This post is from a series I wrote between January and July of this year. You can click HERE to start from the first post of the series.We received our first message from Alice on a Thursday. I usually check our adoption email several times a day, but on that day I had a dentist … Continue reading Alice
Category: Adoption
Two Messages
Over the next week or so I'll be posting a blog series I wrote from January through July of this year. The series follows our experiences through our failed adoption. Here is the first post of the series...In one day we received two messages with the potential to drastically change our lives…“Hello Daniel and Jessica,I am … Continue reading Two Messages
To Explain Our Absence…
We've had some people wonder why we've been a bit absent from our blog recently and we feel we're ready to explain. We were chosen by a birth mom early this year to adopt a baby boy due July 8th. We were in contact almost daily, went to appointments with her, visited each other's homes … Continue reading To Explain Our Absence…
Little Currant Bush
I loved this little video of a snippet from Elder D. Todd Christofferson's talk.I thought about this little clip while I was pruning an overgrown shrub on our neighbors property a few months ago. The man living there passed away unexpectedly in the fall but for years before his passing the huge property had been … Continue reading Little Currant Bush
One Year
I completely forgot! May 4th was one year since turning in our adoption application. I knew our one year mark was coming up but things got busy (Daniel's birthday, visitors, life, etc.) and there it went. I think I've documented the craziness of the last year on here pretty well so a recap isn't really … Continue reading One Year
Jess Building Joy 