BLESSED BEYOND EXHAUSTION
Happy New Year, friends! Did you think I had disappeared from the blogging world? It definitely feels like I did. My blog had some serious issues this past summer and between moving into a new home, starting a new school year, and dealing with all things adoption, I just didn’t have the time or energy to fix it. I want to catch all of you up on everything that has…
Hi, friends! I hope everyone has had a great summer. For us here in Tennessee, summer is almost over, and it is going to be a sad day in our house when school starts back. But for now here are some of my favorite things from the month of July! Cotton Candy Grapes: Have you tried these yet? My oldest daughter came home from a friend’s house earlier this summer…
I have recently read Ann Voskamp‘s book One Thousand Gifts. I know, I know – it came out several years ago and most of you have probably already read it. It’s been on my kindle for years but for whatever reason, I just never picked it up. But this summer I decided to read it, and I’m trusting that the Lord laid it on my heart for this particular season…
Most of you know that our son was diagnosed with autism when he was 3 years old. He is now 8, and although he has made amazing progress, there are times when we still struggle with behaviors and issues that most families with typically developing children do not struggle with. I recently took him to his pediatrician to talk about ADHD with her and frankly, she was quite amazed at…
Hey, friends. I hope all of you are doing well. I seriously cannot believe it is already July. It’s been a few months since our last adoption update, so I wanted to let you know what’s been going on. In my last post, I mentioned that we were scheduled to have our first court date on April 26. Well, that court date didn’t happen for some reason. We aren’t sure…
Y’all. I have been off the grid for over a month. What in the world? Summer is halfway over and we have been busy and life is crazy. So writing has taken a backseat to everything else. Sometimes seasons are like that, aren’t they? We have to let some good things go in order to take care of other things. But honestly, I’ve needed to write and process all the…
Hey, friends! It’s the end of April already – how has that happened? I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter holiday. Ours was relaxed and that’s just the way I like it. Here are a few things I’ve been loving this month! The Highwaymen: This movie on Netflix about Bonnie and Clyde was fascinating to me. Peter and I watched it a couple weeks ago and I learned so much…
I posted an update on our adoption at the beginning of March where we asked everyone to pray for us that we would receive NOC (No Objection Certificate) from the Indian adoption registry (CARA). For those of you who missed the post, NOC is a certificate issued by India stating that we are approved to adopt a specific child. It was a scary process of waiting on that approval but…
Today, as I write, Holy Week begins around the world. In many faith traditions, this is a sacred time of celebration and reflection. A time to slow down, remembering the sacrifice of Jesus 2000 years ago. During this week we meditate on the triumphal entrance of Jesus, The last supper, The betrayal, The cross, and ultimately, The resurrection of our Lord. But I wonder sometimes if we can truly fathom…
“Wait.” I really don’t like that word… It seems as though we are always in some sort of season of waiting. Is it the same for you? Maybe you’re waiting to graduate from college. Or waiting to get married. Or awaiting the arrival of your first child. Maybe you’re waiting to get pregnant or waiting on a loved one who doesn’t have much longer on this earth. Some seasons of…