I looked around yesterday, I looked around today, and I'm sure I'll look around tomorrow

And I hope you will see someone who is content with life.  Before Tigger, I was content.  Sure I always wanted to be a mom, but really I was living the content life, enjoying my small house, work, and family.

I will not lie, I looked around and knew that I could provide a home and it's natural for individuals to be in constant communion with others and so I tried to provide a home and Tigger came into my life.  I am living the content life, enjoying my still small house, 2 year old, and family.

I think about the future.  An older child, maybe lots of ups and downs...maybe more relationships????, who knows....but I pray and hope that contentment is still a companion.  Why?  because life is not predictable.  If I don't enjoy my today's for all it's ups/downs and insecurities (yeah my state can't get it's budget together) there is never a promise of tomorrow.

My goal in life is to live each day content with my life.  I look around...my small house, the laughter I hear in the next room from Tigger, I smile and I know, I am living a life that even Kings and Queens would envy!

I hope that each of you that stop by and read here hug your families more and really just stop the madness and enjoy the life that is yours.  It may not be perfect or how you envisioned it, however, it is enough...and when you know you that you have enough, added blessings are like treasure!

Tigger and her cousin playing a game only 2 year olds would find amusing....run and fall into the grass

Bedtime fun

Random fun right before bedtime.  You never get these days back, may as well enjoy and play with them!

Hey fellow Christian....you may not want to adopt!

Well I'm not the only one directing traffic to this popular post of the week, however, I thought it was a decent and balanced view about adoption within Christian circles.  Go read Russell Moore's blog post here!

I for one have never bought into the Evangelical adoption movement, I believe it is a decision that is highly personal and different, for families that decide to pursue adoption.  While I do believe in the mandate from the Bible to care for the orphans and the widows, adoption has never been the ONE way to do that.  Anyways enjoy the article.  It will give you food for thought.

And as an example....I  read this blog frequently....not because it's happy happy joy joy, but because it highlights some of the real life day to day stuff that no one ever wants to think about.  This post moved me to tears...I encourage you to read it, especially if thinking about older child adoption

Nostalgic today

Found a write-up of a death from the University I attended in the late 90's.  This woman was one of the nicest women I encountered at the University.  She was an older woman with intellectual disabilities however, held a job at the University as a groundskeeper.  Always upbeat, always wanting to say a nice word, and it was neat to see how she truly enjoyed working by keeping the campus beautiful.

ACU will miss her spirit.

A moment of silence and thoughts of purple and white!

Oklahoma thinks about expanding adoptees right to OBC

Really...if OK is putting their foot out there...other states can too.  Even if it's just baby steps.

For your reading pleasure....a very short article.

Just in case you wanted to get to know me a wee bit more

It's no secret that I oogle men from TV dramas or movies.  Just for kicks I wanted to show you which ones have caught my attention over the years (please note that I do know the difference between reality and fantasy).  I guess I love men in suits or if they have that manly man look ha!  Introducing four of the fantasy TV loves of my life:

Well not really TV and it was a brainless movie in 2004 when it came out, but oh my, I loved Thomas Jane in this movie, he was hot I have to admit.  

First of all, he's Cuban....so he's automatically going to be good looking.  You wouldn't know it from this picture but he looks drop dead gorgeous in a black suit.  Previously was on CBS "Cold Case" and now is a new detective on "Law & Order SVU" on NBC

One of these days I will describe my X-files fettish when I was in college.  David Duchovny was oh how should I say, I loved him!  He looked hot in the movie 'Return to Me' as well

Oh yes another Cuban hottie here.  He was an FBI agent on the CBS series "Without a Trace"  I think I like men with guns....ha ha ha.  Maybe I should delve into my psyche for answers!

And that my friends is just a random blog post about guys that have held or actively captivated my interest when looking at TV.  In case you really wanted to know!  

We are in October already! Welcome Fall!

Summer is my favorite time of the year!  As we get into fall and especially now as where I live is hot until October or November, I get a wee bit nostalgic.  After all, fall is when the kids start school.  You are again reminded of the fact that a year has gone by and now they are bigger (since I work in the school district too, I get it from all angles), that it's a fun time of the year with decorations and harvest festivals and pumpkins, as well as hot cider or hot chocolate or anything from pumpkin spice lattes to whatever fall hot drink is available.  It's also a time of reflection as one starts receiving notices asking if one would be willing to send a Christmas gift to your sponsored child, foster children, the Angel tree, etc.

As I see summer go from fun filled to obvious a family centered season, I can't help but think and pray for those that do not have families to be with at the moment.  Maybe it's due to a foster situation, maybe it's due to an adult not having close family around him/her.

I hope we can all take some time out of our schedule and not only embrace our families and fun fall activities, but maybe embrace someone else into the family or activities or with our thoughts/actions as this time may be the starting point of loneliness for others.

To everything there is a season.  May we all be able to lend a hand or gain new friends and pass the nostalgia around!  Happy October everyone!