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    Hairy Lemon…our family’s magical place
    David Ayers
    • Sep 18, 2017
    • 1 min

    Hairy Lemon…our family’s magical place

    One of the sweetest pieces of moving to Uganda has been this gift of recreating as a family. In March when we attended RESTORE, one of...
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    The Vision into Reality…
    David Ayers
    • Sep 18, 2017
    • 2 min

    The Vision into Reality…

    There is no place on this earth that reaches beyond His Love. We GO, because HE FIRST LOVED US.  HE FIRST CAME TO US. Over a year ago. ...
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    …And the line up for this year’s Ayer Academy…
    David Ayers
    • Sep 18, 2017
    • 1 min

    …And the line up for this year’s Ayer Academy…

    The Story God is writing is getting fuller, richer, more messy, and far more beautiful than I had ever imagined.  Thank you, Father, for...
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    REUNITED!!!
    David Ayers
    • Sep 28, 2016
    • 1 min

    REUNITED!!!

    This is such a gift from God!! I LOVE family!!!
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    love at first sight.
    David Ayers
    • Sep 28, 2016
    • 1 min

    love at first sight.

    This is pretty much how happy Isaiah was to meet his Nanna and Boppa for the first time!!!  And….me too!!!!
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    hanging with friends.
    David Ayers
    • Jul 22, 2016
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    hanging with friends.

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    David Ayers
    • Jul 22, 2016
    • 1 min

    Keep the SON in your eyes.

    Looking to JESUS…
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    community.  so thankful.
    David Ayers
    • Jul 22, 2016
    • 0 min

    community. so thankful.

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    i just love girls.
    David Ayers
    • Jul 20, 2016
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    i just love girls.

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    a new thing…
    David Ayers
    • Jun 20, 2016
    • 2 min

    a new thing…

    Those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength… I have been quiet. In a waiting. In a season of loss—loss of another home, another...
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    David Ayers
    • Jun 7, 2016
    • 2 min

    Behold…

    Behold… And then, there YOU are …right here in the midst of all of this mess. There you are, quietly, consistently, beautifully, lovingly...
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    oh Selah…HOW ARE YOU 3?!?!
    David Ayers
    • May 14, 2016
    • 1 min

    oh Selah…HOW ARE YOU 3?!?!

    My darling Selah…my “pause”…my “song”…my unexpected gift from Ethiopia… How have you brought SO much FULLNESS to our lives? How have you...
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    RIAH IS 8!!!
    David Ayers
    • Apr 25, 2016
    • 1 min

    RIAH IS 8!!!

    This sweet girl has brought so much JOY and GRACE into our lives…HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RIAH!!! We celebrate you today, Riah!! Look at how...
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    re-ignited.
    David Ayers
    • Apr 22, 2016
    • 1 min

    re-ignited.

    Here we go again…It’s been a LOT of transition…a lot of hard…a lot of loss…but GOD–HE is in it all–redeeming, healing, moving,...
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    David Ayers
    • Mar 28, 2016
    • 1 min

    my daughter

    She stood in front of the church today, a young woman. When did this happen? She sang, and worshipped. She is beautiful. She lay in bed...
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    NEW
    David Ayers
    • Jan 31, 2016
    • 1 min

    NEW

    A new school…
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    Life with Selah…
    David Ayers
    • Jan 31, 2016
    • 1 min

    Life with Selah…

    Well, never a dull moment…i love her.
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    The Sacred
    David Ayers
    • Oct 10, 2015
    • 4 min

    The Sacred

    The Sacred Through the sound of the rain drops on our metal roof, I heard a soft mewing sound from my front porch.   Dave’s voice came...
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    sweeter than honey…a light to my path
    David Ayers
    • Sep 27, 2015
    • 1 min

    sweeter than honey…a light to my path

    Jesus tells us two amazing things and as Ella and I tried some new things this weekend, He encouraged my heart… A gift was brought to our...
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    God moved Mountains…
    David Ayers
    • Sep 27, 2015
    • 2 min

    God moved Mountains…

    These are my girls, Bezenech and Meskerem.  I love them so deeply.  They have both had such challenging lives.  Last year they both...
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