As many of you know by now....Joe and I are in the process of adopting 1 or 2 children from Ukraine.  We're unbelievably excited and we've prepared a room in our house specifically for them.  Enjoy the pics! ... more.

Today we went to Kinkos to Fed Ex our dossier.  Exciting.  We sent it as slow as you possibly can...the cost was still $89.00 (not particularly cheap when you figure we were only mailing paper.) I understand that I'm quirky as all get out...but as were were standing at the counter writing the address on the package, I acquired this incredibly peculiar stomach ache.  It was intense enough to ... more.

MY TOP 10 VALUES. 1. God exists. Jesus is God. He is the only way to Heaven. Believe it...everything changes. John 14:6. 2. Scripture is inerrant. Hear the word of God. Speak the word of God. Do the word of God. I won't operate my my life today on yesterday's revelation. 2 Timothy 3:16. 3. My family matters. My family (my hunk of a husband, Joe, and our future children) is my primary min... more.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="491" caption="My dear sweet nephew, Peter, in the snow..."][/caption] I'm in Omaha, Nebraska and they are getting 8-10 inches of snow right now.  We were originally going to drive the 6 hours back to Kansas today...but we'll now most certainly be waiting until tomorrow. Maybe I'll make a snow angel.... more.

Joe and I had a great thanksgiving. We drove over the hills (Arbuckle Mountains..lol) and through the woods (all 15 trees we saw between here and Dallas) to Joe's parents' house, where we had the family dinner and a holiday weekend. Some of my favorite childhood memories are from Thanksgiving. I wish I could bottle the good feeling I had waking up on Thanksgiving mornings. I think a blog entry fu... more.