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CUPCAAAAAKES!
For two weeks we’ve been planning our first real official adoption fundraiser event. Yeah, and I was scared spitless. I despise asking for money. I loathe it. I love it when people give me money....
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For such a Kiss
I love the sun. I’m drawn to it’s light like an ant to a picnic crumb. I really wanted to take some pictures of the morning sky today. Instead I focused on maneuvering four lanes of early morning...
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Leather and Antiqued Brass
Today I spent an entire day with a friend, hunched over a fabulously messy table… tapping, hammering, and measuring. And dipping brass in Liver of Sulfur, holding my breath. And buffing with soft pad...
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365 Days
We just returned from a quick trip up to D.C. this last weekend. I am amazed again and again at the amount of artifacts and stuff that is packed into the multiple, massive Smithsonian museums. We are a...
View ArticleDear Papa God…
Why? How? What were we thinking? Was it all for nothing? I MUST put all these questions out of my mind. Because there’s a pretty good chance no answers will satisfy. With the recent rumors...
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GF Chocolate Coconut Cookie BLISS!
Yup. Really wanted my favorites today. Chocolate. And coconut. So, I made up a cookie recipe. And it was quite delicious. See what you think? Ingredients: 1 stick of butter (can sub in coconut...
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Good News
ELATION!!! For those of you following our adoption story, we’ve had TWO grand steps forward. And one knows, in the adoption process, any and all steps are to be celebrated with much glee. This week...
View ArticleReason Unknown
One thing I am learning, and trying not to be too resistant to, is that with adoption, there is no guarantee. I guess even with pregnancy, things can go wrong. But over the last four years, it seems...
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We Got Our COURT DATE!!
I can’t believe it. We got our court date. Right on the heels of a birthday celebration for baby! Last night, friends joined us to delight in delicious Ethiopian fare… and lots of dessert… and water...
View ArticleDo not be anxious…
It’s late and I’m sitting in the dim, thinking, praying, surrounded by haphazard piles of things to be packed. We leave in only a few short days for Ethiopia. For near a decade, it has always been...
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