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Bedroom Ideas for a Guest Bedroom

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You guys might remember last year when my cousin moved in with us as after the tragic death of my aunt and uncle.  She moved in and started attending college in the town right by us. I absolutely loved getting to decorate for a GIRL and even more loved having her with us ... and since she's now

Our First Family Photo as Half A Dozen Roses

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We weren't sure if we would take a family vacation this summer since we knew we would be adding our daughter sometime mid-summer. We wanted to wait and see how well she adjusted before we planned any big family things. But after being home just a short while and being super impressed with how well

Baby Girl Bedroom

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If you know me at all... then you know that IF I took these bedroom pictures 2 months prior to Nella joining our family then her room looks different now - 2 months after her being home. Haha! Not COMPLETELY different. So there's that. I moved furniture, changed curtains, and added A LOT more

ADOPTION – HOW TO ADOPT FROM THE PHILIPPINES

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Since the moment we posted a picture of our beautiful daughter, a flood of emails and messages have been coming in asking us all about adoption. We are SOOOO thrilled to see so many of you feeling called to adopt! It truly makes our heart smile and is such a huge reason we want to share our

Fearfully & Wonderfully Made

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This sweet little girl has stolen our hearts! I can not even explain to you how perfectly matched we are for each other. Her for us and us for her.  What I can tell you, with confidence, is that God does not make mistakes. He knows what He is doing. I haven't got to post many

{THE VIDEO} Trip to the Philippines

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I never want to forget the day we met our daughter. I never want to forget how I felt seeing her face, touching her hand or kissing her head for the first time. I never want to forget the black lace leggings, the kiss lips t-shirt or the purple worn out shoes she had on when we laid eyes on

The Orphanage

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An orphanage. It's not something you can really understand or fathom until you have seen it with your own eyes. Before I go too far, I want to be clear that our daughter's orphanage, also known as Dorcas House in Iloilo City, has the most loving and selfless caregivers I have ever met in my entire

ADOPTION TEES ARE BACK!

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Alright y'all, I'm a crazy person and am going to offer the tees (and tank) one more time! Why? Because so many of you nicely asked. I like nice people. :)  Because Dorcas House (our daughter's orphanage) would be greatly blessed. Because packing and shipping shirts is something small

THE DAY SHE BECAME OURS – JUNE 28, 2016

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I'm sorry, my plan was to write down allll the words and document the trip in full detail. But then we got home and this little thing called... new child... happened. We just can't get enough of her. And honestly, the only time I've had to write was when she's sleeping and when she's sleeping...

MM 060: Holy Cow… We Might Be Prophets!

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Okay, so we've never really talked about spiritual gifts before so this was a fun one. Hint: Mandy has experienced the gift of prophecy on several occasions. And we're dying to see if Jeff's prophecy comes true regarding their new daughter. The waiting game is well, miserable.  As we were in

MEETING OUR DAUGHTER!!

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On June 24, 2016 we go the call we had been waiting for for almost 4 months... the notice that we were cleared to travel and go pick up our daughter! I wasted no time and booked our flights, hotels, drivers... all of it, within 24 hours and we left on a plane the VERY next day. I want to