Faith, Family, Adoption, Outdoors
We welcomed the beginning of February with snow and cold temperatures. This month is all about love. I often feel like it is too commercialized and too fake, but it got me thinking the other day. I had spent some time looking at the waiting children on one of the adoption site and I realized […]
MoreDear Edric- Hey sweet boy! We got updated photos of you today and from looking at the photos you got a copy of the photos that we sent in with our file months ago. We’re your new family! I mailed you some photos in your first package but I don’t think you’ve gotten them yet. […]
MoreWe got to mail a second package to Edric last week. We know someone who is going over to have their court date in February and she volunteered to take some packages over. I only had a day or so to get it all together and now I am wishing I had included a letter […]
MoreIf you guys can please be praying, Korea has not set their quota yet for this year of how many EPs they are going to approve and grant. EPs are Emmigration or Exit Permissions. Typically it has been about 10% fewer then the previous year (although they fell short of their goal by close to […]
MoreThis whole adoption thing is a whole new process and adventure. And unpredictable and not exactly laid out or logical. With giving birth there is a pretty set timeline. The baby arrives in about 9 months give or take and then you stay in the hospital for a couple days or a few more, and […]
MoreWhat would you do if you could only send your loved one a package that fits inside a gallon zip lock baggie every couple of months or so? The first thing I did was wish that the gallon baggies were bigger! But alas, that is how we will send things to Edric until we can […]
MoreFriday December 20th was like every other day. I had gone for a run on the treadmill that morning and then taken Leighton to preschool and then went to go get my hair cut. Clint didn’t get called to a sub job so he stayed home and continued the potty training adventure with Caedmon (which […]
MoreIt’s been a bit, but here is a quick little lesson. To say “yes” in Korean, one says “Ne” or “네”. Not only does it mean yes, but also that you are in agreement with whatever is being said. This is slightly different than English. Here’s an example- “You don’t like coffee?” “No, I […]
MoreWhile driving with Leighton earlier today we were talking about how to say “thank you”. His preschool class has been learning basic Spanish. The conversation went a little like this- “Mommy I know how to speak Spanish” “Oh, really?” “Yes, I say, “Gracias” and that means thank you in Spanish” “That’s right Leighton” “Yeah, […]
MoreAs promised I will provide some Korean words that I am learning. I have been listening to podcasts from http://www.talktomeinkorean.com and have kind of figured out how to say “hi” and “thank you”. I’ll start with “hi” for this lesson. 안녕 + 하세요 = 안녕하세요. [an-nyeong] [ha-se-yo] Unless you can read Korean, I reccommend going […]
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