How can it be that our little M, this tiny little thing who barely was higher than the bench on her first birthday home with us, already be turning seven?! How did she get so tall, and how has it been four and a half years since she came home? And how am I old…

Orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They are easier to ignore before you see their faces. It is easier to pretend they’re not real before you hold them in your arms. But once you do, everything changes. ~ David Platt

They are friends…most of the time. That was a LARGE bowl of noodles, not a child-size, not a regular size. A large size. I don’t even understand… Little M says baby J is always “photobombering.” But he has on a cute headband… He’s sleeping… Half birthday hooha. little M did my hair. And then she…

Last week we had tiny P’s appointment with a liver specialist to determine the cause and extent of her liver damage… There are, of course, no answers yet, but we do know that her liver damage is extensive, and they feel that it may be that she has something called biliary atresia. She has portal…

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged. For the Lord your God will be with you wherever you may go. ~ Joshua 1:9 Our girls have to be strong. They have to do hard and scary things to keep their hearts healthy, and they have…

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you lived and lived well. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Teef? You have teef, daddy? ~ tiny P Yep, I have teeth. Do you have teeth? ~ the husbandNo. No teef. ~ tiny P. Poor thing… Mommy? Are happy you? ~ tiny PYes, I am happy! ~ meYay! I happy too! ~ tiny P Here I am, mommy! I am a fairy, and I am…

FIVE MONTHS!! I cannot believe it has been five months since we brought our precious tiny P home… She is sweet, and smart, and sassy… And her smile makes all of us smile right back at her. She is funny, and it cracks me up when she teases and plays with us. She has brought…