In two weeks, we will be sleeping in Kyiv, waiting for 5pm Tuesday when we can pick up our referral papers and head to Candace's region.
She turned 5 two days ago.
That was her last birthday without her forever family.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Where have I been?
Apparently I don't go shopping enough, or I might have noticed at some point in time that they make fleece-lined tights!!!
How could I have missed out on those after living in Michigan for 5 years?? And why didn't any of you tell me?? LOL
Available at Target, not super cheap, but oh-so-worth it!
And yes, they will be going to Ukraine with me!
How could I have missed out on those after living in Michigan for 5 years?? And why didn't any of you tell me?? LOL
Available at Target, not super cheap, but oh-so-worth it!
And yes, they will be going to Ukraine with me!
Monday, January 10, 2011
Blame Danielle
Last night as the girls and I prayed before bed, Danielle's prayer went something like this...
"Dear God Holy Lord, please bring the snow back and my snowman and not make him melt I like the snow and make him hard not melt. Thank you and amen and thank you God."
So when Mark told me this morning that we're supposed to get 3-6 inches of snow tonight...I promptly blamed my daughter. :)
"Dear God Holy Lord, please bring the snow back and my snowman and not make him melt I like the snow and make him hard not melt. Thank you and amen and thank you God."
So when Mark told me this morning that we're supposed to get 3-6 inches of snow tonight...I promptly blamed my daughter. :)
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Living large
I am a small person. That's really more genetics than a lot of effort on my part, which I am very thankful for.
My girls are also slender and they haven't spent much time around women that aren't fully clothed (which is a good thing), so they haven't really made a connection to how people look with and without clothes on based on their size.
However, it doesn't do much for the mama self-esteem when we all go to the bathroom and I hear...
"Mama, you have a big bottom!"
Of course, she sort of makes up for it with the next comment out of her mouth:
"When I get bigger, I'm going to have a big bottom just like Mama."
My girls are also slender and they haven't spent much time around women that aren't fully clothed (which is a good thing), so they haven't really made a connection to how people look with and without clothes on based on their size.
However, it doesn't do much for the mama self-esteem when we all go to the bathroom and I hear...
"Mama, you have a big bottom!"
Of course, she sort of makes up for it with the next comment out of her mouth:
"When I get bigger, I'm going to have a big bottom just like Mama."
Monday, January 03, 2011
Advocating
As I've become more involved with Reece's Rainbow over the past couple of years, one of the things I have not been very good about is advocating for the kids. Maybe that just hasn't been my role, but shouldn't it always be?
Regardless, I'm going to try to do a better job of speaking up for those who cannot speak for themselves. One of the things that often holds families back from adopting (other than money) is the belief that they cannot handle a specific diagnosis or medical condition. In reality, many medical conditions are relatively easily treatable, and even the ones that are more complicated are often more manageable that families think.
I'm hoping to begin a series of posts on some of the different diagnoses and medical conditions that kids on Reece's Rainbow have. We'll see how well I can pull this off since my blogging time has been less than adequate lately, but I won't accomplish anything if I don't at least try. :)
Regardless, I'm going to try to do a better job of speaking up for those who cannot speak for themselves. One of the things that often holds families back from adopting (other than money) is the belief that they cannot handle a specific diagnosis or medical condition. In reality, many medical conditions are relatively easily treatable, and even the ones that are more complicated are often more manageable that families think.
I'm hoping to begin a series of posts on some of the different diagnoses and medical conditions that kids on Reece's Rainbow have. We'll see how well I can pull this off since my blogging time has been less than adequate lately, but I won't accomplish anything if I don't at least try. :)
Sunday, January 02, 2011
I love ESL
"Mama, I know how to spell Santa Claus!"
"S-A-N-T-A....C-L-O-T-H-E-S."
Lots of giggling ensued from Mama, who was really trying hard to hold it together. He did get praised for spelling Santa right, as well as clothes!
"S-A-N-T-A....C-L-O-T-H-E-S."
Lots of giggling ensued from Mama, who was really trying hard to hold it together. He did get praised for spelling Santa right, as well as clothes!
Saturday, January 01, 2011
Happy new year
This is certainly going to be a year of change for us, not the least of which is growing our family from 6 to hopefully 8. It's hard to believe we are leaving in five weeks. There are even bigger changes coming which I will share as they get closer.
I've been a little silent on the blog lately. If you've followed my blog for any length of time, you'll know that I don't share anything personal on here. I do share things happening in our family, but rarely do I share my personal thoughts and feelings on things on here, because this is a public blog and I am very aware that there are people reading this who do not know me.
That said, starting around Thanksgiving some issues arose in my family (not our immediate household) that had a direct effect on me. It would have been impossible for me to post without some of my emotions spilling over, so I have waited until I felt I had a better handle on things. The situation has not changed, but I am aware that I cannot change it and all I can do is pray.
Truly, this will be a year of change, and I am so excited about the possibilities. Being truthful, I'm a little scared, too. :) Psalm 107 seems like a highly appropriate way to start out the year, particularly verse 35:
"He changes a wilderness into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water..." Psalm 107:35
God has certainly changed our wilderness and dry land into running, overflowing, bountiful water!
I've been a little silent on the blog lately. If you've followed my blog for any length of time, you'll know that I don't share anything personal on here. I do share things happening in our family, but rarely do I share my personal thoughts and feelings on things on here, because this is a public blog and I am very aware that there are people reading this who do not know me.
That said, starting around Thanksgiving some issues arose in my family (not our immediate household) that had a direct effect on me. It would have been impossible for me to post without some of my emotions spilling over, so I have waited until I felt I had a better handle on things. The situation has not changed, but I am aware that I cannot change it and all I can do is pray.
Truly, this will be a year of change, and I am so excited about the possibilities. Being truthful, I'm a little scared, too. :) Psalm 107 seems like a highly appropriate way to start out the year, particularly verse 35:
"He changes a wilderness into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water..." Psalm 107:35
God has certainly changed our wilderness and dry land into running, overflowing, bountiful water!
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