tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299632692024-03-07T14:25:17.369-06:00Blogging the Bolin BrigadeAshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651237687852930697noreply@blogger.comBlogger261125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29963269.post-18314430976501176752016-03-30T01:19:00.001-05:002016-03-30T01:30:58.319-05:00Unbrave<div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I am so unbrave. Some days, (no all days), I want to feel brave and confident and sure of our decision. I desperately want to feel hopeful, but there is little of that left. Unlike the author of this article, nothing new is happening in our adoption and we don't know if it ever will. And that my friends is where trust comes in...and trusting that whatever the circumstances are, that they are for the good of those who love Him. I truly hope this whole four years of waiting turns out in a way that I can feel confident that God is in control and knows the desires of my heart and wants to give good gifts to his children...but right now, all of those things seem so distant and so faint that I am afraid the glimmer of hope is fading quickly and it is all but extinguished. And when I am left at the end of this standing with empty arms and a broken heart, what is left of hope? But the risk that is so big, that is because of this hope, is a risk that I have to take because if I don't I cannot live...</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"When you’ve got a big enough hope in your heart — you’re willing to risk being told you’re not enough.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I licked and sealed what felt like a hundred believing envelopes.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">There’s some risks you have got to take because it turns out you can’t live not taking them. You can't live with dreams drying up inside you like some dying and parched riverbed. You can’t expect to keep breathing if you aren’t breathing in hope....You clearly not being enough —- is what makes the enoughness of God most clearly seen....Even when you’re afraid of not being enough — God’s making everything into make more than enough grace. You only have to keep believing — and keep stepping out unbrave."</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Check out the rest of Ann VosCamps's post to see what else she had to say about their process. </span></div><div>http://www.aholyexperience.com/2016/03/when-you-dont-feel-enough-our-year-long-story-and-a-new-chapter-coming/</div>Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651237687852930697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29963269.post-74964122051639575772016-03-10T10:06:00.002-06:002016-03-10T10:56:04.540-06:00Love > fearWe are still waiting. But so many things have happened in the last month that really have shaken us to the core. Our adoption agent, with whom I have had a relationship with for almost three years suddenly resigned from her position. To say that I was shocked is an understatement. I know how much she loved her job and how much of herself she put into her job. Here we are over three years in, not much has happened in almost two years. The one person who knew our whole story is gone without much closure. My heart was/is grieving for her loss. I know how much she must be feeling and I am so heartbroken for her.<br />
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This whole situation caused us to reevaluate. Will we continue with this agency even though the person taking her place won't be experienced in the country? Will we continue to wait on siblings even if taking a referral for one child would move quicker? Will we stay with this program or change countries?</div>
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We have had many things spoken into our lives by many different people over the last 3+ years. All things that have confirmed that we are walking in what the Lord wants for our family. We don't believe for a second that that will always be easy or even ever easy. We are staying the course because we know what each person independent of another has told us.</div>
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So as of now, even though fear is saying change agencies because they have no experience, we are going to stay the course. We will continue to wait on siblings because even though the fear would be that we may never be matched to siblings, love says those siblings deserve a family and we will continue to wait on what the Lord called our family to. Finally, we will stay with the country we started with because God has connected our hearts there in ways that I never could have imagined. I never could have dreamt of the love I have for a country so far from home, on a continent I never wanted to travel to (because of fear, not love). So as time goes on and we become more vulnerable to the possibility that this adoption never actually happening, we lean even harder on the One who softened hearts, altered our plans, and changed our minds. What once was an infant adoption, now an international wait...<br />
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Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651237687852930697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29963269.post-71477497742734342532015-12-02T22:31:00.002-06:002016-02-10T01:41:55.280-06:00Empty Beds, Space in my heartWe have been waiting for almost 3 years now and it feels like FOREVER. So, so many days I want to stomp my feet, shake my fists, and throw myself on the floor and scream because God is not moving fast enough in the direction I think he should. I just want our family to be complete. I don't want to wait anymore...I don't want our kids to wait anymore. I am so tired of wondering who they are and what they will be like. I just want to start the hard parts of getting to know them and learn a new language and try to comfort them in their losses and learn the ways they like affection and the ways that they don't. I still don't understand how you can miss people you have never met and don't even know, but I do. Every hour of everyday.Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651237687852930697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29963269.post-36642452390740639332015-09-03T21:22:00.002-05:002016-02-10T02:22:25.323-06:00Thick SkinSo we are so thankful to our friends and family who have supported our video and Give1Save1 fundraiser so far! So many of you have supported us over and over with time, money, and anything else I can think of! Thank you from the bottoms, all the way to the tops, of our hearts! Without generous, loving, selfless people like you, the world would be so much less of a place to be. I can't even imagine what this journey would feel like without you.<br>
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Five ladies have been journeying this with us from the beginning. They have met with me once a month, come up with ideas, promoted them with me, spent all day for 3-5 days before and all day at and clean up of 6 GINORMOUS garage sales, encouraged us when we were frustrated, loved on us when we weren't very love-able, and cheered us on when it looked impossible.<br>
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As I looked at my blog for the first time in a very long time, I smiled because I was able to go back to Uganda. By the grace of God, Matt got to come accompany me. I am so glad that he was able to experience the people and culture of Uganda this summer and know the love I have had for over a year now. It helped him understand that dichotomy of loving home, but longing to be in Uganda at the same time. Loving being in the presence of people here, but longing to be with people there. I remember feeling similarly when we went to Costa Rica together, but I think it is more intense this time knowing that Ugandan culture will be a part of our family culture sometime in the future.<br />
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<li>Love on the ladies of the village painting nails and doing hair (Matt went with Tyler to the piggery and other errand that day)</li>
<li>Build a house for a couple whose house washed away in the rainy season 3 years ago. Their one daughter died from HIV and left her elderly parents to care for her two young children- 6- Henry and 4- Jollia</li>
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<li>Have bible study with Tyler and Liv each morning which was incredible. One of the highlights from the trip this year</li>
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Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures right now because I left my phone in Amsterdam. When it arrives I hope to have the time to upload the pictures. Life has been busy, but busy in a good way. My sister and her girls have been spending a lot of time with us lately and I am so thankful to have them here more often. Also, our dear friends, the Williams, are home visiting from China. I am so thankful that we have 4 bedrooms in our home. We have had enough space to house the Williams while in Gainesville, my sis and her girls, college girls that have needed a place short term, of course our Iowa family when they come to visit (which has been entirely too long-ahem), friends who needed a place to stay while family was at Shands...that might be it. I am so glad that we can offer the blessing of our home to those who need the space when they need it. We are expecting visitors from Canada next week.</div>
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While the dream of visiting Uganda came true, the dream to adopt from Uganda is still a dream. We are waiting on a match and there seems to be no end in sight. We trust that the Lord has his perfect timing and we also know God is/has been refining us for the hard stuff that comes with adoption. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Books and gifts for the kids</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">195 cans of formula!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few pairs of shoes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matt joked that Dennis had a tracking device on him because every time we showed up to Okoa, Dennis found Matt within seconds!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matt and Gilbert taking a break in the shade after working to build the first kitchen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our team after the kitchen was finished</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Covered in mud!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every night we would write letters to the kids at Okoa. These are some of the cards I made to give to the kids.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the second kitchen we built. We arrived and tied bamboo. Then we went to work making mud and filling the structure.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tying Bamboo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stomping mud</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Judah hoped in Matt's lap for the ride home and promptly fell asleep. She had done some hard work on that mud!<br /><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: start;">
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We made it to the house to start tying bamboo and making mud. It was one of the biggest houses of its kind I have ever seen!</div>
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Stomping mud...what a leg workout! One of the best parts was the heel exfoliation ;)</div>
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I was using a "Ponga" (Machete) to cut the twine for everyone tying.</div>
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One of my most favorite pictures from the whole trip. Yana with Kato, Queen and Gideon.</div>
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Our second day at the house site, the older kids from Okoa joined us. It was the highlight of our time there working alongside the kids.</div>
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Bernard, what a smile!</div>
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Matt before he left, up on Ugandan scafolding</div>
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Silly faces! From the back left: Yiga, me, Naka, Derrick (with the green straps), Peace (in the forground)</div>
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One of the YUMMY meals we ate!</div>
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Have you ever had a reoccurring dream? One that comes back night after night? Makes you want the dream to either go away or come true? I have been having that dream for the past two weeks. My heart is longing to go back to Uganda. Every night I have dreamt about...</div>
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Inviting guest houses and cool evenings<br />
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...Red dirt roads and kids playing nearby...<br />
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...Tropical scenery and black and white curbs.<br />
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I am even longing to help wash diapers and baby clothes...<br />
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and certainly longing to paint little toes and loving on kiddos....<br />
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...seeing mountain tops...<br />
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...and valleys low...<br />
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Bustling market places and boda-boda drivers...<br />
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making paper beads with the community ladies...<br />
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Mud houses and loving families<br />
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Ginger soda called "Stoney" made by Coca-Cola company...<br />
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I miss hearing them laugh...hearing them sing...seeing them dance...play...love. Experiencing them worship and glorify the Lord. I can't wait to go back. These kids changed me more than I can put to words. I miss them all so much. </div>
Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651237687852930697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29963269.post-3477402492698431572015-01-28T09:26:00.001-06:002015-01-28T09:32:20.503-06:00Another grant, updateWe are so thrilled to let everyone know that we had generous friends and family members, plus a generous business- Gadgets and Gold- who all helped us reach the $2500 matching grant we received. On January 13th we heard from another organization called <a href="http://showhope.org/">Show Hope</a>. This is Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman's organization that not only helps fund adoptions through generous grants, but also helps train and educate adoptive families on the complicated issues that come along with adoption. In November we submitted a grant application through them. The application was 30+ pages and went through every aspect of the process from finances to the reasons for the decision to adopt. I had spoken to our social worker the day before and told her we were waiting to hear from Show hope. The next day we got a letter in the mail stating that we had received a very generous grant from the organization. The grant that they are sending to our agency will really help with the cost associated with our adoption.<br />
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We feel so blessed to be supported by so many. We have seen God's faithfulness in this process. He set our lives on this path of adoption officially 24 months ago, even though he was writing this into our story long before we both knew it. There have been so many changes along the way. We thought we were going to adopt a domestic infant, but God showed us another plan. We thought that when we switched to Uganda it would go quickly because there are so many waiting children, but God has his timing. The USA went through law changes and our agency had to get set up to comply with the new laws...this probably delayed our process by at least 6 months. We have been to adoption picnics through our home study agency here in town and so many families have been placed with babies while we still wait. But, we know that God's plan is perfect. We don't understand that wait, but we are confident that he is training us through it.<br />
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Another piece to our puzzle that has been put together...we got a van! It was just the van for our family. Has 8 passenger seats, only 10 years old and 92,000 miles :) New timing belt and tires. Owned by a sweet couple just north of Orlando and was a craigslist find. Plus, it even has manual sliding doors which is something that I prefer as the motor for those doors is so expensive if it was ever to break. It makes me laugh when I think about how God really cares about details right down to manual sliding doors!<br />
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We have been visiting friends over the past several months at their churches around town. It has been a great experience getting to worship with the body of Christ around town and getting to know people all over our town. Here are a list of the churches we have visited so far. Our tour de Gainesville churches is not over, so if you still want us to visit there is time!<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.creekside.com/">Creekside Community Church</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.greenhousechurch.org/">Greenhouse Church</a></li>
<li><a href="http://352church.com/">Abundant Grace Community Church</a></li>
<li><a href="http://hccgainesville.org/">Harvest Christian Church</a></li>
<li><a href="http://redemptionopc.org/">Redemption Orthodox Presbyterian Church</a></li>
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I has only been passed a month, but we had a wonderful Christmas. One of the traditions we started is delivering cookies to fire stations on Christmas. The kids love it and we got to see a firehouse we have never seen because it is so busy. We spent time at my cousin Keith's house. The day after Christmas we went to my gramma's house and the following day we went to my dad's. We had a great time visiting with family. We did not make a trip to Iowa because of our October visit there. We are hoping to make it up there to visit sometime soon. I am still working on Christmas cards, so if you haven't received one...it probably isn't because we don't like you anymore- ;)<br />
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The one question I hear most often regarding our adoption come phrased in two different ways: Will you get the kids faster now that you are funded? What are you waiting on now?<br />
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We are just waiting on our agency to match us with kiddos. They are very diligent in orphan investigations and making sure that the kids they match are actually orphans. They are in the process of helping two kids be resettled right now. So exciting!Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651237687852930697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29963269.post-80748676593882142162014-10-11T00:41:00.000-05:002014-10-13T10:09:31.884-05:00Praise the Lord!We were approved, after a very lengthy application process, for a $2500 grant with <a href="https://www.lifesongfororphans.org/give/donate/one-time/?giftchoice=Adoption%20Funding&adoptionfunding=Family%20Specific">Lifesong for Orphans</a>. We are so excited to be able to receive this matching money.<br />
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Do you want to hear even better news??? We already have $1000 of that from one of our generous friends which is becoming $2000 with the match!!!<br />
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We are still working for the other $1500. We are so thankful to our Father who has provided exceedingly, abundantly more than we could have thought or asked for. We know he will supply our needs and we know he does it through many different ways. We have been so blessed by all of our friends and family who are willing to listen and her the call of the Father to be a part of bringing new kids to be a part of our family.<br />
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If you are wondering how to get your donation matched, here are the directions Lifesong provided to us:<br />
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Make checks payable to:<i> <u>Lifesong for Orphans</u>. </i>In the memo please place<i> "<b>Bolin #4751</b>" </i>to identify that you would like your donation to go to our family<i>. </i>Please mail your check to<i> Lifesong For Orphans, PO Box 40, Gridley, IL 61744.</i><br />
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If you prefer to give online, go to<i> </i><a href="https://www.lifesongfororphans.org/give/donate/one-time/?giftchoice=Adoption%20Funding&adoptionfunding=Family%20Specific" style="font-style: italic;">Lifesong for Orphans, Donate to Adoption Family</a><i> </i>and complete the form. Be sure to include our family name and number<i> <b>Bolin #4751</b>. (note: Paypal will charge an administrative fee of 2.9%+ $.30 per transaction. Your donation will be decreased by the amount of this fee)</i><br />
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<i><br /></i>Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651237687852930697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29963269.post-92054209803389076492014-09-23T19:26:00.003-05:002014-09-23T19:26:34.155-05:00So sadJust sharing a blog post from another blog. Sad when people think they are above the law. Sad how much it affects the entire adoption community. No adoptive parent should ever take the law into their hands. This is just not right.<br />
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<a href="http://www.pear-now.blogspot.com/2014/09/american-families-caught-attempting.html">http://www.pear-now.blogspot.com/2014/09/american-families-caught-attempting.html</a>Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651237687852930697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29963269.post-21540592429562391032014-09-18T00:50:00.001-05:002014-09-18T00:50:04.344-05:00Sacrifice<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">: the act of giving up something that you want to keep especially in order to get or do something else or to help someone</span><br />
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We raised $3330! WOW! Thank you all for helping us out. I know I have said that a bunch of times already, but you truly do not understand how much each one of your messages, shares and donations were such an encouragement to us and also thankful for God putting each one of you in the place of being able to journey this long road with us. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651237687852930697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29963269.post-67354687338857931842014-08-22T00:14:00.001-05:002014-08-22T00:14:37.115-05:00ILikeGivingI came across a movement several months ago called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ILikeGiving">ILikeGiving</a>. I rediscovered it and I am so thankful to all of you who have been so generous towards our family! These photos are all from ILikeGiving's page on FB.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Our updated total at the end of today is $2775! We are getting close to the 25% mark, less than $1000 away. Thank you for sharing, giving and asking others to do the same.</span></div>
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This is the Give1Save1 Blog post if you want to see it there http://giveonesaveone.blogspot.com/2014/08/meet-bolin-family.html<br />
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<br />Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651237687852930697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29963269.post-67210849424796864922014-08-12T22:59:00.001-05:002014-08-12T23:16:56.231-05:00Getting closer!I know many of you have been waiting to hear what our big announcement is...We will be making it on August 18th and can't wait to share with you. I know you are going to be such a huge blessing to us that week and I hope we can bless you and your family in a small way as we travel this interesting, unpredictable journey of adoption.<br />
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I haven't had the chance to post my kids "4th of July" pictures. I started this when Noah was a baby. Figured we would always celebrate the 4th, so it was a great day to remember to do yearly pictures. I did not get to celebrate with them this year, but they did get their pictures taken! I love looking back. So fun to see how much they chance from year to year. If you want to look back at last year's post here it is: <a href="http://3bolins.blogspot.com/2013/09/my-boys.html">July 4th, 2013</a>, <a href="http://3bolins.blogspot.com/2009/08/long-time-no-blog.html">July 4th, 2009 (scroll all the way to the bottom)</a> <a href="http://3bolins.blogspot.com/2008/07/4th-of-july.html">July 4th, 2008</a>, <a href="http://3bolins.blogspot.com/2007/07/4th-was-real-shiner.html">July 4th, 2007</a> <a href="http://3bolins.blogspot.com/2006/08/too-much-time-has-gone-by.html">July 4th, 2006</a><br />
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Our big announcement is coming! I can't wait to share it and see how many people can help. This is going to be so simple y'all! You don't even know...but it could be really, really huge in terms of our adoption...so I cannot wait to see.</div>
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So thankful to Krystle Williams for coming over and "helping" me paint. She definitely made the trees come to life...my trees would have been symmetrical and lollipop shaped, which I knew I didn't want. She also added the mane on the lion and the mane makes him. I am so happy with the way it turned out!<br /><br />
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<br />Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651237687852930697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29963269.post-26488141222496038912014-07-28T10:27:00.001-05:002014-07-28T10:27:09.327-05:00How far do you live from The Bolins?We got some really exciting news this morning and we cannot wait to share it with you all! We are going to need your help. The first thing we need you to do is post how many miles you live from us...I know, doesn't make sense now. But in the coming days I will reveal why we want to know! You can use Gainesville, FL as the address. So share this with your friends and family and lets see who lives the farthest from us!<br />
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This book gives great, practical advice to a wife in ways to better yourself and love your husband more completely. The way she approaches the book is that even in a marriage, the best way to affect change is to start with yourself. So much of our culture is centered around pleasing yourself and making sure you are happy. It can be hard to go against what culture says and do the opposite: think of another higher than yourself; think first of your spouse and be quick to forgive. I am always thankful for reminders that our God asks us to be counter-culture in so many ways, especially marriage.</div>
<br />Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651237687852930697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29963269.post-30822310911522411232014-06-10T00:33:00.001-05:002014-06-10T00:33:14.799-05:00GUESS WHAT?!?!?What apparently takes <b><i><u>normal</u></i></b> people about 4-6 months to complete has FINALLY been completed for us...<br />
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We have a Home Study!!! Completed, signed, sealed, delivered, notarized, paid for, educated about, blood drawn, shots given, doctors approval, friend recommended, finished home study!<br />
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<br />Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651237687852930697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29963269.post-84691391334129639582014-04-30T09:56:00.000-05:002014-04-30T09:56:13.027-05:00book review: A Call to Resurgence<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicdt3QMoRknO1LfcXLII8NBno0yFHgks1o1teZMgQ8XnqlGPfbylFLHeimKWqPCqXsqZiRdKac0ath5zmI8khqzVt80dxYv3Z_yN_WSaF9op839Yzb_JCvzgytXkXiQj-SFWZgNg/s1600/call+to+resurgence.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicdt3QMoRknO1LfcXLII8NBno0yFHgks1o1teZMgQ8XnqlGPfbylFLHeimKWqPCqXsqZiRdKac0ath5zmI8khqzVt80dxYv3Z_yN_WSaF9op839Yzb_JCvzgytXkXiQj-SFWZgNg/s1600/call+to+resurgence.gif" /></a>Call to Resurgence by Mark Driscoll is a poignant call for the church to come together and quit fighting one another. This has been a long time issue and is one clear warning that Jesus gave us before he left this earth. It must have been important to him for us to love one another and not fight over our small differences. Driscoll does a fabulous job of concluding the book in the 7th chapter when he gives his call to action: <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Preach the Word, Love the Church, Contend and Contextualize, Be Attractional and Missional, Receive, Reject, Redeem, Consider the Common Good, and Evangelize through Suffering. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I would recommend this book to anyone who believes in Christ and wants to love his brothers in Christ in a Christ-like way. I would also recommend anyone who feels comfortable with where their faith is at to read this book. It will ignite a new passion for the Lord in you. I received a copy of this book to review. The opinions are my own. </span></span>Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651237687852930697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29963269.post-32074188203564308672014-04-30T09:42:00.004-05:002014-04-30T09:42:58.234-05:00UgandaIf you are interested in seeing a bit more about Uganda check this video out <a href="http://vimeo.com/83704346">Uganda</a>Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651237687852930697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29963269.post-60488386054360996812014-04-20T22:13:00.001-05:002014-04-20T22:13:48.080-05:00Resurrection Sunday, 2014!We were so thankful to get to celebrate with friends and family today. We did miss my gramma and aunt Barby. We were also missing two littles that we can't wait to meet, learn about and share life with. But we got to enjoy good times!<br />
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We are so thankful for our risen savior of the world! Thankful that he took our place. Thankful that he gives us grace...every minute of every day!Ashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651237687852930697noreply@blogger.com0