"Are we crazy for doing this?!" That is the common refrain in our house these days while we are frantically running around like chickens with our heads cut off. The to-do lists shrink and grow. Tasks that seem simplistic become chores. In the past, time seemed to creep as we waited, but now time is... Continue Reading →

If you've not been living under a rock, you have heard of the movie Encanto. We LOVED the movie and have watched it several times, and have listened to the soundtrack about a thousand times more! EVERY song on the soundtrack is good for different reasons, but the final song, "All of You" hits home... Continue Reading →

Greetings all! It's been a whirlwind, but such a blessing to hear all of the love and support from our tribe. It's been a sweet time for us to share our news with you all and to see and feel the response. Humbled, grateful, thankful, and blessed are all words that come to mind when... Continue Reading →

If you have been following us for a while you know that our adoption journey has been a long one to say the least. We first applied to adopt in November of 2018 and had our paperwork approved by Colombia in October of 2019. So for those keeping track, we will have been in this... Continue Reading →

Greetings all! November is "National Adoption Month". Throughout this process, the month of November has carried much significance for us. On November 13, 2018 we submitted our pre-adoption application to Lifeline Children's Services to begin our journey of adoption. We endured months of paperwork, home study visits, medical and psychological visits, and too many finger... Continue Reading →

Greetings all! We know that there are a lot of hard things happening in our world today. We are praying for the people of Afghanistan and Haiti as they suffering in different ways. We are also keenly aware that we are still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and so we are praying that... Continue Reading →

Greetings all! Just wanted to provide a quick update about where things stand with us since we have not posted since March. As a family, we are good. Everyone is healthy and we've been having a good time this past spring and now during the summer. Life Updates The boys wrapped up Spring Baseball. Both... Continue Reading →

Three of our four family members wear glasses/contacts. It's so interesting how much clearer we can see when we get just a little help. Everything is blurry, we put on the glasses and then...bam...we can see things so much better. We had such a moment with our adoption process recently. We will spare you the... Continue Reading →

Greetings to all our friends and family. We hope that you had an enjoyable and safe Christmas and New Years. 2020 was a rough year, and 2021 is not shaping up to be that much better thus far. That said, our hope is in Christ and we trust that no matter what happens in the... Continue Reading →

On October 19, 2020 we posted an update asking for our friends and family to spend some time during the month of November praying with us regarding our adoption. We want to say thank you to those of you that stood with us in prayer during that time because we needed every prayer you prayed.... Continue Reading →