Just popping in to say “hello” and share this sweet blessing from our family’s everyday life. Aster-berry’s squinchy smile and crazy-beautiful hair is one of our morning delights. I hope her sweetness bring joys to your heart today. Big news on the home front is that I’ve got my manuscript for “A Confident Heart” in […]
Happy Birthday Princess!
Today is also my sweet baby girl’s birthday and even though I’m sick, I just have to share some of her sweetness with you! We started our morning with a Princess Spa Bath (she loves a bubble bath). You’d never know she also has a bad cold. That girl is so full of joy, she […]
What do you see?
What do you see when you look in the mirror? Do you notice something beautiful about the woman who glances back at you? Or is it hard to see past what you focus on as flaws? I’ve been challenged by these thoughts lately. When I look in the mirror, my eyes tend to immediately notice […]
Beauty Words or Wounds?
“Wow, she’s got great hair!” she told me. We were strangers, but the color of this beautiful African American woman’s skin matched that of my daughter’s so that made us kin. Standing at the finish line of our sons’ cross country race, we waited while our little girls giggled together. I was thrilled that I’d […]
A Year of Happily Ever Aster!
This month we celebrate a year with our princess! These first two photos were taken at the orphanage during the first few minutes of our first time with her. October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 Aster gives […]