Friday, June 21, 2013. Matt finished radiation in May. Nurses gather around and you ring a bell at the end of the hallway to signify the end of treatment. People clap and say congratulations. And you feel a sense of relief that it MIGHT be over, it PROBABLY is over, we hope. Saturday, April 27, 2013. We had no idea Ma.

Christian and Kate, Creating Our Family. Monday, September 30, 2013. I began this blog two and a half years ago and never made it past the first entry, but I am very happy to say that its virtually non-existent life is being resurrected for a new and wonderful purpose. And if you are reading this, you are most likely doing so for precisely that reason.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014. The chicken-giver and why receiving is super-hard. Lately, people have been giving us things. Cash, a couch, clothes, a computer, gift cards, coffee every Monday. Did i complain about something? After being.

Sunday, March 29, 2015. Paysen has been saying Hosanna since Sunday School this morning. Monday, December 22, 2014. Cora took a notebook and documented each animal she saw. She actually loved the visit to the zoo despite her initial disappointment. Tuesday, August 12, 2014. Such a brave girl! .

My life in a house full of boys. Sunday, December 14, 2014. That day was the highlight of my childhood. 5 when my sister was born. But to understand the joy of her birth, you must go back a few years. The back side which shows me, a baby sister crying and what I assume is a teddy bear? My mom continually warned me that it could .