Oh, this little boy of mine with his big brother. My treasure on this earth. They said he would never learn many new things. "Too many profound delays from years of confinement in an institution," we were told. BUT MY GOD! He truly does make all things new. This week Kael has finally hit a wonderful milestone. One we have prayed for and trusted for. So excited to share with … [Read more...]
As many of you know, one of the ways we're sharing our embryo adoption journey is by making short videos. We're partnering with the amazing people at Snowflake® to tell the world that these tiny lives matter so very much. These videos will eventually be used to create an awareness of the many, many embryos who remain frozen and the blessing of embryo adoption. For the next few videos we will be … [Read more...]
I am so ridiculously blessed with incredible friends around the world. I adore them. Each one of them has a piece of my heart. I can honestly say that all of my good friends have supported us with such crazy love over the years. I'm sure that every now and then they have looked at us and thought, "Rather them than me!" Ha! In a good way, of course. Recently I joked with my friend Andrea … [Read more...]
"I have wonderful news for you regarding the shipment of your Snowflakes babies: they will be shipping next Monday, and will arrive at the clinic on Tuesday, November 25th. They are being sent priority overnight, so all in all they will be in transit for less than 24 hours, and should be at your clinic no later than 10:30am on Tuesday morning. I will be calling your clinic that afternoon to … [Read more...]
She came into our lives as a little face in a photo five years ago. One look and I was smitten. Head over heals in love. We were already paper chasing fast and furiously for our sweet Hailee and were approved to adopt two children. "Is she ours, Lord?" we asked. And in the stillness of a quiet winter's night, God whispered to my darling husband's heart, "She's yours! Bring her home … [Read more...]
November is National Adoption Awareness Month. It's a time when Sundays are set aside in churches to share God's heart for the fatherless and blog posts are written to create an awareness of the millions of precious children who continue to wait to be chosen. My own family has been so blessed to be able to share our story in two churches this month. It has been an absolute … [Read more...]
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. We loved the past few days of warmer weather. Yesterday we were in the 60's and by Wednesday the high will be 16. Yikes! I thought I would give you all an update about where things are for our newest adoption as well as answer some questions I have received recently. It's been such an incredible journey so far. I am in awe of my God! I must admit … [Read more...]
Hey, friends. I know that many of you in my adoption community know the Patterson family. They are just an amazing, Jesus-loving large family who have such a heart and a passion for the fatherless. The Pattersons are hoping to travel to China soon to adopt their sweet Lillie--a little darling who has Down syndrome and has waited for so many years to be chosen. They are still very short on … [Read more...]