3/4/22
Our girl turns four this April. The same little one we envisioned bringing home before her 3rd birthday is almost four, with no end in sight for her wait or ours. If we bring her home before her 5th birthday, … Continued
The Five Stages of Grief
If there is one word to describe the collective feeling of families adopting from China in this season, it would be “grief.” We are grieving lost time with our children. We are grieving separation. Please remember this, we feel the … Continued
The Christmas Ornament
I have to admit, I’m not really a “things” person. There aren’t many items in my home I would be heartbroken to lose. I’m attached to a few. My dinosaur cookie jar given to me by my brother, my elephant … Continued
11/19/2020
Last weekend Andrew and I decided to fly (standby) up to the Tetons for a getaway. I’m sure we aren’t alone in the fact that 2020 has been a doozy. Our primary income coming from an airline, coupled with Esme’s … Continued
I Hold You in My Dreams
Dear Esme, my beloved, I hold you in my dreams. Last night I fell asleep praying for you and was granted the sweetest dream of you. You were lying in your crib in China, asleep- You were on your side, … Continued
Love Makes Room. Meet our Little Girl!
I’m not sure how to start this post. THE post. If you know me, you know I’ve been waiting to write these words since childhood. Adoption was spoken into my heart in middle school. Around the same age, a family … Continued
Home Study Complete! and other updates…
Hi Friends and Family! We want to start this post by thanking each and every one of you who have reached out with kind words and support as we have navigated international adoption during the time of COVID-19. It’s only … Continued
The Lord Will Fight For You
If there are two things I struggle with most, they are fear and not being in control. I fear the unknown. I fear worst case scenarios. Instead of taking those fears to God, I rush in to fix the problem … Continued
Adopting Amidst COVID-19
Adoption has been a dream for our family years in the making. We have prayed and planned and January of this year, we felt the time was right to begin the process. We signed with our agency in February and … Continued