More than a baby
A very Merry Christmas to you and yours! I loved this message about the birth and life of the Savior. It hit me so hard that the Baby Jesus we celebrate this time of year is the One who saves me...
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With Joy Wend Your Way | 2013 Family Theme
Every year my family has a theme. Last year’s seemed especially fitting even though it was made months before our first failed adoption. This year our family theme is “With Joy Wend Your Way”. It’s a...
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Broken Bones and Megaphones
Usually I love winter, but this year I am ready for it to DIE. And die quickly! Ice and I have just not gotten along this year. In my last post about falling, I mentioned how scared and depressed I was...
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Being Mormon is Awesome
I am a Mormon. That’s probably not news to any of you. I love my religion, my church, the gospel. I am Christian, a believer. My Savior saves me everyday. And we, as a people, are apparently a good...
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Matching Monday | Seeing the Potential of Kids in Foster Care
What are Matching Mondays? Just about every Monday, I feature children who are waiting to be adopted through the foster care program. Each child has been approved by the heart galleries that host...
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Conference Weekend Thoughts (and Images)
General Conference was last weekend. (Don’t know what that is? Skip to the end of the post.) It’s one of my favorite weekends of the year because it always seems to come at the perfect time. In the...
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Celebrating Baby Jack Jack
This weekend we are celebrating this “little” man. Joined with loved ones, we are honoring his birth family, his adoption finalization and sealing into our family. We are living the dream over here. If...
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“It doesn’t matter when they come, just that they are here.”
It’s been a long road, but here we are …a family of five. My heart has been so tender as I have learned over and over again through the long journey of welcoming Baby Jack Jack into our family that the...
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Queen Esther | It Is What It Is
I have a painting of Esther next to my bed. I love her so. Recently a friend and I got into a discussion about why Esther is the “It is what it is” Queen. I won’t retell Esther’s full story as...
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Our Saipan Miracle | A Guest Post
This is a story that I’ve been wanting to share for over a year. Let me introduce you to the Hokie Family! Their story is told by Heather, the mom of this wonderful family. Not only are her experiences...
View ArticleDo It Heartily | More Heart
“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily…” -Colossians 3:23 Our family theme for 2014 is MORE HEART. We’re trying to love more and seek more of the good in life …even if when life gets tough. That said,...
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My kids are entitled to know their roots. | Mormon Channel Interview
Recently Josh and I were invited to the Mormon Channel for an interview with Jennifer Stagg. We didn’t really know where the interview would take us and so we didn’t prepare a ton other than bringing a...
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Miracle | Nik Day
My friend Laurel recently sent me a message asking if I would help her with a special project. I got to know Laurel when she was involved in filming the Time Out For Women video that I got to be part...
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I am a witness.
In June, we adopted our fifth beautiful baby. He makes my heart go pitter-patter. His name is Lincoln and he is so scrumptious. Scrumptious …and colicky. We didn’t sleep for almost 3 months, but he has...
View ArticleHilary Weeks’ New Video Is All Of Us Struggling With Infertility
You start off the journey with faith. And when all is said and done and your babies have arrived, it’s easy to look back and see the spiritual strides you made and the faith you expressed. But what...
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10 Days Until Forever | Favorite LDS Adoption Book
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my full disclosure for more details. In a few short days we are heading to the temple to have our fifth baby sealed to us, Baby Lincoln. (Or “Winky Woo” as...
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