DH and I went on the church campout this weekend. We really do enjoy camping though we’ve always argued about our “definition” of camping. You see we grew up camping- but in two different camping worlds. For me, it was always camping in a 5 man dome tent. For him, it was a pop-up and then a full travel trailer. Each of us joke that the other is not really camping. But, alas we can’t afford a pop-up much less a travel...

DH and I have spent a good bit of time wondering about the future. How many children will we have? Will we have boys, girls, a mix? What ages will they be? What will their interests be? Most days, we’re really impatient with God and we want to know now. We’ve waited so long to adopt and to have a family. Sunday was Palm Sunday and what a glorious day it was. As the children processed around the church with their palm branches, I...

Tonight, DH and I will be going to see Aaron Watson in concert. We both love his music- twangy classic country sound with witty writing- most songs are swings, polkas, or waltzes. Whenever he comes to town, I want to go to the concert. Since the first concert we saw, I’m 2 for 3. Great music can truly lift ones spirits or take you to another time or place. It’s quite the conincidene that as I headed over here to talk about one of the...

“Do I like smiles? Yes, but only if they are real and filled with life. And I also like tears. You see, truth is beautiful, no matter what the expression.” ~ Randy Bacon (Porch Blog Challenge) I tend to smile through almost anything. In fact, when I was in the worst pain of my life to date, when my gall bladder wound up being removed, the doctor said there was no way I was adequately describing my pain because I was still smiling....

It’s been a while since I updated my blog. I’ve been so focused on things that need to be done around our house and here on the porch before we adopt that I’ve not been around here. An update on our adoption- I did finally get the application completed. The day we mailed it, I had to get several pictures of us and the house processed for inclusion in what DH refers to as the first hurdle. It was after they were processed that...

For many years now, we’ve thought of our best friend’s family as family. We’ve been blessed with two friend’s whose families have adopted us and made us feel home. We cherish the love we get from them. But somedays, I wonder why the Lord brought into our lives an accident prone family. Wow! The things that have happened to them since we’ve known them. I guess my brother never really did anything to get hurt growing...