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Tomorrow is a BIG day!

December 12, 2011

I am giddy. I can hardly contain myself. I can’t believe tomorrow is finally here. What? What have we been waiting for??? FINALIZATION! Tomorrow is the day that Tyler is forever and all time officially OURS! What a day of rejoicing! What a glimpse this gives me of how God and Jesus must feel when […]

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what 11 months looks like!

November 26, 2011

Last year our adoption profile was being considered by two different families during this week. One family said yes. Our lives were changed forever by our journey with them. David and the kids and I were so blessed by our time with them. We walked out the last week of their pregnancy, through labor and […]

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Crockpot Italian Beef Recipe

August 20, 2011

Several years ago, our neighbor kids kept raving about the delicious Italian Beef dinner they were going to have. FINALLY, my neighbor was kind enough to save a tiny bit for me to try…. Can I say….YUM? After tasting, I can assure you it is DELICIOUS. And, I was kind enough to share with David […]

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life changes

May 4, 2011

A friend asked me how my life changed with a baby in the house. well….. we have had new babies before, Tyler doesn’t make life harder….. we have lived with kids for 21 years ~gasp~…..and before the ones that lived with us, we were in Youth Ministry…..so, the question really kind of caught me off […]

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Three boys, a clip on tie and a camera

April 10, 2011

One afternoon last week while I was getting the bathroom cleaned…or some equally yucky thing, Ron and Walker were hanging out with Tyler downstairs…the laughs I heard were adorable. They love their little brother so much, just enough to introduce him to the horrors of clip-on ties! These are priceless memories.

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Birthday Baby

March 26, 2011

Today Tyler is 3 months old. Precious days. Weeks and months….ones I am so grateful for. Only one year ago we felt such a hole in our life. As Kiley was telling someone the other day, “Tyler is the missing puzzle piece in our family…” and now we feel such JOY! I am not finding […]

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Lasting Impressions

March 8, 2011

Wherever we go, we have the potential to make lasting impressions. During this season of our life with a new baby, we have been experiencing the love of so many people. Most people who stop and ask about Tyler have made positive lasting impressions on us. The kindness they have shown has been incredible. From […]

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Tables for Character

February 17, 2011

Today’s post is from my friend, Cintia. I love how God brings people together to grow us for His glory! Cintia blogs about her life and faith, and has written an ebook, “Tweeting with God”. I am blessed to call her friend! By Cintia Listenbee www.simplycintia.com The first time I had to wait tables I […]

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Tweeting with God

February 15, 2011

My friend Cintia, who blogs in both Spanish and English at Simply Cintia, has written an ebook that launches today! She has a video about her book and I would love for you to go watch it. Cintia is passionately following Christ and changinging her part of His world….and tweeting is one of the new […]

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Home Sweet Home

February 6, 2011

What a journey God has had us on! And I would not change the journey…but I am so glad to be home with our little one, to snuggle when I want, to share Charlie (or Chas, or Tyler…) with the rest of the family, to wake in the middle of the night to sweet baby […]

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