Twelve years ago this sweet girl became my daughter through the miraculous gift of adoption. She is fierce in her love for her family and pets as well😊. Her heart is sweet and passionate, suspecting while giving way to trust. The sparkle of her eyes with her little smirk can melt my heart in an Read More >>
Adoption
~All About Janie!~
We celebrated Janie's TENTH birthday yesterday! This sweet girl is all about her birthday, talking about it for months before and declaring as she went to bed last night, "I can't believe my birthday is over and I even have to wait an entire YEAR for it to come again" ha...to be a kid Read More >>
~Life Lately~
It is time for some catch up on all that is going on around our house lately...lots of water polo for sure, a birthday and some hair cutting:). John David celebrated his 17th birthday on April 2nd!! Can we all agree that growing up goes by way too fast?! John David does NOT like to be the Read More >>
~Janie’s Family Day!~
We celebrated Janie's 7th Family Day on the 12th! Truly I cannot believe she has not been with us forever...yet I will always mourn not knowing her as a baby. She waited too long in a hospital, an orphanage and finally with her amazing foster parents before we were able to adopt her. God is amazing Read More >>
~The Last Book Character Parade of my Mom Career~
Last week I took Madeline and Janie out to dinner while Hank and John David had other things going on. As the girls clamored for my undivided attention, Janie reminded me that her book character parade was coming up the next week. We began to talk about which character she would like to be from one Read More >>
~Madeline’s 11th Family Day~
Happy Family Day to my dear Madeline!! This day eleven years ago changed me forever. I know all adoptive mamas say that...because it is true! This precious girl was being cared for in an orphanage in China. She did not know she was waiting on a family, but we knew. Children are living in orphanages Read More >>
~You Seem So…..~
It happened again. That statement..."You seem so together. I can't imagine you ever raising your voice at your kids, your house must be so calm"....Um no??? Wait a sec while I pick my laughing body off the floor! this is more my style I'm not sure why some people see me as that woman Read More >>
~Gatlinburg Trip~
If you have followed along here long enough you know I am a "keeping it real" kind of person... I may not share all the goings on but I'm an open book as far as speaking the truth in a situation. That being said we have not been willing to go on a family vacation this summer due to some Read More >>
Happy FIFTH Family Day Janie!
This child of mine LIVES life...she is a force to be reckoned with! Oh how our family loves this child...she is a beauty, reckless, funny, endearing, sassy, confident, accepting, loving and a whole big bottle of energy! We love her fiercely!! Oh JanieJane we love you so much and are forever thankful Read More >>
Life of an Old Mom
You know you are an old Mom when your den looks like this Almost every.single.day😳 Some things just have to be let go to survive 😂 Read More >>
