Author Archives: jessica

I've written about our open adoption before, but here are the nitty gritty details.  Our adopted daughter is 2 yrs. old/we adopted her at birth and we were blessed to be at the hospital for her birth/our birth mom is very young and has not had an easy life/we do not live in the same … Continue reading »

My dad passed away very unexpectedly two weeks ago.  We are reeling but know he is with Jesus.  Here are the words I had read at his funeral.  Today we rejoice that my dad is heaven with Jesus.  I’m thrilled for him, but frankly my world is tipped over on its side. A friend messaged … Continue reading »

I missed my last blog post and find myself tonight feeling empty and with a total loss for words.  If you knew me well this would be surprising as I'm a fairly chatty gal, verbose, some might say.  I think this loss for words is coming from the fact that as a family we're feeling … Continue reading »

I recently met a mom in my community who adopted a little boy internationally just under a year ago.  Of course, the process was much longer than that as it sometimes can be.  We were sitting in our basement playroom telling each other our adoption stories a few weeks ago and I wanted to share … Continue reading »

I'm reading a few great books right now and I want to just share a few quotes and thoughts of my own from them.  The first book is a devotional by Randy Alcorn called "50 Days of Heaven: A Reflection That Brings Eternity to Light" Quote: "The only proper foundation for optimism is the redemptive … Continue reading »

Our little peanut is just a few months shy of 2 yrs. old and this is her second Christmas.  We are excited to introduce her to family traditions, to the Christmas story, to the great celebration of the birth of Jesus…how fun and what a privilege!  This year feels so different because she understands so … Continue reading »

Last week it was our birthmom's birthday!  She turned 16, a big birthday in the life of a girl.  She was so excited because she can now work, she can donate blood, and she can get her license.  We have an open adoption with our birthmom, she wanted that and we wanted that too.  It's … Continue reading »

  I found myself overwhelmed with gratitude this past week.  In the hustle and bustle of another academic year (we are a family of educators, so the fall is the new year for us) I was just stopped in my tracks by a heart full of thanks!  This surprised me as I've been feeling like … Continue reading »

Ephesians 1:3-8 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.  Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.  God … Continue reading »