The Story of Samuel I have been trying to find time to write Samuel’s adoption story for several weeks, but I have a newborn (haha). He is 8 weeks old now and we are just so incredibly blessed. I recently looked through a photo album I am creating of him and several times I said,Continue reading “For This Child I Have Prayed, and The Lord Has Heard My Prayer”
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The Calling
As you know, our babies went back to their bio mom last weekend after being with us for 7 weeks. It is hard because it seemed like a premature return given their current situation. Today, I am washing our babies’ laundry. It’s a painful process- throwing clothes in the washer that they have worn manyContinue reading “The Calling”
The Best is Yet to Come
I usually only blog when I feel compelled to and I feel compelled to today. For the last 7-8 months, we have been on a journey to be licensed to foster to adopt. The process can look different from state to state. In Texas, foster care is privatized so you cannot foster directly through theContinue reading “The Best is Yet to Come”
Covid, Food, and Blessing
Well, Sean and I recently had Covid-19. We are now out of quarantine, happy, and healthy. I won’t get into my beliefs on Covid as a pandemic or politically, but I will share the facts of our experience. We know where we got it. Symptoms started for him 5 days after he was exposed andContinue reading “Covid, Food, and Blessing”
Enlarge Your House
For several days, I have been feeling strongly that God wanted me to write another blog post. And that I needed to “tell my story” and “be honest”. Honestly, I started this blog for the very same reasons- that I felt led to. It is difficult for me to share this journey, at times, becauseContinue reading “Enlarge Your House”
The Meaning in Grief
I made a commitment to myself and to God to blog once a month about our adoption story. I realized it is a really hard commitment to uphold because there are things that I have not fully processed, things that I don’t want to write about, and things that are raw that I don’t wantContinue reading “The Meaning in Grief”
A Longing Fulfilled is a Tree of Life
My last blog started with the first part of a scripture- “Hope deferred makes the heart sick…”. The rest of that scripture is “… but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life”- Proverbs 13:12. Sean and I have been together for almost 7 years (in 5 days) and 5.5 years married. We found outContinue reading “A Longing Fulfilled is a Tree of Life”
Holding Space
“Hope deferred makes the heart grow sick…” There are high and low moments in a fertility journey. People have compassion and love to hear how you overcame, but few people know how to hold space for the low moments when you are in them. So, those moments of discouragement and grief are sparingly shared. YouContinue reading “Holding Space”
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