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It's been a rough week. Grieving the Sandy Hook shootings...Graham, Patrick, and I being sick...not getting enough sleep...my 2-year old choosing to push most every boundary I set...even Patrick being a little fussier than usual. We had plans to go to Williamsburg for the night on Friday to pick up a new used car, but that's not going to work out due to some complications. I am worn down and disappointed. But on Saturday we enjoyed celebrating Graham's 2nd birthday! We kept it very small and casual. It was just family and pizza and a homemade cake and a few gifts. Oh, little Graham! How have 2 years gone by already? I remember how we wanted you...prayed for you...and God heard our prayers! You came to us on a cold December night and it was snowing and perfect. You made me a mother, little boy. I love watching you grow and learn new words, seeing you kiss your brother and wrestle with your dad. Your favorite toy is still a ball (any kind will do...golfb

This month is zooming by. We had a wonderful, whirlwind trip to see our Delaware family last weekend. Graham had a ton of fun playing with all his cousins. Behn and I also really enjoyed the family time- meals and laughter and catching up with everyone. (stealing this picture from my sister in law): These 5 crack me up: Bribed them with lollipops to get everyone to stay put: Lord willing, next year there'll be 8- EIGHT!- grandchildren on this side. The family just keeps growing! What else has been going on? Just daily life, plenty of little bottoms to wipe and mouths to feed. Keeps me busy. Yesterday I decided to bake and made these: Hot Cocoa Cookies. SO easy and delicious. Recipe here. I had a helper, of sorts. Little guy has a bit of a cold, so this cheered him up. ^ He will be 2 years old tomorrow and we can't believe it.  And this one. This one is all smiles and so big. Just a perfect little darling in our family. We have so much upcom

It has been almost 3 months since I first got to hold Patrick- he is growing tooooo fast! Here are some tidbits on my littlest guy: Is a good sleeper! (Well, better than Graham was at least). He only wakes up once a night usually and he goes back to sleep really quickly after eating. Speaking of eating, this kid can eat! He still spits up a bit, but I'm not worried because he's got some major chunk on his legs.  He's obviously getting plenty! He's in 3-6 month clothes now. We'll see how much he weighs at the doctor in a few weeks. Can hold his head up and has rolled over twice.  Is SO happy! He smiles if you just look at him. I think everyone is really enjoying having such a cute, happy baby around....except for... He does have a temper! And since he's so strong, if he's unhappy, it's rough. He doesn't like to be away from Mama, so if I'm around he's ok. Has found his fingers (see above picture) I just want to say also that Gr

Please meet sweet, beautiful Kurite: Kurite is a 2nd grade orphan in Ethiopia that Behn and I are now sponsoring through Project Hopeful Awassa . We are her Family in the Gap. As orphan care is very important to Behn and I, we felt as though this was a tangible way to serve God. It was something we've thought about for a while, but we can actually go ahead and do now, as the Lord has provided a new job for Behn. Just look at her, the beauty and grief in her eyes. When Behn and I discussed orphan sponsorship, we thought we'd look at lots of profiles in many countries and make a decision that way. But I kept seeing that my friend Charisa , who is the coordinator of the FIG program for Project Hopeful Awassa, was posting kids who needed sponsors up on her Facebook page. When I saw Kurite's face, I just knew. I knew I wanted to choose her. Behn agreed and so here we are! We hope to not only help financially, but of course be praying for her daily and writing her l