Category Archives: Day in the Life While I should be packing for the Together for Adoption conference while the babies are sleeping—INSTEAD…Parker, Laney and I put together a little Fall wreath after being inspired by a burlap wreath I saw on Tatertots and Jello. We just put a little twist on it and visited ole Hobby Lobby (AKA: Ole faithful) for […]  Remembering back… As some of you may remember–we did all kinds of fun and crazy things last Fall as we were jumping through the hoops of our home study and our Ethiopian dossier. One of the many crazy things we did…was jump in a movie! So, we’ve waited an ENTIRE year for it to finally […] How fun! I love Katherine Heigel and this movie looks cute! Can’t wait to see it and look for Frankie! So fun….I remember when you did that a year ago. Time flies 🙂 I can’t wait for Isaac to show off for GOD!!!! Wohoo- goooo Isaac. So fun!! Ya’ll are movie stars!! And I am just thrilled about Isaac crawling! Yay!!!! I remember the post. Hard to believe that was a year ago?! Loved the trailer and spotting baby Frank! How cool is that?! i had forgotten about your movie star experience! i was just watching that trailer the other night. how FUN to watch it again and see frankie baby in it! how do you mark your pics with “babeofmyheart”? just wondering:) So fun! I was actually thinking of you on the way to India. Sitting in the airplane on the way there w/time to watch a movie, I was trying to remember the title. Ended up watching a good movie (can’t remember the title now) but it obviously wasn’t yours…LOL!  SO…of course if you read yesterday’s post–you heard the BIG news that our Isaac is CRAWLING! I can’t WAIT to share our physical therapist’s reaction that we get at PT on Wednesday morning!!! He is ALL OVER the place! Rich and I were laughing tonight because we are so used to having him sit in […] Oh I just want to get my hands on those precious kiddos of your and give um a big squeeze! We definitely need to think of a reason to travel to Atlanta some day! After we bring our “Peaches” home of course!  HAVE YOU MISSED ME?! Okay, you know I love bloggin’…and I’ve been MIA for a bit–which could mean 1) Something is wrong 2) I am extra busy 3) I’m on vacation. Okay…I can assure you that I haven’t been on vacation…that would be nice–but not so much. I am also happy to share–that for once…NOTHING […] SO very exciting!!! I cried watching the videos. We are so happy for you guys!! Andrea, this is truly amazing video!! What a miracle! Wonderful news! It brought happy tears to my eyes. What a beautiful sight! Truly a work of God! Praising God along with you. oh, that is the cutest stinkin stuff ever!!! LOVED IT!! I just posted too…maybe I’ll go add the video now to the bottom of mine…So fun!!! CAnt’ wait for yall to come back! 🙂 it was so great, kristi go isaac go!! i don’t think i’ve ever rejoiced so much over a crawler…including my own kids! so fun to see the video and pix with the johnson’s too. rejoicing with you! Yeah!!! He is not just crawling, he is crawling like a pro! Wow. That boy is going to be pulling up before you know it! (: SO excited for you! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AMAZED, SPEECHLESS, IN AWE!!!!!!!!! Praising God with you, and believing that God has such great things in store- even more than we can hope. Because that is how our God Rolls!!!! Crying happy tears of joy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! amazing isaac!! amazing God and amazing family! yaaaaaaay! Praise the Lord!!! That is so exciting! I love how he just follows Frank. They are going to be best buds for life, I can tell! 🙂 What an exciting time for all of you! We are blessed to share in your joy over Isaac’s hard work (and yours in supporting him)! Glad you enjoyed a nice getaway with family and special friends… Look forward to another playdate soon! SO AMAZING! I’m crying watching this video!!! Praise the LORD! Andrea, I was so sad that we were not able to come hang out with you all this weekend. You have to come back soon. I still have so much to tell you 🙂 Hugs, So Fabulous, Andrea!! Praising HIM for this week of firsts for Isaac, and the story behind the first with Laney is too sweet. Love your videos. Awesome! Way to go, Isaac! Tearing up at this joyful news! Isaac is just precious. Thank you! I cannot tell you how powerful your story is in inspiring others to act on God’s behalf. I needed this as a reminder of all of the miracles that God has shown me in my life. I have been praying about adoption hubby is not quite ready (yet). We are helping other families in mean time. aw yay!!! I’m so excited – how cool is that?!! I love how God WOWs us! oh Andrea – Hannah and I are sitting here rejoicing with you! Our God is amazing! We have seen His healing hand in our lives with Jadon and Hannah both, and we are praying with you believing that Isaac is going to be running and talking and praising Him in no time!!! and oh my – love the video with LL – hannah thinks that lucy is her little sister that we are waiting for and she just squeals every time we watch the video:). Awesome news! What an wonderful answer to prayer! I just love his chub… it doesn’t get any cuter!! Yay!!! I am believing with you! Praise God! After stalking your blog for months and crying EVERY time…I figured I should say Hi and let you know how encouraged I am from reading…I was so excited watching ITY crawl that it was like he was my very own! So very neat to see the Lord’s hand in that precious little life. So glad to SEE ITY crawl! I called my husband at work today and he said he was in his office watching this video at lunch and he was crying! That is how much we all celebrate the wonderful things that ITY is accomplishing. We are all so connected through this journey and if we never meet, no worries, we are still praying! Love, Karen Smith “So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers” acts 16:5 This is truly an amazing blessed by God moment! Through him (and the amazing moms he chooses for His children) all things are indeed possible! Isaac is doing so great! Miracle baby!!!!! Oh you go Isaac!! The video has been watched over and over here at our house!! Love, love, love that he is on the move…praise the Lord!!! Hey Andrea! WOOHOO! Rejoicing with you guys! I am LOVING following your journey!! Praying and celebrating with y’all! OH this just made me CRY! I am believing with you sister. This little boy will be running marathons! Jenny  This has been abnormally a NORMAL week!!! The ONLY outing we have this week to doctors is PT…and she is in for a treat tomorrow when she sees our baby rocking on his knees!!! He can rock for a short time…BUT he is making huge leaps and gains—and there is a lot of cheering and […] Really cute photos! aww…that is so cute how parker wanted to help his daddy and that little john deere is SO cute! We have that tractor and my husband has the boys do the same thing! So funny! Those are so sweet! My little boy LOVES doing yardwork with Daddy – must be a guy thing! Hello. My mom started reading your blog and has gotten me hooked. I have felt that I needed to share our story with you as there are some similarities…we adopted our first child – Isaiah (it means “the Lord saves”) from foster care when he was 15 months old. It was written on his medical chart “this is a severely defective child.” He was given three years to live…moved to many different locations…had a dx of CP, meningitis, deaf, blind, MR, defective kidneys, heart and lungs – I’m a feeding therapist and began seeing him when he was 3 mo old – he had a g-tube and lots of eating issues…He had curvature of the spine so badly (from neglect) that he could hardly sit and back surgery was suggested. His one arm did not work because it had been tucked behind him and not used regularly. It was suspected that his kindeys would calcify by his third year. Anyway, I’m crying now because our son in 5 now…he’s perfect…I feared that he would always have trouble walking – he runs so great, plays soccer, climbs trees, races and jumps – I feared he would never talk…that’s really hard for an SLP mommy – he argues and sings and talks all day long now…he can see and hear and is beginning to read – his organs are all perfect…I tell you this as an encouragement…I pray that your outcome is the same…I actually know it will be…we have a son who is loved for all of his abilities all of the time who was perfectly placed in our family because of the Lord’s plan for him…you have that too…your son is beautiful (we could argue about the cutest…our son is Guatemalan and our daughter is biracial…and they are both incredibly beautiful) – I pray that this comment today is encouraging from a mom who has been there as a mother and as a therapist – the days are very hard and the progress is hard to see…but our God HEALS…I have thought much about the hurt of the Father in what children have to endure…it must be great…He has a plan and a purpose – today during Bible time I asked my son what he thought God’s purpose was for him…he confidently replied “He made me and I am beautfiul” So precious!! Love seeing the Denton’s little girl! She is so cute! Hi, Andrea! I found your wonderful blog and story thru the blog world of “this one looks neat, let’s check it out” and I have never regretted it. I read your post on football mania and I agree why don’t we and what if we all cheered for God and pursued Christianity like we want those 50 yard line tickets. My husband and I do agree that you need to atleast be a graduate of the paritcular school/team you obsess over. We aren’t big football fans either, but only because my husband coaches basketball. I just wanted to throw this out there so you might see how my husband uses his job and college basketball to promote the way God wants us to use his abilities and knowledge to serve HIM. Not all coaches feel this way or are Christians,so I am going to speak from and aobut our hearts. Many student/athletes have never been introduced to Christ and coaching is a great way to do that to some that “ball” is everything and the only way to a formal education. My husband may not preach the scriptures each day at practice, but the little things like examples, accountability, and fellowship can plant the seeds of what being a Chrsitian is all about. I just wanted to shed a little light on how a sport to some could be an avenue for the players to learn about life and our Savior. We feel God put us on a campus with a team for this reason. Please continue your wonderful entries. You always make me feel like my many emotions as a parent are normal and it is all okay. Have a wonderful day and I pray for you a full nights sleep 🙂 |
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How fun to surprise the therapist! The announcement is precious, and the wreath is adorable. Praying Isaac sleeps on the plane for you!
Just got my announcement in the mail the other day and it is SOO cute! Thank you so much! It’s on my fridge reminding me that God’s timing is ALWAYS perfect! =)
Also, the wreath idea came at the perfect time because I am fall-i-fying my house right now! =) Thanks for the fun idea!
I got one of these ADORABLE announcements today in my mailbox. I was thrilled:)
so fun to have you back in the world of crafting! i teared up reading the account of ity’s pt appt. beautiful! love the announcement. PARTY of 6, indeed! 🙂
I love that wreath!! SO cute!
The announcement is just perfect… I can’t wait to make ours for Tucker! I’ve been praying for you guys and especially ITY – he’s been on my mind a lot lately! 🙂
Have a great time at T4A! I so wanted to go, so I’ll live vicariously through you and others who are going!
WOOO HOOOO! So proud of ITY’s big show at PT! Cheering you on from Hong Kong!
Love & Blessings,
Kim
P.S. Love the video!
You really couldn’t be any cuter! I can’t keep up with your posts but when ever I head on over here and see what you are up to I am always touched…inspired…& eager to have our 2 little ones home! Love the Wreath!
God Bless, Rachelle
Hi Andrea,
I need to get the address to send the completed Pad Kits to. Thanks so much.
Kameron Shadrick
I got announcement in the mail today and you Made my day!! thanks soo much for including us.. It’s just so stinkin cute!! Isaac is one handsome dude! I just can’t wait for the day I’m sure our boys will meet because I’m sure at some point you will bring you kids to
Disney .. right:) Thanks so much ..it really meant it a lot now we have a reminder of him on our refrigerator to pray for him and you all:)
Made the wreath…check it out! http://thisdomesticateddiva.blogspot.com/2010/10/october-is-here-yay-fall.html
This is one of the coolest wreaths I have ever seen! Love your choice of fabric and how modern it looks. Gorgeous!