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Adoption, Honesty, and the Learning Curve

There is a beautiful openness that happens in the adoption community. People talk about the hard things. People share the words said in the middle of the grief and the hurt. In so many worlds there is supposed to be a lovely scene with confetti and cupcakes and mint...

Granite choices and dark cabinets

So, I think I’ve picked out the granite for the kitchen. I now know more about movement and patterns that I ever have. It’s like picking out fabric. Some people just have a knack at looking at fabrics and choosing what goes together beautifully. Others of...

The unintended kitchen remodel

This is how my kitchen looked until July 10th. Then, the drain pipe behind the dishwasher burst. Contaminated water in the cabinets to each side. Now, this is how my kitchen looks. Do you know how thankful I am for that temporary sink? So, so, so incredibly thankful....

Miss Mary Alice

Oh this sweetie pie. She is fiesty. It’s probably my fault for naming her after her grandmother. She is sweet as apple crumble, but you better believe she has an opinion. She loves airplanes and birds. Both of my grandfathers were pilots, so it makes me wonder...