Category Archives: Vietnam blanket project

The Greatest Reward

If you have been reading my blog for any amount of time, you should be familiar with the Vietnam blankie project that I did with the girls at my church (and then my mother took over). We started in October, … Continue reading

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Adoption Update!

For those of you following along at home, my mom hasn’t been able to post an update. But she was able to get a few emails to Elaine. The baby is officially theirs! I have a new nephew (again, officially–I’ve … Continue reading

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Breaking the Silence

No, I have not been sick, or had pregnancy issues, or anything of that nature. I haven’t even had a life too dull to write about lately–quite the opposite. I have been so quiet for the past week because I … Continue reading

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Bits and Pieces of Life

Where Did All this Energy Come From? Last night was the best night’s sleep that I have gotten in a long time. I slept deeper. I tossed and turned less. I only got up once to go to the bathroom. … Continue reading

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Life Doesn’t Always Turn Out As You Planned

I’ve had several things waiting for me to talk about as I got through Thanksgiving. I had planned to write about the radio interview on Saturday. I was going to tackle the next installment in my journey to motherhood (now … Continue reading

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The Newspaper Article

Well, I got one more surprise in relation to the newspaper article on the blankies. When I read it last night online I supposed, based on its relative brevity, that it would be buried somewhere in the “Local” section. My … Continue reading

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Late Night Emotions

It is past midnight, and I’m too upset to fall asleep. This is not a problem that I usually have. Sleep tends to come pretty easily when you’re getting increasingly large and still having to chase around three little kids … Continue reading

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My Froggy Lies Over the Ocean, My Froggy Lies Over the Sea…

But if your babe’s over the ocean, You won’t get this froggy from me! Today, I decided to take a break from making Blankie Buddies for my Vietnam adoption project to…make a Blankie Buddy for a friend who just had … Continue reading

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Cuttin’ Up

Last night was our first big church activity to work on the Vietnam blankets (incidentally, E. has assured me that Tank Boy’s coming home outfit was not cast-offs–of course, I never saw him wear them again, either). I have been absolutely … Continue reading

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The Last 24 Hours are the Hardest

Tomorrow is my ultrasound. I can’t believe that I am already to this point. It really does seem like the past twenty weeks have just flown by. Now, if I can just get through the final 24 hours. I guess … Continue reading

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