I am all torn up inside.  For at least a year I haven't looked at the waiting children photo listings from our state, because I kne...

I have a great book recommendation for you!  Back in junior high and high school days I sat by a sweet girl in band, playing the clarine...

~we got 10 little ducks in the mail this week, so cute!~   We first met Miss E 8 months ago, and now she feels so completely ours!   ...

 This morning Miss E became our little girl forever! The judge signed the adoption decree, and now she's ours. So, I thought you mi...

What a sweet word it is!   And now our little Miss E is home to stay- that's right!  Today we drove up and brought her home for...

(I know this kitty looks a little worried, but it did survive Miss E's loving!) Back in August of 2012 I wrote this in my journal...

Miss E is here for the weekend, and we are having so much fun! Here's some tidbits from the last couple days-- Miss E loves our...

Wow, the last week has been busy!  Last Thursday my mom and I, and SJ and AJ all went up to see Miss E, and take her to her doctor appointme...

We just spent the most fun weekend getting to know our new daughter! After meeting her last week, we had to decide on her name, a...

We met our daughter today!!! She is so beautiful, and mischievously sweet!  I already miss her... We get to go see her again on Satu...

It's the middle of the night, and I can't sleep. A hundred thoughts are swirling through my mind- Will she like us?  Will she h...

WE WERE CHOSEN TO BE LITTLE A'S FAMILY!!! We are still soaking it in- it was so hard to believe at first.  Late last night we...

  Tomorrow morning Little A's future will be decided as the social workers meet and choose her family.  Besides us, they are lo...

  Did you know that 92% of all the children with Down Syndrome in the United States are aborted? (here is a link to the news articl...

  We found out today that the BIS meeting, where they choose the family for A, has finally been scheduled for July 30.  We are goin...

  I think I've had the wrong idea about faith for awhile now. I kind of just thought faith was the same as trust. There's a...

About a mile down the road from us is an old homestead.  You wouldn't know anyone had ever lived there, except for the flowers.  This...

I don't know if you remember, but back in  January I mentioned a little girl, named A , on the blog.  She is about a year old an...

All our waiting to hear if we were selected for T and J, two sisters who we heard about back in January, finally ended today, but i...

Tomorrow morning at 9:00 the future of two little girls will be decided.  The social workers will meet and decide whether they will c...