The past few months have been incredible. Our friends, family…and complete strangers…have come alongside us in our adventure to bring home Dylan and Dakota. You all have donated your prayers, your time, your money, your items, and mostly your love and support. We have seen bake sales, Double Dog Dares, yard sales, Mary Kay, antique windows…. I can’t even name… Read More
Several months ago, Darren and I were called to step out of our cultural boat into the waves of international special needs adoption. Our eyes had been opened to the plight of special needs orphans in Eastern Europe and how they were throwaway children with no future. We researched and spent many nights on the couch watching documentaries and reading statistics…. Read More
So life continues to march on…..Christmas was hard, because I thought about my little man in an orphanage without a family. I consoled myself with thoughts of Christmas next year. Next year, we will have an extra stocking and his name will be embroidered on the cuff. And Santa will come see him and maybe bring a tricycle or a basketball…. Read More
Annie was the sickest baby that lived in my home. She was born at 22 weeks gestation and began a battle for her life the moment she was born. Her mother was young and her twin sister did not survive the birth. This sweet baby taught me the value of a single life. Her medical bills were counted in the hundreds… Read More
This is my son, Joel. He is brilliant, charming and an old soul in a 6-year-old body. He loves fire trucks, organization, and Papa Dave and Grandma Weezie’s house. If you walked into his room right now, you’d see that he took the initiative to decorate for Christmas. He put up a little tree and wrapped a towel around the… Read More
FEAR!!! I’d like to be absolutely transparent in my fear. I am not Brave, I am not Courageous, I am not Confident. Most of my days, I battle self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy. There are days I look in the mirror and I feel afraid. I portray self-confidence, but it is a mask I wear well Now I will take off the… Read More