Gotcha Day Party Ideas

So the time has finally come! The wait is over! It's time to celebrate your adoption becoming final and you want to throw a festive party to commemorate this life-changing event. This isn't just any party, though, so you might not be sure where to even begin. So we've got you covered! We have lots…

One Crucial Thing to Connect with Your Adopted Child

I will never forget when Little Bunny was about four years old and it was a hot, Summer day. We had spent most of the day playing out in the yard and with my pale, Irish skin, it doesn't take very long before I began to acquire the pallor of a lobster. My daughter, young…

Lessons in Love Journal Entry Two: Humility

Humility is something we ALL struggle to find. There are some days, most, really, where I have to dig really deep past my pride to find it. And in the mundane, crazy, mind-numbing redundancy of parenthood our kids have a way of bringing that particular monster to the surface. One of the easiest things to…

Homeschool Hygge

  I feel like I've been living under a rock, apparently, since it's only been very recently that I've learned anything about this new hygge buzzword. In case you've been living under the same rock as I have, I'm happy to educate you on this simple little word that I have been trying to live…

Blessed Beautiful Mess

"How in the world does the dust collect so fast in this house?!" I wondered aloud, exasperatedly, to myself as I swept all of the dirt and dog hair that had collected on them since yesterday. I'm no queen of clean, but I like to keep our house somewhat clean and tidy to help keep…