What makes me come alive
A giveaway like no other
Christmas time is my favorite time of the year but it was also the hardest time for me during different seasons in my life; specifically during singleness and infertility. As I was thinking back to where I was this time last year, having just walked through a failed adoption, completely heartbroken. I decided I wanted[…]
A journey with Hope
Our talented and dear friend Preston Summerrow put together this very special video for us, documenting a day we will never forget! ***you may want to have your tissues ready 🙂 A journey with hope from Campfire Social
I’m with her – a story on adoption
I’M WITH HER – A STORY ON ADOPTION Interview by Mattie Tiegreen – March 17, 2017 Tell us a little about yourself. I’m a 32 year old Italian-Irish-Hawaiian girl from Clarkston, GA now living just outside of Atlanta in Roswell, GA. I was born to two young lovebirds from Long Island and am the middle[…]
Psalm 62: A Devotional Series by Joanna Gaines
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It is well with my soul
We never thought this was an update we would have to share, but we trust that the Lord is sovereign over every detail of our story. For a month I carried a baby in my heart and last night I “miscarried.” This child, who never belonged to us but to our Heavenly Father, we were asked to[…]
The Waiting
On July 29th Mack and I were officially home study approved! With this great news we said goodbye to a season of paperwork and to-dos and entered into a season of waiting. With great excitement we celebrated this huge milestone and, with much anticipation, we wait to be matched. Immediately after being approved we started[…]
Our Adoption Journey
They won’t have our eyes, but they will have our hearts. We can’t believe the day has finally arrived. Our home visit and our final action item for our adoption is upon us. At 3:30 tomorrow we will meet with our precious social worker at our house. For the past couple of months Mack and I[…]
Dealing with What Ifs and If only
First of all, I want to say thank you to everyone who has reached out after my last post. I was blown away by the response I received. Right before hitting send I remember thinking to myself “are you sure you want to do this?” Within minutes of submitting my post the comments started to[…]
Our home sweet home remodel
If you caught our episode of House Hunters, which aired back in April, you would have seen an outdated home from the 70s. The living room and kitchen were both very dark and closed off. Our vision for this space was to open it up, draw in natural sunlight by adding additional windows, and create[…]
A Journey with Hope
I’ve pondered how to write on this topic for a while. Mainly, because it is so personal to me, but also because it’s a sensitive topic that usually has a string of emotions behind it. I don’t want to speak for anyone else who is going through a similar situation; I only want to bring[…]