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This Girl
Day 4 – this girl…. Twelve years ago, we were blessed with our second daughter. At 5-something in the morning, Emma Joy, entered the world and our lives were forever changed. The past year has been a...
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Joy Gathering
Joy Find 5 – This weekend was not only marked by Emma’s twelfth birthday, but also by Ellie’s first Nutcracker performance. This sweet girl has loved ballet this year and was soooo excited to dance...
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The Difference a Year Can Make….
A year ago, I sat waiting and wondering. I looked at pictures of a little girl far away. I walked daily by her empty stocking and empty bed. I wept, wondering when the process would ever end. And I...
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Joy #7
Joy came last night and this morning by way of the western horizon. Last night….driving and looking westward and seeing the sky ablaze in red sunset – brilliant and breath-taking in its radiance. This...
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Joy to Share
I knew this 25 days would take a while, especially during such a busy month. :-) Here we go with a few joy finds of late – Joy Find #8 – home school choir singing carols in the library rotunda; beauty...
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Adopted for Joy
I sit here, the room across the hall finally quiet. My heart hurts for a girl who chooses a harder path out of fear. And I think of our adoption as children of God and how our Father trains us,...
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Celebrating My Love
Today my best friend, my beloved, my favorite, celebrates another year of life and I celebrate the gift he is to me, to our family. I continue to stand amazed at how God blessed me with this man and...
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2013: Year in Review
As we prepare to say farewell to 2013 and welcome 2014 tonight, it only seems fitting to look back one more time on this super-crazy-good year… 2013 started with me just so thankful that the holidays...
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2014: Week in Review {Weeks 1 & 2}
Eleven days into the new year. We’ve made it through the first full week of real life. As I shared (and others echoed) on the Facebook page last night, this week was a tail-kicker. The holiday break...
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Throwback Thursday Post – Reflecting on a Hard Season and a God in the Details
So, I busted out my spring purse today. And I couldn’t help but think back on the storied life of this little bag and how thankful I am to have a God who cares about our small stuff and our big stuff....
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