Sometimes you are talking with a friend, and something sparks a memory. There is a picture so clear, so vivid that you feel as though you are walking the footsteps over again. You can feel the carpet. You can hear the people around you and you remember exactly how you...
Family
Thoughts about open adoption
“Adoption has the dimension of connection — not only to your own tribe, but beyond, widening the scope of what constitutes love, ties and family. It is a larger embrace. By adopting, we stretch past our immediate circles and, by reaching out, find an unexpected sense...
Big Sister
She's going to be a big sister, soon. When I ask her where the baby is, she'll run to my tummy and kiss it. They will only be 23 months apart, my closest two yet. This little family of mine is absolutely surreal. Just a few years ago, I was so sure that it would just...
Waiting…
"Our willingness to wait reveals the value we place on what we are waiting for." ~ Charles Stanley Every day, after her nap, Mary Alice climbs on the stairs and just watches the front door, knowing that the big kids should be home from school soon. She is perfectly...
Our next little miracle – coming March 2017
WORD OF THE YEAR {2017}
Do you choose a word of the year? Since 2008, I've chosen a word to reflect on throughout the year. Usually the word is one that I don't necessarily "want". I'll pray and ask what word He'd like me to think about, and a word will keep showing up in front of me. I let...
Here I am…
Isaiah 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” I walked to the front of the church this morning to take up the gifts to the altar during Mass. I felt pride swell inside me as I...
WORD OF THE YEAR {2016} Wrapup
Before I move on and share my 2017 word, I just had to share with you a few of the ways choosing this word changed me in 2016. Early in the year, the book The Temperament God Gave your Kids was recommended to me. You would think I would know this after sixteen years...
Christmas memories 2016 {Just Pictures} Part 2
Christmas with mom and dad... Thank you so much for driving so far to celebrate with us!
Christmas memories 2016 {Just Pictures}
I know, I know... I'm all out of order. But I don't want to forget, and I want my grandmother to see the pictures. So here they are... Love you all! Christmas with Tia and Colton.