Month: November 2011

 i love christmas. love it. i love cinnamon. i love candy canes. i love the smell of a huge pine tree in the corner of our living room. (and i still don’t get fake trees- sorry i just don’t). i love baking high calorie goodies. i love watching my mom cook with all of the…

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one of the most poignant talks i heard this past weekend came from vermon pierre a wonderfully spoken pastor and adoptive dad. he spoke of our files. you see when a child enters the “system” either through foster care, orphanage, child protective services or juvenile court they are given a file.the files are filled with…

this past weekend i attended together for adoption chicago. for the last few days i have been trying to wrap my mind around everything i heard. i fiercely took pages and pages of notes. at one point i turned to my friend next to me and said…um. i have so much to write about! if…

its been along time coming. but i did it. it was hard. their may or may have been tears but i found a new girl to do my hair. this may sound really shallow and not blog worthy but if you know me at all. i loved the girl who did my hair before. loved…

so the winner was named by my four year old. very scientific. she had to name a number and she picked 2. so the winner of love you more by jennifer grant is krissi. go ahead and email me with your shipping info so i can get the amazing read to you. congrats! in other…

in honor of national adoption month. and orphan sunday i am super duper excited to give away a book written by a fellow writer friend. this woman is an amazing author. powerful girl. and rockin mom. jennifer grant is a child of the King and works her best to fight social justice around the world. …

as part of our morning routine we have added our “thank you” journals. after we have done our devotions and prayers the blessings and i get out our journals and writing utensils. anything from crayons to mechanical pencils to start writing away. the blessing that would rather play with legos than brush his teeth asked…

i am jumping up and down excited to get to be a part of a this project launch. like literally i jumped up and down when they contacted me. not the prettiest sight but a crazy happy sight. my blessings will tell you i love christmas. love it. love the tree. love the sledding. love…

these past three weeks we have been doing a series at church called american idols. i love when we do things this. in your face. make you uncomfortable kind of sermons. but with this one. this one made me squirm even more. i thought i was doing good. i didn’t think i really had a…