Category Archives: Adoption

OLLIE’S BODY HAS BEEN HEALED

It is with overflowing joy that we get to share with you that OLLIE’S BODY HAS BEEN HEALED! It has been almost two months since his last blood transfusion (the longest he ever went was four weeks and that was pushing it). We fully believe that he will never need one again, and the doctors…

MY TYPE 1 DIABETES DIAGNOSIS

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged and so much has happened so I figured it’s time for another update! Grab yourself a cup of coffee and make yourself cozy because this is a long one, and one you won’t want to skip out on. After 2.5 months in Uganda with Oliver, I flew home…

WE ARE FULLY FUNDED

Today was the last day of @jenniesallen‘s “Restless” study at church this morning and the last section in the book was titled “Mystery”. I laughed when I opened it up and read it. The last 30 days have been full of watching the mystery of the Lord unfold in our lives and through Oliver’s story….

Anticipation

DAY 5 with #knittogetherbyadoption is “ANTICIPATE”… I’m all about being authentic, so I’m not going to pretend that the wait is just full of roses and rainbows and swirly art lattes. The anticipation of waiting to meet Oliver is downright hard, sucky, lame, and heartbreaking…yet sanctifying, humbling, and full of glory at the same time….

Orphan Care Sunday

In honor of Orphan Care Sunday, I’m joining in on #knittogetherbyadoption to share more of our story. Today’s topic is “FIRST STEPS”: This goes back to before Justin and I ever started dating. We had a class together in college and one of our first ever conversations was about adoption that was sparked by a…

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