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Sharing a Room
Brothers share.They share parents.They share grandparents.They share a house.They share lots of things.Our little brothers are going to share a room. I'm not sure how in the world to make it work.You...
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Home sweet home
We have been home 5 1/2 days. I am sorry I haven't written sooner, but it has been quite the whirlwind! We arrived in DC after a 17 hour flight at around 8am Tuesday morning. I was thrilled that we...
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A school unlike you've ever seen...
While we were in Ethiopia, we visited a school.To say the LEAST...it was humbling. Look at this first photo. First of all, this is the wall...they were THRILLED to take turns reading off "lion",...
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Making it...
Where to begin? I love having two boys. But what I am slowly realizing is this:Children (not child, as in one) but children are a true picture of our sin nature...God's redemptive purposes for...
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here and there...
Gosh, I can't believe I have let the blog slide. I suppose that is what happens when you have two kiddos. :)It is funny the crazy respect you gain for moms when you BECOME one! We went to Illinois...
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oh, the adventures
Parenting children is an adventure, but parenting a child of a different race has proved (already) to create some awkward moments and interesting times. Right now it's not an issue because Eli doesn't...
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Getting back into it
We've been busy (ongoing theme) at the Whitis house.The boys are wonderful and beginning to settle in.I have been ramping up the intensity of my workouts recently. I love to workout, as many of you...
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Thankful
This week has been a week where I have walked around feeling thankful.Thankful for poop smeared around the crib as I go in to greet my kids in the morning.Thankful for a night of crying kids, so I have...
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Random Tuesday Talk
My best friend got married this summer. It was about one week after we brought Eli home from Ethiopia. This is at the rehearsal dinner. We considered not taking him out at all. We were being VERY...
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Pushing the Limits
Oh boys. They are SO DIFFERENT than girls.I grew up as an only child. Playing with barbies, doll houses, maybe some hot glue as I got older. And gasp, maybe an occasional car or block. But it was...
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Just a little update
Good news: I feel like I'm being very PRESENT with my boys.Bad news: I never get to blog...ever!Some interesting things in the whitis house:we have at least one mouse in our kitchen. Awesome. with...
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Resting in Weakness
Do you ever feel like Satan just attacks you in the places where you are the weakest...the most vulnerable? I feel like he knows my weak spots and he just sucker punches me.I like to be liked. I like...
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a beautiful birthday
Today, I turn 29.If the Lord had planned for sweet Briar to live on earth, he would be 2 today.It's a beautiful day to share with my son.It's a beautiful day. But it's a little hard.I rarely cry for...
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I forget to take photos when I'm having fun!
Do you see this apron i'm wearing in the picture? I SEWED IT. That's right, all by myself.You're impressed, admit it. I'm impressed :)Last weekend (the weekend before my birthday), I went to something...
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The cutest ones.
I hope you enjoy these. Just the cutest kids around.My little Finn. Turns one tomorrow.Emma Jane, almost 2 and a half.Eli, turns 2 in December.Emma Jane is not mine, biologically. Nor do I have custody...
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One year of life!
My little man was 1 yesterday.finneas wollison whitis.finn.Not only does God grow a child in your stomach, he then allows said child to grow at an uncontrollable rate.Sweet Finn. Born at almost 10...
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Don't bite your brother!
Well, the photo bandit strikes again. When we were in Kentucky for the family reunion, we got photos with cousin Jackson. Today is his birthday, two days after Finn. During these photos, Brandon was...
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Failure
I'm just going to be real for a moment.Do you ever feel like a failure?I mean, not just a little failure.But a total failure? Not in a dramatic way, but in a "I can't get my act together" kind of way?I...
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The election: whitis style
This election has become a little dividing. I do have my political preferences... but I wanted to lighten things up a bit. Eli and Finn were the perfect people to do the job. When it comes to my kids,...
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So true...
I have so much to say, but very little time to write it.This post explains pretty well how life has been going lately :)Not all of it is BAD, per say, but it does make me laugh. Sometimes it makes me...
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