We chose the road less traveled through Oklahoma in hopes of making our halfway stopping point near The Pioneer Woman’s town of Pawhuska. Blake, you are awesome to make this happen for me!! ❤️ It was about 10pm before we stopped the first night. We had a few delays settling into our hotel. For starters, … Continue reading Travel Days + The Big Day

It included both lawyers, social workers, Blake and I, etc. it went as well as it could have. So grateful that Grace and Brandon were there to take the kids to the library while we met. It covered a lot of ground including when we should go get him! The next thing I hear is, … Continue reading The Conference Call

I find myself waking In the night these months with thoughts such as: How will Theodore do with the transition? Will our new little one like us?Do we have a place for his clothes? What will We drive if we are all 9 together? And then without a doubt after some processing and praying my … Continue reading More Waiting!

The holidays are upon us! Our Home Study was completed in record speed! This piece of paperwork cleared us of a criminal record. My AA- “adoption assistant” The best around! She has encouraged and helped every step! Now we wait. It is 3 weeks until Christmas and things have been stalled. One day of delay … Continue reading While we Wait….

Here is a bird’s eye view of our fall: It all began 13 weeks and one day ago that my friend Shay called and shared about a little one needing a new family. “He is from China.” she said. “His newly adopted family isn’t able to take care of him.” The praying began. The questions … Continue reading A Surprise For Fall

Theodore turned 6! The years are ticking away and his security continues to grow and grow. There have been a few hard seasons this past year that caused me to cry, pause, pray, cry some more, and dig deeper to keep proving day after day we are HERE TO STAY. He seems more confident this … Continue reading “I Want to Stay Like This Forever”