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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Got Ink??

I want a tattoo.  A small ladybug on my foot.  I want to be able to 'hide' it under the 'flip flop strap.'  I have always said I wanted to get a tattoo, but never really put any thought into it...until recently.  I am turning 40 in 2 months and 3 days and I think I am going to celebrate that day by getting a tattoo.  I know, it will be permanent...what if I don't like it?  What if it hurts?  (I'm sure it will)  What does the bible say about tattoos?  I've asked myself all these questions and I am still not 100% sure I'm going to go ahead and go through with it.  What do you think?  Don't hold back...I want some honest opinions.  See below for an example of what I think I want.




Sunday, May 6, 2012

One door closes...

Well, I feel like the adoption chapter in my 'Tori book' is closed. I don't think the whole book is closed, and I'm thankful for that...but I truly believe the possibility of adoption is gone. I believe that Kristofer and I will be a part of Tori's life, but to what extent? Only time will tell.


Tori's dad called last Thursday night and we talked for a while just catching up. He said he's turned his life around and that she is his everything. He shared things that they do together, her favorite foods, and other details about her. She got on the phone with me and when I said 'Hey Tori', I'm about 90% sure she said 'ma ma ma.' I'm not going to lie, that stung a little, but she sounded happy and I have to believe that her father really has changed. I told him never to hesitate to call us if he needed anything and that we'd love to keep in contact, but that we'd leave that up to him. We'll see what happens. For now, I'm just glad that she seems to be okay. She was not a foster child to me, she was my baby, and I provided for her and made her top priority when her bio parents couldn't. Now it is time for me to trust that her father will do what is right and that she will be loved as she deserves.  He has sent me several text messages since our conversation Thursday night.  He has sent several pictures of her.  She is as precious as always. 

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

An unexpected phone call

I have to preface this blog with a statement....  So, you know we wrote a letter to Tori's bio dad a few weeks back.  We decided we would mail it this week...but we have not mailed it yet. 

Yesterday afternoon, I received a call from Tori's bio dad.  I was in the other room and did not hear my phone ring, but he left a message.  In his message, he said he wanted to see how we were doing and wanted to let us know that 'the baby' was doing good.  We could hear her in the background and she was squealing.  He had her get on the phone and say hey to us.  He asked us to call back so we did.  When we called back, it was bath time and we told him to call us when he had time.  He said he would call us later...well, we never heard back last night, but we are encouraged that he called in the first place.  We pray that he will reach out to us again.  Hearing her did not make me miss her, in fact, it was nice to hear her sounding happy.