rooted and grounded in love.

I want to take a few moments to look back at the past year, before it slips through my grasp.   2017 is a year that has forever changed our lives. We started out the year home study approved, with hearts full of dreams, and hopes for what 2017 would bring. And as this year comes to a close, we are ending it with our sweet daughter. And now going into 2018, we are doing the same, entering into a new year with hearts full of dreams and hopes for what 2018 will look like. But not just for us, but for our sweet Emmarie, and her brave birth mom too. I felt led to write a letter to Emmarie's birth mom today, as 2017 closes, and felt led to share those thoughts here, with you. Why? Because adoption is more than just bringing home a sweet bundle to love and provide for. It's about loving big, and loving well. And to us, loving big, and loving well includes our sweet Emmarie's birth mother.  Adoption is hard, but adoption is worth it. And we want everyone to hear our sto...

As I sit here in our sweet Emmarie's hospital room, I look back at all our lives have held these past four and a half weeks. I remember getting the call on November 15th from our Adoption Agency, I remember the flood of tears, and phone calls that were made. I remember it all as if it were just yesterday, however, a month or more has passed. And while it seems like forever ago, it also seems as if it's just been a whirlwind of events up until now. During the week, over 140 miles driving each day. And on the weekend, we spend our time here, from early in the morning, until late at night. Our home hasn't been lived in this past one month, it has been slept in. And we wouldn't have it any other way. With her is where we want to be. Many have said, you don't have to be there every day, but yes, yes we do. This is what we wanted, and this is what we want. To be with her. Many of you have asked about Emmarie's sweet birth mother. We have continued to keep in contact...