Why?

This blog was originally started as a way for us to document the adoption journey for our two youngest children, Tess & Jude.  It was created so that they could look back someday, have the details of our journey, and feel how much they were loved long before they came into our arms.

Since that time, this blog has evolved into something else.  It is a way to document our crazy lives including the addition of our 7th child, Mimi. Big families always have something goin' on, and now, at the click of a button, (or two) voilà, we have an instant family album... an album the kiddos can entertain me with when I'm in "the home."  With many family and friends that live far away, the blog has also become a way to keep in touch.  

I hope to pass along the things that have helped ease both my soul and workload.  I hope to reinforce that none of us mamas are perfect, and that's okay.  I hope to encourage all of us to do the best that we can, with what we have at the time, and give the rest to the Lord.  And I hope that the joy, the victories, the smiles and celebrations, and all the blessings that we have been bestowed with, give you a moment to reflect on your own!  God is amazing in all that He blesses us with.