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Becoming Foster Parents

On August 28th, we officially put our house on the market. Brian had accepted a job in Texas and we were planning to move mid-December. Our sweet relator, Emily, was hosting an open house for us on August 29th, so we headed north to Cottonwood, Arizona, in hopes that...

West Fork Trail, Oak Creek, Arizona

We wanted one more hike together before Julia returned to Virginia for college. We had also just learned that we would be leaving our precious desert and returning to Texas in December and we wanted to soak up one more day filled with exploring this beautiful state as...

And the mask theme continues…

It has become a tradition of sorts. Before Julia heads out for college, she and her dearest friend, Julia, do a photo shoot together. This year, the theme was Disney. My Julia went with ‘Brave’. Dear Julia went with ‘Mulan’. Can you see it?!...

Nate and the fox

I am a part of a photography group with Nancy as our fearless leader. Between teaching photography classes online, Nancy hosts a Facebook group for those of us who have completed the classes. We’ve become an international sisterhood of sorts. America, Canada,...

Adoption – Celebrating six years

As we finish week one of fostering a beautiful baby girl, the timing is ironic and beautiful – but that is a story for another day. Today, we celebrate six years of Riley officially being an Eschbach. First, I have to thank Nancy from Ordinary Miracles...