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When will Sonny come home? I’ve been asked that question A LOT over the past three and a half years, and I’ve always been quick to gently remind folks that only the Lord knows the answer. He is the author of this story-within-a-story, and He’s the only one who knows its beginning and end. Some people […]
“We do not create our destiny; we participate in its unfolding.” ―David Richo Did I ever tell y’all about our newest neighbors? They moved into the house directly behind us last summer and you won’t believe where they lived before that: Haiti! Yep. They relocated to Haiti in June of 2010 to launch a new phase of […]
“Before, I wanted to say: “I found love!” But now, I want to say: “I found a person. And he belongs to me and I belong to him.” ― C. JoyBell C. Y’all! We got the revised copy of our adoption decree on Friday so I can share our baby’s name and photo today! Our […]
“Not all things on my to do list are big. Thank goodness there are smaller projects like these in the mix, keeping the cross-off factor high while delivering that luscious feeling of accomplishment.” -Carmella Rayone In case you missed the update I posted late on Friday, I wanted to re-share our HUGE adoption news: IT’S […]
“Miracles begin understated. They begin, and the earth doesn’t shake and trumpets don’t sound. Miracles begin with the plainsong of a promise- and sometimes not even fully believed. This is always the best place for miracles.” -Ann Voskamp The name “Lifeline” popped up on my cell phone at 11:41am. I didn’t realize how on edge I […]
“However motherhood comes to you, it’s a miracle.” -Valerie Harper I try not to wonder about 2-26 too much, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little curious about what this particular 2-26 might bring with it. We got two reeeeally encouraging updates from our adoption caseworker yesterday. Like, fall-to-your-knees-and-just-sob-prayers-of-thanksgiving-and-hope-out-loud-to-the-Lord kind of updates. Updates that could […]
“Those words from the Lord’s Prayer, ‘your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven’, were and are a clarion call to Jesus’ followers not just to proclaim the good news, but to be the good news, here and now.” -Matthew 5:3-10 The following blog post was written by Diane […]
A sweet gal named Ronda asked a great question in the comment section of Monday’s post, so I thought I’d do a follow-up post about it today. She asked: ” If you wanted to adopt again, since you have been through all the steps once, do they have a shortened version for 2nd adoptions? I hope so.” […]
“The Lord has promised good to me, His Word my hope secures; He will my Shield and Portion be, As long as life endures.” -Amazing Grace by John Newton Some of you may have already heard because I posted this watery-eyed “AAAAAHHHH!” photo with an update on Instagram and Facebook last Friday afternoon… …but for […]
“I’m telling you, when you see their faces…it’s like God turns up the sunshine to full blast.” -Sophie Hudson Sooooo, Haiti. Goodness, where do I start? What a BLESSING to be able to spend five whole days with our friends and our Sweet P for Thanksgiving! The boys were SO excited to see us (PTL!), and […]
“There’s been a gentle rain all day and a delicate, earthy smell is in the air. A faint and exquisite gift. Especially when the day is full and focused, and important things and important people are filling it, it’s good to hear raindrops in the background, quietly reminding not to hurry, not to rush, just […]
“It’s a thing to see when a boy comes home.” ―John Steinbeck It was beautiful, y’all. Saturday night the Wood family became a party of FIVE! 😀 What a blessing to be able to see them walk through those doors together and introduce Samuel to his sisters for the very first time! I’ll never forget it. The bubbles, the […]
“I feel like I’ve been split open and stuffed with sunshine.” ―Tahereh Mafi Remember when I said I felt like this could be *the* week? Welllllllll…IT WAS! 😀 We are officially out of IBESR, which means we are OFFICIALLY matched with our son!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Next up, our paperwork goes to Parquet Court, and then they’ll start working […]
“You never know what’s around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain.” ―Tom Hiddleston Y’all…this could be *the* week. One of the weeks we’ve been looking forward to for two […]
“Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life.” ―Marcel Proust I got to spend the weekend in Tennessee visiting with four of my favorite mamas. Amanda, Jen, Nikki and Esty. They’re names feel like lyrics when I say them out loud. 🙂 They, too, are adopting children from (or have already adopted […]
