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A month in Reno

January 27, 2011

Casinos. Food. Mountains. Desert. Snow. Friendly people. The Ronald McDonald House. BABY Hospitals (two of them). Shopping. Church. New friends. Cemeteries. Fried candy bars. A spa experience. History. (Like the Old West) Connections made. What does a month in Reno look like? That is what comes to mind. An experience of a lifetime, that I will […]

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When God blows me away.

January 24, 2011

Yesterday I did not want to leave Tyler to go to church. (I know, how many of us do not want to leave someone or something for the one hour to collectively worship with others…and my excuse is pretty good right now wouldn’t you think?) I do not think I have to be “in a […]

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Torn between two towns

January 14, 2011

I am torn between two towns. My sweet husband has been holding down the fort in North Carolina along with help from an amazing group of friends and family, while I have been living at the Ronald McDonald house and visiting Tyler and generally bugging the nurses for the last two weeks. The nurses are […]

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One minute, one day, one week…

January 6, 2011

It is amazing how our lives can change from one breath to the next. We all know what I mean. One inhale…one exhale…and your life is completely different than it was the moment before. David and I have had a week like that. One day we are at the hospital for the birth of our […]

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A baby is born…

December 29, 2010

A baby is born. And we are in love. We thought you would like to see what we are doing these days. I will blog more later, just pretend I always do wordless Wednesday posts Love you baby boy.

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Christmas…sleeping, babies and love

December 25, 2010

There is a hush in the air, a waiting if you will picture it… quiet like snow falling and gently covering the earth. Here in Reno, away from family, and most of our dear friends. I feel calm. I am with the man I love, waiting for our sweet son to be born….and in the […]

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Hanging out in Reno, waiting for a baby!

December 23, 2010

Today is Thursday. We are in Reno. It is very nice and we are enjoying the wonderful weather and the beautiful mountains…and our time together and with the birth mom and dad. It is an amazing journey we are making for this sweet baby. God is so amazing how He is showing His love to […]

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It’s beginning to look a lot like….a baby for Christmas!

December 20, 2010

My bags are packed. The presents wrapped….the college girls are all shipped off to their different destinations. One niece to her parents, :)one Chinese “daughter” to her parents…and our Baylee to India for a Christmas she will never forget. The house was full of laughter, fun and snow with extra kids last week while we […]

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We are having a BABY! WOW!

December 5, 2010

I am participating in the Stream of Consciousness writing Sunday by All Things Fadra…I actually think I may be able to get 5 minutes to dump my brain… Here goes….WOW! WHAT A WEEK! On Monday we found out that the young woman looking at our profile in a state all the way across the nation has chosen […]

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Almost 9 months ago…

November 30, 2010

Almost 9 months ago, I posted this blog post…. I don’t even know how to begin or what to say. All I know is that God has put this longing in my heart, and in the heart of my husband and my kids. It is inexplainable. But it is real. That there is someone out […]

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