I Whip My Hair Back and Forth

November 8, 2011 at 12:24 am · Filed under Uncategorized

1st attempt at yarn braids…

and Kai loves them!  They look great, although they do make her look much older.  And don’t look too closely  My mom helped me (she is much better at them than I am) and we were able to do it in about 2 hours or so.  I think we will get better the more we practice, but for now I am just enjoying seeing Kai with longer hair

I think she loves her new hair! And if they last as long as I’m hoping, I think there’s gonna be a lot of yarn in my future

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Orphan to Daughter

November 7, 2011 at 2:31 am · Filed under Uncategorized

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It is hard to believe that this time last year our daughter was an orphan.  We knew about her and already considered her ours, but technically she wasn’t ours yet.  We hadn’t even met her.  Eleven months later and the changes in her are remarkable.  She has grown a ton-size, weight, personality.  Since today is Orphan Sunday, I wanted to show the transformation in our daughter and encourage others to consider what their role is in the orphan crisis.  We are all called to care for the orphans (James 1:27.)  But how does that look for you?  I can honestly say from our experience, the most rewarding way for our family is through adoption (sponsorship, missions trips, and supporting others caring for orphans are all great ways to help, but I love what adoption has done for our family.)  I think everyone needs to at least consider it and pray about it.  By God’s grace, Kai is no longer one of the millions of orphans in the world today.  She is our daughter.  But there are still so many children that are waiting for families to call their own.  Today, I can’t help but thinking about a little girl in Uganda now who needs a family.  Our future little girl.  I cannot wait to find out who she is and hopefully see another amazing transformation of an orphan into a daughter before this time next year.

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Something exciting…

November 5, 2011 at 8:41 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

So, something exciting arrived in the mail this week…Can you guess what it is?????

It is the cutest….

U.S. Passport ever!!!! (well, the boys are pretty cute too, but I am extra happy to have this one!)

Now, onto Social Security…

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Guest post

November 1, 2011 at 5:44 pm · Filed under Uncategorized

With all the excitement and craziness of yesterday, I totally forgot that my guest post was being featured over on one of my favorite blogs.  Check it out!!! and while you are there check out this amazing website…all month long there will stories about adoption because it is national adoption month-yippeee!!!!

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