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A window into my thoughts: mostly adoption, travel, how I can give back

Moody Family – Our First Repeat Family…We Are So Excited!

Moody Family – Our First Repeat Family…We Are So Excited!

We are so excited to welcome back Matt and Ashley. We know this is a sign that our help makes a small difference in the lives of these families. Welcome back Ashley and Matt! Hey! Thank you so much for taking the time to get to know our family a little bit! We’re Matt...

Bailey Family – Heartbreak Leads to a Growing Family

Bailey Family – Heartbreak Leads to a Growing Family

WAM readers, I love their story, but I also love the reason they chose their bows. Nothing makes me happier than seeing someone take time to choose their bow fabric. Check it out! ----------- Hello! We are the Bailey’s. We are a family in NC that want to love big. My...

The Lindsey Family – Overcoming All Obstacles

The Lindsey Family – Overcoming All Obstacles

This is a story that both breaks my heart and gives me so much inspiration at the same time. I hope that I too can be as strong as the Lindseys. Without further ado...the Lindseys. My husband Kenny and I have been married since October 2014. Our marriage has been...

Travel History

Just enough to know I don’t know anything…

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Cities

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blog posts

How Our Thai Adoption Failed

When my world fell apart in April of 2016 it was hot.  It was always hot in the Thai adoption authority, a place where forever families are made, but it seemed particularly hot that day

Make New Friends But Keep The Old!

Most of us know that song from Girl Scouts or Elementary school, “Make new friends, but keep the old”…and this is never more true than for a Wanderer…  We clean out our friends like we clean out our pantry…except it’s harder and often happens organically.