Blessed with Full hands: 2014

Adjusting

8 1/2 days ago we headed to the airport in China for almost 30 hours of travel.

7 days ago we landed in the DC area and our daughter was declared a US citizen.

We came HOME and Felicity met her brothers. They have loved her for months and she instantly fell in love with them. It was beautiful to see all of my children together, under the same roof, for the first time.

Our home is all sorts of crazy right now. Dishes overflow in the sink. There is more laundry than I thought could be possible begging to be folded in my living room. Toddler toys can be found on the floor in every room in the house. I am realizing that we did not toddler proof enough.

Oct

Gotcha Day and the aftermath

We have been in China now for one week. I have deliberately refrained from sharing about each day and each excursion because there have been so many emotions and feelings about it, most of which are really for our family, especially our daughter to know and share and experience and not meant for sharing on the world wide web.

Monday was our Gotcha Day of Xiang Ling (Felicity Grace) and this is a day that I do want to share.

Oct

Getting ready to bring our daughter home!!

We first saw her face at the end of April. Her pictures fill our home. Our hearts have been with her these long months. And now, we are just days away from boarding a plane, seeing her country, experiencing her culture, and most importantly, holding her in our arms for the first time. That day will be the last day she will be an orphan.

Oct

Preparing for the run, and some changes with the Run for the Little Flowers

The 3rd Annual Run for the Little Flowers is NEXT week everyone! I cannot even believe that we are almost at mid-October!

I can barely stop my head from spinning these days with all of the developments and changes in our adoption plans. Within the last week we have gotten travel approval and will be flying to China just days after the Run for the Little Flowers to finally hold our daughter in our arms!

So, my mind has not been, exactly, on the run or the details of it.

Oct

Happy Feast of St. Therese!! Run for the Little Flowers Discount!!

Happy Feast of St.

Sep

7 Quick Takes - Schooling updates, happy mail and rare footage

Thanks, Jen, for hosting!!

1. I am clearly the mom who forgets to post first day of school pictures!

My boys started their new homeschool year almost a month ago and I have finally downloaded the photos from the camera onto the computer.

Although I would love to write a whole post on our new homeschool routine and why a tutorial has been a perfect fit for us, it will just have to be reduced to a quick take. The transition to the tutorial has been good and hard.

Sep

Run for the Little Flowers Giveaway items!

I have been remiss in posting about the Run the Little Flowers Giveaway. I have shared a few sneak peeks on our Facebook, page, but had not compiled the post.

Without further ado, here are this year's giveaway items:

1. Pale Blue Mountain Jade Stretch Bracelet made by Ike and Co Etsy Shop

2. Fuchsia dyed agate and crystal filigree stretch bracelet made by Ike and Co Esty Shop Won by Monica S.

3. $15 Gift Card to Starbucks Won by Susan S.

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Sep

Our Lady Undoer of Knots - Day 9

As mentioned in this post, we are praying the Our Lady of Knots Novena for our adoption. Please consider joining us in prayer. Please add your own prayer requests in the comments too. I would love to pray for each and every one of you!

(From TheHolyRosary.org)

1.Make the sign of the cross

2. Say the Act of Contrition. Ask pardon for your sins and make a firm promise not to commit them again.

Oh my God I am heartily sorry for having offended you.

Sep

Our Lady Undoer of Knots Novena- Day 8

Sep