One Thankful Mom

A Quiet Week – A Quiet Heart

OneThankfulMom — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:06:48 +0000

This is a quiet blogging week. It’s funny, but when I go away, even for a long weekend, it takes time for me to get back into the flow of my life. January was packed full of travel, and February is looking similar. I love to go places, but for the most part, I love [...]

My Learning Curve: As Soon As rather than Not Until

OneThankfulMom — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:56:05 +0000

I think a lot about words. Words have power, both written and spoken, so we have to be wise when we open our mouths or put our hands on the keyboard. Earlier I wrote a post about using the word “and” rather than “but” when speaking to my children. It is a good tool for [...]

Refreshed

OneThankfulMom — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:39:09 +0000

I am at SeaTac getting ready to board my flight home from Seattle. The Refresh Conference exceeded my hopes in every way. I was very nervous about speaking, but I had the sweetest speaking spot of the event. The evening started with beautiful worship, which really helped me get my mind off myself and on [...]

A New Song

OneThankfulMom — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:17:40 +0000

This evening I fly to Seattle for the Refresh Conference. Through the process of writing my Tell it Well series, I’ve been struck anew with all that Jesus has done in my heart and life. It is incredible that I am an adoptive mom and that I actually get to write and speak about this [...]

Honeybee’s First Email

OneThankfulMom — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:00:49 +0000

Honeybee got her very own email address yesterday, and this is what I found in my inbox this morning. Hi mom I love you. You are wonderful you are a grate mom you are funny and weird but I still love you thank you for being my mom. This just might be one of the sweetest things she has ever said. [...]

Tell it Well, Part 5: Bitter

OneThankfulMom — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:00:05 +0000

Sometimes you have to ask yourself, “If I could only tell one more story, what would it be?” Tell it Well is my answer. Part 1: Alone | Part 2: Sought | Part 3: Found | Part 4: Redeemed | Part 5: Bitter I will never forget the night I checked my email and saw the subject line, “Is this for real? [...]

Grandparents

OneThankfulMom — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:04:08 +0000

Part 5 of Tell it Well is coming tomorrow morning. In the meantime, I want to share this sweet photo of Little Man with Russ’ dad. Russ, Isaiah, and the four younger girls drove to Seattle for our niece’s wedding Saturday. Because of the snow we’ve been having in the northwest, we weren’t able to take our [...]

Sunday Visit: Mark Schultz and His Adoption Story

OneThankfulMom — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:07:20 +0000

I stumbled upon a link to a music video of the song “Everything to Me” by Mark Schultz. After watching it, I clicked on the link to the story behind the song. It is powerful to hear him talk about his birthmother and see the emotion on his face. His face and voice speak to me [...]

Doing my Best to Tell it Well

OneThankfulMom — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:54:12 +0000

Thank you so much for your gentle patience as I try to continue on with my story and Tell it Well. I left you at the moment I received the most amazing email of my life, “Is this for real? I’m your son.” You might think that the rest of the story is so happy [...]

“I Distinctly Remember Growing in Your Tummy”

OneThankfulMom — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:49:42 +0000

“I distinctly remember growing in your tummy, “ Little Man tipped his head to one side, put his finger in the air and made his point with confidence. Conversations about where he came from, how we found him, and traveling from Ethiopia to America, are becoming more frequent and I’m doing my best to navigate them. [...]