Today is August 20th, the day our first baby was due to be born. We were so excited to be pregnant!!! I had prayed for a reason to quit smoking (yes, me.) and 3 weeks later was suddenly pregnant!!! How’s that for an answer to prayer! At my first doctor’s appointment, the doctor […]
So I can’t get this story out of my mind. And usually that means until I blog about it, it’s going to sit there….. bugging me like a strand of gray hair or a picture on my wall that I noticed is hung too high. You understand. And so I write. And I hope […]
I get so many sweet emails from so many of you wondering where is our adoption process is at? You guys are the absolute best, do you know that? Big hugs from me to you! I can’t believe that I have blogged for 3 1/2 years about this …..and still nothing. There is a […]
(picture from 2 years ago) As many of you know, my husband and I began the process of trying to adopt another girl for our family almost 3 years ago. We could have had another biological child, but adoption has always been on our heart. We started out going the traditional route of trying to […]
My youngest child is starting kindergarten tomorrow. I thought I was fine with it. I have been telling friends that I have even felt guilty about how much I have been looking forward to it. for the last several months. I’ve said my girl is ready. I’ve said I am ready. I’ve been a part time working […]
I got what could have been “the call” last week. I have heard other adoptive families talk about “the call” so fondly and my heart has longed to be able to type those words. It was a normal day. I sat down to my computer to check emails. I receive emails daily from “The […]
Hey friends….I am blogging today to give you an update on our adoption process. If you follow my blog, you will know the 30 second story is that our family felt led to start the adoption process 2.5 years ago. We felt called to adopt from the US….which meant selecting a local agency and waiting […]
Last year, I asked the Lord to give me a word for the year. I clearly heard the word COURAGE from Him. And oh, how right He was. That word was like water to my soul so many times last year when I was tempted to.freak.the.heck.out. Many things happened last year that were totally out […]
I have decided we are trying to adopt from the foster care system in perhaps the worst.possible.time.ever. It makes me giggle actually. It’s like a bad sitcom. While we were on our summer vacation to paradise this summer, we found out our social worker quit. Well maybe she didn’t quit….but she moved positions. It felt like […]
(photo compliments of the talented Aimee Decker at Radiant Photography) Last week I had a rough day. I looked one of my BFFs in the face over dinner and I told her I was done….. I want to quit our adoption process. Its been 2 years THIS MONTH since we began this journey. What […]
