Today I’m going to do something a little bit different and simply share a video with you. If you’ve been following our story here at all, you’ll know that Ryan and I are in the process of trying to adopt domestically. In the hopes of helping share who we are with expectant moms, we started …
Signs of an Adoption Scam
I’ll be honest and admit that I’ve been hesitant about writing this post. I certainly don’t want to confuse people or lead them to believe that I believe all birth mothers are scam artists or that birth mothers are terrible people. This could not be FURTHER from the truth! I am in awe of the …
A Heart for a Ministry
You guys have seen me writing here for a long, long time, sharing our journey through infertility and adoption. And I hope that through all my sharing and writing you’ve seen my heart… my passion for those who struggle… in all areas really. But this journey has given me a huge heart for those who …
Loving My Once Plus-sized Body
I know that many of my friends have been seeing me post transformation pictures and information about Plexus quite a bit on my facebook page. It’s so easy to see the changes that have happened in me because they are pretty visual. Losing 70 pounds is no small thing… literally. But there’s something I want …
Valentine’s Day 2017
Tomorrow marks thirteen years… thirteen years since you and I officially became a couple. Some days it feels oh so long ago… But at the same time – I still remember it so clearly… We were so young. I was in high school. You were fresh in college. You were the first guy I really …
When It’s Not Real…
I’ve been putting off writing this post for a while now. Honestly, because I don’t want to talk about it. But I’ve been feeling God push me to release this and I promised to be more vulnerable again this year. Plus, I keep reminding myself that others may benefit from hearing our story. So here …
My Weight Loss Story
Those who’ve seen me in person or follow me on facebook have seen some serious changes in the last six months to… well me! My body shape has changed drastically and I’ve slimmed down pretty crazily. I often get asked questions about it so I figured – hey! I’ll just write a blog post about …
11 Things You Might Not Know About Me…
So it’s been a long time since I really introduced myself on here. I mean – sure you can look at my about page and see some tidbits about me. But some of you may be new here and just starting to get to know me… So I thought maybe I should share some random …
To My Dearest Husband
Today we wake up and lift a warm coffee cup to you, dear man. Here we are another year together, you – another year older. And each year, I find myself again feeling exceedingly blessed to be your wife. I look back and I think of all we’ve been through together. We’ve had more than …
PSA to the Well Meaning
I know it’s been quite a long while since the last time I shared anything about our adoption journey here, and that’s for a couple reasons. First, because aspects of it have been too hard to write about; and second, because in general there hasn’t been much to report. The way domestic infant adoption works …