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I had to post another video of the adoption. This one has her roaring at the end and us taking pictures with the judge. I’m still in awe of yesterdays events and still just so so thankful.
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Around 850 days of waiting. But today.. Today she is officially Marionah Hope Joens! I can not even begin to explain all of my emotions today. But i think my strongest feeling is that of thankfulness. Mari has been a gift since the day she came into our home, and I am forever thankful that…
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This transparency thing is not easy.. The quotes are all from Scary Close again. Thanks M. “how else will we connect with people unless we let them know us” I’ve been meeting people lately.. People of the opposite gender. Anytime it starts to happen I immediately want to go through and delete my Instagram…
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This is a picture of myself. But it’s more than that. The look on my face is how I feel inside the majority of the time, yet the majority of the time you see me I will have some sort of smile or laugh across my face. I just finished reading this book…
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Sometimes i close my eyes and imagine things are different. I remember how things felt when they were right. I remember when my world was whole. I remember my Eden and it was good, god it was good. What was once a garden of love is a valley of death. Love is in me, joy…
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This is a blog draft Hope wrote in march of 2014. I thought it perfect for today. “there are so many things I love about San Francisco, like the way the sun and fog are always fighting over who will make an appearance. usually, the fog wins But I don’t mind it, i like the…
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How do we handle death? We Don’t. We ignore it. We run from it. We try and prevent it. We fear it. We hate it. Death will most likely find us all. Even those of us who have the promise of eternity, death is still waiting for us. I am confident that death is the…
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For as long as i can remember I was always crushing on Hope. We dated in Jr.High and I could never let her go. Even as she dated others, I always felt I was the right one for her. I was just waiting for my moment. My moment came in a Hospital. The band I…
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Her 30th b-day party had to be a good one. Every party for her had to be a good one. I loved that. I loved making her feel special and celebrating each year with as many people surrounding her as possible. There is nothing she loved more than being surrounded by people she loved. This…
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This is the most confusing time in my life. Nothing is normal, and everything feels new. I’ve started to get out there.. Dating. Its no easy game. The struggle is real. I used to see single people and just wanna shout GO DATE EACH OTHER, FIND SOMEONE, ITS NOT THAT HARD. I was completely wrong.…
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