I had big plans. I mean, I take seriously the job of memory-marking, especially for our kiddos who come to us without baby books and stacks of pictures since infancy. And these are the very first memories we are making as a family that has just grown by one. But this didn’t seem to alter the determination of the interwebs… Read More
China Eve
Amazingly, astoundingly, it is time. Technically it’s not actually time, because I’m not on a plane and my hair is not fixed and my teeth are not brushed. (I’m in deep-packing mode, man.) But it’s almost time. In less than 9 hours we’ll be on our first flight heading for China. *gulp* And so what does a mama – after… Read More
she is three: the party
This girl is fun on a regular day. But on a day like her birthday? With cake and candles and balloons and cousins and presents? No words. She loved every one of her presents: glittery Toms, a new backpack, some Signing Time DVDs and a tiny Asian family. But when it was time to move on to the cake, she… Read More
she is three
I’m not even sure exactly what to think about it yet. And I think Clementine feels the same. Some things about getting bigger she loves. Like taking care of her baby. Feeding herself. And telling her brothers and sisters what to do. But others? Well, she’s not interested. This girl is not ready to quit her bottle. And she’s not… Read More
World Down Syndrome Day
Monday was World Down Syndrome Day. A day that, just a few years ago, we had no idea even existed. But now? Well, this family has a whole lot to celebrate. I’ve tried to chronicle our journey pretty transparently here. So if you’ve followed our story for long, you know that before Clementine came home this mama was crazy scared… Read More
known by heart: not done yet
Five short weeks ago we launched our fundraising effort to bring Magnolia home: Known By Heart. Incredibly, astoundingly, over $26,500 has been donated so far. Which honestly makes me want to jump up and down. In fact, I might have done that a few times in the last several weeks, just praising God for His faithful provision through the generosity… Read More
what $10 of fun looks like.
We recently celebrated Jude’s 10th birthday. And, as the birthday-to-be boy, Jude got to choose his party favors. And he asked for Silly String. Normally I wouldn’t agree to a request so, well… messy. And not a request so expensive (because $3.50 times 10 ain’t happening for a party favor in this house). But seeing as he was turning double… Read More
big girl
Almost 14 months home. And it’s hard to remember a day without you. Today you got your hair done by your big sister, Sophie. And you’re were feeling pretty grown up about it, too. And, evidently, when you’re big and all, you need to talk on the phone a lot. Have important conversations. You know, serious ones. The kind all… Read More
Christmas 2015
We continued this year with our theme of breaking away from our traditional Christmases past. And we continue to be surprised at how the Lord has blessed our meager efforts to reprioritize our time, our energy and our spending. We completed a third year with our wonderful Advent book, every night taking turns guessing which object would be the one… Read More
what one year can do.
One year ago today, we met this girl. Since then, well… words just don’t seem adequate. She’s amazing. She has learned to crawl (sort of), pull to stand, climb, walk and dance. She had tubes placed and adenoids removed. She had a CT and 6 sedated bronchoscopies. She had tracheal-slide surgery and open-heart surgery, which required a two week hospital… Read More
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