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Stepping Back
Sometimes, a depleted stay-at-home momma needs to hit pause, and scroll through recent photos of her children being their adorable selves, in order to recollect how truly precious they are. As if observing an impressionist painting, take a few steps back to recognize the beauty in the haphazard masterpiece. Say, for instance, after yet another exhausting night of night terrors. Eight of them in nine hours? Sure. And…
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Giving Thanks
Little Man’s first Thanksgiving. We introduced him to all of our silly Griswold-ian traditions. Additional traditions: Each year, we lament the absence of my father-in-law’s Fabulous Cranberry Relish. (Dubbed as such by a nervous young me at my first Thanksgiving with Husband’s fam, years ago.) Each year we recall we lack a proper meat thermometer. (And anxiously…
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Little Man
Because, genetically, I have zero to do with it, I think it’s perfectly fair for me to boast about how brilliant our littlest stinker is. Not in any sort of comparison, but in merely reveling in how far he’s come. He’s doing great with potty-training (though it’s not exactly conducive to having your home on the market), working on animal identification…
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On the Market
Three mornings in a row we’ve had showings at our house. I’m super grateful, (The Bozeman market is cray-cray, it’s like 2004 up in here!) but three mornings in a row have found me refusing to cook my family breakfast, for fear of offending aromas. Poor Husband, we are breakfast people (hence the backyard chickens), and he’s been…
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House For Sale
Every human with a Facebook account has already seen this meme, but it’s a classic and begs repeating. Funny because it’s true. And surely relevant in my life, this week, as I’ve been maniacally cleaning our home with three little tornadoes spinning constantly behind me. Super fun. I’m certain the fact that I’m a real estate broker compounds the issue exponentially, that my standards…
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Ordinary Average Days
Winter has officially arrived in Montana. I try to avoid driving the first weeks after the first snow, as the university’s newest imported freshman gain their sea legs. This of course means we’ve been spending even more time at home… Playing in the snow: <<insert twenty minute (max) break for mom here>> Mommy victory at the grocery store tonight: Upon…
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Veteran’s Day
Happy Veteran’s day to all who have selflessly served our country… Including, but certainly not limited to, this stud-muffin whom I am proud to call Husband. Today is also one of our best friend’s birthday. He is a naturalized American citizen, born in rural Kenya. As our son is also now also an “adopted” American citizen, I’m…
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New Firsts
There’s no denying that, when compared to our daughters, we have missed out on a lot of Little Man’s “firsts”: First steps, first words, first foods, first rolling over, sitting up and crawling. And even though that’s just a part of the international adoption deal, it’s still something that parents grieve. We are thankful, though, for the…
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Dedication
“I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of Him.” 1 Samuel 1:27 Today, before our local congregation, on World Adoption day, we dedicated our precious Little Man to the Lord. In truth, we dedicated ourselves as parents to raising Him in a Christ-centered, God-honoring home. We did this with both of our girls when they were…
