Thanksgiving Wrap-Up

We had an absolutely perfect day with our sweet family today. I hosted, and I’m not one to brag, but not only did I not kill anyone with food poisoning, but the house is still standing and semi-clean, too! 😉 It’s a Turkey Day miracle! I scrolled through my Facebook first thing this morning and

Adoption Awareness Month: A Male Perspective

Today, I’m changing it up around here. Over the last few months, I have received DOZENS of questions related to how I “convinced” my husband to adopt. I have heard from so many women who have such a strong desire to join in caring for orphans, but they just can’t seem to get their husbands

Oh, Happy Friday! [Adoption Update]

Happy Friday, friends! So, remember that time I thought we were home study approved? Yeah, so we technically were not yet. This actually IS my first rodeo in the adoption world, and I misunderstood our social worker when she told me that “this part was done” in her email. What she actually meant was HER

Life Lately: School Pictures and Letters to Santa

So, life lately has actually been fairly slow and, aside from the terrible twos being in FULL FORCE around here, not super stressful. (Side note: Am I wrong that girls in the terrible twos are SO. MUCH. WORSE. than boys?!! Holy drama, Batman! Somewhere my mom is laughing…)  We are at a point in the

Adoption Awareness Month: Get Your Tissues Ready, Y’all…

Although I’m not technically an adoptive mom yet, I am in the process of becoming one, and in honor of Adoption Awareness month, I wanted to share with you the video above. I think this so perfectly describes the adoption process, the beauty and tragic loss that are both present in adoption, and the redemption

November 1

Eeeks! November 1! I’ve been waiting for this day for a while. Halloween is over (it’s a love-hate, y’all), Adoption Awareness Month is beginning, our Booster closed last night, and my kids broke in their new Christmas pajamas last night. 🙂 Life is good today. First, I want to give my deepest, most sincere, and