I was cleaning up my closet this week and moved my backpack from one shelf to another. It felt heavy so I unzipped all the zippers until I found the full pocket. It was just as I’d packed it a year and a half ago when I was getting ready for our trip to China. A…
Tis the season for reflection. For looking over the last year and all the ups and downs it held. When our family looks back on 2015, it’s a year we never want to repeat. It was a year of great loss and pain. It was a year of transitions and sacrifices. It’s a year we…
It’s been a year since we traveled to China to adopt a son we weren’t able to keep because of a diagnosis that made it impossible for him to stay with our family. I’m still saying thank you those who supported us during that time. September is going to be a tough month around here….
Our son is at Bethel school for blind and visually impaired children. They made this video to share, guaranteed to make you smile! Joel has on a light blue shirt with Lightning McQueen on it. See how many times you can spot him! Some of the children in the video need sponsors and you can…
I just read that 49 out of 50 states have gotten snow this winter, so I won’t dwell too much on the fact that most of what’s been happening behind the scenes around here has to do with shoveling snow, sledding on snow, and cleaning up the trails of snow all over my house. I’ll…
Have you seen the movie, What to Expect When You’re Expecting? It follows the lives of five women having babies. One of the characters, played by Jennifer Lopez, is adopting. It takes her about nine months to go from home study approval to having her baby home from Ethiopia. This nine month process only happens…