March 30, 2020
Radical Given-ness in the midst of scarcity.
Oh- hey friends. Have you ever felt like you have nothing left to give? I…
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August 12, 2018
Re-Branded
Friends, We are back from a month in Vegas. Let's just say the Hammett's WENT…
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July 4, 2018
Free to Choose
"Saw that your house is for sale...where you guys headed?" Loaded question. The hotty-hubby and…
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June 16, 2018
THE TINIEST ANNOUNCEMENT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiJwyb3MTOE&feature=youtu.be (Friends..Youtube did me wrong with this screen shot) Yep. We're going TINY! Why???? Why…
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May 9, 2018
WHITE GIRL MACY GRAY
I was halfway through watching one of my faves Macy Gray in a new music…
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April 25, 2018
Steps
I pushed play on my pod-cast (Bible Binge podcast...if you haven't listened to it...DO THIS STAT),…
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April 11, 2018
THE SINGLE GREATEST PRODUCTIVITY HACK
On his return, Jesus was welcomed by a crowd. They were all there expecting him.…
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April 1, 2018
Permission to Bask
Found her laying in the sun. ⠀ And in an instant all that I had…
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March 21, 2018
Where are you?
The car in front of us pulled out as the light turned green. I watched…
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March 14, 2018
12
This week the hubs and I, my TALL-DRINK-OF-FINE, celebrated 12 years of marriage!?!?!! What is…
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March 7, 2018
My daddy said…
My dad and I made daily gas station trips when I was young. Yep. Pretty…
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February 22, 2018
Esteemed
Don't get it twisted friends, you may see me on a stage with the Queen-B herself, Beth…
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February 18, 2018
Change is So Becoming on You
Ok peeps. So with a new year comes NEW-YEAR-NEW-ME!! It is declared from every social…
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February 7, 2018
Ahem…World Record Holder.
Happy 2018 my friends! Let's all take a big ole deep breath. Breathe in, now…
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December 25, 2017
A Coming-For-You King
She had been gone 5 months. 5 long months. She left home in a fit…
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November 16, 2017
Founded.
I found myself lying flat on my back in a deep, dark pit. The kind…
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October 27, 2017
Exchange
"She's out of surgery and she's doing well. In a few minutes we will wheel…
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October 11, 2017
Operation Esther
I am sad to see it go, not quite ready to let it go. That…
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September 20, 2017
Sun Up
What's more intimidating to an exotic dancer than a Christian women's conference? Nothing, I tell…
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September 14, 2017
When No One Else Would
The hubby and I have a little side-hustle company called YouWood! It is a darling…
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September 6, 2017
The Cut
It was the big day. I had practiced, stretched, learned the routine forward and backward.…
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August 31, 2017
Sparkly Pizza
Brent: "Hey buddy, how was your day at school today?" Liv: "Well I know one…
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August 16, 2017
Love One AND the Other.
Sandra and I met under a bridge. She was homeless, dirty, drunk and angry. So…
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August 9, 2017
Rock Paper Scissors
"It's night-night time Esther." I say to her as I lay her down OVER and…
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July 27, 2017
The hands…they are to blame.
One of the last days of school my little love's teacher came out to the…
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July 16, 2017
Shut Eye
So...here's the real, raw scoop: WE. ARE. TIRED. Our little E has not slept through…
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July 6, 2017
Permission To Speak Freely?
Updates from the front lines: JET. LAG. AND. A. TODDLER. IS. THE. WORST. THING. THAT.…
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June 29, 2017
Party for One
"So he told them this parable: 'What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if…
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June 21, 2017
Already Good
We pulled up and I could feel my heart begin to race. My stomach tightened…
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June 17, 2017
Lost and Found
I can imagine her mama, leaning over her tiniest little one as she said her goodbyes.…
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June 6, 2017
GOTCHA
5 years ago today. We walked into the orphanage, in the middle of the Congo,…
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May 31, 2017
Naughty & Brave
So friends, I have the honor AGAIN of having a guest on my blog today!…
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May 17, 2017
The Thief of Joy
There's a word attached to China adoption that has become a household word for us: special…
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May 14, 2017
THE HANDS DOWN BEST MAMA’S DAY GIFT IN ALL OF HISTORY
So... a few years ago the hubby and my Liv Nima schemed a gift for…
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May 10, 2017
To the Mamas of my Littles
Every year, as Mother's Day approaches I think ONLY of my Liv's mama. The Mama…
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May 3, 2017
Mom Of The Year
MOM OF THE YEAR AWARD SUBMISSION (pick me, pick me please...I have earned it)…
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April 26, 2017
Rock It, Sis.
"She has an un-repaired cleft lip and palate of the 3rd degree..." our caseworker told me…
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April 19, 2017
Bitter Sweet & The In Between
On it's way right now, sailing over the seas and the thousands of miles between…
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April 5, 2017
Outsides and Insides
"Instagram makes us compare other's outsides with our insides." -Kate Merrick Dang. It hit me…
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March 30, 2017
Oh hey girl.
Dearest most lovely Esther, I have finally seen your face. The face that has forever…
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February 13, 2017
Mothering A Miracle
The open air truck backed into the orphanage. To say I was unprepared is an…
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January 13, 2017
Yes.
The clock struck midnight... and it was January 1. The dawn of a New Year.…
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September 21, 2016
Party of 4
Dear Esther. I've been thinking of you all day today. Weird to say about a…
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August 31, 2016
The Lemonade Hustle
You guys, Liv Nima is a straight hustler. She's got that thing...that spark that…
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July 6, 2016
EAT YOUR CHICKEN
You guys, we've had a few doozy conversations in our household this week with…
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June 18, 2016
A Conversation On Race
When Liv heard the news from her mama and papa that we were going…
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June 2, 2016
Adopting Esther
Brent and I had decided that we were a one-kid family...we were content and felt…
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January 2, 2016
YES life
Liv came into our room bright and early this morning. After partying till 2:30 am…
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December 25, 2015
Materialized
When that tiny baby came screaming into earthly existence, everything changed. All of heaven, wrapped…
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November 26, 2015
The Practice of Thankfulness
We all do it. Open our Instagram and begin the scroll through other people's…
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September 12, 2015
Socks Only Trust
I put her backpack on her back and sent her towards the door for school.…
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September 3, 2015
Pleading Insanity
I am raising a spicy little three-nager. I love her to the stars. She is smart...too…
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July 24, 2015
The $5,000.00 Quack
Inner-city ministry, lovin' the poor and homeless, brings with it a unique way of life.…
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July 4, 2015
Explosive Freedom
Dad gathered everyone out on the street for the big annual firework finale! Dad's not…
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