Sweet… I had the privilege of meeting two of Maryland’s newest arrivals this week. What a sweet time of celebrating life. There’s such a sense of wonder when holding a newborn…maybe because the stage is so short-lived. Bitter… Today I found out that one of my friends lost her daughter during (or shortly after) birth […]
Korea on the Mind
We’ll be spending Spring Break in the US. No offense to anyone we’ve made plans with for this week but I would rather be in Korea picking up Ty. As of Friday, our Packet 3 had not been returned to the consolate. Still waiting. The scene: Friday at school. PJ is staring off into space […]
Timing is Everything
Funny how in a time of prayer and fasting in my life, God has provided me with large chunks of time laying flat on my back and staring at a white ceiling in a 12×9 curtained off cell of sorts with nothing to do but talk to Him. To a mother of 2 small children, […]
V.I.P. Week
I think I already mentioned how PJ had his V.I.P. week at school last week–remember the tool cake? There are two other big things that make V.I.P. week special. The first is the About Me poster. During each student’s V.I.P. week, he gets to complete a poster about him to present to the class. PJ […]
P3!
**UDPATE** Patrick and I were both thinking that this step put us within a week of our travel call. I even told some people that today. However, based on an email from our social worker and some other timelines on a forum I’m a member of, it seems that the elusive travel call could still […]
Cake Adventures
Last year we sort of started this tradition where the kids picked what kind of cake they wanted for their birthday and it would be our project to create it. Mom had gotten me a book about making kids birthday cakes that was pretty comprehensive and made me think I could delve into the world […]
The Stink
**pre-post** If you are subscribed and only want to get Ty updates and/or updated pictures (not all these other crazy posts). You can click on that link in your confirmation email and it will take you to a page where you can select the specific catergories for which you want email updates. A few […]
New Subscription Option
*UPDATE* You have to click on the link in the confirmation email to complete your registration. There was some confusion about RSS feeds. While that is still an option if your technically able, I’ve added an email subscription option. Simply type your email into the box on the right and you will be notified […]