Big Mud Puddles and Sunny Yellow Dandelions Author Unknown When I look at a patch of dandelions, I see a bunch of weeds that are going to ta...

So the princess earned her date (she chose McDonalds of course). Thirty days of no hitting and no talking ugly to friends. Can I just shout...

Happy Birthday Dad! I love you more than words can say. Thank you for everything you do for us, thank you for being just the way you are an...

Always wear a smile. Remember, without your smile, your attire is incomplete. Because... You're never fully dressed without a smile. :0...

When you leave your little guys at home with your big guys- you just never know what they are going to do when they get bored. So, today I f...

http://www.jcics.org/Guatemala.pdf " As recently published by Nuestro Diario , a leading Guatemalan newspaper, children are being aban...

This post is going to be really hard for me to write for two reasons. One, the reason I blog is because I am so passionate about adoption, I...

I haven't posted a recipe for awhile so thought I'd share this one. This is one of my kids favorite desserts and it's super easy...

My sweet friend Doreen http://foreverhugs.blogspot.com/ sent me one of these today... And I couldn't help but giggle. She said she ...

Please keep praying for sweet Abby. Now more than ever she needs your prayers. Please pray for knowledge for the doctors and for strength a...

I always used to joke and say something like "Why can't God just send me an email so I know what I am supposed to be doing... It wo...

Yes, we are still here. You know, I love those times in your life when everything is falling into place... you wake up in the morning and sm...

No, we are not going to Disney Land... it's nothing as exciting as that. ;0) Ladies and gentlemen- we have a hitter. I know, I was in h...

I found this here (thanks Audrey!) and while it is hard to watch, hard to take, and hard to admit- we need to do just that. We need to admi...

“Our background and our circumstances may have influenced who we are… But we are responsible for who we become.” Unknown Not many of us make...

Please, please continue to pray for this precious child of God. We love you Abby!!!

As I have said before, one of the greatest blessings of adoption have been the other adoptive minded families I have met along the way. If y...

Ever have one of those days where you question your life, question who you are, question if you are ‘enough’ and question if you are doing w...

Jalya (age 6) was helping me carry in the groceries as I returned home from Walmart. Jayla- (carrying Walmart bag with a whole, fresh, pinea...