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Our Fairytale Adventure: Day 3

Our Fairytale Adventure: Day 3

The start of our day at the Animal Kingdom looked a little like this. Not quite ready for it… but getting there. (Except Clementine. Just look at her. The girl is pretty much always ready.) It didn’t take us long to get there, though. Just a few steps past the Tree of Life in the Animal Kingdom and we ran… Read More

04.19.17 · Asher, big o' family, Clementine, Dalton, Disney World, family, Isabelle, Jude, Magnolia, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, vacations, Vivienne

Celebrating Our Little-Big Girl

Celebrating Our Little-Big Girl

Our littlest love is three, y’all. But, to be totally honest, only part of me is feeling nostalgic about this tiny-girl turning one year older. Because, in lots of ways, she already kinda seems like a grown up. Mature. Seasoned. Composed. As much as we’ve wanted to find the perfect nickname lo these last ten months, we don’t call her… Read More

03.31.17 · celebrations, Magnolia

Our Fairytale Adventure: Day 2

Our Fairytale Adventure: Day 2

Our second day at Disney World was all about Epcot. And this is where we met up with once-online-but-now-real-life friend and photographer, Sennu Maria Keith, who came armed with a very big camera and an even bigger dose of joy and enthusiasm… Ready to take pictures of our humongous family for the entire day. Last October, Sennu had reached out… Read More

03.23.17 · Asher, Clementine, Dalton, Disney World, Isabelle, Jude, love others, Magnolia, my faith, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Tallula, vacations, Vivienne

Our Fairytale Adventure: Day 1

Our Fairytale Adventure: Day 1

Not too long ago, we were blessed by the dreamiest gift. Like a make-your-dreams-come-true gift. A gift I don’t even think I could have dreamed up if given the chance. We were given – our entire family, y’all – a one-week trip to Disney World. A fellow-adoptive mama, as she was planning her own family’s trip to Disney World last… Read More

03.11.17 · Asher, big o' family, Clementine, Dalton, Disney World, family, Isabelle, Jude, Magnolia, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Tallula, vacations, Vivienne

The Year of the Rooster

The Year of the Rooster

In China, the Chinese New Year celebration begins seven days before Chinese New Year’s Eve, and ends on the 15th day of the lunar year. This year, Chinese New Year fell on January 28th and lasted until February 11th – a date also known as the Lantern Festival. Which means that, even though Chinese New Year was officially several weeks… Read More

02.20.17 · celebrations, China, Clementine, Isabelle, Magnolia, Poppy, Sophie, Vivienne

Christmas 2016

Christmas 2016

Such a Christmas. We celebrated similarly to how we’ve done it the last few years. Pared down our giving (and asking) and were very intentional about how we spent our time together all December long. And the best part? This little one. Home and celebrating Christmas. Her very first. And despite a tentative beginning, she caught on pretty quickly. And… Read More

12.31.16 · Asher, celebrations, Clementine, Dalton, Isabelle, Jude, Magnolia, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Tallula, Victoria, Vivienne, Zach

the zoo, church buses and an answer to prayer

the zoo, church buses and an answer to prayer

We are a family of 15. We don’t go all the places we used to. For the last few years we’ve been taking two cars most places because we outgrew the old Sprinter a few kiddos back. We began praying over a solution as a family, and I asked for prayer from my prayer partners as well, knowing God could… Read More

12.23.16 · Asher, big o' family, Clementine, Dalton, Isabelle, Jude, Magnolia, my faith, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Tallula, Victoria, Vivienne

giving thanks

giving thanks

I have always loved Thanksgiving. Gathering family from near and far around the table to enjoy the yummiest food of the year. And celebrating all the good things while tracing them all back to His hand. This year we had some especially good stuff to celebrate. Six months home with Magnolia. In that short time we’ve witnessed her receiving and… Read More

12.20.16 · Asher, celebrations, Clementine, Dalton, family, Isabelle, Jude, Magnolia, Poppy, Shepherd, Tallula, Victoria, Vivienne

Halloween 2016

Halloween 2016

We love tradition. And we especially love traditions around holidays as a way to kindle memory-making for our children, and to just plain make things fun. Halloween, however, is one holiday that has been challenging. I have great memories of Halloween as a kid – sooo, as much candy as I can carry, I just have to put on a… Read More

11.03.16 · celebrations, Clementine, Isabelle, Jude, Magnolia, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Tallula, Victoria, Vivienne

Catching up.

Catching up.

About a year ago, give or take a few days, I did one big catch up post. A whopper of a post that covered the end of one school year and the beginning of another because, well… life. And this year is even crazier than last year. With the addition of our constantly curious Magnolia, spare time is hard to… Read More

10.24.16 · Asher, Clementine, Dalton, homeschool, Isabelle, Jude, kids, Magnolia, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Tallula, Vivienne

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I'm Stefanie. Wife to one, mom to 13. Occasional blogger and t-shirt maker. Wannabe photographer and exerciser. Constant grace-needer and orphan advocator. more
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