The FINAL Clue

Okay, people! Here it is–the final clue! This lovely little tree is hanging in the baby’s room and should tell you a lot about the baby’s first name. Submit your final guesses now, because I don’t plan to be pregnant for much longer!     Check your guesses using the clues we’ve already shared: http://nateandrachael.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/baby-name-game/

Book Review: Love in Disguise

Bethany House Publishers was nice enough to send me another free book to review. Have I mentioned how much I love this program? It means I get fun snail mail, motivation to read and write, and a free book! I love free books! The book they sent me to review this time was a mystery […]

Preparing for the Second Child: Part 2

This post may contain affiliate links. My due date is less than two weeks away! With the clock ticking, here are the last five things on my pre-baby to-do list. (To read the first five, check out this post.) 6.) First on the list, a relatively simple task. What kind of “experienced” mom would I […]

Baby Name Game

We have a secret! We are the only ones who know our baby’s name! This is nothing new. We kept A’s name a surprise. However, UNLIKE last time, we thought we’d tease friends and family with a few name-related clues and riddles that we really don’t expect anyone to figure out. Sounds fun, right?! Wanna […]

(A Sad) Update on Daniel

A friend in Guatemala visited Daniel a few weeks ago, and her report was not good. Daniel is living with his biological mom in very poor conditions. It sounds like he has no where to bathe. His family can’t afford to send him with a snack to school. He has no help with his homework. […]

An Update on Guatemala

Our last trip to visit Daniel was November of last year (2011). Since then, we’ve had precious few updates on how he’s doing now that he’s living with his family and going to school in his hometown. A month or so ago, we received word that he was living with his mom (rather than the […]