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Extra Ordinary Life: October 2013
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Friday, October 18, 2013. When Kyle and I were getting married at one of my showers, everyone was asked to give a piece of marital wisdom. I will never forget what my mother in law said, "Always go to bed together." Now to be honest, I thought why does that really matter? Take the time to truly enjoy your spouse this weekend, have fun! Everyone has a different definition of fun, but be intentional and do it. You won't regret it, and it will feel good to enjoy each other and to have those memories. It was...
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Extra Ordinary Life: Pt. 4: The Wait
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Pt 4: The Wait. This post could probably be split into a lot of separate ones because there was so much waiting for us. I know there are many that have and will wait longer than we did. However, when we were in the middle of the wait, it felt like forever. The day we chose an agency is when I started the wait, but really it started a year before that for me. I had been longing to be a mother even a year prior, so add another 2 years, and it felt like an eternity. Those 2 weeks of ...
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Extra Ordinary Life: January 2014
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014. Home is Where the Heart is. For the past 2 nights, I have stayed with my mom and step dad, because I don't particularly like being home without Kyle overnight. It was also really nice to get out of the house with this snow storm. Thursday, January 2, 2014. Our answer is always yes, but usually what followed the first question is, "When? There may be some people who think we are selfish, but we won't apologize for spending these moments, and let me tell you they go so fast with...
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Extra Ordinary Life: Pt. 3: The Paper Chase
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Thursday, June 18, 2015. Pt 3: The Paper Chase. The next part of our story would be compiling our dossier. Our dossier was ALL of the information about our lives. I'm talking every single detail. I used to joke with Kyle that somehow, someone knew what I was making for dinner, or what I was wearing that particular day. We had our homestudy, which went very well. Although, I totally panicked and cleaned the house as if the Queen of England was coming over, and she merely peeked in a few rooms. It ...Befor...
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Extra Ordinary Life: May 2015
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Saturday, May 9, 2015. We all know it's Mother's Day tomorrow. It's a great day to celebrate the moms in our lives, but as I reflect on the time before I was actually a mom, it was a really hard day. Somehow, I felt like I deserved to be a mom more than anyone else. That maybe, the world and God owed me something. I had already put in my time waiting, and still nothing? How was that fair? All your ways are good. All your ways are sure. I will trust in you alone. Higher than my sight. High above my life.
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Extra Ordinary Life: June 2015
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Pt 4: The Wait. This post could probably be split into a lot of separate ones because there was so much waiting for us. I know there are many that have and will wait longer than we did. However, when we were in the middle of the wait, it felt like forever. The day we chose an agency is when I started the wait, but really it started a year before that for me. I had been longing to be a mother even a year prior, so add another 2 years, and it felt like an eternity. Those 2 weeks of ...
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Extra Ordinary Life: Adopting Again
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Friday, July 24, 2015. I made the big announcement last night on Facebook that we are adopting again. I didn't give a lot of detail because I wanted to make a blog post about it. The number 1 question recently has been, "are you going to adopt again? The answer to that has always been a resounding "yes! Usually, the following question is, "where will you adopt from? We have decided to pursue a domestic adoption to build our family this time. We will be using a consulting agency called, Faithful Adopt...
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Extra Ordinary Life: Mother's Day Past
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Saturday, May 9, 2015. We all know it's Mother's Day tomorrow. It's a great day to celebrate the moms in our lives, but as I reflect on the time before I was actually a mom, it was a really hard day. Somehow, I felt like I deserved to be a mom more than anyone else. That maybe, the world and God owed me something. I had already put in my time waiting, and still nothing? How was that fair? All your ways are good. All your ways are sure. I will trust in you alone. Higher than my sight. High above my life.
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Extra Ordinary Life: Pt. 1: The Calling
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015. Pt 1: The Calling. Lately, I've been feeling led to really share more of my story. I believe we all have stories, and maybe some of them are similar and I find that helps so often. But, no two are the same, each one is uniquely different. In the fall his family would bring his sister to football games and I would notice them a lot. They actually sat really close to my parents during the games. Fast forward a few more years, and Kyle's family adopted again from China. This time ...
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Extra Ordinary Life: June 2014
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Friday, June 20, 2014. The Hardest Day of My Life. One year ago today was hands down the hardest day of my life. We were visiting Zola for the last time before we were to board a plane and fly home.without her. Kyle and I walked out of the room in tears, just hugging each other, looking out the window waiting for our driver. We were blessed enough to hold her once more because she ate quickly and got a proper goodbye. Tears staining our cheeks, and lots of hugs and kisses. Thursday, June 5, 2014. I was a...