (black hat with purplish shirt on) and Jake is the drummer. The boys actually performed the same song twice as the first performance was for "You Tube". The second performance was because the kids were screaming for more and the teachers approved. Nate and I worked on a mix of both those videos. They had way too much fun that day and so did I. I am one proud Mama.
Oh. my. goodness. You SHOULD be one proud mama! I had tears in my eyes listening to that--I'm beaming with pride too and they're not even my kids! Wow--I feel like I should get their autographs so I can say I saw them play before they became famous!
I love that song, and love it even more now that your boys are so TALENTED at playing it! Congratulations! You do have some amazing little men in your life. :)
EEEEEEEEEYOW! Don't you know I'm just laughing and screaming watching the video. Jake! Is that really you back there going crazy on those drums? Nate, I've been watching you perform since you were under two. Congratulations Guys, And I was happy to see Sam make an appearance too. XO FOR NATE, XO for Sam and triple XOXOXO for Jake cause he likes that stuff so much. Gramma Nance
So cool Susie! I sure wish we lived closer, Dylan loves to sing, he could help in that department and is taking guitar lessons! He'd love to have friends to do a jam session with! Tell your guys they ROCK!! ~Stacy
Wow! No wonder they all were SCREAMING for More! You've raised some talented boys! One day, I'm sure they will be using their gift to further God's Kingdom!
In the future, we may be taking the youth Group to see Nate and Jake's band rather than Kutless! :)
We have been so blessed with emails and calls of people who want to help us through this time of treatment for our daughter. Per suggestion of our social worker and friend, we are posting here what we feel will be most beneficial to our family at this time. Although the help is easy to give, its hard to receive, but we have been told by medical professionals an social workers that we will need it. Your love and support mean so very much to us, thank you.
1. Prayer, please see "Pray with Us" 2. Meals 3. Car Pooling from school 4. Continued emails and blog posts with encouraging words. (This means more to us than you can possibly know.) 5. Loving on our boys, this will be a time of sacrifice for them. 6. Child Care 7. GIVE BLOOD! Where ever you live, please give blood in honor of Bella. Save a life!
We want to personally recognize and thank all of you who have graciously helped us in one way or another. Whether its through meals, house cleaning, driving, errands, donations, gifts, etc. We so appreciate you and recognize the blessing from God in all of you. Every moment of every day we are privileged to see the face of Jesus in all of you. From our home to yours, thank you and "May God bless you and hold you in the palm of His hand." Please note, your emails and posts are greatly appreciated and needed just as much as any monetary blessing, please continue to do so as they lift us up daily.
The Stanley Family (Gretchen and Gillibean) Candy and Kya Blue Michelle and Abby Riggs Deb Vangorder All God's Children International http://www.allgodschildren.org/ Kentwood Community Church Kitty and Larry Jerard The VanderZwaag Family The Angerbauer Family The Infante Family Annie Bulthuis The Edwards Family The Ambrose Family The Claeys Family The Fabro Family The DeMarchis Family Peter Harmon Joe and Erin Harmon Mary and Dejan Vukic Keith and Daphne Edwards Susie Harmon Betty Harmon Courtney and Stella Sue Marvin Beth Hartlien Pam Sult Keller Williams Realty Grand Rapids KW Cares Grand Rapids Sue and Rob Harkema and Family Jenifer and Brian VanZanten and Family Action Chemical of Grand Rapids Celebration Entertainment-Brad Eley Trish Borgdorf-http://www.vangels.com/ John and Michelle Lawrence Larry and Kitty Girard Stacy and Bella Gail and Johanna Pam and Rick Foster Amy, Fred and Grace Nagel John and Tiffny Harmon Tom and Sandra Harmon Nancy and Don Harmon Ray and Linda Ferrick Helen Devos Childrens Hospital Dr. Deanna Mitchell Dr. Ron Hoffman Jenifer Gerwig and Family Jane and David Lautenbach Greg and Shannon Ferrick Karen and Chad Janney Cheri, Donnie and Malaena Harris
Our Home Address
Many of you have asked for our home address, please email me at susieferrick@grar.com if you would like this information. Again, we appreciate all the support and prayers. It has meant more to us than we are even able to put in to words.
Our Praise from Psalm 103
With all my heart, we Praise the Lord, And with all that we are, we Praise His Holy Name. With all our heart, we Praise the Lord, and we will never forget how kind he has been. His kindness and love are a crown on our heads. Each day that we live, He provides for our needs and gives us the strength of a young eagle. For all who are mistreated, the Lord brings justice. You oh Lord are merciful, kind and patient, your love never fails. How Great is our God! You are kind to all who worship you, You keep your promises to those who faithfully obey you All of you who serve and obey God, come and Praise your Lord! With all our hearts, We PRAISE the Lord!
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Oh. my. goodness. You SHOULD be one proud mama! I had tears in my eyes listening to that--I'm beaming with pride too and they're not even my kids! Wow--I feel like I should get their autographs so I can say I saw them play before they became famous!
I'm proud, and I'm not even their Mama! How awesome are they!?! They have got tons of talent and personality! Too fun!
Wow! They sound great. What talent...hope they keep up the good work. Maybe I'll see them on TV one day and say, "I read all about them growing up."
My Brian has such a skill for the piano, but just tinkers on it and won't take lessons....I wish he would.
I love that song, and love it even more now that your boys are so TALENTED at playing it! Congratulations! You do have some amazing little men in your life. :)
Very talented!
EEEEEEEEEYOW! Don't you know I'm just laughing and screaming watching the video. Jake! Is that really you back there going crazy on those drums? Nate, I've been watching you perform since you were under two. Congratulations Guys, And I was happy to see Sam make an appearance too. XO FOR NATE, XO for Sam and triple XOXOXO for Jake cause he likes that stuff so much. Gramma Nance
So cool Susie! I sure wish we lived closer, Dylan loves to sing, he could help in that department and is taking guitar lessons! He'd love to have friends to do a jam session with!
Tell your guys they ROCK!!
~Stacy
WOW ... they did amazing! Keep it up and they may be rock stars in the future!
AWESOME, AWESOME job guys. That brought tears to my eyes and they aren't even my kiddos. Keep up the great work guys.
Wow! You have some talented boys! They did awesome!! Sounded great! I would have been so proud too if that were my boys!
Wow! No wonder they all were SCREAMING for More! You've raised some talented boys! One day, I'm sure they will be using their gift to further God's Kingdom!
In the future, we may be taking the youth Group to see Nate and Jake's band rather than Kutless! :)
Rock on Boys!
Awesome and you should definitely be very proud indeed! Awesome boys.
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