forever a family.

I got mail the other day... and I was soo excited when I saw what it was!!!!

Katie Ruth has been home for just over a month and she is absolutely blossoming with her family. She acts if she has always been there. You can read about her amazing progress on her mama's blog here - The Simpson Six. Katie Ruth was the first of "my" babies in Region 15 to find a family and come home... and I pray many more will follow her home to their families!!

But today is also a very special day for Katie Ruth, it's her birthday!! Today she turns 5 years old! And I can imagine she is going to have quite the birthday party, since she missed the first 4 birthdays of her life! :) Today is her first birthday WITH a family, and she will NEVER have to sit alone in the orphanage another birthday WITHOUT a family! The Simpson's are FOREVER a FAMILY, and Katie Ruth is a part of it.

See that million dollar smile in the picture above?? That's how excited she gets about everything! She love life, and is living it to the fullest. And that is why I continue to blog about child after child, until they are home. So that more children will be able to experience life, and be able to love life like Katie does. And not only love life, but get loved by so many around them. And blossom from that love.


Welcome Home and Happy Birthday Katie Ruth!!! I love you girlie!


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Today is also a special day for our family. Because one year ago today, became an older sister to a little boy named Jonathan. One year ago today my parents were in Ukraine, and they had court, and they passed, and Jonathan became a member of our family!! And we, like Simpson's are FOREVER a FAMILY!

Dad, Mom, and Jonathan shortly before court during a visit at the orphanage. This is NOT the same Jonathan in the picture that is my little brother now. He is soo different, in a good way, and he has come soo far! Someone must have switched him out for a different child sometime in the past year! ;)

This past year with Jonathan has been absolutely amazing, he has come soo far, and I am so glad he is my little brother and I got to witness (and still am) his amazing transformation, and the strides and jumps he has taken.

I love you Jonathan, and I can't wait to see what the next year with you in our family will bring! You'll always be my little big baby though! :) We are FOREVER a FAMILY.

Two GREAT Giveways!

Tonight I want to bring some attention to two awesome giveaways that are going on right now to benefit some awesome kids and families! The first to help this little girl come home!

Her name is Albina, and she is at the same place at sweet Katie Ruth!

She has a family working hard to get her, but they need help to bring her home!! There are lots of wonderful things up for grabs including a Ipad 3, a SLR camera, lots of gift cards, a bunch of other cool stuff and this cute hat made by yours truly and my sweet friend Rach!

Go check it all out over at Patti's blog - A Perfect Lily!

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And the other giveaway I want to tell you about is the one popping up all over blog world right now - the Mulligan Stew Giveaway! This awesome giveaway benefits so many waiting children and adopting families!!! There aren't to many giveaways that have a bunch of families included, but this one does! 9 families, 9 children, and many lost boys!

Up for grabs is another Ipad 3, 2 Kindle Fires, lots of gift cards, and over 80 other prizes including a $25 gift certificate to mine and Rachel's blog Handiwork for Lilly, which was purchased by Christina!


To see all the prizes, families, and children...

Go check it all out over at Julia's blog - Micah Six Eight!

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Thank you for helping these children get one step closer to their forever families!!

Exciting Stuff!!

Has it really been almost a week since I posted?? Guess I've been a little busy.... busy watching Star Wars and doing borders on blankets! :)

BUT GUESS WHO MET HER MAMA AND PAPA TODAY!!!! Sweet Katie Ruth!!!

A picture they had before -

And pictures from today!!!

After months or waiting and praying, and a rough start to the trip, today was the day!!! Isn't she absolutely PERFECT??? I won't lie, I skipped reading and scrolled down to see the pictures... and I cried. A lot. :) She is soo beautiful and soo amazing!! I am soo HAPPY for her family!!! Congrats Simpson Family!!!

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And guess who else has a family to call their own!! Mr. Caleb!!

He met his parents yesterday and today he officially became a Prevost!!!! He is soo stinkin' cute and will fit right in!! :) CONGRATS PREVOST FAMILY!!! I can't wait to meet him!!

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And I have to include this adorable picture of handsome Mr. Dax!! He's getting so big since when I was there in January! Miss you buddy!

Faithful Friday - The Simpson Family

So this week I actually have a GOOD excuse for not getting my post done on Friday! Yesterday we were without power most of the day (more on that later), and then shortly after we got power back, Mom left for a ‘get-away’ and took the internet router thingy with her. She’ll be back later today, and I’ll publish this then, but for now I’m in a Word doc. J (I love how you can create a blog post doc in Word!)

Onto today’s FF family! Meet the Simpson Family!

After blue x3, they are ready for some PINK! Meet Chloe, whom they are naming Katie. Isn't she just gorgeous??

CHLOE for the Simpson family — Wartrace, TN

Chris and Kim were married in 2003 and have three biological children. David is seven, Henry is six, and Jack is three. Kim works as a legal assistant and office manager for a small law firm and Chris is a stay-at-home dad and student.

Chris and Kim have long discussed the possibility of adopting a child. Those discussions turned very serious after meeting a little boy whose family found him through Reece’s Rainbow. After three boys, Chris and Kim are ready to add some pink to the mix at the Simpson house! They spent several hours over several weeks searching the Reece’s Rainbow website and kept coming back to Chloe. Her sweet face and pretty smile would not allow them to turn away. After lots of discussion, they decided to finally add a little girl to their family.

Chris and Kim’s first experience with special needs was with their eldest son, David who was diagnosed with apraxia of speech at 18 months old. He had many years of speech therapy and made great progress. He was later diagnosed with Tourette’s Syndrome and Sensory Processing Disorder. After getting David into an amazing, unique occupational therapy program, they cannot believe the progress and improvements they’ve seen. Chris and Kim have worked hard to ensure that David has the best therapies available to him and are always researching ways to help David improve and manage his needs. Both David and Henry attend a magnet school for high achieving children and are active in sports and scouting. Jack is an energetic, fun, happy, smart little boy who is curious about everything around him. The Simpsons are so eager to welcome a little girl into their family and their home. They have a happy house where laughter is always a part of the day. Chris, Kim, and their boys have so much love to share and cannot wait to bring Chloe home and make her a part of their family!

8/25/11—COMPILING DOSSIER

Follow the Simpson family's adoption journey on their blog at thesimpsonsix.blogspot.com

$100.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

I have a very special place in my heart for this precious girl, and I’m SOO happy she found a FAMILY! Her family is awesome! I’ve emailed back and forth with her mama, and eagerly read everyone one of her blog posts, and I can say that this family truly loves this little girl and would do anything to get her home (not saying other families I post about wouldn’t!). But, the country they are adopting her from is pretty expensive, so they can’t do it all by themselves! They need your help!!! Right now they are having an awesome fundraiser – Coins for Katie! What do a Sippy cup and Katie have in common? You! Because you have the chance to use a Sippy cup to help bring Katie home! If you send your address to Kim, Katie’s new mama, she will send you a sippy cup, and you get to fill it up with change to bring Katie home! When it’s full, you can either send it back to the Simpson’s, or empty it into a bag and start again! When you are done, you can either mail it back to them, send a check for the total amount back to them, or donate the amount to their PayPal account!

I got my cup the other day in the mail and we have already started filling it up! Yesterday, when my sister Rebekah (4) found a coin, she was like “Sarah! I’m gonna go put this in your baby’s cup!” Haha, I wish she was my baby, and I would have committed as soon as I saw her if that was possible but it’s not since being a 13 year old and not married doesn’t qualify me. J I am thrilled for her family though, and happy she doesn’t have to wait for me since it’ll be awhile! J

They also have a Run for Katie fundraiser going on, so if you run and are looking for a good cause to support, check it out here! I def don’t run, but you could run a 5K to help get this precious girl home, couldn’t you? J

That's all I've got, but PLEASE help bring this precious girl home!

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Don't forget! Lyla still needs a FAMILY!