Category Archives: Day in the Life Sunday was SUCH a sweet day for our family!!! It was Isaac and Frank’s baby dedication TOGETHER!!! Our church recently changed the baby dedications from having them in service (where we could invite all our friends and family) to having them in BIG event where all the families dedicate their babies all at once. We […]  -I love that…”fight to the finish”…that is how the Message version of the Bible titles the second paragraph of Ephesians 6. One thing that used to really freak me out before I was a believer and in my first days as a believer was reading anything about the devil or spiritual warfare. Didn’t get it…the […] Beautiful. The writing, the photos, Frank’s kiss, the babies, the momma’s … all of it is just beautiful!! Praising God for YOU! So true! My life used to be so safe and comfy… but I felt like something was missing. When I stepped out and started trusting my Lord, my life became healed and exciting to live. My world is so chaotic right now but all I feel is HIS peace! Great words Andrea, those scriptures have helped me through time and again when I have faced various trials. I agree with what you wrote and i just loved the pics like always! I was just talking to someone last night about what a spiritual battle adoption and orphan care seem to be. I have never experienced the like. You worded both sides so well – both the messy work of satan and the overwhelming love and grace and victory that comes from the Lord. Thanks for going there and talking about the unseen. Praying for you in the midst of thei fight. lifting you all up today. THanks for the reminder and encouragement – needed that! WHAT an encouragement it was to spend time with you and your family last weekend! Even though your voice only lasted for five minutes 🙂 your lives have ministered to us a great deal! You are always such an encouragement just when I need it. 🙂 So happy to see your family so full! ♥ 17 months of praying & waiting. I needed Galatians today. Thank you!  Today was a very happy day in Frank’s life…and IMO–a sad one in mine! My baby boy turned TWO! UGH. That just sounds like a toddler and not a baby. I sure have enjoyed saying “I have two one-year-olds”…so today that changed and our sweet little man turned TWO! We kept it simple. VERY simple. […] OK my mom’s been making those sausage balls for years but the dip is new to me!! YUM! So doing that next time!! Happy birthday Frank! Happy Birthday, Frank!!! Looks like it was a super fun morning!! Those sausage balls look yummy and sound so easy to make. What temp. do you bake at? Happy Birthday Frank!!!! Our little boys are SOOO very close in age!! Looks like a very fun birthday…and YES his serious face makes me LAUGH so hard! What a cutie. Looks like you had an awesome time! happy b-day Frank! 🙂 Love Thomas the Train! LOVE the Thomas the Tank Engine favor bags…. ah yes, and where does one get creole mustard? Including the TEMP WOULD have been nice!! sorry!!! Bake it at 350 degrees!!! And creole mustard??? You can buy that at any old grocery store! I am coming up for air and trying to catch up on my friends in blog land. I have missed you! :o) Happy Birthday Frankie- LOVE your cake 🙂 and the dishes to go with it!!! YUMMY!!!! Happy Adoption Month! I’ve loved following your adoption story! I just wanted to let you know that I linked to your story today on my blog. My husband and I are living in Zambia (Lusaka, a few hours south of Ndola) and I am off to comment on the six seeds article! 🙂  SO…you’ve got the people who don’t do Halloween at all. Then you’ve got the people who go crazy with the scarey stuff. And then you’ve got the people who just aren’t right…who have a little too much fun with family themes…and have a little too much fun with role play. Um…ya think we fall into […] Too funny love it OK definitely tooo cute!!! Happy Birthday Frankie!!!!! 🙂 Everyone looks GREAT! Hope the evening was a BLAST for all of you! I was disappointed to read that the storm trooper was only part of the wallpaper. I thought for sure YOU had gone all out in full storm trooper gear! 😉 Look forward to enjoying more pics! HAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I LOVE IT!!! you guys are great! and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FRANKIE! I’ll have to post some pics with me in them later Staci! Don’t you worry…I was Boba Fett and I had the helmet that talks…metalic silver pants…I couldn’t wear the helmet though for most of the night b/c ITY didn’t like it! Love it! We love Star Wars and I love the whole family idea. We were toying with next year being a Napoleon Dynamite family, we’ll see! love it!! you rocked the star wars theme. the force was definitely with you. p.s. i’m lovin’ the agci calendar cover! This is too cute and we are Star Wars fans… Love it! Pop on over to our new fundraising blog, onelessbrokenheart.blogspot.com We’d love help getting the word out. This give away will benefit not only us, but the Young family too. They’ve had their dossier in Ethiopia for 5 months now. Blessings, Hahahaha!!! Oh my gosh, GREAT picture! Thanks for sharing! I love it. Really put a smile on my face. Blessings!  SO…we got a wild hair today (no pun intended)…and while Nana (my momma) was in town–we paid a little visit to Pigtails and Curls. And while I had grown to love his tight crazy curls…it was just time to get our first real haircut! Our cutie pie went in looking like this…The hairdresser had fun […] Oh my goodness, he looks so big…sooo cute!!! I love the pic of him and your mom!! oh, he looks so cute…love it, kj He looks great! Yes, he looks older, but still JUST AS CUTE!!! Have a fun day with the kiddos! oh wow your right, it does make him look older. I keep wondering when I need to do something with my isaac’s hair b/c he is 4 1/2 months and already his hair is getting very long, but its still soft and not course yet so I just am leaving it for now! :0) he DOES look older, but still so so cute!!! I have a hard time with haircuts too! Just makes them look older 🙁 I also don’t like long jeans- makes them look older too! I mean- I just all my babes to keep being little babes…..and then they remind me that they have to grow up? What? Really? OK…. He is adorable!! ahh that is precious! and what a cool hair salon! i wanna go there. 🙂 What great pics of his first haircut!!!! I wish I had a rocketship chair for my kiddie clients! =) |
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I totally agree with the baptism celebrations! I felt the same way about making that day so special every year! When my son was baptized, we sent out “birth” announcements, just like we did when he was born and had a big birthday cake and celebration with all our friends and family. Last year, for the one year anniversary, we had another cake and celebration. I want them to know that that day is the most important day of their life! And we got so many letters to him on that day the next year encouraging him on that journey- so sweet! I love your blog and have been praying for your family! Keep up the good work!
beautiful.. love your blog..we are still in the paperchase process and i love your heart for god, family and crafts..can you explain how you did the banners.. would love to make some for gifts.. thanks so much!!
what an incredibly beautiful service. i LOVE that you did it this way and that boy of your boys were dedicated together. i was jazzed about frankie being in the movie, but this is WAY cooler!!!! the verses on the burlap are visually stunning and so powerful to literally have them hanging in the doorframes. i am so not crafty, but i would love to try something like that. you will always remember that day.
Jewel,that is what I think of when I think of the YOUNG family…Honestly,Andrea you make moments “Holy” …your whole family is teaching as they go….blessings and Pax,Marci
oh such a very special day! thanks for sharing it with all of us!
What a beautiful, beautiful day. I LOVE the idea of an at home dedication. I wish things like that were more common this life. I also LOVED the scripture verses printed and hanging. If you don’t mind having someone copy, I’ll be trying to make some for our family!
I am also going to link to you. Hope that is OK. 🙂