It's fall here in Germany and while we haven't experienced many European seasons yet, I think fall is shaping up to be a favorite. The...

People ask me often, “Did you want to marry someone in the military?” The truth is that I had no idea what I was doing when I met Daniel....

Dan and I have this running joke about Mother's Day. On Mother's Day your mom gets flowers, admiration, some overpriced brunch, and a pat...

We’re moving! For us, this statement is our constant state. There will always be another move. Another house. Another city. Another...

Happy New Year Friends! My hope for 2020 is that whatever my hand would find do, that I would do it with all my might, and that each and...

New year, New you! I’m wondering how much people really change in a year. I’ve made resolutions and failed them. I’ve started years with...

It has now been 10 days since our adoption was finalized. Our week started the way the last 20 something other weeks began. There was...

Following our RSVP to the adoption event we underwent weeks of anticipation and also uncertainty. We understood that during this...

"So are you guys foster parents?" This is another complicated question our family gets asked fairly often. For us, the answer is yes and...

I often joke that everyone is "for" adoption. Aren't they? I've yet to meet a person, religious backgrounds aside, social positions...

“What made you guys choose to adopt?!” How does one answer this question? How do I explain the story we entered into, with both fierce...

Y'all! It's #nationaladoptionmonth!! We have been waiting for this month for what seems like ages and our family is so excited to share...

Man oh man. How much of Kanye have you followed this last week? If it’s anything like me you’ve been scrolling through articles,...

To the woman with the empty womb, I see you. My minivan may be full to the brim with six hooligans I get to call my children, but I know...

Our first Sunday at church as a family of eight I heard it for the first time. “What you guys are doing is amazing. You’re like super...

We make this motherhood thing really hard for each other sometimes. We take things like car seat safety, or germ sanitization, or...