rooted and grounded in love.

I started this blog back in September of 2016 as we were headed into the thick of adoption; the applications, and paperwork, the home studies, fingerprinting, the well water checks, and fire inspections. I wanted this to be a space where we shared with you, our journey- we chose to open up our lives, and this calling placed on our lives to those we love. You've followed along, walked beside us, you've cheered us on, and prayed with us, you may have even shared in the sadness and disappointments that we faced while waiting for a baby to be placed in our lives. Every situation we were faced with, each "no" that was spoken was leading us to Emmarie. We've spent the last two years enjoying our lives as a family of three- I stopped writing, and even shut the blog completely down for about eight months. I needed a break- but I feel it's time to get back at it. I'm thankful you're here. Towards the end of 2018 we prayerfully considered renewing our hom...