when east meets south
I posted this on FB last night. A picture of our new I797… approval to bring both our girlies home. WOOT! What I didn’t share was a little tidbit I noticed later. A tidbit worth mentioning. The approval date. April 11th, y’all. The anniversary date, of sorts, of this adoption adventure. The date I just wrote about on Thursday. The… Read More
Y’all. Y’all. I have had the most amazing week. Packed full with activity, updates, encouragement (thanks to everyone who has written us a note of support!) and stuffing envelopes. Huh? Envelope stuffing doesn’t sound great? Well, in this case it is. I’ve been packing up your So Loved tees. And I am loving every minute of it. Each tee represents… Read More
Okay, it was one year and two days ago. Today. April 11th, in fact. And Vivienne had settled into our fold so beautifully. I was infrequently, but most definitely, feeling the weight of considering adoption. Again. Vivienne in April 2010 The process of watching Vivienne blossom, well… it changed me. When she and I met in the Civil Affairs office… Read More
Wow. I can’t tell you how happy I am to finally be able to share our sweet Esther with y’all. *deep sigh* Isn’t she just a doll? Those little ears? And now, just a few more things to share. And then y’all will know everything there is to know. The tee shirts I talked about? They’re here. And the giveaway… Read More
Disclaimer: if you’re not up to speed on “gawsh”, be sure to check out part 1 and part 2 and part 3. If you have a couple spare hours. Just sayin’. Okay, back to the story, right? I left off with our stepping out in faith. Yeah. We’ve been doing a lot of that lately. In fact, when I shared… Read More
The sweet mom that took pictures of our girl offered to send me a few of the pictures, full sized. And, you guessed it, I was all over that offer like a pit bull on a pot roast. Problem was, choosing the two I liked the best. But I managed. And here they are, in black and white. Feel free… Read More
Here she is. Our beautiful Poppy. Who, amazingly, we saw for the very first time six months ago. Today. How cool is God? The wonderful mama who visited Poppy’s SWI not only sent us these pictures, but also shared some insights on our girl and the SWI where she lives. Thank you hardly seems to cut it at a time… Read More
Oh my word. This morning started out as I do almost every day: Get up. Close the doors to all kids rooms, praying that they sleep another 30 minutes, at least. Make coffee. Drink coffee. Spend some time in the Word. I’m in Psalms right now and it’s almost impossible for me to resist using my highlighter daily. Love. Then… Read More
We had to wait until we received LOA to send a care package to Poppy. And then I had to actually get a the stuff together to send a care package to Poppy. Which meant it was just a few days ago that said care package was, at last, winging its way to our girl. Hopefully the contents will make… Read More
