i'm not going to lie, i've been hesitating to post this. in some ways i feel like if i post this, it will become real...like it isn't already. anyways, we really have no choice in the matter so i might as well put it all on the table:
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
ch ch ch changes
Monday, September 27, 2010
weekend recap
Saturday, September 25, 2010
our both hands video
hey y'all. it's a lazy saturday here at our homestead so instead of having to put my brain to work to write a post, i thought i'd share our long-awaited both hands project video. {ok, i know it's probably not been long-awaited by you all but it was by me!} after a pretty steep learning curve, i finally figured out my beloved iMovie and was able to put something together. it's by no means perfection but i hope it gives you a little idea of the amazing day and experience we had with the project:
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
ok, so i'm at the hospital with R waiting for 12:15 p.m. to roll around, which is when he'll head to surgery. ryan headed out to the office for a bit this morning after staying the night here with R last night. it's quiet in the room. R's reading {only b/c he's grounded from tv, video games and all sorts of fun, AGAIN}, so i thought i'd blog a little bit. i still haven't uploaded any of our pictures from our weekend away but i'll hopefully do that soon.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
yesterday & today
so i planned to blog about our wonderful weekend away yesterday but time got away from me. i'll try to do that tomorrow after i get some time to upload a few pictures. in the meantime though, i'll give you an update on all things yesterday and today...
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
t-shirts galore!
hey, folks. i know i haven't been very bright and cheery lately. sorry! that's just the reality of what we're walking through right now. BUT, on a happier note, i would like to remind you that we still have many one less adoption t-shirts for sale!!
Thursday, September 16, 2010
blessed be Your name
Monday, September 13, 2010
our both hands project!
Saturday, September 11, 2010
both hands project day!
well, ready or not, today is our big day - our both hands project!! it's only 5:30 am but i'm already up and ready to go :) i can't wait to share pictures and tell more about the project when we're done. this has been such a long time in the making and we're really excited to be allowed the privilege to bless a very sweet and deserving widow, and to help fundraise to bring our baby home from ethiopia at the same time!!
plus, we cannot say enough about how awesome each of our volunteers and letter writing team members are! this is something i can't wait to tell our kiddo about one day :) so far, we're expecting around 50 to come out and work during various parts of the day... all because of a desire for pure religion (james 1:27).
so here goes nothing!! just please pray that God will hold back the rain!
Friday, September 10, 2010
case review coming up
{i could not sleep this morning so i decided to get up and blog. i doubt i'll finish this entry before little P is awake and ready for breakfast but here goes nothing!}
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
our ceiling repair
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
i have to confess...
...the hardest part for me personally about fostering is letting go. not just letting go of the boys, as i think anyone would expect that to be hard, but just letting go of control and surrendering the situation to God. i completely and utterly stink at this!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
happenings with R & P
BH project update
we're getting close to our both hands project date and i'm getting a little nervous about all the details coming together! we were hoping to meet with our widow one more time this weekend to go over last minute details, but she's planning to be gone to a family reunion. so, we're going into this work day with a few remaining questions and are just praying that everything works out. just to give a little background, our widow's husband passed away 10 years ago from throat cancer. she still lives in the home they shared and also owns another house on the same property. over the last 10 years she has collected quite a bit of stuff and has had a hard time managing everything. the goal of our work day is going to be to help her get the majority of the home she's living in clean out and cleaned up. we were hoping to have time to paint and spruce up too, but i think that might be a little overzealous.