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Encyclopedia of Me: B is for…

by gidget life

Books

I’ve always been an avid reader. One summer, as a child, I checked out about 15 chapter books to read on our 3-week long vacation up to Northern California, and then proceeded to read them all on the 15-hour drive up there. My problem these days is having a hard time choosing– I’m always reading [...]

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An Adoption Story

by gidget adoption

Did you know that I have a sister-in-law whose family is amidst the paper pregnancy of adoption right now, too? They are adopting their second Korean child (and also have a biological son).
Stacey just posted a little teaser of her story of adopting Reuben from Korea. You can read it here and be sure to [...]

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Family Photos by Rena Anne Photography

by gidget family

In November we had some family photos taken by my best friend. She’s been taking our pictures for a while (our engagement, maternity pics and more), and finally decided to actually launch her business. I’m so excited because she is super talented. I was happy to build and help her set up her new photo [...]

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Christmas Traditions: Celebrating Advent

by gidget crafty

Celebrating Advent
Advent is the term that is used to refer to the Christmas season, a season of hope and anticipation, as we await the celebration of the birth of our Savior. There are many ways to celebrate Advent, all of which help focus our thoughts on Jesus rather than the hustle and bustle of the [...]

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A Journey of Hope, Part 4

by gidget adoption

You can catch up on our adoption journey by reading Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
Where We’re At
The last couple months we’ve been filling out paperwork and running errands like crazy. This week we are finally coming to the end of this part of the adoption process, which you could call the first trimester [...]

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A Journey of Hope, Part 3

by gidget adoption

You can catch up by reading Part 1 and Part 2.
“holding” one of her favorite baby friends
So, this is the really cool part.
Despite everything, we still had hopes for a bigger family. We always had said we wanted three or four kids, and the older Chiquita grows the more we desire a sibling for her. [...]

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A Peek Into Our Home

by gidget family

I feel super refreshed after taking the last couple of weeks off from blogging. I may not feel so refreshed once I dive back into my reader and try to catch up on everything, but I have definitely needed the time to prioritize other things and for one thing, get settled in to our new [...]

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Savoring Summer

by gidget family

One of my favorite bloggers/authors, Amanda Soule has been posting about how she’s been savoring summer, and I decided to follow suite. Here’s what the end of summer has looked like around here, and we’ve definitely been savoring it.
enjoying a few more moments with dear friends who were moving away…

savoring the fruit of our garden, [...]

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Family Fun

by gidget family

Last week we had a super fun visit with Moondoggie’s sister and her family. Chiquita loved playing with her cousins. Do you think she enjoys them a little? I got some great smiles out of her this week, that’s for sure. I’m not sure she could look much happier.

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Happy Birthday, Chiquita!

by gidget family

Hard to believe that my little miracle baby is two today! She’s such a big girl in so many ways and still my little baby in others. We are so blessed by her.

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