Entries from November 2008
November 22, 2008
Random moments around the house
That’s a “Madeline Hug” for you!
Garmai…feelin’ a little sick from her first sleepover and contraband bowl of Lucky Charms!
November 19, 2008
Pictures, pictures, pictures!
Its exciting times around our household! I found a new, already micro-braided, kind of extensions to put in the girls hair! A gal at Virginia’s Hair Salon showed me some ways to put it in that will stay for a LONG time! Praise the Lord! I’m 2/3 of the way done with Garmai’s and so far [...]
November 15, 2008
My hero!
I tell you, in the wake of Maria’s visit we have had one of the most turbulent weeks in a while! The girls are emotionally super charged (non-stop rollercoasters) and Travis and I can’t seem to do much of anything right…more me than Travis, but as my mom said, “The kids feel safest taking things out [...]
November 13, 2008
Nightime fears and slobbery dogs!
Its so neat to watch God work in your kids’ lives! And its especially fun when you see Him do it so creatively! Madeline, ever since she came, has had a lot of separation anxiety, especially at nightime. When she first came she wouldn’t even lay down in her bed unless you were right above [...]
November 13, 2008
WACSN comes to Iowa
Auntie Maria, as the girls call her, (she is the director of the organization that ran the girls’ orphanage) is traveling to many different cities around the country, visiting with the families that have adopted kids through their organization. Its been exciting for her to get to visit with the kids and see where they [...]
