When Jean Stockdale surrendered her life to the Lord Jesus at the age of 24, her world radically and dramatically changed. In her own words, “Nothing has ever been the same.” She is eternally grateful for the Lord’s kindness and His grace. Her parenting skills were molded and shaped by the Word of God; and her family and now a multitude of families, are influenced by Jean’s spiritual growth and personal walk with the Lord.

Jean married her childhood sweetheart, Craig, in 1974. Their family tree grew with the arrival of Jason in 1978 and Dawson in 1981. In 2003 God ushered the Stockdales into an entirely new season of life when Jason asked Patti Straznicky to marry him. This season was repeated in 2005 when Dawson asked Kathryn Brown to be his wife. New branches were being added and the family tree was growing. The first twig was added in June of 2007 with the birth of Declan Lee Stockdale to Jason and Patti. A second twig is anticipated with the arrival of Dawson and Kathryn’s firstborn in June of 2008.

Jean and Craig dearly love the girls God prepared for their sons. God added Patti and Kathryn to the Stockdale family tree by grafting them in. Jean calls them her bonus babies – she got these great girls but did not birth them or raise them. These girls are direct answers to a multitude of prayers that were offered up from the time the boys were born. Craig and Jean are extremely proud of the men Jason and Dawson have become and of the wives they have chosen. Read More