tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post2629531652361125195..comments2023-10-19T05:45:24.772-04:00Comments on Brand New Day: A post is overdue!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-16351704864233676452009-01-19T01:12:00.000-05:002009-01-19T01:12:00.000-05:00beautiful kidlets! and i LOVE all the (red) shirts...beautiful kidlets! and i LOVE all the (red) shirts! power to the people!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-63952061621633958492009-01-06T09:55:00.000-05:002009-01-06T09:55:00.000-05:00So what has Tessa made you guys with her new kitch...So what has Tessa made you guys with her new kitchen gadgets?<BR/><BR/>Christmas..... hhmmmmm.... not how I pictured it being this year, either. We scaled down, and since Nigel's still a runt we could get away with it anyway. I really think the donations to charity was a great idea. It's hard though because we're all so used to "stuff." But remembering how people in Ethio (and even us while we Sarah and Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05190767687600238218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-91806844084006937442009-01-04T02:47:00.000-05:002009-01-04T02:47:00.000-05:00You are such a dear soul, Lori. I love love love y...You are such a dear soul, Lori. I love love love your blog and am so happy to know you. <BR/>That chaise is lovely. I love these couches. I find them intrinsicly romantic (yes, you remember that Edward had one in the movie). <BR/>I so appreciate your thoughts on the season--I felt the same in some ways. It was my first year to actually be HAPPY getting all the decorations down. This usually Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553145979283388517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-52452287682476852312009-01-04T01:19:00.000-05:002009-01-04T01:19:00.000-05:00What a great post!! I just saw where you commente...What a great post!! I just saw where you commented on my sister's post and couldn't remember if I'd been to your blog before or not!! Either way, your daughter and family are beautiful and we're looking forward to hopefully receiving our referral this coming week...Happy New Year, kristiKristi Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639293095200720758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-38412183076799474452009-01-03T01:48:00.000-05:002009-01-03T01:48:00.000-05:00i so identify w/ glad that Christmas is over ... W...i so identify w/ glad that Christmas is over ... We also gave away most of our Christmas funds this year ... It was exciting and fulfilling, but odd when it was time for everyone to open gifts ... i feel like i am just getting my footing after all the changes of the year (Maggie home, new job for hubby, lack and change of insurance, changing schools for boys, from 3 to 4 kids, etc) ... I pray we Gwen Oatsvall https://www.blogger.com/profile/16798625543512689427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-61079667409342469762009-01-02T17:26:00.000-05:002009-01-02T17:26:00.000-05:00Love your thoughts and feelings on Christmas. I ha...Love your thoughts and feelings on Christmas. I have loads of thoughts on this as well. <BR/><BR/>The pictures are super super sweet! You guys are all beautiful people. :)Blog Shmoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065205060254177237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-45164598085857587842009-01-01T17:58:00.000-05:002009-01-01T17:58:00.000-05:00I love all the Christmas pics. Nick and Tessa are...I love all the Christmas pics. Nick and Tessa are both so cute!<BR/><BR/>I feel you on the Christmas thing. It was wayyy different for us this year. I wonder how it will be for us in the years to come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-53390549013934517712009-01-01T17:57:00.000-05:002009-01-01T17:57:00.000-05:00What a great honest post. Our daughter REFUSES to...What a great honest post. Our daughter REFUSES to talk about India most times and others will be wanting to... I think it changes from day to day. In time, you may find Tessa pouring over photos and begging to hear more stories. She is beautiful and has a beaming smile. It is cool that she likes sparkly things -- I see Twilght-headedness in her future. :)<BR/><BR/>Christmas has been difficultAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-11920396013726853022009-01-01T00:24:00.000-05:002009-01-01T00:24:00.000-05:00like other commenters, this post really hit home. ...like other commenters, this post really hit home. i, too, gave scaled down gifts and last year did mostly donations in peoples names but the recipients do seem a bit disappointed in a way especially since they continue to give me gifts (even when i tell them not to)... sigh. i think it may take them a while to get used to it... anyway, your heart is in the right place and that's what counts. Single PAPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11552109851910200944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-65467041153604770462008-12-31T17:07:00.000-05:002008-12-31T17:07:00.000-05:00Yeah...we should really talk. I felt the EXACT sa...Yeah...we should really talk. I felt the EXACT same way about Christmas this year....I seriously could have written that part of your post!Mrs. Engelhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961856196996100186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-7392986273644675502008-12-31T17:00:00.000-05:002008-12-31T17:00:00.000-05:00lori,you are always a joy to read. and obviously ...lori,<BR/>you are always a joy to read. and obviously i'm not alone in appreciating that. it seems you strike a cord with all your readers. your honesty and openness is refreshing, helpful and touching. please keep talking to us and make sure and post some photos! happy new year!<BR/>maryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-59453729043864838172008-12-31T09:58:00.000-05:002008-12-31T09:58:00.000-05:00Lori, I am so glad that I know you. Each time you...Lori, <BR/>I am so glad that I know you. Each time you open your heart and write, I learn something new. Not just about you and your family, but about true feelings and about the joys and heartaches of adoption. I also wish that the birth parents could see how happy and healthy these amazing children are when they are with their forever families, but I know that can't happen very often. So I Eastiopianshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13080708384309438314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-78004165590120927592008-12-31T09:13:00.000-05:002008-12-31T09:13:00.000-05:00I have so missed the honesty, integrity, insight, ...I have so missed the honesty, integrity, insight, and love that you emit with every post. Although I, myself, have yet to travel to see first hand part of what you have witnessed, I, too, felt conflicted this year with gift giving. And, like you, I chose to scale back and gave many gifts of "experience" to our loved ones. Christmas morning felt a bit disappointing (just saying that word makes Special Deliveryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05273331899835287834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-76048651244031181712008-12-31T08:29:00.000-05:002008-12-31T08:29:00.000-05:00I love your posts. You are so honest and generous...I love your posts. You are so honest and generous. God willing, we will be in the same boat next year and I will be somewhat prepared for the rollercoaster of feelings because of a friend who shared what she went through. May the next year be filled with new adventure, joy, and peace.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17707230280109661294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-37658955364386794912008-12-31T04:13:00.000-05:002008-12-31T04:13:00.000-05:00I loved your post and I love your honesty about ev...I loved your post and I love your honesty about everything you are feeling. I wasn't into Christmas as much this year either. <BR/><BR/>I think Tessa will go through phases with the Ethiopia thing. Marlie was consistent about not wanting anything to do with Ethiopia, her sisters, Ethiopian pictures or music, and right around her 2 year anniversary home, something just clicked. Now she can't I Love Purple More Than Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775490055724447691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-40469247284375896442008-12-30T23:43:00.000-05:002008-12-30T23:43:00.000-05:00What a wonderful and honest post. My family WAY ov...What a wonderful and honest post. My family WAY overdoes it on Christmas, and I have no idea how to change it. I tell them how I feel about it, and we get so much less for others than we receive (not the best position to be in!) Therefore, no answers for you! But I sure understand, and feel the same way. <BR/><BR/>BTW, I didn't know you were on facebook. I might look for you. :)Waiting for Zufan!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00251869333168942963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-15409161583223735892008-12-30T23:13:00.000-05:002008-12-30T23:13:00.000-05:00You are probably emotional and physically exhauste...You are probably emotional and physically exhausted and the Holidays just added to it. I also feel guilt over Christmas. It is so commericial and stressful. Jesus is really the only thing we should be concentrating on but when you go to the family's house it's all about food and gifts and I get sucked back in. I don't know how to balance but I'm trying. Happy New Year as a family!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05678154284664112306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-76456424057884243352008-12-30T22:39:00.000-05:002008-12-30T22:39:00.000-05:00I miss you so much! What a great post. We could...I miss you so much! What a great post. We could have spent Christmas together- hard to actually articulate what you feel, but it is just so different! Love you dearly, know that. :)emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167513814805350359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286851925598309070.post-27451745121643060312008-12-30T22:10:00.000-05:002008-12-30T22:10:00.000-05:00I love you and your blog so much. I look forward t...I love you and your blog so much. I look forward to your thoughts and honesty. You are an amazing person and I'm grateful to know you. <BR/>BTW, I held it together this time until the "happiest days of my life" part. XOXODanni and Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913598658012982425noreply@blogger.com