Tomorrow marks one month since the day I stood in Civil Affairs. And became a mama for the ninth time. I’ve never shared these pictures before because meeting Vivienne wasn’t what I had expected. She wasn’t what I expected. The nanny carried her in and quickly put her down so she could toddle off to play on the rocking horse…. Read More
we are here
We made it. If only by the skin of our teeth. The day started bright and early, at 3:30 AM to be exact. I got up, showered and gathered the 2,367 last minute things I needed to cram into our already overstuffed luggage. Asher, having never even been on an airplane before, could hardly wait for this day to arrive…. Read More
prayers please
We’re down to the wire. And, shame on me, I’m a bit of a last-minute girl. Our visas were completed last week, but due to the POA (power of attorney) that must go to China with me, I had the courier wait to send them all together. All set to arrive Tuesday. Plenty of time, right? Turns out, there was… Read More
from here to there
Wow. Can it really be? Just three days until Asher and I get on a big 747 headed to China? I am so. not. ready. And, in the midst of needing to pack, organize and prepare, I find myself not, well… myself. I’m wobbly. I’m weak kneed. I’m pretty much a basket case. I managed to make a run out… Read More
s…o…s…
It’s happened. I’ve lost my mind. And it doesn’t help that I’ve got a house full of 8 kiddos all day long to keep me extremely occupied otherwise. Thankfully, my sweet husband has managed to get time off of work to take care of all the kidlets while I’ll be in China. I gotta say, it’s a huge relief to… Read More
Sunday Snapshot: Christmas Cookies
Ahhh, the Christmas cookie. I’d love to be able to call this a Christmas tradition. But it’s not. It’s really more of an excuse- for- mama- to- indulge- her- sweet- tooth- and- justify- it sort of a thing. With bonus points for me because the kids think I’m a stinkin’ rock star for buying all those yummy candies for decorating…. Read More
finding good
It’s all good. God has, once again, managed to change my perspective. Today I went in for a mammogram. Routine. No big deal. But when I was standing there, belly up to that ridiculously cold breast squashing machine and wondering if I put on enough deodorant, it started to dawn on me. Someone got the news today that she has… Read More
Sunday Snapshot: Isabelle
Ahhh, Isabelle. She was and continues to be my mystery. I feel like she and I are connected at the very soul, yet I often find myself straining to understand her. To know her. Lately, she’s decided she wants to be a baby again. She sleeps with a picture of herself at 11 months, taken on her ‘gotcha day’, propped… Read More
what 8 looks like
Dalton turned 8 today. My youngest biological baby. I was sorta sad. Guess it means I don’t have much of an excuse for these muffin tops and jelly belly anymore. Anyway. Back to the birthday boy. For some reason, the kids didn’t have school today. Dalton liked to think it was in honor of his big day. To further celebrate,… Read More
like exercise. not.
I’ve never done it before. I’ve tried, oh yes I have. But never succeeded. Until now. I posted every. single. day. in the month of November. Sometimes even twice a day. And, so far, I haven’t frightened every one away. Ahhh, November. It’s been quite a month. It has seen a total of five Sunday Snapshots. And the organization and… Read More
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