I’ve been contemplating the New Year for the past week wondering what it will bring. I don’t remember thinking about it that much last year. Last year we had just moved to our new home in Dallas and then the first week of January brought home two new children to adopt. I don’t think my mind was capable of creating a prayer nor had a moment for ( Read more... )

Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump. Pause. I could feel my eyelids attempt to open. Things were hazy and I had been deep in my sleep. Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump. Slowly I peeked through my lashes and assessed the situation. It was still dark out with a hint of light glowing through the blinds on my bedroom windows ( Read more... )

Waking up this morning to a little voice saying “mama I want you” over and over again I finally rolled over, grabbed two pudgy brown arms and pulled my three year old up into the bed with me. Giggling he rolled around smacking my various body parts so happy to be with mom. Groaning I squinted at the clock and saw it wasn’t quite seven o’clock. It ( Read more... )

Shutting the door from the house leading into the garage as quickly as I could I turned to catch three of my boys piling into the van. With a few shoves here and there I knew if I didn’t zip around to them and intervene I would never stop the squabbling or the offenses. Thankfully and miraculously they settled in on their own and just after I ( Read more... )

Deeply unsatisfied I turned up my soon to be thumping worship music as high as it would go and I jumped on my new treadmill. I had been trying something new lately…spirited worship music while I worked out instead of my usual fair of secular radio. I knew I was a dry soul as of late and had expressed such to some friends here in Dallas. There ( Read more... )

I cannot even look back and remember what it was that used to make up the person that I see in pictures of past. But maybe that is the way it’s supposed to be. No one ever told me that in my early thirties I would feel slightly washed up and mostly done all the while frantically searching for who I was. Does everyone feel this way or is it just ( Read more... )

Staring up at the Houston skyline I couldn’t help but shrug my shoulders a bit at our pile of luggage and kids. We certainly didn’t look like we fit in at the posh hotel that towered over us as the doorman elegantly stacked the “Lightning McQueen” sleeping bag onto the cart just over the snack bucket. Husband and I laughed that we looked like we ( Read more... )

Staring through the opening of the double bathroom doors I caught a glimpse of Little Z in his Sunday finest. I had told daddy that his shirt was hanging in the closet so I couldn’t help but sigh when I saw what he was wearing. There draped over his little stocky body was a giant plaid shirt just grazing his ankles. It was Little Brown Eyes shirt ( Read more... )

My mom sent me this via e-mail this morning.  It was on her heart when she woke up.  Heres to my brothers two little girls and our adopted and soon to be adopted children!

I Wish I Could Hug God Today

I wish I could hug God today

Sounds silly doesn’t it

Me, hugging God

Well it’s true I wish I could hug God today

I’d tell Him I care and say thank you

I’d ( Read more... )

Mom:   Alex, please don't put your pancake on your head ( Read more... )