Chaotic Christmas Eve?
My very favorite Christmas song is O Holy Night. Maybe because it was the first Christmas song that I learned to play on the piano,…
Santa!!
For the past few years, one of the shareholders at my work has played the role of Santa, and everyone brings their kids to visit….
Forgiveness
I feel like as Christians, we are constantly playing defense to the world. We are told we can’t mess up. We have to be perfect….
Basketball Mom
A few weeks ago, I added “basketball mom” to my repertoire. I can’t remember what made her think of it, but back in August/September, Kate…
Thanksgiving 2017
I’m currently recovering from being stuffed full for about 5 days straight. At this point, we are so over the turkey, dressing, and all the…
Zoos, Malls and Birth Families
A few weeks back, we left home early one Saturday morning to meet Kate’s birth mom Lori, Lori’s husband Tony, and their nearly 10 month…
World Adoption Day 2017
Today is World Adoption Day. Never heard of it? Well to be honest, neither had I until about 3 years ago. Back when I…
Karstenisms
I did a great job of writing down most of the cute/funny things that Kate would say when she was younger, and in typical 2nd…
Trick or Treat
Yesterday was Halloween. Shocker, right? I’m sure you have all seen millions of pictures on Facebook and Instagram of people’s kids all dressed up. If…
Weekly Happenings
Sunday’s nearly over, so time for me to catch up yet again. I love this time of year. It’s busy, but with all kinds of…