Living in the Light: Back from the Beach

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Back from the Beach

Does anyone notice anything different at the top of this blog? It's a new header picture taken while on vacation last week :).

And there are many more where that came from. Somehow, I ended up with over 600 pictures. Don't worry, I won't post them all here! But how am I going to choose ;)?

Both girls LOVED the beach. We all had a wonderful time, with lots of sun, sand, laughter and all the good things we could cram into a week-and-a-half at the beach.

I have so many things to write about, with so much going on in our Down syndrome and adoption communities.

If I can carve out the time, I plan to write a lot this month, because I'll also be advocating for Antonio, as well as featuring several posts here which will look back at our trip to Ukraine in April of last year to get Alina. (Our trip was such a whirlwind, that I didn't ever get the chance to post many of our pictures, or to share some of the more interesting and colorful details and observations from our journey overseas. Please leave a comment below if there's anything specific you'd like for me to cover.)

March is nearly over. Welcome Spring!

9 comments:

Grizzly BearWednesday, March 30, 2011
Very cute header awwwww. Antonio is such a sweet pie. His angelic face. I hope he finds a forever family soon.
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RochelleWednesday, March 30, 2011
Love the new header picture and can't wait for your posts of your trip to U. We are waiting on our golden ticket and will be venturing over to get Dariya. So any tips would be great.
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amy jupinWednesday, March 30, 2011
how can my heart feel so much love for two little girls i have never met??

so glad to have you back!
now, let's talk about mr. antonio.
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LisaWednesday, March 30, 2011
Yes, let's, Amy. What all do we need to discuss about Mr. Antonio??
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LisaWednesday, March 30, 2011
Maybe that should have been Welcome Spring? It is snowing here today. Argh!
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emgehoWednesday, March 30, 2011
If only spring was really here imstead of the snow that is laying on the ground...gotta love Ohio weather
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keciaWednesday, March 30, 2011
oh I need a trip to the beach! It looks fabulous! Can't wait for your posts about U....~
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vivThursday, March 31, 2011
Your header is SO beautiful truly beautiful sisters
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ShellyThursday, March 31, 2011
Header is Beautiful. How fun to read your trip in review the same time we're living our trip. Amazing time frame and PERFECT!
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Welcome

For those of you already following us, Bridget's Light and Loving Alina have merged :). For anyone who is new to our story, Welcome!

Bridget and Alina are the youngest of our six children. Bridget (born July, 2006) is our biological daughter. Alina (born March, 2007, and adopted into our family April, 2010) is the daughter of our hearts. Both girls have Down syndrome.

Feel free to browse this blog at your leisure, to comment or to email us. We're are happy to answer questions or provide more detail to others who are interested in learning more about life with Down syndrome, or about our International Adoption experience.

Living in the Light

I've replayed the day Bridget was born a million times...and I hate saying (and remembering) that the day was filled with sadness and uncertainty. It makes me mad--though I'm not sure at exactly who or what--that we wasted that day being somber when we should have been celebrating. I feel sad for the kids, for Chris and for me, and for our extended family and friends who were worried--heart heavy--for us. If we knew then what we know now, we would have been celebrating. The little girl that arrived in our lives that Sunday in July was the best thing that ever happened to us.

She is everything that is good about Life.

I've re-written the moments in my mind to go something like this:

We were just beginning.
A beautiful life awaited us--
and it was far more beautiful
than we'd imagined.
It is the day we got her;
the day that everything came together.
It is the day we began living in the light...

Take Your Coat Off & Stay Awhile...

If you visit our house, you are welcome to kick your shoes off by the front door, or leave them on--whichever is most comfortable for you. The same applies when you visit here.

You should feel free to stop by often or sporadically. Leave comments whenever you'd like, but don't feel obligated (I'll always answer questions or entertain topics for new posts. Just email me or leave a comment if there's something you'd like me to address or know. And I'll keep writing even if everyone out there is silent...but if everyone out there leaves feedback, I'll have much more to write about!)

If you knock on my door and I'm in my pj's, I may or may not answer (I always assume it's the Fed Ex guy, anyway). But that is part of the beauty of blogland...you can pop in here, without warning, at any time day or night. You can slip quietly away, or take up residence. Since there's no chance of waking a sleeping baby--or encountering unflushed toilets--you can also go anywhere you please on this blog at your leisure.

This is all to say that however you got here, and whatever shape you came in, I'm glad you stopped by. Feel free to stay awhile and look around...

Living in the Light

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Back from the Beach

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