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Is She Yours?

18 November 20137 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

"Is she yours?"I think this is the question we've gotten more than any other since adopting Noah. We aren't shy about his being adopted and when people hear we have a 3 year old daughter that always seems to be their first question, "Is she yours?". The first time I heard it it kind of … Continue reading Is She Yours?

Mid-Week Family Day

16 June 20137 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

Last week Daniel stayed home from work for a day to have a family day with us 🙂 I had somewhat jokingly (but hoping he would say yes) asked that he stay home from work with us and he did :)We went on a long family walk in the morning and for the last half … Continue reading Mid-Week Family Day

Hungry Ducks

28 February 20137 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

I've been kind of awful about blogging lately. Sorry about that 🙂 I think going through all the pictures and videos from Mexico got a bit overwhelming (I still have two more days to post about). I think I need to cut myself some slack. Not every post needs to be fabulous 🙂 Anyway, here … Continue reading Hungry Ducks

Roll Tide!

23 January 20137 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

Daniel really doesn't like Alabama head coach Nick Saban. So when we found out Alabama and Notre Dame would be playing in the BCS Championship game I knew who Daniel would be cheering hard for. Alabama's slogan is "Roll Tide", so on the day of the game I just couldn't help myself and this is … Continue reading Roll Tide!

Eye Doctor, Pt. 2

16 January 20137 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ 1 Comment

We took Aurelia to the pediatric ophthalmologist on Saturday and everything went pretty well 🙂 When I wrote the "Do you have a baby?" post we were taking her in to our regular family doctor to have her eye checked out and make sure it didn't look like something was wrong with her brain. We noticed it … Continue reading Eye Doctor, Pt. 2

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Hi, I’m Jess. I share simple ways to build joy in yourself, your family, and your community. I’m a foster mama writing about mental health, infertility, adoption, home education, life and love. Welcome!

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