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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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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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, 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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Do you hear that a lot? like mother, like daughter? I do. And I don’t always see it. But every once in a while, something catches me by surprise and I do understand how my girls look or act or sound a little like me. Here is a recent picture of Baylee and Me. The […]
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Library trip. Great children’s Librarian…. came home with several good “boy” books. Next morning I am on the computer and this is what Ron says. “Mom, where are all those tin cans we used for dinner?” “In the recycling, Ron….WHY?” “Oh, I am making a knife.” “Okay, Ron. Be careful. Don’t cut yourself. Let me […]
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I am thankful for children who pray. Sunday at church our pastor gave everyone an opportunity to come to the altar to ask God for anything on your heart. To just talk to God about anything you needed to or lift someone up. Kiley was sitting next to me. Tug. Tug. “Mom. I want to […]
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I have been around the Halloween or not debate…so I am not even going to touch it. I will tell you that I believe God is the Creator…so I choose to give each day to Him. Today we went to a party with Kiley (and it was a blast!)….lots of little kids playing bean bag […]
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In the last two days I have been reading four blogs. The dialog in the comments on some has been interesting, the topics relevant to me and I have been blessed by a serendipitous meeting of another homeschool mom on top of Water Rock Knob. Isn’t it neat how God puts people in our lives? […]
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Water Rock Knob is one of our favorite places to hike and get away. Ron has been begging to go all week long. So, Friday evening we drove up. The sun was setting when we were leaving and I snapped a few pictures. On the way home, the moon (full) was rising….more pictures…(later) I just […]
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