Full Plate Mom (FPM): A 33- year- old girl, married to her high school sweetheart, mom to SEVEN transracially adopted children, small business owner, pediatric nurse and grad student.
Full Plate Dad (FPD):A 34-year-old spanish interpreter, marathon runner, triathlete and CRAZY dad to the aforementioned seven.
GigglyGirl (Giggles): Our 9-year-old with a signature giggle that will melt your heart. Home from Ghana in March of 2010.
Responsible Boy (ResponsiBoy): Our 9-year-old wonder boy who truly deserves superhero status for all he does for his younger sibs.
Middle-Middle (M-M): Our 8-year-old who earned his title when he informed us what it meant to be the middle child. "Middle, middle, middle...trouble, trouble, trouble".
ShyGuy: Our 7-year-old man of few words, with a smile that lights up a room. Home from Ghana in March of 2010.
Gigant-O-Baby: A 5-year-old who lives inside the body of 6-year-old but has the tendency to want to be loved like a 1-year-old.
BubblyGirl (Bubbles): A 5-year-old Ghanaian-American tornado. Home from Ghana since late July 09.
Divalicious (Divalish): A 3-year-old little princess to three older brothers. The first girl to join the fam. Spoiled? Most definitely.
**Did you keep count? That's SEVEN children. Yes, SEVEN!**
The Bread and Butter: Our careers. Between the two of us, we have 4 work outside the home jobs.
Veggies: Religion and higher education. Oh so good for us!
Fruits: Sports, athletics and extracurricular activities. Great tasting, but good for us too!
Dessert: Family traditions, vacations, outings and fun activities.
Zane’s Good Fortune
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With the beginning of a new year brings hopes for good fortune and a
prosperous year ahead. One of the stars of our blog, Zane, is starting
out the Year ...
Owen's Angel of the Week
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* This Week's Owen's Angels!*
Our correspondent, Owen Roberts, will be sharing his choice for our Angel
of the Week.
*Please meet Owen's Ange...
The Strength of the King
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I recently finished the book, The Strength of the King, which I read like a
devotional each morning for several weeks. Day after day, it drew me into
Scri...
Truth Pandemic Video Now with Spanish Subtitles
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Project HOPEFUL is thrilled to announce the addition of the Truth Pandemic
video with Spanish subtitles, just one of several languages that we will be
maki...
Once Upon A Time: The Best Valentine
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Once upon a time in a far away land, there lived a beautiful little girl.
Her name was Jessica. There was a family, also in a far away la...
Christian Alliance For Orphans Summit VIII
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Adoption. Foster Care. Global Initiatives. The annual Christian Alliance
for Orphans Summit VII will be held at Saddleback Church in Southern
California on...
Welcome to 147 Million Orphans
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We are two moms who love orphans!!! We met six years ago as we were both
going through our first adoptions (one domestic and one international) …
Thirteen ...
My Learning Curve: Respect – It’s Not Working
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Thanks for the great response to my thoughts on teaching kids to be
respectful with their bodies and their words. As we know, it isn’t enough
for them to ...
A Lesson in Flash Light Tag
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Watch out for Zip Lines!
I guess Charlie figured he had to try and one up his little brother!
Couldn't let his reputation slip!
Or maybe h...
Guest Mom Blogger – I Will Give You A New Heart
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I wanted to personally introduce this amazing couple …. Brady and Lisa
Stark are dear friends of ours! We go to the same church, as well as serve
together ...
Braids Galore
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On the day before we left for Thanksgiving vacation, I took Su and Kerrie
to Miss Shari for braids. This was Kerrie's first time with extensions and
Su'...
It's on!
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Well, my (new) ticket to Ghana has now been purchased, and this one is
non-refundable (gulp). Not only that, but my 5 year multiple entry visa
finally expi...
A Gentle Reminder...
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I don't always embrace the realities of my life with a cheefull heart.
There is so much heartache, suffering, loss and hard work involved that in
my weakne...
Putting marriage first (with children in mind)
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*So my husband and I are going to celebrate ten years of marriage this June.
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And you're supposed to ask "where has the time gone?", but I don't reall...
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*The Lord laid it on my heart today to repost this... and so, I am. ;)*
Sometimes, we find it easiest to look the other way.
Sometimes, we believe He is...
what comes after wits end?
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*BLOGGING*, I guess.
Yep. I've been MIA a bit lately. Guess I've been busy sorting stuff out in
my mind.
Our 2 youngest kids [Spicy, age 8, from Ethiopi...
Cherished, adored, forever ours.
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*"Even to your old age and gray hairs, I am He, I am He who will sustain
you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will
rescue y...
Making a Difference in Ordinary Ways
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I've been thinking more recently about how to make those little differences
every day that add up. Like using cloth shopping bags or a reusable water
bottl...
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