Team D is a phrase Bill coined when we got engaged. Anytime we had to get something done, had to face a challenge he would say "We're Team D - we got this". Always in the coach mindset. It's how I have signed our Christmas cards each year, how we rsvp to events, cards/mail comes addressed like this & when it's time to leave we call out "Team D let's roll" - it's our calling. To know us, is to know, we Are Team D.
When my father passed away the dual Guardianship I had of Thomas for the past 2 years reverted to me. Making myself & our family his guardians. He is now living with us full time. I will write a post later about how this is going & how our family is adapting.
The other night a friend sent me a message. Asking if I'd ever looked at how Team D is spelled out. What? No!
T = Thomas
E = Ellia
A = Addie
M = Micah
WHAT the heck?! Mind literally blown!! She went onto to point out that the initials are also in Birth order! Here's where it gets interesting.......
Bill came up with Team D pseudonym 19 years ago! Long before we had kids or picked out names. And we never picked names according to this pseudonym. In fact Micah was supposed to be Lincoln & Addie was our hardest child to name.
As my friend pointed out "In essence Thomas was the missing team member!"
Another crazy thing is that Bill always wanted a 4th child - I did not. Three kids in 3.5yrs will do that to you. And Micah always wanted a little brother. We got our 4th child & Micah got his little brother. (as Thomas intelligence is around a 2nd grader) And the kids relationship with Thomas is transitioning over to that of a little brother, not just their cousin.
God has been working the details out since the very Beginning - way back 19yrs ago when Bill was being cheesy creating our own family nick-name - Team D! We continue to be blown away by God's provision, God's power & how he works out all the little details even better than we can imagine.
- "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
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