• Open Doors: Adoption update

    Just to give everyone an update of what’s been happening with our adoption process….  Well, things are bit slower than hoped. To provide you all with some context, India has an online registry…

  • One Of A Kind

    Recently, I made my second visit to the Department of Homeland Security. Alan and I had to get fingerprints taken in order to prove that we are really who we say we are.…

  • Measuring Up

    Sometimes I find myself lacking patience and lashing out at my kids for the tiniest of things. And then I wonder…What are we doing?? We’re in the process of getting MORE kids! Sheesh! (Everyone…

  • Back to School

    Alright, so I’m not much of a reader. = (  If given the choice, it would definitely be fiction for me! And yet, Alan and I sit and stare at a pile of…

  • Our Tiny Tots.

    So incase you are wondering how my kids are doing with the idea of adoption…well, in the picture above, they’re actually praying for their new baby. And to be honest, they pray for…

  • Steps to International Adoption

    Just to give you a rough idea..I thought I’d list the steps for an international adoption so you can see where we are in the process. Mind you- this is the listing that…

  • 2013..Here we come!!

    Lots of good stuff this January as our church starts off with a fast to seek God about this year, my daughter’s 5th birthday on Monday, and of course…the submission of our dossier!…

  • The Best Gifts

    We started our adoption process earlier this year (in May) and I had no idea in January of this year, that we would be in the middle of an incredible journey with many…

  • How to Find Perfect Peace

    So it looks like my verse of the week has now become my verse of the month….and no, I’m not saying that only because I haven’t gotten around to changing it just yet.…

  • Who Wants to Wait?

    I’m sure we’ve all been in moments were ‘waiting’ has just been unbearable- whether that’s waiting in a long line, in traffic…or maybe it’s even as big as waiting for healing or for…