Moments of Clarity by Gretchen
Posted by Moments of Clarity by Gretchen 2 days 13 hours ago.
We got the email this afternoon announcing that we had passed court, meaning that in Ethiopia, she's legally a Magruder!! The jury's still out on a name...All children come home using the adoptive father's first name, so on her passport it will say Mast...
Posted by Moments of Clarity by Gretchen 3 days 20 hours ago.
Well, our court date in Ethiopia came and went yesterday....and not a peep from our adoption agency. One family* who just returned from Ethiopia said that Internet has been down in Addis Ababa for about 2 weeks, so perhaps that has something to do with ...
Posted by Moments of Clarity by Gretchen 5 days 15 hours ago.
Today our family celebrated a Miracle of Lights....We spent 4 hours shopping for and installing 2 new bedroom light fixtures in our old, poorly wired house.We are not handy people. Maybe funny, nice....some might even label us smart or compassionate.......
Posted by Moments of Clarity by Gretchen 6 days 17 hours ago.
If you're anything like me, you're ending 2008 at a frantic pace....parties, projects, and playdates have been taking up much of our time the last few weeks. And though it's been good to paint bedrooms, organize closets, enjoy holidays with family, and g...
Posted by Moments of Clarity by Gretchen 1 week 6 days ago.
Posted by Moments of Clarity by Gretchen 2 weeks 9 hours ago.
Today was our appointment at the SIU School of Medicine Travel Clinic. We've done lots of research about the vaccines and gotten input from families who have traveled before us.....there aren't any vaccinations that are REQUIRED to go to Ethiopia, but the...
Posted by Moments of Clarity by Gretchen 2 weeks 9 hours ago.
One good thing about adding a child to the family is the \"nesting\" that comes along with her! Over the last few months we've been cleaning, sorting, and best of all, purging!! Our Guestroom/Playroom was overrun with toys, books, games, and all k...
Posted by Moments of Clarity by Gretchen 2 weeks 3 days ago.
If you're full of Christmas cheer and wanting to spread some good tidings, I'd like to offer up a few great ideas!
Christian Student Fellowship - the campus ministry at the University of Illinois at Springfield and Lincoln Land Community College. A min...
Posted by Moments of Clarity by Gretchen 3 weeks 11 hours ago.
A little adoption update for those of you who don't hear me gush on a daily basis:
we're waiting on our January 2nd court date in Ethiopia. If our adoption passes court (it's not unusual for a misplaced paper or missing signature to cause court dates to...
Posted by Moments of Clarity by Gretchen 3 weeks 2 days ago.
I get to work with some amazing college students. Really. Generous, compassionate, mission-minded college students. Students wanted to do something for the kids at Inner City Mission. They get lots of donations at xmas, but apparently, they don't...
Posted by Moments of Clarity by Gretchen 3 weeks 3 days ago.
Happy Birthday to me. It holds LOTS of pellet ice and dt. cherry pepsi and.....It lights up!!I'm married to a wonderful man!!
Posted by Moments of Clarity by Gretchen 3 weeks 4 days ago.
I went to Meijer yesterday, looking for fortune cookies. We're throwing an adoption shower for our friends, the McGowans and the Severns this weekend - both families brought home little girls from China in the last couple of months. Fortune cookies, g...
Posted by Moments of Clarity by Gretchen 3 weeks 5 days ago.
Our younger daughter woke up in the middle of the night with an ear ache. I rummaged through the cabinets looking for children's ibuprophen/tylenol/whatever. When I couldn't find any, I thought I'd settle for some childrens cold medicine that might ha...
Posted by Moments of Clarity by Gretchen 4 weeks 13 hours ago.
The summer before my Junior year in college, I did an internship in the State Capital. I got my first apartment downtown Springfield (the St. Nicholas Hotel, the same hotel where a former elected official stashed thousands of dollars in a shoebox in his...
Posted by Moments of Clarity by Gretchen 4 weeks 1 day ago.
Posted by Moments of Clarity by Gretchen 4 weeks 1 day ago.
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