Carrie Wood

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• Dog People

  

  Grace and ScuffyBefore we were kid people we were dog people.First we had Spud, then Jezebel, Maggie, Ezekiel, Tabitha, Oodle, Ruthie, and Skipper. All but... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Give One Save One--The Gyorffy Family

  About 3 years ago at this time we were impatiently waiting for our time to travel and bring home Manny and JoJo. At about that same time the Gyorffy Family was... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy New Year 2014--My Year in Review

  Today is January 1, 2014. The start of a new year, a new adventure, a clean slate. As I reflect back on 2013 I can't say it was easy, but it was definitely a... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2014 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Sixteen Days of Christmas (Vacation)--Day 10--A Heavy Heart for Congo

  There have been news reports and a US Embassy statement released today about violence breaking out in DRCongo's capital city, Kinshasa. Here is a portion of tha... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Sixteen Days of Christmas (Vacation)--Days 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9--Survival of th...

  

  Days 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9--Survival of the FittestChristmas Day and BeyondThis photo sort of sums it all up!Christmas Day was a joyous, chaotic, noisy, frantic,... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Sixteen Days of Christmas (Vacation)--Day 4--A Season of Giving

  

  Today I wanted to brag on my students a little bit. For the past few years we have been doing an event at school called Coins for Congo. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Sixteen Days of Christmas (Vacation)--Day 3--Mugshot Monday Holiday Edition

  

  OK, if you are a keen observer of detail you may have noticed that my Fourteen Days of Christmas just jumped to Sixteen Days. Brian pointed out to me yesterday... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Fourteen Days of Christmas Vacation--Day 2--Oh Christmas Tree

  

  Last year some of you might remember reading about our Christmas tree misadventures in the post The Sudden, Unexpected, and Very Early Demise of My Christmas... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Fourteen Days of Christmas (Vacation)--Day 1

  

  Day 1--The PurgeHoly Jamoly, it has been a whole month since I wrote a blog post. I have a pretty good excuse. Business was booming at More Love Mama. I've... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Put Down the Remote and Move Away From the Disney Channel

  

  Last night as we were getting ready for bed Grace was acting a bit sulky. She was clearly angry at me because I asked her to pick up a mess she made earlier... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Fall Is Flying By

  

  We have 3 birthdays in October. Mine, Haven and Katriel. They happened a couple of weeks ago, so I figured I'd better get some birthday pics and stats up... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Orphans No More

  

  ORPHAN SUNDAYSo blessed that these angels are orphans no more, but still broken hearted for all who are left behind. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Crowd Scene

  

  Yesterday our crowd headed out to a park where Brian taught them all how to roll down a grassy hillside. As I was loading up that picture I found a few others o... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• And Then The POOP Hit The Fan

  

  I haven't blogged in 11 days. It's been one of those stretches where life just got in the way. Family visit, sick kids, work, everything kept interfering with m... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• You've Come a Long Way, Baby!--Manny Turns Three

  

  Of our six kids, so far Manny has had the hardest time with attachment. And for most people who don't know him like I do, he is the hardest to attach, too. But... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• There Was An Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe--To Move Or Not To Move

  

  There Was An Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe....So maybe I’m not an old lady yet, but our house is definitely starting to feel like living in a shoe. We are... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• MORE LOVE MAMA Featured Family--The Bergstroms

  

  I first became familiar with the Bergstrom's when I started stalking their blog a few years ago. They were a family with 3 beautiful bio girls and a sweet... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• "Every Adoption is a Special Needs Adoption..."

  I heard this phrase over the weekend and it hit me hard, right in the heart. All six of my children are in some way, deep in their brains, broken. If you pass u... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Silly Things People Say to Large Families Full of Kids That Don't Look Like Thei...

  

  I read a post recently from a blog by a mom who has 4 boys and does a lot of traveling with them. For the life of me I can't find that post, but it had to do... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 COMMUNITY, FAMILY, PARENTING