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Facebooking Your Mission Trip – LOL Article

0 Comments 03 September 2010

My hubby showed me this hilarious article from Christian blogger, Jon Acuff. It made me laugh so hard, due to the craziness of social networking sites. I think I had literally done everything he had listed on my FaceBook and more! This guy has a wonderful blog/website and sense of humor, so please check out [...]

Adoption

Crazy September Adoption Family- Adoption Pioneers

1 Comment 01 September 2010

September of 2009 God made it very clear that we were supposed to sponsor a little baby that was approx 8-9 months old. He had been abandoned at the front gates of the hotel where our American team was staying. [read more]

Missions

I Love Uganda Deep Down In My Heart

4 Comments 31 August 2010

When Visiting Orphans invited me to lead a mission trip to Ethiopia and Uganda, I will be honest… I was saving my love, energy, and time for Addis Ababa. I had no intentions of falling in love with Uganda and was not anticipating the intense train wreck heading straight for my heart. I was [...]

Mommyhood

Mommy + Daughter Getaway

0 Comments 30 August 2010

I was so thrilled to take my two daughters on a getaway to Sanibel, FL a week after I returned home from Africa. I missed them so much and it was a great way to reconnect, especially with my teenager. I will admit, going to Sanibel in late August was not the smartest coolest thing [...]

My Crazy Stuff

Newbie Heads to Uganda With 29

8 Comments 25 August 2010

I remember looking at Roger on the way to the airport and saying, “I don’t think I can do this.” What in the world did I get myself into? I was leading a team of 29 to Uganda (never been there) and Ethiopia. I only personally knew 4 of the team members… Randi (my BF) [...]

My Crazy Stuff

Craziness Started With Visiting Orphans!

4 Comments 24 August 2010

I can’t believe I’ve only been home 3 weeks from Africa! It took me a long time to recover physically and emotionally, but now feeling the excitement bubbling inside my heart to share the good, bad and craziness with you. I think the best place for me to start is from the beginning. I would [...]

My Crazy Stuff

Sierra Leone Adoption Miracles

1 Comment 20 August 2010

Just nine short months ago, The Raining Season opened the doors of The Covering, a children’s home in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Since that time we have experienced joy, fear, sorrow, and pleasure of the ups and downs to doing the “bigger” plans that God always has for us. The Raining Season is an organization [...]

My Crazy Stuff

Coming Soon… My Africa Trip Blitz!

6 Comments 18 August 2010

My dear crazy readers, I have had an incredible time reading all your guest posts and soaking up your amazing comments!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking the time to interact and share your thoughts back to my guests. I have been bloggy MIA since returning from Africa. It has taken [...]

Mommyhood

Daddy On Diaper Duty- just for laughs

0 Comments 17 August 2010

Actor and Comedian Jay Mohr shares his own real-life potty-training tale that’s pee-in-your-pants funny!! When my son, Jackie, first came home from the hospital, I was promptly sent out to buy diapers. So off I went. I quickly realized that I didn’t have a clue where to find them or how they were sold. Did [...]

Adoption

Crazy Guest Blogger #19 – Adoption Dreams

6 Comments 14 August 2010

First , I would like to give a little background of our family. My husband ( I will be giving everyone fake names to protect our children’s privacy), Henry and I have been married 28 years now and lost one baby early in the pregnancy and then gave birth to three wonderful healthy babies( a daughter,son [...]

Adoption

Crazy Guest Blogger #18 – The Redmore Family Story

4 Comments 10 August 2010

Our Crazy Adoption Story When Kari asked for readers to post crazy stories for her blog I knew our adoption story fit right in. I’m sure there are many people in this world who would consider me crazy. And probably just as many would consider my husband crazy for believing in me. But, I don’t [...]

Adoption

Crazy Guest Blogger #16 – Preparing For Craziness

5 Comments 05 August 2010

So many times in life we spend months and months even years preparing for a BIG DAY: a birth, a wedding, an adoption, a graduation that we forget that life continues after that moment has passed. It’s great to be prepared and excited about milestones and I believe that we should cover all our lives [...]

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