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Friday, July 15, 2011
Ugly Vacation
I’m actually not much of a blog reader. I follow a few and regularly check in on a
few more but overall, it’s not my thing. Mostly because I’m a rather busy gal and
my time on the computer is pretty limited.
stalking
casually reading about this time last year. You may have heard of it… My Ugly Couch, by Colleen.
But there are a few blogs that I LOVE. They’ve been a great
source of inspiration, education, joy, delight and laughter to me. And mostly,
they’ve just helped me not feel like a complete weirdo with my crazy, biracial,
Africa-lovin’, homeschooling family.
There’s this one blog that I started
Colleen came home from Uganda with two boys, about the same
age as Hannah and Joseph, just two months before Dan made it home with Hannah
and Joseph. Her biological children are almost exactly the same age as Madeline
and Davis. That’s pretty cool.
After Colleen came home with Matthew and Joseph (yep, she has
a little Ugandan named Joseph, just like me!), we started emailing and talking
regularly. During those hard weeks that Dan spent in Uganda last winter, I
think I talked with Colleen more regularly than I talked with my husband. She
was a serious source of support and really helped me prepare for the two new
additions soon to join our family.
And it all just snowballed (in a good way) from there.
Colleen and I email and talk on the phone nearly every day. She’s one of the
few people who has truly walked a mile in my shoes. And someone I can always
run to for advice, reality checks, empathy and a good ol’ slap in the face when
I need one. She and her husband, Lucas, also do some volunteer work for
SixtyFeet and we’re so grateful to have them on our team.
And very, very soon (in just over 24 hours!!!) I will
finally get to hug Colleen’s neck for the first time. Our families are
vacationing together in Florida this week!!! I CAN. NOT. WAIT!!!!!!!! Ohmyword I’m excited!!!
So, if you read the Ugly Couch blog (and chances are, you
do) and you read Good to Be Crazy (which I guess you do, because you’re
on here now) I can simplify life for you this week. Just think of our blogs as
one, perhaps… My Ugly Crazy, or My Crazy Couch, or my personal favorite… Good
to Be Ugly.
Speaking of ugly...poor Joseph had to have a CT scan at the local
children’s hospital yesterday. We’re working with two different specialists who
are recommending very different plans of treatment for our little guy and his
latest health struggle. Please pray for us to clearly discern God’s plan for
Joseph.
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| Sweet brothers. Davis insisted on skipping naptime (poor guy looks a little droopy) to support his best bud at the hospital yesterday. Love these boys! |
That’s it for now. Next time you see me, I’ll be sitting on
the beach with Colleen!! Who am I kidding? We’ll both be chasing after kids, slathering
on sunscreen, fixing lunches, wiping noses, opening juice boxes and blowing up
floaty things all weekend. But at least we’ll be doing it together!
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6 comments:
i love to read My Couch is Ugly , didn't know you were such good friends. Can't wait to hear about your trip!
I don't know what health issues you are dealing with, but I am curious who your specialists are. If one is an ENT, and you need recommendations about those, email me bc we see our ENT all the time because my baby is deaf and I have done a lot of research.
So fun! Can't wait to hear about your weekend!! Have fun!!
I hope ya'll have a great time. And yes, I stalk both of you. Don't know if I mentioned it before but Colleen turned me on to your blog when I asked her a ? about adopting out of birth order. Been following ever since! And if we were voting, I DEF say "Good to be Ugly!" LOVE IT!
Dude...it's SO good to be ugly. See you tomorrow!!!
Love you!
T
Shelly! It's SO good to find your blog today!!! :-D
I hope you have a wonderful trip with your e-friend, and hope Joseph's is feeling better soon. (I just had a CT Scan recently too...ugh!)
I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to have you guest post on our blog sometime. Drop me a line if you're interested! LaylaPalmer (at) aol (dot) com.
Layla :-)
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