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Although cell phones have been around a long time, I recently bought my first “real” cell phone. Being rather anti-technology, I only got it in order to be able to take pictures of our adopted daughter anytime, anywhere, and easily send them with text to Birthmom. I have been resistant to all the people who want to help me learn all there is to know and do this phone. I stubbornly just want to know how to take and send...

I missed my blog day this week.  Not that you would know that, and maybe I didn’t need to reveal that, but this week has been one of more thinking, decisions and discernment.  We are likely going to be seeing a change in our adoption plans coming and what a hard decision it is to make. Through the process of seeking and discerning for this second adoption, I have also had some new parts of the story revealed from our...

My thoughts today are not too profound, or heavy, or significant in regards to adoption. It seems to be on the back burner of my mind. We are a waiting family, with 2 placements in which the birthmoms changed their adoption plans, and 1 showing in which another family was a better match for the birth mom to choose. So, for us the reality of God giving us another precious child feels a little distant. We are okay as we...

Nearly 11 months ago my heart raced as I shared the heartache and burden I felt for abandoned children with my husband.  I asked him if we could add ‘just one more’ to our family.  Maybe even a precious child who is harder to place.  It was crazy for so many reasons. → ...

Dear boys and girls, Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day.  It is a day that the world celebrates in honor of Love.  Many celebrate romantic love, but please know that love is more than boys liking girls, and girls being loyal to just one guy……Love is everything.  Love is Jesus.  Love is the Gift of Salvation, and the Father who loves his children so much that He will do whatever it takes to keep them with him.  Love is power.  Love is a...

We all NEED wiser, “more seasoned” people in our lives that are at least a few years ahead of us. We need them because they provide perspective that we are unable to have because we have less years of living.  We need a godly mentor or discipler who will point us to God and to His word.  I am grateful for these ladies in my life. I have sought them out, prioritized my relationships with them, and opened my heart...

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Fear … how it can be stifling and crippling, or a reason to be encouraged to go to the remover of fear, the One that wants to take ahold of our fears. Waiting is hard, it really stinks. The unknown is hard, it really stinks. Creating scenarios in your head that you then fear is hard, it really stinks. Why do we do that? → ...