• Kids

    Battle Wounds and a Mom’s Intuition

    Ever get that feeling that things have been a little too easy, like it’s the calm before the storm and any second things are about to go crazy?  Yep, I had that feeling yesterday.  We went to Chattanooga for the weekend to visit my cousin and her two little boys who were just adopted from Uganda.  After church we decided to go to the Chattanooga Market to check out the car show and eat at the food trucks.  There were a lot of people, it was nearly 90 degrees and what had to be nearly 90% humidity (aka way too hot) and it was a bit chaotic.  Totally my scene…

  • Me

    Today was a Good Day

    Today was an awesome day.  The kind of day that makes you stop and think; to reflect on life and what’s really important.  I can count on one hand the number of days I’ve had that have impacted me like today. Today my cousin and her husband brought home their two little boys, Nathaniel (6) and Elijah (3), from Uganda.  Today these little boys left a life as orphans to come home to a family that loves them more than they will ever know.  Today these boys came to a place where they won’t be hungry, or lonely, or forgotten. Today these little boys started their new life. As I…