is this thing on?

We're official! (again) We found out this week that we've officially been approved by our new adoption agency! This is very exciting news for us and we feel really confident we're on the verge of meeting our child. We've found that adoption is a subject that people are curious about but feel uncomfortable asking about. We love talking about it so we thought a FAQ might prove helpful. Welcome to the Adoption Corner with Jaime and Brian Why are we adopting? What it boils down to is: we have always wanted children! We know that's not what you mean, though. Technically speaking, we struggle from infertility. In our case that means after 8 years we have not once ever gotten pregnant. All the tests have been run on both of us and not one thing was found so we have no scientific explanation for why we can't get pregnant. The closest thing to a reason we've ever gotten was, "Your body chemistry must not be a match and if you were with other people you...

I wasn't really planning on writing anything in light of the new year but I stumbled upon last year's reflection and decided reflection really is a good thing to do every once in a while, and what better excuse than a new year? If you're new here, every year I come up with a theme or mantra to sit with for the upcoming 365 days. In 2017 I picked the Elizabeth Eliot quote "Don't dig up in doubt what you planted in faith". I wrote it on a chalk board and saw it often throughout the year, but if I'm honest I can't say that it resonated as much as other mantras have in years past. I still really like the quote but it didn't sink into my heart like I thought it would.  When we decided to switch adoption agencies it felt like the complete opposite of my mantra. I felt like we did dig up what we planted in faith so we could plant something new in renewed faith. Perhaps that's why my mantra didn't really stick this year. Being a novice gardener, ...