Today I'm excited to have my friend and fellow adoptive mama Kristin Hill Taylor guest post in honor of Adoption Awareness Month! In September, Kristin self-published her family’s story in a book called, Peace in the Process: How Adoption Built My Faith & My Family. It’s an updated, expanded version of the ebook she self-published in 2014. It’s a memoir about how God made her a mom and a story of God’s faithfulness. In the new version of the book, Kristin had other adoptive mamas Continue Reading
Two Takeaways from “Daring to Hope” {A Book Review}
I was honored to get to read an advanced copy of Katie Davis Majors new book Daring to Hope: Finding God's Goodness in the Broken and the Beautiful. Her first book, Kisses from Katie encouraged and challenged me during our adoption journey. I just happened to see a sign up for her book launch team and was thrilled when I got the email saying I had made the cut! There's one particular verse in the Bible that has become a favorite of mine. Psalm 71:14 says, As for me I will always have hope, I Continue Reading
Friday Favorites {11.18.16}
Not only is it FRIDAY, it's the Friday before Thanksgiving week! That means no school for Jackson next week, a trip to Texas to see my family and Christmas decorations can come out. I'm also looking forward to some much-needed downtime! Today I'm kicking off the holiday week with my Friday Favorites! ONE Christmas Music! Yes, I'm already listening to it. I used to wait until after Thanksgiving, but last week I had a really rough day and needed a pick-me-up. I cranked up the Christmas tunes Continue Reading
What No One Will Tell You About Adoption {Guest Post By Lindsey Andrews}
Today fellow adoptive mama Lindsey Andrews is sharing a little bit of her story in honor of National Adoption Month. She's the mama of two beautiful Ethiopian kiddos and I'm thankful our paths crossed when John and I were pursuing an Ethiopian adoption. She's sharing some great tips for anyone considering adoption. November is National Adoption Month. While I continue to always and forever be passionate about adoption and the beautification process that came to my heart through adoption, it Continue Reading
What Ethiopia Did…
Sometimes we can be walking along the road we're certain God called us down, when He suddenly takes us on a detour that doesn't make any sense. That's how I felt three years ago when He clearly asked us to leave the Ethiopia program. He told us to close our file after we'd been on the wait list for 10 months. I had spent many nights lying in bed dreaming of what it would be like to get on a plane, fly across the ocean, and become a Forever Family. I even dreamt one night of a little Continue Reading