Growing up making friends was super easy for me. I was an extremely social butterfly and a true extrovert. I thrived off of friendships and being in the loop with people and today's trends. As I have gotten older I have slowly transitioned into an introvert. I still have the desire to socialize but I… Continue reading Making Friends
Category: Family Blog
Meeting the Girls
One year ago today, February 4th, I was at work filled with anxiety. It was the day that Jason and I were going to meet these two little girls. We didn't know too much about them, and we weren't sure what to expect. As each hour passed, my anxiety heightened more and more. As the… Continue reading Meeting the Girls
No Certainty
With fostering to adopt nothing is for certain. We can be matched with a child and quickly have the child taken away (as shown in one of our previous posts). Even if a child or children are placed in our home with the possibility to adopt, it does not mean that adoption will happen. The… Continue reading No Certainty
Remission Continues
Every month is the unknown when it comes to cancer. You may feel fine, but your blood work numbers could be off. Most of Jason's cancer journey he didn't feel sick, until treatment start that is. His cheeks/neck got very puffy but in general he felt okay. The only true telling that he had cancer… Continue reading Remission Continues
The Re-Match
January 2019 started out like any new year. New goals, new mindsets, etc. Jason and I decided that 2019 would be our year of change. What type of change? Who really knew? But change was going to happen. A few days into the new year I did my normal reach out to the caseworker to… Continue reading The Re-Match
The After Match
After the phone call from our caseworker on October 1, 2018 that we were matched with the two little girls we inquired on, we kind of lived in a daze from excitement and being insanely scared. We were scared of the unknown of what was ahead and what to expect. During my phone call with… Continue reading The After Match
The Wait…and then the Match
We officially received our license to foster and adopt on May 3, 2018. Almost immediately our caseworker started to send us email upon email of a bunch of available children waiting to be adopted. We carefully read through ever single background trying to decide if we were the right fit for these children. Many were… Continue reading The Wait…and then the Match
Adoption Agency Chosen
After all of our research we chose to go with Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Community Services. After a lot of discussions Jason and I had decided that adopting a baby was not for us. We were past the need of wanting a baby. For me, I was not and still am not ready to have… Continue reading Adoption Agency Chosen
We’re Adopting!
Adoption has been something I've always wanted to do even back when I was in high school. I have always had a dream in having a big family of having at least six children. When Jason and I went through our premarital counseling before our wedding that was one topic we didn't see eye to… Continue reading We’re Adopting!
Jason’s Cancer
In May of 2013 I decided to schedule a physical for Jason and myself with hopes of starting to get refocused and get back into working out. I was getting better day by day and I was done sitting around. We had our physicals and everything went well, or so I thought. June 10th, Jason… Continue reading Jason’s Cancer
Family Against All Odds 