Author: scottishinvasion

We all have those times in life where, once the smoke clears on whatever has happened, the less-than-sparkling result causes us to say (or at least think to ourselves), "I knew better." Here's my embarrassing illustration on that point.  I had only been 16 years old for a few weeks, and had been driving legally … Continue reading But We Knew Better

When we finally "went public" with the news of our adoption on August 11th, we stood before our church and did just that.  We told our story, briefly, and just felt that God wanted us to share where we were being faithful, both to garner prayers for our journey and to take another step out … Continue reading Give and take

No - we don't have awesome, concrete news yet, as might have been suggested by the title.  But, I wanted to do a little better job at providing something, so here you go.Over the past 4-6 weeks, it has been pretty slow.  For those new to the blog, or have just forgotten due to my … Continue reading Actual news, not just my ramblings

This update really isn't one (coming soon, I promise) and is relatively short.I have been often puzzled by some of the things that people will post on social media.  Sometimes, it plays right into what I can only imagine is the original intent of things like Facebook, etc. - posting about a new favorite restaurant … Continue reading We heard you. . . and so did everybody else.

It feels like we are in an eternal holding pattern with the adoption process.  We are not overtly frustrated, at least not yet, but still would choose a phone call tomorrow leading to chaos over the chirping of crickets and uncertainty that we currently are experiencing.  I'm not sure what is more frustrating, the (a) … Continue reading No news. . .is often just that

This week's blog could be a number of things, and I considered all on this list:1) A look back at 2013 and all the funny or sappy or memorable family moments (not really my style)2) A look forward at what things I want to do better or what I want to eliminate in 2014 (yeah, … Continue reading 2014 – Pick a Fight!

OK, OK, OK. . . .it's been three weeks this time.  There's just something about putting in writing the "no, we know no more than we did last week" that makes it a little more real and more. . . disappointing, I guess.  So, I've pretty much avoided it.  I want the blog to be … Continue reading Merry Christmas!

Trial and error.  We are all familiar with the process.  I use it a lot when trying to be a shadow of my father anywhere around the house.  He can just fix anything.  I grew up thinking that one day, as a father (or just an adult male), I would be able to do the … Continue reading It worked?

The calendar says that it's time to stop and be thankful, yet I can't imagine that the days of Thanksgiving that those living in the Eastern U.S. in the 17th century called for even resemble a distant relative of what we see today.  "Days of Thanksgiving" were celebrated following times of drought, famine, and other … Continue reading Thankfulness

Another week goes by with more of the “no news” as far as the adoption goes.  We did put our profile in on another situation that, at current time, we have yet to hear from.  This birth mother had a couple of criteria that we did not meet, but we put it in anyway and … Continue reading Not a bad deal, if you can get it. .