It has been one month since we said goodbye to E and I thought now would be a good time to share some of my reflections after our first placement. While there is still a bit of sadness when I think about her — simply just missing her — I feel like I’ve had a […]

This past weekend we went up to my hometown to visit my family … for the first time in three months! What a weird time we are living in. One week after we got E was my Grandfather’s funeral, so she got to meet my immediate and extended family on my dad’s side then. But […]

I recently told Caleb that my perfect weather is about 70-75 degrees, sunny, and a slight breeze. Cliché? Maybe. But such is my dream day! We were hiking as we talked about our favorite weather and I just so happened to be the lucky one that day as it was about 72, partly sunny, and […]

“Make plans in pencil, not ink.”  When our pastor shared this thought during the message last Sunday, it immediately jumped out at me and I’ve been thinking about it multiple times a day ever since. I told Caleb Sunday night on our walk that the idea is so simple and almost … obvious? We have […]