Last week it was our year to enjoy our kids and grands for Thanksgiving! I start early preparing each place setting name card, and planning how to best accommodate our growing family of 18! We like to send everyone home with leftovers…
Read MoreIt’s been a busy week for our family! One of the best things was adding one more precious soul to our collection of grands...
Read MoreI’ve posted about Lake Powell before, and yes, we spent another lovely week down there last week. It’s rare to have an entire week of perfect weather on the lake. Storms are common, sometimes daily occurrences, but not this time…
Read MoreAdoption is a gift from God. A gift from a birth mom to her child. A gift for the adoptive parents who for one reason or another aren’t able to conceive and give birth on their own. A gift to anyone who associates with that child…
Read MoreAfter having to postpone three times this summer, we were FINALLY able to have Grandma Camp! It’s been a crazy summer filled with lots of unexpected twists and turns, and with grandkids ranging in age from three to fifteen…
Read MoreThe day before school started, we had one last outing to celebrate the end of summer. We have a kind and generous neighbor who is a volunteer at Utah’s Hogle Zoo…
Read MoreHere in Utah we celebrate the 24th of July as a state holiday. It is the day the pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley. I am grateful for my pioneer ancestors and the sacrifices they made to make my life what it is today! I am greatly blessed…
Read MoreThis past week has been a dream come true!!! We were blessed with the opportunity to come to Kauai with all 15 of our kids and grands…
Read MoreIf you’re looking for a fun place to stay in St. George, Utah, “Arcadia Resort” is the place!!! We have vacationed in St. George for almost 40 years now…
Read MoreWe thought we would be staying with Florine and his wife again, but there had been some issues there with Florine’s sister prostituting herself out in their apartment at nights. It was a dark place…
Read MoreThe day after we went to Branistea in search of Dumitra’s original birth certificate, Nic took us to yet another government office in Galati…
Read MoreThe day after we got Errin, we were required to go to the local hospital and get the first of two HIV tests. I was nervous because HIV was high in newborns in Romania…
Read MoreHalloween of 2020 was one of the first times we gathered together as a family during the Covid 19 nightmare. However, looking back, it was one of the funnest LIGHT…
Read MoreThe next morning, our first in Galati, Lucci brought the usual platter of sliced sausage, cucumbers, tomatoes and radishes for breakfast. As hard as I tried…
Read MoreElena was waiting for us at the train station in Galati. Dad and I were about the only ones who got off the train there. Most of the other passengers…
Read MoreThe apartment was very small, very dark, and the smell of moth balls was beyond pungent. As soon as we got inside, Florine and his sister brought me five piece of blank white paper…
Read MoreThe past couple of years have had some challenges on our dates for Grandma Camp. Last year one of our littles got sick and ended up in the hospital – so we had to postpone…
Read MoreOnce I got on the plane and sat down, I turned and looked out the window and let the ugly-cry-sobbing out. I tried to be quiet, but my heart was sad and broken…
Read MoreAs I sit to write this post, I realized I am writing it on the 31st anniversary of the infamous phone call. The call that changed our lives forever, the call to come…
Read MoreToday’s post is short and sweet because we are now in the crazy month of May! It seems like many families have a lot of birthdays clustered…
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