We got a long-awaited call this morning. Since June 16 when we got the referral of an adorable little chubby-cheeked boy, we knew that the next step in bringing him home would be first approval. This is when a Thai government social worker, who has been assigned your case, presents it to the adoption board of the Department […]
We got a wonderful surprise this week. The BabyHawk baby carrier that I have drooled over for months arrived via UPS–without a card or receipt or any indication of who purchased it for us! I know it has to be someone who reads my blog, b/c I only ever put the registry information here! So, […]
This week is an anniversary of sorts. It was 2 years ago that we sent our application for adoption to Holt. Our first choice of country was Thailand, second choice Ethiopia. Whoa. When I think about that season, those intense weeks between the Haiti earthquake and pulling the proverbial trigger with that large envelope in […]
Last night for Valentine’s Day we had a special dinner, and I planned some chocolate fondue for dessert. I needed some time to get it ready, so I had Trent take care of getting the kids their bath and shower. It turns out that bathing BEFORE chocolate fondue is putting events in the wrong order. […]
This weekend I was looking at the new pictures of Asher again and I remembered a little nugget of information that Laura had told me about Asher…which in the business of the day and the excitement I had forgotten. The foster mom said that Asher loves taking things apart–and attempting to put them back together. […]
We got a wonderful surprise this morning. I got a call during Bible study, and I saw it was our agency. Now, you gotta know how much I love the study I’m doing. It took a very important call to pull me away from my BFF Beth Moore! Bless her heart, the first thing our […]
I once gave an inspirational/devotional type talk and I encouraged the women listening that if they were ever feeling down or sorry for themselves, the best cure is to focus on someone other than yourself. Look OUT rather than IN. Time to take my own medicine! (PS: Our agency has not heard anything from the […]
Sometimes I get caught in a lousy streak–a lousy parenting streak to be specific. I can’t tell you how many times my TWO healthy kids have driven me bonkers, and I’ve started comparing myself to other moms who have more children or children with special needs or difficult life circumstances, and I begin to think that a […]
I usually hate it when people say that. “It’s all good!” Sometimes they just sound like pot-smoking hippies and they are almost always saying it when “IT” is definitely not “ALL” good. It’s kind of like “LOL” in person. It means “This is uncomfortable and I just don’t know what else to say.” But I’m feeling pretty pumped right […]