And on my knees, gently shaking CJ’s unresponsive body and between my sobs begging him to wake up, I heard my most desperate prayer groan out of my mouth, “Oh God, HELP!”
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Holding Onto Hospitals and Hope
The last month has been nothing like I planned. We spent almost half a year preparing for a major spinal surgery for my son, whose scoliosis suddenly curved to 100 degrees and was in the beginning stages of compromising his heart and lungs. CJ carries on his small shoulders a…
Adoption Memories July 2015
Learning to Laugh One year ago today, Little Man’s case was brought before a judge on the other side of the world, and he was legally declared our son. I think back to this time last year and I can remember the overwhelming flood of emotions- the relief that he…
Adoption Memories – 9 months home 2015
Always Victorious Little Man has been home for 9 months now. I marvel at the changes we see in him on a weekly basis. It seems that things have truly settled into a normal routine. Things do not feel “new” anymore. Instead, life has become a beautiful phase of rest…
Adoption Memories – 8 months home 2015
Then they will be brave and free… Little Man has been in our arms for just over 8 months now. Can you believe it? I can’t. He has learned SO much in the last two or three months. We were recently at an appointment with a new doctor when he…
Adoption Memories – 6 months home 2015
Sanctification Hello, friends! Tomorrow will mark 6 months since Gotcha Day for Little Man! This is the marker I have been waiting for. Half a year. We have survived half a year. Most experts say by six to twelve months home, we should be settling into some kind of “normal.”…
Adoption Memories – December 2014
The Light of the World Today is 4 months since Gotcha Day! It honestly feels like an eternity ago. I don’t really even remember life with just one kid, although I am trying to figure out why I used to think I always had my hands full then. I had…
Adoption Memories- 3 Months Home 2014
You Make Beautiful Things We have been home with Little Man for just over three months now. I fully intended to post regularly on this blog, but it seems that each month-iversary is the best I can manage. Ha! Life has settled into a much better routine. Little Man has…
Adoption Memories – One Month Home 2014
One Month Home Today Little Man has been home for one whole month! I can’t believe how fast the time flew by! In some ways, I feel like we just got back, but in other ways, I feel like he has been here for years. Little Man is losing…
Adoption Memories – Two Weeks Home
Two weeks home Well, I had every intention of blogging each day that we were in country, and updating frequently after we arrived home. Obviously, that didn’t happen. So I guess I should start with where I left off. Our first two days in country were awesome! We landed on…
Adoption Memory- Pickup Trip Day 1
Day 1 Good morning! Or good evening…I’m not entirely sure which time zone I am addressing. 😉 Welcome to the musings of my sleep-deprived brain which is also functioning under a recent dose of Benadryl (I will beat jet lag this trip!)…hopefully that kicks in soon. It is 5:15 am…
Adoption Memories- Preparing for Pick Up 2014
Preparing our Hearts We are counting down the DAYS until we leave to go get Little Man. Baby Girl has started saying we are going to “bust him out”, and in many ways that’s exactly how it feels. He has been a prisoner in his crib for far too long….
Adoption Memory – Trip 1 March 2014
The Waiting Well it has been an incredibly long time since I have updated the blog. Don’t get me wrong, there have been many things I have wanted to share, but our computer shut down on us a few months ago, and updating from a phone was difficult. 🙂…
Adoption Memory – January 2014
Toes in the Water Apparently I have been slacking in keeping this blog up-to-date! As of yesterday, our dossier is on its way to Little Man’s country! (The dossier is the giant stack of paperwork that we have been working on over the last few months. It includes our home…
Adoption September 2013
What’s Next? Now that we are officially committed to our son, we keep getting asked, “What’s next?” At this point we have Little Man “on hold” for us, which means that his country has agreed that they will not allow any other families to pursue him. In the meantime, we have…
Adoption – August 2013 part 2
Hello My Name Is… What LOVE the Father has lavished upon us that we should be called His children! And what a great honor to be able, in return, to pour out that love on a son! We love because He first loved us (1 John 4:19). Everyone has…
Adoption August 2013
BIG NEWS! We have a HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! That’s right, this is THE announcement! Yesterday we received word that we were officially committed to a child! As most of you know, we were planning on going the referral route for this adoption, which meant a 2-5 year process. If you have followed…
Adoption- July 2013
A coincidence? We went for our physicals and blood work today. When our agency and home study agent told us we would need physicals they said, “Oh, just get your family doctor to check you out and fill out this form.” No big deal. …if you already have a family…
The Beginning of Our Adoption Story – 2013
To Belong and Be Loved “Every child has a dream to belong and be loved.” ~ Audio Adrenaline We have very exciting news! We are expecting! That’s right, we are a family of FOUR! So far, our journey of becoming a family of four is a little different than most. …
