Amazing News~

Our adoption attorney let me know that at this poing we are just weeks away from finalizing on this gorgeous, darling, amazing and sweet boy! He has been our joy and I am so thrilled that it will be legal and done soon! He has felt like my own since day 1 and in every way except a piece of paper and court filing, he has been ours already. But, hey, it doesn't hurt to make it official!

Pictures I Like...

My guys, slightly modified. ha ha!

Ben's birthday dinner. Gross kid. I love him!

My two middle sweeties.

Me and my baby

My latte the other day. Most excellent, and the heart was totally not on purpose.

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Eye Of The Sword Review

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A fantasy, a love story, adventure with all you would expect- villians, battles, intrigue, plot twists and more. I had a hard time getting into this book, not having read the first one. (This is book 2 in the series) I'm also not a fan of this genre but it looked good so I thought I'd read it and see. Once I acclimated my mind to the foreign terms, I got more interested. There are angelic beings, harps, trees, a princess and an evil prince or two...winged horses- it was quite a tale. My sons are next in line to read this, and I don't think they'll be disappointed. I'm still not a fan of this genre, but overall it was a story that draws you in, and that's what we like, right?

Get a synopsis and read an exerpt, or buy it  here

CBD has a very good price

About the Author

Karyn Henley is a best-selling children's book author and an Emmy-Award winning musician. She is the author of the original Beginner's Bible, which sold over five million copies and was translated into 17 languages, and Breath of Angel, the first novel in the Angelaeon Circle. An accomplished songwriter, Karyn has been a Dove Award nominee and received a regional Emmy Award as music composer for a Christmas television special. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

*Please be nice to me a give my review a ranking? Thanks~


*I recieved a free copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review from the publisher.

Cancer Sucks

Last night we lost our (Doug's) aunt Roberta. She was a sweet little Christian woman. She lost her husband many years ago and just spent her life focused on her only son, Eric, whom they had adopted as an infant. That same boy, blessing that he was, took care of her in the little apartment they shared until the very end when she left to go to Jesus. Can't wait to go see that guy and give him a big 'ole hug. The rest of her time was spent teaching other children about Jesus.

Here in our town, the very hospital where we were last admitted with baby, lies a handsome young man, getting ready to meet Jesus. He got married yesterday in the basement of the hospital with the last remaining strength he had to a beautiful young woman who also is a cancer patient. I'm giving you the link so  don't miss this story- it's achaingly beautiful. I read the young groom's father's facebook update and nearly choked on emotion when I read he had been adopted from foster care as a toddler, along with another boy. It hit me in the stomach just how important and permanent a thing we are doing with these babies. Sometimes it seems an inconvenience and sometimes it seems not-so-important, like anyone could do it. But that's wrong. It's life-altering and my own weird habit of making light of everything loses track of the eternal importance of bringing these babies home to our family. Dear Rodney 's story reminded me of that today in a way I will never be able to forget. Starting today I will value my mission from God more highly and snuggle my babies from someone else's womb a little more often.

So, in the midst of all this sadness and pain and chaos and diapers in my little world, here's what I know: God is good. He is tender. He is kind. He cares about the smallest details of my life. And He cares about yours too. We are all His adopted children who choose to believe Him and accept Jesus as a covering for all of our wrongs. I'm so grateful for that. Grateful for restored dignity and grace- for me and or my husband and for all of my babies, big and small, natural born and soon-to-be-adopted. He is a healer- I believe and so I speak of my belief. My heart is hurting today but in a sweet way. Those we are losing we are losing to Heaven and an oh-so-caring Father to welcome them to their real home.

Take It All In Stride

Got admitted to the hospital again with Baby C.

unrelated to the other two issues.

I have the distinct feeling the Lord is up to something, and there is purpose in this for the ultimate good of our little beloved baby C.

At any rate, could use more prayer.

Understatement.

What's Going on?

I just ask myself that question repeatedly but I already know the answer- it's an intended butt-whooping from the enemy. We are overcomers though, through Christ.

Here's my pathetic timeline:

Had surgery

got baby

baby gets minor surgery in office

Doug, Ben and CJ got sick

Taylor had to go to the E.R. for a kidney stone

the baby continues to projectile vomit, goes to Dr. who sends us to hospital- E.R. all day, then transported to Children's hospital in Seattle by ambulance for surgery

the rest of us get sick, including baby in Seattle

trying to fit in physical therapy inbetween

Doug needs tumor removed

illness progresses and we are miserable

baby's lungs crackly and going to the Dr. today

This is the past week and a half of our lives.

The End.

Please pray.