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I don’t really know what’s going on, and I’m okay with that.
Those in the know know that I like knowing what’s going on. I like the details, I like the planning, I like the scheduling. Miss Julianne’s adoption process has thrown much of that tendency so far out...
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being “matched”
I want to record our matching process because, well, I want to. I have had this post written for a few months now, but have been waiting until I was ready to share it. Our matching was the most...
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fear of heights
My palms sweat, you know, when I am up high. If I even see a picture of someone sitting near the edge of a mountain top… my heart rate elevates, I have to breathe deeply and look away. If I were a...
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a few gifts
Today I’m kinda grouchy. I didn’t sleep super well. (It may have been the dream about trying to pet a baby deer that kept running away. The deer turned into Julianne and I couldn’t hold her.) Or, it...
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Photograpy Friday
This week. Wow. Can’t believe it’s Friday. First week back to school, which included a LOT of changes! My littlest is off to K4 this year. We didn’t K4 outside of the home at all with the oldest, and...
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Awesome August
August was an awesome month in our adoption journey. We hit several major milestones this month, which makes it definitely a month worthy of its own post. Milestone #1: DTC When we began this...
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homeschool day 11 (my assessment of the first few days)
Many of the folks who have been with this blog for a while know that this year, we decided to homeschool our oldest child. So, during the day, the boys go to the Christian school we love, and she does...
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broken
When the Galilean boy brought his bread to the Lord, what did the Lord do with it? He broke it. God will always break what is offered to him. He breaks what he takes, but after breaking it he...
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homeschool + coffee
One of my favorite things about homeschooling is the portability aspect! A little math & hot chocolate for her, a little reading & coffee for me. ❤️ Tagged: 3rd grade, coffee, favorite things,...
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Photography Friday: a pre-adoption “maternity” shoot!
I knew that at SOME point before we got Julianne, I wanted to do a family photography session, kind of a maternity session style. I don’t have “belly pictures” of Julianne, and I never will....
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my annual Halloween post… and it’s not what you would expect!
It’s no secret that Halloween is not my favorite. I’ve spent many hours of lung power talking about my dislike of Halloween. Two years ago, I blogged about Halloween here. Last year, we decided to...
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a mini-adoption update!
Finally! I finally have some good news to report! At least once a day, a sweet friend asks if we have any news about our adoption process. And, for the past 76 days, I haven’t. Just waiting. And...
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when it rains…
When it rains, IT POURS! We found out today that our paperwork went from “Reviewed” to “Match Reviewed” today! 24 hours, y’all! We expected it to be less time than the Review wait, but that wait was...
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the wait is OVER!!!
The document we have waited for is here! After 83 days, the most difficult wait in this process is over. The document in which China says “YES!” to Julianne being a part of our family is here. Well,...
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a rebuilding. a restoring. a renewing.
I just deleted 4 drafts. Things I had written, but never finished. Things I felt deeply, but couldn’t seem to communicate adequately. Sometimes, drafts need to be deleted, and today was a...
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Photography Friday: the kitchen table
A couple of weeks ago I walked into my kitchen and saw the table looking a little like this. This is pretty typical. There is rarely a table surface in our house that doesn’t have some sort of project...
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unexpected
In my car this evening, and I was the only one. This experience is a rare one; to just be me. No kids. No noise. No chatter. Nothing. JUST. ME. I rounded a curve in the road and gasped because the...
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current theme song…
Getting There Further seems forever Until you’ve seen, until you get there Until you feel that promised land beneath your feet There’s a reason for the journey There is purpose in the learning Not...
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the disconnect (a painful football metaphor)
Confession: I don’t know a whole lot about football. I mean, I know the basics, but when I’m watching a game (and I do use the word “watching” very loosely..) with the Hubs and he yells “offsides”…....
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girl time!
If there’s something I’m feeling as we get closer and closer to traveling to get Julianne, it’s the need to spend more one-on-one time with my kids. With the goal of spending at least one “date” with...
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