Fair Warning: Not buying into #mommyfail


I can be "that mom." The mom who doesn't take yesterday's lunchbox out of the backpack and yet sends it back the next day not remembering to even empty it and put in a new fresh lunch. I lose the papers. I forget the parent conferences. I'm not ever going to be the Room Mom. … Continue reading Fair Warning: Not buying into #mommyfail

Where were you?


Where were you on September 23, 2006? I can't really tell you exactly what I was doing on September 23, 2006. I may have been celebrating my husband's birthday. I may have been training for a race. I'm sure for some part of the day I was on a soccer field watching my 2 children … Continue reading Where were you?

Guest Post from my son Alex: A 5 yr old view of Guatemala


Today is Adoption Day at our house! This is the day we celebrate our son Alex coming home to be with us forever! The idea that God found us worthy to parent Alex still blows us away. I think I would have always had an unidentified incompleteness if Alex had not completed our family.My son … Continue reading Guest Post from my son Alex: A 5 yr old view of Guatemala