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My Call to Love: February 2015
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Saturday, February 21, 2015. Today is the day. I am off and away….happy 42nd to me! It is also Florie's birthday! I love sharing the day with her….when I saw on her file when we were matched that her birthday was also June 26, I knew. She was ours. William and I have worked together on how to best parent our children. A large portion of our game plan came from first recognizing what WE bring to the table with parenting. (Yes, adoptive friends, we are hooked on Karyn Purvis and The Connected Child). Home ...
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My Call to Love: November 2012
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Anniversaries.how quickly they come. First glimpse. 11 months old. 17 months old- -waiting on us. First day. First bottle. First family. 12 days after we officially became family. Her 2nd birthday. A Boger for 2 months. See how her eyes have changed. And the personality shines. Like crazy. She is a swimmer. 3 years old. She is an outdoor gal. She is now an artist. And a chocolate cake chef. And a soccer player. She is a scientist, curious to know, "WHY? She is a sister. Greate...
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My Call to Love: July 2015
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Friday, July 24, 2015. A Snapshot (or 20) of Life. Zoom zoom. Wake up, get my run in, laundry changed, dog fed, dishwasher unloaded. Coffee made, lunches packed. Kids awake? Sure Could my cakes by prettier? Sure Could I eat lunch with my friends more? Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. Carl Sandburg. Florie's first day of homeschool tutorial. Girls must have fun. Park day̷...
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My Call to Love: January 2013
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Sunday, January 13, 2013. Marks 6 months since Amanda de Lange. Left this world to join her Heavenly Father. A group of us from Team Amanda here in Nashville are meeting for lunch at a Mexican restaurant to celebrate her life by sharing memories over chips and salsa. Amanda loved chips and salsa and it was really hard to come by in China! That epitomizes Amanda. She strived to make a difference to each and every ONE that she came across. She took the time to reach out even briefly to others. ...That shou...
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My Call to Love: March 2013
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013. 52 Years Ago.Remembering Amanda. Her 51st Birthday Party at Chuy's. Florie helped with the candles. Our smiles would have been captured. I try to take the time now to pause and to be free to love unconditionally. The song "Amazing Grace" has been playing over and over in my head today:. How Sweet the Sound. That Saved a Wretch like Me. I Once was Lost. But Now am Found. Was Blind but Now I See. From a poem from Unknown who says what Amanda would say about her cancer and her life:.
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My Call to Love: February 2012
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Thursday, February 16, 2012. NINE months home for FLORIE! February 11 marked the NINTH month home for our daughter. Life has been a little busy around here, but she tags along with ease! Over the last two weeks she has potty trained! She was excited to wear underwear (no panties here, she has three big brothers and they wear underwear so that is what she wanted! I am not ready. She is not ready. We will try that one night soon. Four days after we met and became FAMILY. LIKES at 9 Months home:. Pretty muc...
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My Call to Love: December 2013
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013. Big B….A Day to Remember. Our memories are complicated….how we store them, what "triggers" pull them out for us to recall, and even what we truly remember. I remember my Dad's farm whenever I smell gasoline, or oil, as it takes me back to the tractors around the shop. I remember my grandfather, Big B, whenever I see a beautiful bird. He always had bird food out at his house. They were present when life started getting busier for me. Medical school and residency limited v...
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My Call to Love: May 2012
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012. My Jack is now 7 years old! Well, as of May 24 at 8:29 am.but who keeps track? And he knows the right answer so do not try to say "whale" just to pacify him! How exactly does God know what we are thinking? What is 800 69 762 34 99 equal.you have 5 seconds to answer." "how does electricity come into our house? Why can we not drink water from a stream? The last year in pictures.(my favorite part.I love looking back! Happy Birthday age 6. One of his favs.chocolate mocha cake. Master...
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My Call to Love: October 2012
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Sunday, October 21, 2012. That if we were EVER going to home school, this would be the year to start. We are 9 weeks in, and so far, so good! Florie is also at a 2 day per week preschool very close to our home. It has given her a new sense of leaving us and coming back home, and she LOVES her friends there. She is one social gal! It is fun to have them home more, and have more family time. The house is a bit worse for wear, but hey.it can be clean later in life! I have been running again (yay! Other than...
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My Call to Love: Getting Older….
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Saturday, February 21, 2015. Today is the day. I am off and away….happy 42nd to me! It is also Florie's birthday! I love sharing the day with her….when I saw on her file when we were matched that her birthday was also June 26, I knew. She was ours. William and I have worked together on how to best parent our children. A large portion of our game plan came from first recognizing what WE bring to the table with parenting. (Yes, adoptive friends, we are hooked on Karyn Purvis and The Connected Child). Home ...
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