A Double Blessing
Back in the month of May, in the year 2018, when we adopted six beautiful siblings, we closed our foster license with Catholic Charities because, as we rightly said, "We're…
Mother’s Day 2020
Mother's Day has many colors and emotions in the foster and adoptive world. Each one since we began this journey has been different, often painful and strained beneath a veneer…
Family Time
Some special visitors dropped by this week on Tuesday to see Efrain and had so much fun with the kids. We are incredibly blessed to have such good relationships with…
Siblings
What a gift it was to spend some time on Sunday afternoon with our beautiful Malinda, who brought over Efrain's youngest little brother! He's the most adorable little chubster ever,…
Recovering, A New Addition, and Many Portraits
It's been a busy spring - lots going on, despite my being incapacitated with illness for over 6 months. I finally did discover I was hit with both Valley Fever…
Thank you, Lord, for hard days.
Every night (with rare exception) since before we were married, my husband and I have prayed together. It's a commitment we made early on when we were dating that I…
2018 Christmas
Ah, Christmas! No matter how scattered and ill prepared I am due to dealing with one sick child after another after another, we still manage to have a beautiful and…
July 4th at the Ranch
Ahh, 4th of July at the ranch! This was our first 4th with 6 new Heidmanns, and we had a blast. No, not literally. We didn't even have any sparklers,…
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A May to Remember, Part III: Nine Hundred Eighty-Four Days
The last of the gigantic, life-altering events in our May to Remember occurred on May 24th. It was the culmination of Nine Hundred Eighty-Four days: the time spanned between "placement"…
“I will always, always, fight for you.”
We gathered the kids in the living room after everyone got home from school. I had told them there was something really awesome to celebrate, but I wanted to wait…
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