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holdmama: goodbye girls

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010. I was quite a bit older than my friends when you finally made your entrance. i had been waiting, and waiting. Like all middle school girls, i quickly realized popularity came from one tangible place. I won't lie and say it wasn't painful. getting messages written on calculators reading 55378008 (yes upside on a calculator its spells boobless- this was our version of texting) or overhearing, 'she's cute, but she's totally flat.'. The dreaded word of a high school girl. It was...

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holdmama: my first loves

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Tuesday, July 17, 2007. Seriously, this guy is so cute. can you say that about your own kid? Well i am. its been an intersting time as of late. oliver seems to be truly exiting newborn and lily seems to be really exploring and perhaps exploiting being 2. i find myself in the midst of a contemplative time (well really, when i am i not contemplating something). I may be going in circles here, but i think my point is spoken. July 18, 2007 at 5:18 PM. And, yes, they are pretty darn cute! Micnah says hi, too!

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holdmama: Day 3

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013. Embassy was incredibly anti-climatic. We showed them our passports, waited in a room for about 5 mins, then they called our name. I walked up to a window and a man asked me a couple questions, then said, 'congratulations, your adoption is complete.' We left and headed back to the guesthouse. 8217; I said, ‘yes, of course- anything.’ She looked up and said, ‘are you a Christian? Elliot with nannies and staff at Hilawe. February 26, 2013 at 1:49 PM. February 27, 2013 at 7:17 PM.

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holdmama: God who?

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Tuesday, May 22, 2007. One mark of christian authenticity is discontentment with anything less than. All the fullness of God". I am lacking intimacy with God. I've got all the excuses and justifications- parenting, nursing, 2 small children, time, apathy. it's all there and all real, but not they do not exonerate me from walking closely with the God i love. Or guiltily want to watch ellen- seriously she is so stinkin funny. what i don't feel like doing is getting out the old bible. May 23, 2007 at 8:10 AM.

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holdmama: Day 4

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Saturday, March 2, 2013. So after my good morning cuddles, we made our way down to breakfast. I brought down some plain instant oatmeal I had packed from home. While we were waiting for our breakfast I made the oatmeal for him and he ate the whole bowl. Then the eggs and toast came out. He ate at least 2 maybe 3 scrambled eggs and 2 pieces of toast! My mom with the sweet babies. Handprint for the orphanage. Elliot has been with this girl for the last year. Staff said they were very close. Back in the car...

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holdmama: why i love jesus. really.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Why i love jesus. really. Blogs can be a funny thing. Sometimes i need to be reminded of why i started one in the first place. I really, really love to write. I also really love to make people laugh. And also, i just really love people. For those readers who don't know me that well, nothing about that previous sentence is true). Which leads me to this latest rant. I am a christian. I became a christian when i was 21 years old. without telling you the whole story, it was somet...

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holdmama: Day 5

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Thursday, March 7, 2013. After our visit, we faced a long afternoon waiting for our flights. I packed and re-packed and organized. Finally it was time for dinner and before I knew it, Abe poked his head in and said it was time! I was so happy to finally be beginning our journey home, but also incredibly overwhelmed at the first flight being 17 hours! Abe's fiance met us at the airport to say goodbye. They were so cute and gracious- I can't wait for them to get married in a couple months! As we turned the...