Freedome came early!

YAHOO!
I put my 2 week notice in today at work!
My last day of work is 3/31/11.

Bring on spring, rejuvenation, cleaning, LOVE, cooking, enjoying, less money, learning to RELAX, projects, volunteering, more time, sleep, happiness!

I am so excited.
Thanks to the most amazing, supporting husband. I love you Josh! Wouldn't want to do it with out you honey!

I am pushing through the fear and going with our answer to our prayers.
Bring on the next chapter!

~Mel

stay at home mom

I have to tell you I can feel someone's hands on my back practically shoving me to quit my job.
Josh and I have set our goal for me to be a stay at home mom but our date is 12/1/2012.
Man I love and hate it when you are on the right track, but your timing is off.
I want to be one that can live by faith and just be at peace.
But instead I am one that has to have a, b, and c done.
I have a feeling I am not going to win this one...and that the new carpet will have to wait.
I hope this is you baby in heaven - shoving me to quit!

love, all of us

Tell me again of the night I was born...

Last sunday I visited with a birthmom. Cute girl lives in my ward and I was invited to visit with her for the month.

She is amazing! Beautiful, healthy, encouraging, loving.

I met her for the first time and in the first few minutes her mom asked if we could see her book? She beamed! And ran up to her room to get it.

This is a book that her adoptive family made for her.

You can tell this is one of her most precious possessions.

It was one of those picture books made from shutterfly or something like that...

But the adoptive family had placed pictures of their sweet baby girl and their cute family - and the words in the book were from this children's story book:

I am so grateful that I got to visit with her and that she is doing so well. As an adoptive couple I know there is a lot of quesitons and feelings about openness. And I was happy to see someone I know healed and happy and thriving. It brought peace to my heart.

Of course I can't wait to do the same for our sweet angel birthmom.

Props out to her adoptive family...such a cute idea!

love, mel