biracial.

If you don’t know or haven’t noticed our youngest son Deacon is biracial.  His first mom is white and his first dad is black.  He has beautiful brown skin and great curly hair.  I know I’m biased because I’m his mom, but I must say he is beautiful.
Today I had a weird moment at Chick-fil-A.  [...]

do you have a napkin?

MOM  MOM MOM MOM
That’s what woke me up at 2:15 this morning.  Deacon was yelling for me.  Normally in the middle of the night if the cry is not for fear or pain I don’t hurry downstairs.  For some reason I got up and headed down there quickly and I’m sure glad I did.
Half awake [...]

I 171-H approval

YES!  We received it today in the mail.  We all jumped around in the kitchen and did the we-are-approved-to-adopt-an-orphan-dance.  That is what this form is.  It gives us permission for our homeland security here in the USA to adopt an orphan from another country.  We had to prove to them that we had good intentions [...]

adoption sleep disorder

I can’t sleep.  I’ve been in bed since 11 and not much sleep has happened.  It is 2 am and I’m tossing and turning all night long.  I have adoption sleep disorder.  Catchy name, uh?  I just named it that.  It is a disorder taking over hundreds of homes at any given night.  Your brain [...]

happy mommy.

I could have cleaned a bathroom.
I could have unloaded the dishwasher.
I could have folded the clothes in the dryer.
I could have washed my sheets.
I could have watched a movie.
I could have vacuumed the stairs.
I could have read a good book.
I could have done my bible study.
INSTEAD …. I took a fabulous nap on the couch [...]

Cayden drawing daddy

Here is Cayden’s drawing of his daddy playing his piano:

Random blogs to check out.

I thought I’d give you a few of the blogs that I enjoy for various reasons. When you get a spare moment this weekend (ha!) go and check some out. You might just meet a new friend!
I’m going to Haiti in May to serve these people. Kim is going. Ginger is [...]

dusty tv

Why do I only notice the dust on my tv and behind it when the cable man is here?

Amos loves Story.

Yesterday Lori sent me a fabulous video of my kids in Haiti.  I cherish each of these videos and have watched this one a dozen times since getting the email from her.  I am amazed at how much Story is doing and how much bigger she is than when I was there a month and [...]

not talking to me ….

I think I should remind any new readers that the reason Aaron is not talking to me is because he is on vocal rest prescribed by his ENT doctor, and not because he is mad at me.  I guess I wrote about it the other day and how hard it has been him not talking [...]