Revisiting My 2016 Goals…

So, just for kicks, I thought it’d be fun on this last day of 2016 to revisit the goals I set for myself this year.  1) Intentional 1-on-1 Time with Each Kid I actually think I did really well with this one. We did all sorts of “dates” with the kids this year –  movies,

Christmas Eve Photo Shoot

So, confession: I haven’t done a family Christmas card since 2014. Eeek! Last year, we were on such a strict budget since every extra penny went to our adoption process that I couldn’t justify the cards expense, and this year, we had been home a hot minute when we would’ve been needing to take pictures,

Break My Heart for What Breaks Yours: Reflections on Our Orphanage Visit

Five weeks ago today, my heart was broken in the most radical way. The breaking took exactly twenty-four minutes, but I’ll never view the world the same way again. Five weeks ago today, I pulled up to a dilapidated building in the middle of a rundown city in China in a silver van, accompanied by

Post-Adoption: 1 Month

One month ago, we became this precious little man’s parents!To see our Gotcha Day video, click: https://youtu.be/AnM8JuK8ZGU This month was such an absolute blur. We spent half of it in China, half of it battling jet lag, and have spent the last week or so “attempting” to create a new normal and a routine. I emphasize

China: Days 11-13

Our final two days in China were spent relaxing and praying that our visa would come in time for us to catch our Hong Kong flight!  We woke up Wednesday morning, our final day in Guangzhou, and decided to make the best of it despite the unknown visa situation. We spent the morning walking around