I’ve written before about our holiday tradition of gathering with some family friends to make pies. My children absolutely love this, however I am intimidated by pies. I tend to be the picture taker and let them learn from my friend, Mo, who is a master pie maker. Here are some pictures of the process to enjoy . Since I Continue Reading →
As I sit here thinking about what to write on this Thanksgiving Eve, I can’t help but take the time to reflect on what I am grateful for. I fear it may be forgotten in the fury of hosting both sides of the family for the holiday. I have challenged myself to go beyond the generic thank yous. These are Continue Reading →
Every Monday I have been trying to post some of the prayers I pray for my children. I do it for you, but I also do it for me. You see, praying for my children is an area that I have been weak in. I have wanted to do well at this, but have never been able to be consistent Continue Reading →
We all seek to find the purpose and meaning for our life. I have seen many an adult that is still wandering in an effort to figure out why they are here. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want that for my children. I want them to be confident that God knit them together perfectly and that He Continue Reading →
I’ve been doing really good at mapping out time for myself to write every week day. However, I am going to step back until Monday. I’m crocheting like crazy to sell a few items at a boutique this weekend, prepping to host an “If You Were Mine” Adoption Seminar at our church on Saturday and throwing a baby shower on Continue Reading →
This is his most recent creation. He used some left over cardboard and made a framed picture for me to hang. I asked him where exactly I should hang it and he already had the wall in my bedroom all picked out! The Talker is an avid lover of bats. He wanted to build a “bat house.” So he and Continue Reading →
Here are some of the ingenious ideas of The Talker. From top to bottom: First, this is the puppet he made of me. Doesn’t it look just like me? The next set of pictures is the hat he made based off an idea he saw elsewhere. He analyzed it and figured out how to make one of his own. It Continue Reading →
It’s easy for you to read my story with my son and to think that after that pivotal night, our trials were over. That is far from the truth. It was a long road of some good days and some tough ones. But here’s the thing, when I asked, God equipped me to raise my son. It did not happen Continue Reading →
I wrestle with myself all the way down the stairs as to whether I will put on my happy face or let it all hang out. Somewhere between the top and the bottom of the stairs, I decide that I am so far done that I am also done pretending. I am going to be real tonight. God knew exactly Continue Reading →
I remember that night as clear as if it happened just last night. Like I mentioned before, it was the night that changed everything. It was a Tuesday night, my husband was at a meeting that night and I am getting everything and everyone ready for Biblestudy to be held at our house. The kids are supposed to be upstairs Continue Reading →