Somewhere shortly after starting this blog, it became an adoption blog. Which wasn’t initially the intention, but it’s where life was, and will always be marked by. But no longer defined by. So one last adoption related post, and then we are back to the original intention. Encouragement, to be a resource (mainly of recipes), […]
Recount
One of the things I did in 2016 was read through the Psalms. This isn’t something one usually looks back at as a great accomplishment for the year, but for me it was. A goal for the year is more often to read the entire bible. However I started 2016 in a jumble of emotions, […]
LOVE Enters In
My husband and I have seen more of the world than the average person. Some of that is in the literal sense, as we’ve traveled to different countries, mainly chasing after the latest crazy pursuit God has laid on our hearts. Some of it is in the emotional and spiritual sense as we’ve watched marriages […]
Good News from China
February was one of the craziest months ever. My head has been spinning, I can barely catch my breath and I regularly feel panic trying to take over that I have to fight down. Some of it is the start of baseball season, some of it is our daughters birthday. Some of it’s our sons […]
On Thanks and Giving
I get a little bit cranky the first few days after Halloween. Sometimes I think it’s the sugar crash from stealing my kiddos candy, but I think after a few years, I’ve finally figured out what it is. The mourning of Thanksgiving. I’m not one of those bah-humbug, throwing shade at the Target christmas trees […]
I’ll Be There For You
I’ve likened making friends as an adult to dating. As you pursue relationships, you start to realize there are certain types of guys. There’s the guy who is just SO pretty, the guy who seems to know everyone, the one who is the life of the party, the one who always makes you laugh, the […]
A Fresh Start
The beginning of October. I love October. As my time hop app graciously reminded me, this time last year I embarked on a challenge called Write 31 days. It challenges you to pick a topic, and write on it for 31 days. It did just that, challenge me! I was so glad I did it though, […]
God’s Love Letters
I appreciate y’all allowing me my moment of wallowing in self pity last week. It was the final culmination of a couple super hard weeks. As always, God was faithful to show up. Not always in the way I want, or expect. As I was reflecting on last week, I realized that what Bob Goff […]
A Gift To Myself
True story: Prior to a couple weeks ago, I can’t remember the last time I read a fiction book. Which if you know me, is kind of sad. I used to devour books. Some of my favorite gifts were books my grandmother would pick up for me on her travels to England. The Brits always have […]
Safe People
This morning I had an appointment with my personal trainer (free with gym membership), and to say I am sore, might be a bit of an understatement. As I sit here I’m having to control my posture and breathing to keep my lower abs from aching. We had a preliminary meeting and assessment before we […]