They Did It!

The countless hours, the years of early morning studying before the sun even came up, the endless study sessions with her two friends, and our beautiful, tenderhearted, gentle, orphan-loving girl Savannah has done it!!  She’s been officially “pinned” and graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing!!  We couldn’t be more proud.  Every time I…

36 Years Ago Today…

I couldn’t let the day slip by without acknowledging the fact that today is our 36th wedding anniversary. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long –  especially realizing when I was young and heard of  someone celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary I thought they were over-the-hill and completely ancient!! Ha! And to think that…

The Wedding….

 It was such a joy to  have most of our treasures and their treasures home for the wedding. We had 23 sleeping in our 4 bedroom home. How? Not sure. But we made it work. There were kids on the floor, couches with bodies {never quite sure who would be where} and teething, sleepless, none-too-happy…

A Glimpse….

Joy. Newborn baby sweetness. Discovering Mimi’s pantry has cookies! For one little grandtreasure who prefers to climb on anything, Mimi’s counter seems quite perfect. And in less than 24 hours they will be husband and wife…. so we’re finishing up last minute details and enjoying life together….and *always* missing Emmy and her Little Man. 

Less Than 100 Hours….

The wedding is now just days away…and the added joy of this beautiful time is that most of our treasures will be coming home for it! Abi and her three little boys arrived Sunday night just in time for a late dinner! Ruby was very excited for everyone to come.  She loves her biggest sister,…

We Celebrate Liberty

For years we prayed specifically for a bi-racial baby. We waited what seemed like forever. We prayed it daily as a family. We prayed the same thing over and over. “Lord, please would you bring us a bi-racial baby and we would really love an open adoption actually.” Although an open adoption might have sounded…

Mother’s Day for Me

All year long I look forward to Mother’s Day. Not because I get a little break {although that definitely has its perks} but rather because of the joy of celebrating  the thing I love most about my life: being  a  Mom. Over the years culture has,  at times, placed little importance on the role of…