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adopted, family, Izze, On A Personal Note

“Judge Not”

In December, after being “paralyzed” for four months (and not working) I knew something had to give. Legal fees were mounting (we hit $45K in December) and I was feeling completely overwhelmed. David and I had been debt-free (except for our home) for many years and the amount of debt we had accumulated over the […]
adopted, family, Izze, On A Personal Note

Doubt Not, Fear Not

Loving on my girl one more time Don’t love this one, but it shows me on the saddest day of my life – still can’t look at this and not cry all over again! Sarah’s mom and I saying good-bye in the parking lot Sarah’s mom and brother Alex and I as the reality of […]
adopted, baby, family, Izze, On A Personal Note

Happy B-day Sweet Izze

Our sweet grand daughter Izze turns 1 today!!!! Sure do love that cute girl! And she is loving the b-day present from grandma and papa. Soooo happy to have her as a permanent member of our family!
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Refinement – Physical – Post #1

This is the first installment in a series that will follow over the next many months about our experience of assisting our son Jonathon and his wife Sarah adopt Izze. Hardest experience of my life, but also life-changing. I hope reading about our experience will touch you in some way and that you might gain […]

adopted “Judge Not” In December, after being “paralyzed” for four months (and not working) I knew something had to give. Legal fees were mounting (we hit $45K in December) and I was feeling completely overwhelmed. David and I had been debt-free (except for our home) for many years and the amount of debt we had accumulated over the […]

adopted Doubt Not, Fear Not Loving on my girl one more time Don’t love this one, but it shows me on the saddest day of my life – still can’t look at this and not cry all over again! Sarah’s mom and I saying good-bye in the parking lot Sarah’s mom and brother Alex and I as the reality of […]

adopted Happy B-day Sweet Izze Our sweet grand daughter Izze turns 1 today!!!! Sure do love that cute girl! And she is loving the b-day present from grandma and papa. Soooo happy to have her as a permanent member of our family!

adopted Refinement – Physical – Post #1 This is the first installment in a series that will follow over the next many months about our experience of assisting our son Jonathon and his wife Sarah adopt Izze. Hardest experience of my life, but also life-changing. I hope reading about our experience will touch you in some way and that you might gain […]

adopted Our “Happily Ever After” Begins Today is our long awaited day! The finalization of the adoption of Izze that has been nearly a year in the making. It feels so surreal…. I am overwhelmed with a deep sense of gratitude and feel so indebted to the many family members and friends who have supported us over the last year. It […]

family Happy Mother’s Day! My mother came to our “Celebration” party for Izze on Friday night and stayed for the entire party – cleaning up as the night wore on. It has made me reflect on her and her life. She is such a wonderful example of the “good mother” to me. Always, tirelessly, sacrificing for others. She is […]

family My Fam! Merry Christmas all! As promised in my Christmas letter, here are the pics of the family. We are growing and growing! Life is wonderful and we love them all! son Brian, wife Ashley, Crew, and Briley David and I (boy are we getting old!) son Jonathon, wife Sarah and Izze (more current photos are not […]

adopted Izze-Our Miracle Many of you have been following our rather emotional roller coaster ride as my youngest son and his wife have been trying to adopt baby Izze – I want to share our very own little miracle that happened yesterday….In the middle of fighting to adopt baby Izze, Jonathon and Sarah have also been providing care […]

adopted Bandaids Writing feels therapeutic right now, so here are my thoughts today……I keep thinking back to when my children were young and they got an “owie”. I could scoop them up on my lap, wash their cut, put on just the right sized bandaid, and hug their hurt away. I would give anything to go back […]

adopted Baby Izze Update 5 I am not a writer and I don’t know if it is possible to put down on paper my feelings, but I must try…My heart has fractured into a million pieces. Baby Izze was placed in the birth mother’s custody today following a court hearing. Last Thursday, that same judge ruled that to place the […]

baby Baby Izze Update First of all, thanks so much for all the love and support! I have amazing friends and family! We were hoping to bring Izze home today, but the doctor says she is still suffering from the effects of the methadone that her birth mom was on and they are starting her on morphine today to […]

adopted Our Little Izze! My son Jonathon and his wife Sarah have been married for two years and thus far, have been unable to conceive. This is a brief version of a very long story and how life can be wonderful and miraculous….Sunday morning, June 12, 2011, about 8:30 Izzebel entered the world in one heck of a hurry! […]

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