The Hoops

God is so very gracious to me. Really, He is. I deserve none of things that I have or the people I have in my life. I wanted to blog today about this amazing family that has helped me in so many ways. They are a second family to me and I am so happy that they consider me a part of their family. The Hoopers have 3 amazing kids that I love oh so much!! The kids make my heart smile.

The husband is a doctor and he is the one who has been helping me with my heart problem. He is an amazing man of God who runs his household very well. His wife is a stay-at-home mom and she loves her kids dearly. I really look up to the relationship that they have together and hope to one day model what they have together with my husband. God has used the two of them in my life more than they will ever know. They send me scripture just about everyday and they are constantly praying for me. I am also their babysitter, which is awesome by the way! They have a 4 y/o, almost 2 y/o, and a 2 1/2 month old. I am so blessed to be able to spend time with these kids and their parents too. It is awesome to have parents ask you to make sure you pray with their kids and turn on their Christian music before they go to sleep. Also, they have you make sure to read a passage out of the Bible with them before bed. How awesome is that?!? I love being able to be the one to do that with them.

They have had me over for countless meals and asked me to go with them to so many different places just because. I am so glad God allowed me to meet them while at college. And since they are what I consider "young" that help relate to things that are going on in my life and give advice when and when not asked of them and it is always well received. They are very involved in missions, spreading the Gospel, and setting an example for others. God has truly blessed them and I am so glad that they are able to recognize that. They know that they did not make it this far in life without God's help. That is something that people sometimes tend to forget. We forget that God is the reason behind everything we do. It is by His strength and power that we succeed in anything and everything.


"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." Proverbs 22:6