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  • Verklempt

    Verklempt

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    Mia
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    Call me Linda Richman*, but every time we turn around these days there seems to be more great news. Today has been no exception. I’m verklempt. Just as we were beginning to catch our breath from all the excitement of our Give1Save1 feature, Show Hope grant and receipt of our Article 5, we got word…

  • Give1Save1 Recap

    Give1Save1 Recap

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    Mia
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    I hate asking for money. Hate it. Growing up, we didn’t have an abundance of it, but my parents would never be caught asking for more. When I joined a women’s team on a service project to Burkina-Faso, West Africa, I physically recoiled when the leader informed us that we were required to fundraise support…

  • Air Supply

    Air Supply

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    I had a mental breakdown in the aisles of Walmart this evening. I know, of course I did– who wouldn’t?! Oh Walmart, why do I keep giving you second chances?  Here’s the thing, though: I went to Walmart to buy cough drops, tylenol (baby, kids & adult formulas), eye drops, kleenex, nasal spray & medical…

  • We Interrupt This Broadcast

    We Interrupt This Broadcast

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    Guess what I’m doing, right now? The Article 5 dance, that’s what! It looks a little something like this… We are now awaiting our official Travel Approval from China before we book our tickets to bring home New Brother. The last step. Excited just doesn’t seem sufficient an adjective. We also wanted to be sure…

  • Give One Save One

    Give One Save One

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    Don’t forget to check out the silly family featured on Give1Save1 this week… perhaps you will recognize them? What do you think of “their” video? http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n574/melanieannelea/G1S1%20New/button250x250X_zpsa478dcd8.png Please consider giving $1 to the cause and sharing on social media. Be sure to also enter the giveaway(s) at the bottom of the page!

  • Exceedingly Abundantly

    Exceedingly Abundantly

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    “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Jesus Christ to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21, emphasis mine Blessed. Humbled. Grateful. We have just received word that…

  • Regarding Homeschool

    Regarding Homeschool

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    Mia
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    So y’all know that we are homeschooling this year… in anticipation of the transition/adjustment to becoming a family of five, we thought it optimal to pull back and instruct our kids at home; essentially pre-Cocooning. We knew that going at our own pace would afford us the flexibility to take the girls along for three…

  • Ready or Not

    Ready or Not

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    Now that we are a mere few weeks away from heading to China, everyone has been asking us, “Are you ready?” The short answer is yes. The long answer? Yes! We have dreamed about expanding our family for years, been actively working on this adoption for eighteen months, and been staring at a darling photograph of…

  • 2014 Reading List

    2014 Reading List

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    Mia
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    Alternatively entitled: “Literary Distractions For The Duration Of Our Wait” and/or “Books I’ll Surely Neglect After Bringing Home Our Toddler”. I’ve always been a  book-worm. Pretty sure it all started with The Baby-Sitter’s Club… I accumulated every single book in the series as a tween. (Though we weren’t called Tweens at the close of the…