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…
Month: November 2011
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my file.
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…
what is your posture?
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…
pearls.
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…
and the winner is…and other ramblings.
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…
giveaway- in honor of the 147 million….
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. …
start with three
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…
christmas can be different. christmas will be different.
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…
bow down.
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…