When Love Takes You In - Steven Curtis Chapman

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Steven Curtis Chapman as they mourn the tragic loss of their youngest daughter. It is truly a tragedy to hear of this news - we are holding our Sophie a little tighter as we are reminded of the remarkable gift we have been given.

This song by Steven Curtis Chapman has been a favorite of mine since we have entered into the adoption world as it touches on the miracle of adoption and I felt it appropriate to post at this time.

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To learn more about the Chapman family's foundation to help families unite through adoption, you can find Shaohannah's Hope at: http://members.shaohannahshope.org/site/PageServer?pagename=abt_home

I *heart* mom!

Happy Mother's Day to all the fabulous moms in my life! To celebrate, 4 generations of women in my fam - my grandma, mom, Sophie and myself took part in a Mother's Day 5K walk. It was chilly and very windy, but we all had high spirits and finished like champs! I am so proud of my grandma for rising to the challenge and of my mom for making this our second Mother's Day walk together and of my Sophie-girl who didn't complain once and actually enjoyed being bundled up with the wind in her hair. I have such great female role models in my life and I'm glad that Sophie does as well.

I also have to give a shout-out to all of my mommy friends, some of whom I saw Friday night (Ladies night was so-needed!) and some of whom I haven't seen in a while. I carry you in my thoughts always! A special thanks to those who supported all moms, especially adoptive moms, when seeing the unfairness in a recent NBC contest* - my friends are amazing! I am so blessed to be surrounded by great friends and family - I *heart* all of you!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Sophie!

Can this truly be?! It seems like only yesterday you were first placed in our arms - tiny and quiet and ever so sweet. NOW, you are full of personality, growing into a lovely little girl, making us laugh every single day! We love the way you sing along with all kinds of music and chatter on and on about things (even though we don't understand 50% of what you're trying to say!). We love your goofy ways of cracking yourself up and your dramatic pauses for added affect. We love your independent spirit and the loving hugs you give us throughout the day, for no apparent reason. We love that you always want to play with the big kids and you assert yourself to keep up with 'em. We love that you make everyday a dance party - you have dance moves for everything! Baby girl, no one could love you more than your mommy and daddy do - we are so proud of you, our vivacious 2 year-old! Happy, happy birthday, kiddo!