Disclosure: I am a Family Christian blogger. It is my honor to share news with you from a store that I enjoy and support! Our sweet Nathaniel started attending a private, Catholic school this year. Now, he and Julia are at the same school (hooray for the same...
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Speak Hope {Free Printable}
Last week, I emailed the sweet friends at Hope Spoken to let them know that I wouldn't be going. It is just too close to my due date. My heart was set on going. I was going to be a small group leader this year and I already had dreams and plans of wonderful...
Simple and Slow
Thank you for your emails and texts over the past few weeks. We are slowing coming out of the cave of grief and finding joy at every turn. Last Friday, Riley and I went over to The Simple Farm. They have reopened for a few hours on Friday morning, and I was so glad to...
Another beautiful chapter
Why do the chapters written in pain seem to always be the most beautiful? On Friday, Brian and I waited for the call - the call to run out the door to meet our sweet Riley's birth mom. We met at a Starbucks, outside on the patio. As I sat down, I felt the weight of...
Adoption – The story isn’t over
I never did write that adoption "wrap up" post that I promised. I was going to tie it all together for you in a nice little bow, hit publish, and close that chapter of our story. Our plans never do go quite as expected, do they? Today, I will be meeting the sweet girl...
Grandma Wendy, we’ll see you in heaven
Brian woke me up around 4:15am and told me that Riley's Grandma Wendy had passed away. I was pretty sure I was in the middle of a bad dream. Brian said it beautifully on his Facebook Page: Very sad news to share. One of the most important people in our life, Grandma...
Word of the Year – 2015
Disclosure: I am honored to announce that I am an As You Wish Pottery Ambassador! I look forward to sharing my pottery adventures with you over the next months! Have you heard the song Background by LeCrae? Having an eleven year old son means that I listen to a fair...
Welcome home…
I know many of you are settling back in to routine after the holidays. It can be hectic and crazy, but good just to be home. My mind is still racing after the holidays. Today, I found two voice-mails from my grandfather that I had saved on my phone. I listened to them...
Meet each other with a smile…
Right outside of mom and dad's front door is a beautiful tree, loaded with red berries. When it rains, the berries shine like diamonds and greet everyone that walks by. I've been watching the resolutions and wishes and hopes for the New Year scroll by on Facebook and...
Christmas 2014 – no fancy pictures
As we finished packing for Texas, Brian reminded me to pack my camera. I was feeling pretty overwhelmed, so I opted just for phone pictures this year. If I wasn't allowed to lift and I can't ask Riley to drag around my carry on 🙂 the phone camera would have to do....