Author: Regina Etter
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Journaling is a normal part of homeschooling for us. Whenever we go out, the girls jokingly ask (ok, maybe they are more serious than joking but…), “Are we going to have to journal about this?” We journal about trips, slumber parties, bike rides, adoption. Sometimes we journal the before and after thoughts of long awaited…
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I got an email from a friend, a good friend. Not the kind that makes you feel wonderful and brings good times shared to mind. It was more of a punch in the gut, mouth-dropping type email. The kind that burdens your heart and leaves you feeling hurt and angry. My mind works fast and…
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I read a lot of, probably too many, adoption-issue blogs. I read from adoptive moms and get instruction and encouragement. I read from adult adoptees and gain insight to possible future struggles. And then I read the comments. Oh, those wonderful comments. It is there that I learn about some of the “other” issues in…
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The questions are constant. “Was I in your tummy? Did I sleep with you when I was a baby? Did you hold me like this (cradles arms to hold invisible baby) and rock me when I was your little baby? When I was baby did you feed me? Did I wear diapers? Did you sing…
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January seems like a great time to start something new. I’m not talking about a resolution that’s forgotten next week. No, this is more along the lines of forming new and better habits that are life changing and long-lasting. Just imagine, December 31, 2014 you look back on the year and count 12 significant changes…
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2013 brought a lot of change into our lives. It was marked by great victories and difficult struggles. I am thankful for all of it. The victories directed me to see God’s grace abounding again and again. And those pesky, sometimes, huge struggles led me to greater faith and reminded me that I am always…
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I have very few good ideas that I can claim as my own. So I’m thankful for all of you out there who are blessed with creativity and willing to share those ideas with people like me. One of the great idea finds for this fall, led to our family and our church putting together…
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The emotional, mama-heart in me started the countdown in August when we dropped her off at school. I couldn’t wait to have all my girls back together again in one house. But the practical, home-schooling mom waited until Thanksgiving before I started pumping the excitement throughout the house. After all, we did need to accomplish…
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We stopped for a few hours in St. Louis. Wow, America, you really have some amazing places.
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Our adoption took us down many roads we never expected to travel. One of those roads, introduced us to new friends. Most of these friends, we’ve never met face to face, but we share a connection through our children and experiences. Recently we had the privilege of meeting two of these families in person.