promises
to think about each choice I make
to work on my marriage everyday
to seek God’s face always
to be the mother I was called to be
to bless others
to focus on the present
to remain authentic
to resist passivity
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reading with me
Now reading: For the Children's Sake, The Ragamuffin Gospel
Waiting to read: Discovering Your Child's Learning Style, Poisonwood Bible
Recently finished: The Handmaid's Tale, StrengthsFinder 2.0, Dumbing Us Down, A Different Kind of Teacher, The Shack, The Unschooling Handbook, The Four Hour Work Week
2009: Eat to Live and various other birth and healthy eating books recommended by my midwife
2008 Reads: Empty Lap, China Ghosts, The Good Earth, The Blessed Life, The Hiding Place, One Month to Live, The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife, Velvet Elvis, The Bonesetter's Daughter, What Makes a Man Feel Loved, Becoming a Millionaire God's Way
2007 Reads: Justice in the Burbs, The Measure of a Man, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Cage of Stars, The Other Mother, Jeffrey Gitomer's Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, Memoirs of a Geisha, Geisha: A Life, Inside My Heartadoption walk
July 07: God puts adoption on my heart
August 07: Attend Int'l Adoption seminar at Los Ninos. DH is not on board.
March 08: Dh says something that makes me believe he is now on board, so I fill out pre-app for Lifetime Adoption. Heated argument ensues. I email the agency to let them know we've decided to "wait."
October 08: Unofficially decide to use Gladney if we adopt (infant or international)
November 08: Dh and I attend foster/adoption meeting at our church and decide to go through the training.
December 08: Sign up for Arrow training series in January.
December 28, 08: Dh announces he is completely and totally on board with adoption and wants to get the ball rolling NOW!
January 09: We find out we are pregnant!
September 13, 09 Our beautiful baby girl Sophie is born in our home at 1:52amFriends I Follow
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