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• Facing Fear: Who's Got My Back?
  on Sep 14, 2012
  Fear.  For me, fear sometimes blocks me from living life full throttle.  By "full throttle", I don't mean "fast"; I mean "boldly, without hesitation".  I don't want to hold back or "fold".  I want to live life "all in".  Do y...
• My Rant; I am Throwing Down a Challenge
  on Jun 1, 2012
  Well, it has been six months since my last blog.  Too long!  Honestly, I have been involved in another writing project.  I will let you know if it gets published.  I am still in the process. Today I took Noah and Judah to the pl...
• Home Study Paperwork Completed
  on Dec 5, 2011
  Our home visit went really well.  Jennifer, the lady from the adoption agency, stayed for nearly three hours.  The visit was pleasant and unstressful (is that a word?).  She asked all kinds of questions like, "How were you disciplined...
• Ahhh...the Holidays are Here
  on Nov 23, 2011
  Yesterday the school bus pulled up to the curb in front of our house.  The door opened and my two little gentlemen stepped down the three stairs and off the bus.  Their bus driver waived to me.  "Have a great weekend!" she said. Thank...
• Adoption Update!
  on Nov 23, 2011
  Our home visit with the agency is on Sunday at 2:30!  Wooo-hooo!  That is the last of the "paperwork"!  Next step: matching a child with our family.  Total awesome-ness!
• "Wait a Minute...What am I Doing?!"
  on Nov 8, 2011
  We have all had moments when we find ourselves saying "Aha! I think I understand now!"  Then there are those moments in life when we survey our circumstances, stop, declare, and ask, "Wait a minute!  What am I doing?!"  When Neil and...
• Getting a Grip
  on Nov 2, 2011
  One of the things I am beginning to grasp a little bit is regarding persecution.  Frankly, I always figured that we Americans really don't have a clue when it comes to persecution, but I am rethinking that now.  True, we are not beaten...
• Update on the Adoption Process
  on Nov 2, 2011
  Only a background check is left to do!  Woo-hoo!  This could actually take a couple of months to get back, but, hey, we are almost there...finally.  This second time around in getting our home study done has really been a challenge.&nb...
• "Water, Water, Everywhere, and Not a Drop to Drink!"
  on Oct 12, 2011
  Last night around 7:45, Neil and I were upstairs overseeing Judah's bath time (that can take two people and about eight bath sheets), and Noah was downstairs playing on the laptop. Neil figured he would go downstairs and check on Noah to make sure he...
• on Oct 10, 2011
  Today I went upstairs to set Noah up with his music, and I found him with my black camera. He had erased the pictures I had taken (fortunately, there weren't too terribly many). He knew right away that I was upset. I raised my voice and said, "Noa...
• Learning to Lean
  on Apr 28, 2011
  I think this is a season of "leaning". Let me explain.Sometimes I hear people say, "Don't worry; God will never give you more than you can handle." Usually, I just want to...well, I'm sure you understand. Truth be told, I know God will never give...
• The Best Valentine's Gift
  on Feb 15, 2011
  The best valentine I've received was yesterday. My seven-year-old, Noah, who is not feeling well, came downstairs and sat on the loveseat adjacent from me. He looked at me and said these words, "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love you s...
• Adoption Process Update
  on Feb 15, 2011
  Well, it has been awhile since I have updated you on the adoption process. There is not a lot to report except that we are now using an agency to help us in the process. The private agent that initially helped us with our home study was wonderful a...
• The Christmas Crescendo
  on Dec 26, 2010
  I know it is already February, and almost Valentines Day, for that matter, but this has been on my mind... When I was a little girl, Christmas was always a very special time of year. My parents were missionaries. We didn't have a lot of money, but D...
• Well, That Wasn't so Bad
  on Dec 10, 2010
  I am writing to report that Judah has been on his seizure medication for a month and he has not had any seizures! Yeeehhh! Also, we have made an inquiry on a little boy in NV waiting to be adopted. He looks to definitely be on the spectrum. Once a...
• Ready...Set...Here We Go!
  on Oct 29, 2010
  I received a call last night from our pediatric neurologist, Dr. M. Reardon, here in Austin. He called around seven. He sounded like he had had a long day and was tired, yet he still took time to call and talk to me. Fifteen minutes we were on the ph...
• The Adoption Process...
  on Oct 29, 2010
  We have our home study completed and have been sending it out to multiple agencies. We completed our home study through a private agent instead of an agency. Our agent does not do the child search, only the home study iteself. So now we are seekin...
• A New Development?
  on Oct 26, 2010
  For the last couple of months, Judah has been having "episodes" of behavior that are out of character for him. Neil and I have been watching and keeping track of this behavior, trying to figure out what triggers his 45 minute, unconsolable "tantrums...
• Laughing at our "Calamities"
  on Sep 28, 2010
  Now that summer vacation is over and school is back in session, I actually have a few minutes to do a little thinking (and writing)! I have been reflecting on how much Noah and Judah have changed over this past year, and I've had a few chuckles over...
• A Day in our Lives
  on Jul 2, 2010
  I was recently sharing with a friend various situations that occur in a typical day here in the Siedschlag family. We had a good laugh over some of the crazy actions and interactions that take place in our home, although I am not always laughing at t...

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