corrie {in all her glory!}

I can't think of a single better thing to do to occupy my time of
waiting.waiting.waiting.
than to advocate for one of my very favorite
little girls in the whole world.

Corrie

She is just precious and lovable beyond words.
Beyond words, I tell you.

I know first hand just how stunning she is....
we chatted over lattes at Starbucks in Beijing.
And my love grew.

That was almost two years ago when we went to
adopt Macy.
Corrie has no doubt grown a ton since that picture.


The thing is...she needs a family.
Can you please go over to Lynsay's blog and read all
about it?

I think your heart will be tugged.

I know it will.

Guys, I need you to pray.

I got an email last night saying that our little guy
is in the hospital and just had surgery
for something we had no idea
was an issue with him.

We don't have a lot of details but
it sounds like it's relatively minor..but he still remains
in the hospital...without Mama and Baba.
I can't stand that.
So I'm trusting the Lord to take care of Him.
But my frustration is mounting that our TA is still,
well, who knows where.

Thank you for praying.
It makes all the difference.

i heart...

Well.

No TA today.

Apparently the Lord sees fit to give me a major lesson
in patience.

So be it.

Do whatcha have to do, Lord.
I need the change.
I do so realize that.

But I hate it.
Oh, how I hate it.


So enough about that.

Here's what happened around here on this
sunny Monday afternoon:

In the mornings while Macy is at her classes and Brenden is in school,
Nick and Lucy are my two at home.
It's fun.

And after I made homemade waffles for Nick,
complete with strawberries and whipped cream, I said to him,
"Nick do you have any idea how cushy
your life is?"

To which he said,
"But Mom, we ran out of Redi Whip!"

Oh my dear sweet son.
Mommy has more.
She always has more.

Then he decorated my phone with it.
I heart teenage boys.

Later in the day,
Lucy thoroughly enjoyed the incredible weather,
while feeding the chickens.

Yes, she does have pants on.
She was in charge of picking out her outfit this morning
and she picked shorts that were too short
for her baby-doll shirt.
Just had to tell you that in case you thought I had no style.
Because I do.

Oh and you'll be so happy to know that our hens are laying eggs now.
Before long we'll have well over a dozen a day.
Come on over for omelets, okay?

I heart French braids.I heart Chinese faces.
Very much.

I heart spring tulips.

I hope your Monday was wonderful as well!

sunday, sunday, sunday

It was the most glorious day today.

Sun shining.
Breeze blowing.
Grill grilling.

BBQ chicken, anyone?

Wait, what?!!

Macy worked obsessively on this puzzle all day.
She's cute.

Lucy rode her bike.
She's cute too.

And this was about the only picture I could get
of the boys today.
Lovely photograph, fellas.
If you were wondering, yes, they did almost run over me.
Thank you for YOUR concern.

And so starts another week.

What's that you say?
You think we'll for sure get our TA??


Gosh, I forgot all about that.

bottle rockets {worry not}

What's a mom to think when she wakes
up and finds a bottle rocket
on her kitchen floor?

And then when said Mom asks teen son about
it he replies,
"Mom...just don't worry about it."


Apparently there is way more going on in the wee
hours than just mid-night snacking.

I think I'll just not worry about it.