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little things around here.
It is almost the weekend. That makes me happy…it has been a long week in the Cooper house. In celebration of the fact that it is almost Friday…I thought I’d recap our last weekend with a bit of...
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how was your weekend?
Are you running like crazy trying to get ready for the holidays or savoring the moments lounging around the house? We did a bit of both. I started the Christmas shopping early but it hasn’t kept me...
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Christmasy Tour
I promised a little tour of our Christmas festivities around the Cooper house. Now I will be the first to admit that I do not go hog wild on the Christmas decor. I’m not a minimalist either though....
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while we sleep.
I’ve had a hard time focusing this week. Making the peanut butter sandwiches and wiping the spills have never been the things that really hold my attention. I’m usually daydreaming up some sort of...
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little blessings.
God is showing me the blessing in little things… The immense pleasure and privilege of little people who fill my life and make me feel whole. The simple knowledge that God is constant and loving...
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evidence.
All around our house there’s evidence of the little people who have become the fabric our of lives. Every room…every moment. Today I looked around at the piles…the messes…the spills…and I cried...
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snowy day.
They slept with their pajamas on backwards, placed a spoon under their pillows, and flushed an ice cube down the toilet….all as part of their quirky, weird snow day ritual. And guess what? It...
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Merry Christmas!
We are enjoying a wonderfully laid back holiday at home. We’ve gone to to the Christmas Eve service, had dinner, opened our pajamas, watched a holiday movie, read the Christmas story, had breakfast,...
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Guess what we are doing for New Years?
We have been enjoying a very nice, quiet, laid back Christmas. Just our little family hanging out at home. It has been wonderful to experience Christmas through the eyes of our little ones. Lots of...
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here we go!
And we’re off tomorrow. After lots of cleaning for our house guests, stocking the fridge, shopping and packing…we are ready to catch a plane (or twelve) to Ethiopia! This should be old hat by...
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Meeting Sunshine!
It was a whirlwind trip! We spend 36+ hours en route to Africa…with a 12 hour layover in Frankfurt. We walked around Frankfurt in the rain for a bit and tried to catch a nap in the airport. Then we...
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still processing…
A sweet friend texted me this morning “Are you alive? Are you in the hospital?” Ha. She knows me too well and was beginning to wonder when I had been quiet for a few days. I am still here! I am...
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the inner struggle.
There’s this crazy thing that happens to you when you come back from Africa after meeting your adorable child. In your excitement to have another beautiful little gir,l you find yourself giddily...
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gotcha 2013.
2 years ago today we flew into the Kansas City airport surrounded by family and friends. Our hearts were full. God was faithful. The last two years God has taught us about his grace and redemption...
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overcast.
The last couple of days have been beautifully sunny here in the cornfields but my heart has felt cloudy. I miss my Sunshine. I had a vivid dream last night that she was home. We had laid out an...
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scattered thoughts {mostly on old books}
I am kind of “all over the board” right now. My mind is a bit like a pin ball machine. I think it’s the nesting. Or maybe a chemical imbalance of sorts. But whatever it is….why fight it? So this...
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little violinist.
We had a big weekend celebrating Miss Middle. She has completed Book 2 of the Suzuki literature and her new teacher requires that each student perform the entire book (12 pieces for memory) in a solo...
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totally over the winter sickness.
It’s been kind of a snowy sickly week. I’m ready for winter to end. Monday while we were celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. with the kids home from school…we got a beautiful dusting of snow. It...
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Created 4 Care Adoption Retreat
I always come home from Atlanta eager to blog and share my amazing experience. Then I sit at the keyboard blankly wondering how best to neatly wrap my emotions up in a walnut shell. First...
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Surgery tomorrow!
Early tomorrow morning Danny Boy is heading into surgery. He’s up at Shriner’s Hospital now with Mr. P and I am here. That is a LONG ways away for a mama to be from her little guy under the...
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