On December 1st, we celebrated Aster first birthday and in the midst of all we’ve had going on I never did post about it! It was such a special celebration. Mom had just been home from the hospital for a few days and was doing so much better. Aster hadn’t even been ours for 2 […]
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Meeting Aster’s Birth Mother
It was rainy and cold here Tuesday. Aster discovered the raindrops and knelt beside our back door to watch them trickle down the window and puddle on our porch. It was so, so sweet to watch her as she watched them for the first time. There was a chill in the air, so I turned […]
Welcome Home Aster!
My wonderful girlfriends Sharon, Bev, Alli, Erin and Erika (all from my Bible study group at church) hosted a big homecoming/baby shower for Aster at our house this past Saturday. We were lavished with love and gifts, but the best gift of all was having so many friends stop by to meet Aster and celebrate […]
Preparing for my Happily-Ever-Aster!
There once was a baby on the other side of the world with a mommy who had to give up her little girl. As she knelt on her hard dirt floor each night and day, she noticed how her tears turned the dust into clay. Reminded that her child was in the Potter’s loving hands, […]
The Aster-glow!
After basking in the afterglow of She Speaks, I am now living in the “Aster-glow” of our soon-to-be baby girl. The ride of our lives got very exciting, adventurous and a little crazy last week! Last Thursday we received an email from our adoption agency telling us that the courts in Ethiopia are closing August […]