Category Archives: Day in the Life I have no words as my heart is overwhelmed tonight with such thanksgiving and joy at all the Lord has done and all He continues to do! Tetiana and her parents came over tonight for dinner–and it was such fun being with their most precious family! And…it was so fun to see the kids all […]  On homeschool and needing just a little extra time… We had a pretty chill week this week! Rico Suave and I started it out by visiting a few homeschool co-op schools that offer classes 2 days a week or half days and such. We are praying about the year ahead and knowing we will have […] I wish I was your next door neighbor!! I think our families would have a blast together!!!! I’m all about letting my littles be LITTLE! 🙂 We have a very laid back approach to life (of course lots of passion too… but we don’t stress the unimportant “stuff.”) Love ya!!! Hi! I realized through reading your blog that we live in the same area. I used to teach for a homeschool group called Veritas Classical Schools. It’s an AMAZING Christian school where kids go one to two days a week. Just wanted to give it a shout-out in case that’s the route you decide to go. 🙂 The phone conversation was adorable. My grandfather was a quarterback at Alabama under Baer Bryant and my grandmother also went to Alabama and I grew up hearing her yell “Roll Tide.” Though it abviously didn’t rub off as we are brainwashing our children for A&M. :):) Just love the ideas behind 2 choices with peacemaker and problem maker… and what are you hands made for! just priceless tools thank you for your devotion to your blog and your precious children you are one awesome mom!  It’s a rare day when Rico and I get out…but we had a night out last night with Rico Suave’s side of the family as we celebrated cousin Emily’s SURPRISE 30th birthday (Kevin–you totally rocked it out of the park!). It was such fun hanging out with this crew (Can you find us in the […] You are crazy fun!!! Love it! Aww that sounds like a blast! You all will be sleeping away next week after all of that excitement! 😉 Our family will be praying your adoption papers go smoothly! How is Tetiana (sorry if I misspelled that :/)? I don’t do facebook so I haven’t heard from you about her! We pray for her to so glad she made it home!  First…our 2012 Halloween must be documented. Here’s the crew in their costumes (imagining what we’ll look like next year with baby Z with us–I can hardly stand it!)… As you can see–daddy was just daddy. Mommy, however, well…I was a boy-scout courtesy of Parker’s uniform… THEN…after lots of fun trick-or-treating…our Frankie baby turned 4 TODAY! […] As soon as I master (copy) one of your adorable craft ideas, you come up with another one! 🙂 My heart longs to adopt and maybe that’s why I already feel a bit like a fish out of water… I don’t know (or care) what’s trendy. I do know that I love my family and I love God’s plan for us… wherever that takes us! Thanks for the Thankful Tree idea! I like that much better than using actual sticks for the tree! Have a wonderful weekend! I DO know what you are feeling! I won’t go into details because it probably wouldn’t be holy thoughts, but I can relate and I just try and focus on God having ME in this situation right now whereas they might be working on other areas. We finally received our written referral for our two little guys after verbally accepting them a week and a half earlier! So glad to be on this roller coaster with you. Blessings We lost a referral a few weeks ago for twin boys. Even though our hearts were absolutley broken, we know that God is in control. But, I do so often feel like a fish out of water, because I but don’t relate to people some days. Thankful for the three kiddos that we have right now, but really longing to know who we have been waiting for all this time! Thanks for sharing your heart. Made me feel more “normal” today! 🙂 I started blogging many years ago…back when Parker man was a baby–and I had a photography business. I started blogging at first–for my clients…to share my work—to share the latest with the business…one that I once loved–and honestly…with my ever growing family…one that I don’t miss. I was working 2-3 days a week–but as our […] Oh you just reminded me of how long the wait will be. Hoping to get our homestudy underway soon!! I love that you blog with no agenda except for praising God and enjoying your time in this space. What better!? Dear Andrea! Angie Carley is my friend, our girls go to school together, let me tell you that I admire you so much, your blogs minister my soul, what you write makes me realize that I have to be a better mom everyday and that we are nothing without Jesus! I cannot wait to meet you at the retreat in January, I have not adopted (yet!) but my husband and I are praying about it! that is the desire of my heart…I wish with all my heart we can adopt one day.. Andrea I wanted to introduce myself. I’ve been reading your blog for over a year now and I enjoy it so much. I love how God centered your family is. Your positive outlook on tough life situations has inspired me many times to check myself. My husband and I are currently in the process of adopting and your blog has helped me keep my spirits up when times may have been a little tough. Please continue what you are doing because it ministers to me (and I’m sure many others) so much. CONGRATULATIONS!!!! SOOO EXCITED FOR YOUR FAMILY :)!!! I have always enjoyed reading so much more than writing, which is why I love stopping by your blog for encouragement and lessons from God, and why my blog has not had a new post in nearly 2 years. We have 2 boys from China and I am so excited to hear about more boys from China joining forever families! Oh Andrea! I love reading your blog! I’m cooped up here in Alaska, and it’s so nice to get some refreshment from other believers around the world. Your words are beautifully written. It’s a great way to “get out” as a sahm. We have received a spoken referral of two boys in the DRC, and hoping to get a hard copy to sign in the next couple days. Can’t wait to travel this long road with you. Blessings couldn’t agree more with the “why do you blog” words. i get heavy hearted for those who have a different agenda. i truly just want to honor god in my writing, and if he grows my blog, then great—if not, then that is okay too. and congrats!!!! oh and P.S. can’t wait to see you at created for care! i’m so excited and counting down the days till the retreat! i need that time so badly! |
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