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The Wonderful Things…

Right now, I wanted to express every wonderful thing in my life… After what is now over a week (during a long few months) of illness, ups and downs, exhaustion, and often the weight of my own attitude… I.Just. Want. To. Be.THANKFUL. Thankful for every experience. Positive. Negative. Whatever. I want to be PRESENT and AWARE of all the…

Well, Plans Change.

Yesterday, Max woke up from his afternoon nap with a horrible fever and clearly not feeling well :( Our normally “doesn’t stop moving from the moment he wakes up until the moment he falls asleep” little boy was just laying on me (sweating), not wanting to eat, drink, play or even move. He simply curled…

And the {ADOPTION} Journey Begins!

Andy and I discussed expanding our family beyond Max well before he was born. Come to think of it, we discussed forming a family and having children well before we were married. When I say, “having children” one assumes the obvious, conceiving and bearing a child; however, when I say, “forming a family” that is…

A While Away…

But I am back. It seems we’ve had quite a bit going on and I am once again getting into the groove of life and thoroughly enjoying our WI summer (which comes and goes, but all-in-all has been beautiful). The rest of this week is supposed to be a little rainy, but I can’t wait…

Our Rainy Day Adventure!

While most people are familiar with Madison’s Saturday morning Farmer’s Market on the square, I had known about but never been to the Wednesday morning Farmer’s Market. So, yesterday, Max and I went downtown to check things out! I absolutely l.o.v.e. going to the Farmer’s Market on Saturday mornings! The atmosphere is alive and buzzing…

Rain Down Grace

This day, today, is beautiful. This morning was this year’s final meeting for my Women’s Bible Study, Encounter. We worked through Romans throughout the past two semesters and I grew in my love for the Lord, cherished my time with sweet women, and enjoyed my Wednesday morning breaktime while Max LOVED every minute in the…

Max Makes me “Mom”

I love him more than words can express and think he has to be the coolest, most wonderful little boy that has graced the earth (besides Jesus). I am blessed and honored to be his mommy and yesterday, I thoroughly enjoyed celebrating my motherhood! Andy took Max and me out to breakfast at one of my fave…

Praying for People

In today’s reading of My Utmost for His Highest, I most related to this excerpt: “Vital intercession leaves you with neither the time nor the inclination to pray for your own ‘sad and pitiful self.’ You do not have to struggle to keep thoughts of yourself out, because they are not even there to be…

The Royal Wedding

This morning, we woke up, I handed Max some milk and a couple of graham crackers (for which I award myself “Mother of the Year”), brewed some coffee and sat down to enjoy watching The Royal Wedding (which I recorded from the live showing at 5am this morning). Overall, Max was just fine letting me…

WOW – What is going on?!

Once again, I missed my WOW post yesterday and once again with valid reasoning. This time I was in the hospital. After severe stomach pain on Saturday and into Sunday, we went to the ER and by early evening they took me into surgery to remove my appendix and take a look around. I am home now,…