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My London study abroad class in January 2010. This is (one) of the first pictures of me from the 2010s decade.
The last time I saw a decade change I was at the very beginning of my 20s, a broke college student, and broken in many ways. I was finding freedom in Christ, possibly for the first time, and I was exploring freedom as “an adult” in the world, as I spent the first month of 2010 studying abroad.
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Reluctantly, I was all set. I had my pump. I had my creams and special bras and reusable pads. I’d been to the class, read blogs and joined Facebook groups. But yet, I was still a tad bit reluctant.
Read moreI’m not sure how many people can put their finger on the calendar and say that this, precisely, is the day we began working toward starting a family. But for us, we can. We turned in our application to Lifeline Children’s Services in pursuit of adopting a male, ages 0-2 from Ethiopia on December 1, 2013.
Read moreWell, my last post was way too long ago. So long good intentions. Since the last time I posted anything on the blog, we have begun a new adoption process, bought a new house, moved, begun renting out our old house, celebrated Thanksgiving in Florida, vacationed in New York City, and now we are counting down the days until Christmas! It's been a lot. Throw our feisty 15 month old in the mix and it's been downright chaos. But now I've got a few minutes to actually sit down and collect a few thoughts, so here it goes...
Read moreIt's still hard for me to believe that Brighten is O-N-E! On the day of her birthday we spent the day as a family at the McWane Science Center in the Itty Bitty Magic City. She ate birthday cake at Olexa's as we enjoyed anniversary cake and took a great nap in the afternoon :)
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