Welcome to Elizabeth's Blog Baby Shower!

Welcome to Elizabeth & Grace Ryan's Blog Baby Shower!

To participate in the shower, please RSVP by leaving me a comment with your e-mail address or sending me an e-mail at timnkim@gmail.com. I will send you Elizabeth's address so that you can mail her a gift for Grace. Each 5th RSVP that I receive will be mailed a special shower prize. If you look at my sidebar you will be able to see some of the prizes, if there is one in particular that you would like you can make a request when I e-mail you that you have won. I am also open to giving prizes for comments for Elizabeth that bring a tear to the eye or a smile to the heart, so bust us up or make us sob! I will be posting the winners here throughout the weekend.

Let's do this right ladies. Let's shower this baby with gifts! I know that Elizabeth hasn't done a lot of shopping yet. Grace will be close to two years old by the time they have her, so E. is thinking that 18 month old clothing or above would be good. I will share her detailed gift list with you when I have your e-mail address!

Shower Gift Winners!:

Daleea at 'Jewels of My Heart'
Lala at 'Ladybugs and Dragonflies'
Dannye at 'LayDFrog'
Steffie B. at 'Never Too Many'
Carolyn at 'China Calling'
Nikki at 'Life with Lily Lin'
Glinda at 'Give Me Back My Slippers'
Kim at 'Isabella_Bison'
Dawn at 'Eggrolls and Chopsticks'

Preparing for Tomorrow's Blog Baby Shower...

This blog is under construction tonight so that I can prepare for tomorrow's blog baby shower for Elizabeth and Grace Ryan. If you would like to RSVP early to participate and for prizes, feel free to leave me a comment with your e-mail address and I will get in touch with you!

Yes It's True...I have the Coolest Secret Buddy...

This month I received two gorgeous burp cloths and a set of silverware from my secret buddy. The burp cloths are decorated cloth diapers-look at those...they are way too cute!! She also made a donation to Half the Sky Foundation in Sophia's name which I think is the greatest gift of all. Thank you so much. I hope that you are able to reveal yourself one day, I would really love to know who you are. I am so grateful to you for making my secret buddy experience wonderful. I look forward to your boxes every month!

Grace Ryan...

I know that you all have already seen her, but you know me...I have to do a post. Congratulations to Elizabeth and her family on the referral of their daughter and little sister, Grace Ryan. She is such a strikingly beautiful child. I wish you all every happiness.
Their blog is 'DragonflyandLadybug'.

A Book That Any Adopting Family Should Own...

Please join me in supporting Elizabeth's newly published book, Lovebug. It is a book for children about adoption. Whether your child is adopted domestically or internationally, they will benefit from this beautiful story. We all talk about supporting each other and our dreams. Well, this is my friend's dream, so please go to the link and take a look, I think you will just love it. Elizabeth has a son who was adopted domestically and is awaiting the arrival of her daughter from China. Her blog is 'DragonflyandLadybug'.
Click HERE to be linked to lulu to order your copy!

Quote for the Week...

On My Mind Til Wednesday...

Making a wish and saying a prayer for you that all of your wishes come true on Wednesday. You know who you are...

2 Posts Today....Rocking Blogger Girl!

Thank you to Ashley at 'Absolutely His' for the Rockin' Girl Blogger award. It is my understanding that this award is for Christian Inspirational Blogs. I have seen many of my favorite blogs receive this award and am just thrilled to be added to the list.

I would like to pass this award along to Jane at 'Much Ado About Books' because she has never ceased to inspire me with her constant faith and devotion to God. I would also like for Amy at 'When Love Takes You In' to have this award. I really enjoy our Monday prayer group.

Missing My Best Friend Julie...

I called my best friend Julie last week just to talk. She lives near Detroit which is about two hours from me. She's been there for many years now, so we don't get to see each other as often as we would like. I actually haven't seen her since last fall. I told her that I felt like we were drifting apart and losing our closeness. She assured me that everything is fine. It's been on my mind. I always mean to go up there, but something always comes up.
I came home today and found this in the mail. She wrote me a wonderful note that I'm not posting. But I think you can tell from this just how much we mean to each other. I hope that each of you has a friend in your life who you can always count on and who has stood beside you through the best and the worst times of your life.

This is me on the left, Julie's little sister Lisa in the middle and Julie on the right.

Have A Great Monday!

The weekend is over and it's back to work. I'm looking forward to today, it's a going to be a relaxing one at work. Have a good one!

Sunday Morning Photos...

I'm going to quietly make some coffee and let these kids sleep. They had a big day yesterday of swimming and tubing behind the boat. We had 18 here for dinner since the Great-Grandparents and Great Aunt & Uncle dropped by. Lots of family fun!!

Grab Your Heart Band-Aids and Head over to 'A Special Family'

Please join me in offering some love and support to our sister over at 'A Special Family'. She is really going through a tough time and she is alone. She is one of the most amazing people I have met in blogland, so I am very worried to see her so low. I'm sure that prayer would be helpful also.

Saturday Morning!!

This Saturday Morning post is dedicated to our good friend Headmeister. When I saw this graphic, I about wet my pants. She's a true fan of DH. Good Morning Heather, Stacey, Steffie and anyone else who drops in this morning.. Leave a comment and I'll visit you! If you are a fan of 'The Hoff', check out hoffgallery.com.
The coffee is brewing, but it looks like rain.

What's Up This Weekend???

Tonight (Friday), it's just Tim, Kate, Eli and myself. I'm going to get some laundry caught up and go out for a boat ride.

Tomorrow both of my sister-in-laws are coming to stay over with 6 kids between them. We'll have 13 in the house. We'll be tubing on the boat and swimming. Grilling dinner. You know, traditional summer. (This is my 4th weekend in a row with a packed house).

Sunday I have a baby shower to go to and the Great Grandparent's to visit.

What does your weekend look like?

Congratulations to Gwen and the Oatsvall Team!!

Join me in congratulating Gwen and the entire Oatsvall Team on the referral of their newest little princess, Maggie Tara Chang Oatsvall.

They are asking for prayer for a quick arrival for their TA and a smooth attachment process.

Their blog is 'Oatsvall Team', I know they would love to hear your words of encouragement!

Please Pray for Jay...

Nikki from 'Life with Lily Lin' is asking for prayer for her husband. He is going in for a cat scan soon. There hasn't been a diagnosis of anything yet, but Nikki is obviously concerned and nervous. I know that they would appreciate any kind words.

Searching for an Identity as an Adopting Mother...

When I was expecting the boys, it was easy for everyone to see that I had a child on the way. People were so happy for me. They smiled and asked questions about when I was due and what names I had picked out. Now that I am adopting, I feel like I am missing out on the attention and joys that I experienced before my children were born.
No one can tell that I have a little girl on the way. No one seems really excited about it now that the wait is taking so long.
I drive into the babies r us parking lot and look at the expecting moms parking spot, I keep moving on until I find one for the 'normal' women.
No one asks me how I'm feeling or if I need anything. I do need some moral support from time to time.
It's like nothing is happening.
That is making me miserable. I want some way to proclaim that I am expecting! I want Sophia Jane to be just as anticipated as Zach,Tyler and Eli were. I'M PARKING IN ALL OF THE EXPECTING MOM SPOTS!! Any other ideas??

Ask Me Anything...I'm an Open Book...

I have had a couple of comments that have caused me to think that you all may not really know me, or that the part of me that writes this blog isn't exposing the full me. Does that make any sense? There are a lot of aspects to me and my life and a lot of different facets to my personality. So, here's your chance...ask me anything. If there is something you would like to know about me, leave a comment and I will address it completely by leaving a responding comment here on this post. My life's book is wide open, there is no taboo (unless it will cause my family to die of complete shame). Be creative and dig deep. This is an incredible opportunity...I'm a little nervous about crazylady and secret agent. But I'm up for it..Bring It On!

Enjoy Your Wednesday!

Well, at least I'm halfway through this week. The days have been flying by pretty fast. Today seems to be about money. I have to pick Zach up around noon and take him to the bank so he can learn how to access his account and deposit his birthday money.
Tonight we meet with our Ameriprise Financial Advisor. He's going to map out a plan so that maybe we can retire one day. I'm hoping that I don't end up depressed by the realization that we can never retire. We also have to get more life insurance and find a lawyer to draft a will. Not so much fun, but necessary.

Thank You Secret Agent!

Thank you so much to my dear friend at 'Loud Secrets'. This is a really awesome squish! I love the fabric and your wish is inspiring. For those of you wondering what Secret Agent's name really is...I know and it's very cool, I think I'm changing my name to hers.