What would your cardboard testimony be? I think I would need a Refrigerator Box to write mine.
On the front:
Barren, Shame-filled, Molested as a Child, Bulemic, Afraid to Love, Afraid to be Alone, Self-Centered, Silent Addictions, Anxiety-ridden, Struggling
On the back:
Saved. Free from shame, abuse, silent addictions, and fear. Peace. Redeemed. Blessed - wife and mother. HIS.
Dear Sewing Machine,
I am dumbfounded. I have piles of adorable fabric, books of patterns, over 100 projects in mind, and you. And yet you just refuse to cooperate. How do you expect a girl like me to actually put thread in you? The directions you come with are absurd. They make no sense.
You just can't possibly fathom my sadness every time I gaze longingly at you from across the room. I just don't know how to make it work between us. Can't we at least be friends?
Your loving owner,
P.S. Anybody know how to sew and want to help a girl out?
I know you thought I forgot, but I didn't. I've just been sick and starving (more on that later) and snowed in over the past week. But without anymore waiting, the winner of the hair bow giveaway is....
*drum roll please!!*
SARAH HINSON!! Go to One Small Reason and pick any bow you like and I'll mail it to you! :)
If you didn't win, you can still own a beautiful bow and support our adoption by shopping at One Small Reason.
We are snowed in (again) today and I am kind of glad! I came down with a cold which turned into bronchitis last week. I've just started to feel better, but I'm glad for a snowed in weekend with my family. We got a couple more inches of snow last night and now it is sleeting hard! The tree limbs are really sagging, so I wouldn't be surprised if some fall. I'm glad we have gas logs! At least we can stay warm if the power goes out.
If you are wondering why I'm starving, it is due to the fabulous South Beach Diet. I'm not actually starving, but I am coming off sugar which makes me dangerous in the eyes of most people! :) I've been riding my spin bike again. So far I have lost 9 pounds since January 1. We just started the South Beach diet yesterday though, so we will see if that speeds things up at all.
In other news, we are officially registered for our MAPPS classes to become licensed. They have completed our criminal background checks and we did our initial interviews (separately and together). We are now waiting for our paperwork to come in the mail so we can get started on that part of the home study process.
Did I mention that my kids decided to give each other haircuts on the day of our interviews? Nothing says "I want a sibling!" like home grown hair cuts by 2 year olds.
We have chosen names and we are super excited about them. If we have a girl, she will be Madelynn Anne. We will probably call her Maddie. If we have a boy, he will be James Winston. We will call him Winston.
And here is a true confession... I'm praying for twins. Specifically, I'm praying for fraternal twins: a boy and a girl. I can dream, right?
