A friend and I have been reading through 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess by Jen Hatmaker. It’s about pulling out of the system; disengaging from this consumeristic, stressed-out, distracted culture. It’s an excellent read and it will make you want to pull your hair out. Anyway, we got to the chapter on waste and … Continue reading
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Dear Daughter: This is the house
Dear Daughter, Your pops and I spent a few hours purchasing a house this morning. It’s big (not too big!) and beautiful (also, not too beautiful- it’ll get there!). It’s just down the street from your elementary school (which is attached to a park WITH TENNIS COURTS, btw) and across the street from a community … Continue reading
Death Wears Purple Running Shoes: Week 1
We’ve started training for this half-marathon this week. We’ve had multiple people say that they’re going to sign up, which is amazing and just reassures me that we have awesome people in our lives. I’ve had some very helpful advice about http://www.runnersworld.com. I am requesting citizenship to their world but they’re still not sure. I … Continue reading
How to Adopt Adoptive Parents
Before I started this process, I wouldn’t have known what to say to an adoptive parent except, “Yay! Congratulations!” and I might jump up and down a little. For me, adoption was fairly foreign because I only know a few adopted people and even fewer adoptive parents. What do you say to people? How do … Continue reading
Run Like You Mean It
Alright. Alex and I are committed- to one another, to this adoption, and…to running a half-marathon at the end of October to raise money for aforementioned adoption. Wowee. If you knew my long, tawdry history with running, you would be surprised that I would commit to running anything anywhere. To be honest, some times I … Continue reading
The Waiting Game
Anyone who says adoption is easier than building your family through pregnancy is cuckoo (that’s coo-coo for those of you who have never seen that word spelled before). Although we’ve only just started the process, I’m already getting used to the familiar ache that I feel all day because the process isn’t moving forward, the … Continue reading
The Emperor’s New Clothes
I’ve been duped. Tricked into thinking, “I am rich, powerful, independent; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing” not realizing that I am wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked (Revelations 3:17). Tricked into believing that I should clothe myself in success and acceptance and pride and money and fame and fortune and beauty. Tricked … Continue reading
Dear Daughter: Your Dad
Dear little girl- Today is Father’s Day. Americans celebrate by giving tool chests and foot rubs, lunches and homemade cards. Pops and I are celebrating today by continuing to slog through the adoption paperwork. We’re celebrating by thinking of you. Your (new) dad is currently only thinking of himself as a half-dad, but we’re fretting over your … Continue reading
Currently Eating: Butternut Squash Soup
You might find this surprising, but my first adventurous foray into vegetables was at my friend Rebekah’s house. She made me butternut squash soup. I was apprehensive, but when she served it to me in a mug, I was sold. I have a couple of soup recipes that we rotate. I LOVE homemade soups. There’s … Continue reading
Sister Wedding Recap
Well, the wedding was last weekend. I want to say it’s weird that my sister is married but it’s not weird. It feels just right. The wedding went off without a hitch and man, was it beautiful. I’ve noted that my family is notoriously emotional but I would say that we all held it together pretty … Continue reading
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