chess

It was a beautiful afternoon here today. The boys needed some exercise so I asked them to put on play-clothes and head outside, which they did. But this is not exactly what I had in mind...

the wait

Jen Hatmaker is doing a series on ethics in adoption. It's been encouraging to me on a number of levels - but this quote from today was particularly poignant.

"Although frustrating, the slower and more thorough a country is, the better. If they place a premium on reunification and in-country placements and insist on exhaustive investigations to approve an international placement, we say AMEN and commit to wait. " 

awana grand prix

The kids participated in their Awana Grand Prix last night. We all attended and had a great time cheering them on! Liam's car won 3rd place, Audrey's got 4th. And they've already started drafting car plans for next year. (They're a little competitive. Just a little....)

good friends

Sometimes, good friends don't even need to talk. They can just gather together and read!

Love, love, love our neighborhood. Some of the neatest kids I know live on our street. Blessed, indeed.

It's Mother's Day

And I'm feeling very blessed today.

A beautiful reminder this Mother's Day...
http://www.onethankfulmom.com/large-family-life/mothers-day-for-the-brokenhearted/

boys!

It cracks me up that this kid sleeps with both his sword and his sippy cup. Gotta love the wonderful world of boys!