Yesterday, after the weekly grocery shopping marathon, I found out uncomfortable financial news. A certain part of our monthly funds would be not coming in for all of January, and only a partial amount would come in February. It wasn’t due to us being irresponsible with money–just one of those things with funds making their […]
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Name that Kitten!
We brought home a new addition to the family … as if five kids weren’t enough action for us. Our friends own an animal hospital and called us about adopting some kittens that had been left on the doorstep. So we weren’t even looking for a pet, but not forty-eight hours after the first contact, […]
Happy Father’s Day!
What? Yep, it was yesterday, but I was so busy enjoying our first Father’s Day as a new family I didn’t have time to post this picture of the happy clan. 🙂 Okay, maybe more than one. Trying to get everyone smiling. No luck! I’m blessed to see one of the best fathers in the […]
Not the Way I Planned This Day …
As soon as I got the automated call from the school system informing me of the snow cancellation, I pictured a certain kind of day. A work-filled day. A productive day. A get-caught-up-and-maybe-a-little-ahead day. I had just finished a massive and wonderful edit job for a client and was looking forward to moving on to […]
Mexico Mission Trip!
Hi, this is Andrea. I have been wanting to go to Mexico on a mission trip since last year. This year I can go to Mexico if we can get enough money. We would be so grateful if you could help with the money. We would help finish building the orphanage and I would be […]
Two Very Different Giveaways
On this day last year, The Familiar Stranger released! In honor of this momentous–as in lasts only a moment–day in history, I’m giving away an autographed copy to one of the new subscribers to my infrequent, humorous newsletter! Sign up at my website before my birthday, 9/30. If you happen to already be signed up, […]
The Newest Addition to the Family!
Our hopes and dreams and prayers since September 2008 have been realized today with the adoption of our “Angel,” Liliana Grace Berry!!
Update on Josh
If you’ve been following my tweets, or are on any prayer list I’m even slightly affiliated with, thank you for your prayers and concern! By posting an update here, I have a central location to point everyone to and might lower my stress level. WEDNESDAYJosh wakes up, eats breakfast. One bout of diarrhea later, he’s […]
Close Encounters with … BAMBI? Ahhh-dorable Pictures
Fifteen acres of forest can turn into a part time job of mowing. My dad is great about getting on the riding mower and doing a few hours here or there between the cloud bursts. The other day he came zooming back to me as I was weeding the flower beds. Despite riding, he was […]
Final AWANA 2010
And with a final push despite that hideous stomach flu (which reappeared once since my last post), we ended the year at AWANA with a bang … and some cupcakes.I have truly enjoyed every single Sunday night I had the privilege of spending with the red team. Admittedly, there were fewer than usual. The year […]