As promised, I’m sharing my book list mentioned in my last post, Bookin’ It In 2012. In addition to reading through the Bible, I’ve chosen 24 books of various genres for this year. I’m determined to read at least these 24 and then I have several more that [...]
I remember it like it was yesterday. I was standing at my cubby in my first grade classroom, hanging up my denim jacket with the yellow lining, chatting excitedly with my best friend about my Christmas wishlist when she dropped a bomb on my world and announced that there was no Santa. I still remember [...]
I just wonder what the wise men of old would’ve thought of us when they brought their sacrificial gifts to the little Lord Jesus and knelt before him? What would Mary have said of the way we celebrate the birth of her Son, the Savior of the World, with crazed shopping and wrapping of piles [...]
I have finished the Bible in 90 Days Challenge! I even had 3 days to spare. If you’re scratching your head wondering what I’m talking about, you can read my previous blog posts on the challenge here and here. As I reflect on the process, the first thing I think is that I am so [...]
I was in Old Navy on Black Friday morning this year. I didn’t really need to do much shopping on that dreadful day, but David needed some jeans and they were on a great sale. As I was getting in line to check out, I was so tempted to take a little peek at the [...]
Shortly after my last post, our dossier safely arrived in Ethiopia! After leaving home Friday evening, we spent the night in Savannah, Georgia before finishing the trip to Orlando, Florida on Saturday. My parents went with us, as well as my youngest brother and my sister Alana and her husband and two children. We spent [...]
I mentioned in a previous post that our little Claire had pneumonia in June. This was her second bout of it in less than a year. The doctor that diagnosed it this time (we had to go after normal office hours) conferred with her normal pediatrician about the possibility of needing to test her for [...]
First of all, we were thrilled to receive our completed Home Study in the mail last week. Copies should also be in the hands of our family coordinator and USCIS and now we are simply waiting for USCIS to assign us an appointment for our fingerprinting (yes, we’ve already been fingerprinted once). We’re learning to [...]
I spent the afternoon yesterday in the attic. After the hottest June ever recorded around here, the first day of July proved to be refreshingly cool and the temperatures in the attic were fairly pleasant. We’re planning a yard sale soon to get rid of some extra things we’ve accumulated and make a little money [...]
Well, it’s definitely Monday. As the girls take naps, I’m working on nitty gritty details for our paperwork, like emailing Secretary of States and trying to figure out which of our documents will have to be redone because the notarial acknowledgments were insufficient (the state of NC has very high standards!). It has given me [...]
