Isaac Day
Jul 15Today is the day that our second child was scheduled to be born. We do not wish to live in the past, but today we pause for a moment to remember. Our dear second child. We had planned to meet you around this time of year. We thought from how well you smiled for the ultrasound cameras and showed your strong, beating heart that you understood this plan. But, I guess that womb-side connectivity was...
Phony Calls
May 17I had another telemarketer call tonight, just as we were getting Aidan ready for bed.. I don’t mind telemarketers, per se, though sometimes their timing can be way off. (I will, however, make an exception for auto-dialed calls that don’t have someone waiting to speak to me when I pick up the phone. Those frustrate me.) Anyway I am a sucker and usually pick up the phone even when I...
Trusting God
Feb 08A few weeks back, our church did a series on trusting God, which finished with a message on trusting God even when you don’t understand what’s going on. Little did I know that within a few weeks, we’d have two opportunities to experience real life object lessons on this subject. It started last Thursday at work, with a situation that still has me scratching my head. I...
A “Bazinga” Moment
Jan 19It has been a while since our last update on the adoption process, so here’s something to get you caught up. We decided to pursue a private adoption process, which meant lots of time over the summer and fall having discussions with our social worker, attending a mandatory parenting resource course, forms, police checks, fingerprint clearances, more forms, panicking about the house, a few...
Roadblock or Detour
Mar 21Let me assure you off the top that this post is in no way related to The Amazing Race. Rather, it relates to the other amazing journey we’re on right now… adoption. We recently heard back from CAS regarding our case and were happy to meet with someone from their staff. Unfortunately, the news was not what we were hoping to hear. Seems CAS has a fair backlog of families waiting for...