I washed my hair with moldy apple cider last Sunday. It was unintentional, I assure you. Last year, I found out that rinsing your hair with alcohol (i.e. beer) was really good for it and so I’ve been doing it every so often since November (read: During our home study, there were cans of beer that … Continue reading
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Dear Child(ren): Home Base
Hey there- Finally being licensed is a little crazy. Like we look at pictures on our computer screens and think, “Could we be their parents?” and then we send our home study into the great void and hope that it will cough a “Yes” back up at some point. I don’t know how many we’ve … Continue reading
ReMoved
Don’t watch this sucker at work unless your boss is okay with you ugly crying at your desk. “Someday my summer will come…” Continue reading
The Splinters of Entitlement
When you guys are ready to adopt and you come to me freaking out about the home study, I will give you three key pieces of advice: 1. Make sure to remove the beer that you use to wash your hair with from under your bathroom sink. (Beer in the bathroom doesn’t bode well for … Continue reading
Finding Freedom in a Coffee Shop
If you wanted to find me on Sunday mornings, before church, you’d have to drive over to a little coffee shop that has been tucked away in a small strip mall in Richardson. If you went in to that coffee shop, you would be surprised that they let me continue to come each week because … Continue reading
Beth and Becca Join the Circus
A few weeks ago, Groupon sent me an email about a deal they were running for “circus classes”. It was only $20 for 2 classes. Now, I grew up in a relatively small town in West Texas, where your options for entertainment were bowling, putt-putt, or taking 2 hours for your group of six to … Continue reading
Your Story is Your Own
If you’ve spent any time around me at all recently, then you know that I’ve developed a mild obsession with spoken word poetry. For those of you that don’t know what spoken word is, I like to use the following formula: Rap – music + deeply personal topics = spoken word I’m particularly drawn to … Continue reading
The Prodigal Daughter
You probably know this verse: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 … Continue reading
On Pulling Our Thai Adoption Application
Whew. Ugh. Okay. Here we go. We decided to stop the Thai adoption process. Completely. Pulled our application. Beth and Alex are no longer adopting from Thailand. In order to tell you why, I’m going to have to start at the very beginning because I can share things now that I wasn’t able to when … Continue reading
2013: A Year in Review
Well, friends, Man, what a year. I, for one, am glad that the world did not end in 2012. If I had to characterize this year as one thing, I would say it was the YEAR OF LEARNING. I’m getting older and, I actually feel it, a little wiser. Yes, I still have BIG FEELINGS … Continue reading
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