This blog is a photography-dabbling, veggie-loving, housework-hating, triathlon-trying, homeschooling, grace-needing mom's attempt to capture life as it happens with 3 kids (one adopted from Korea). We're currently paper chasing for a sibling group from Ethiopia. We hope you enjoy sharing our journey with us. You can subscribe via email or rss below.
I was recently asked, “How do you plan to create happiness for yourself in 2012?”
There are, of course, the cliche answers such as take time for myself, live in the moment, get my priorities straight, exercise more, tell corny jokes…you get the idea. But since I hate cliche answers, I kept thinking.
Then there was the [...]
I never really feel like I know someone until I know a random, deep, dark (or just plain embarrassing) fact about her. Well here’s your chance to find out that random trivia about 50 or so BlogHer bloggers and have a chance to win $100 in Visa gift card money. Click here to play.
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You’ll notice some BlogHer advertising hanging around the blog now. Although I’m not a huge fan of such banners and ads, we saw it as an opportunity to raise money for Grafted Families. So a couple carefully selected ads seemed a small sacrifice to be able to promote God’s heart for orphans. On that note, [...]
5/14/11: Pre-app submitted
5/18/11: Application submitted
5/26/11: Acceptance into program
6/14/11: Orientation/1st home study visit
9/26/11: Assigned a home study social worker
10/8/11: 2nd home study visit
10/22/11: 3rd home study visit
11/8/11: Final home study visit
12/8/11: Home study approved
12/22/11: I600 received at processing center
1/26/11: Biometrics appointment
2/4/12: I-171H Provisional Approval