Author: linnea

I know some very cool people. My friends Andrew and Jess just brought home their third child—a baby girl they adopted from an orphanage in China. Another family I know also recently adopted a Chinese girl, making them a family of ten. And my cousin and her husband are now officially foster parents, taking in little ones age 5 and… Read more →

We are officially a minivan family. And I have to admit, I like it. The kids see it as a big new toy that entertains them for hours. It’s literally what we did all morning—played in the van. It was great until Micah discovered the horn. At that point I had to bring the kids inside for the sake of… Read more →

I didn’t have the easiest time transitioning into motherhood, which surprised me, considering the fact that having a baby was my dream come true. But the reality of what it’s like to be a mom 24 hours a day was a shock. I didn’t realize I’d spend quite so many hours pacing the floor with a screaming child in my… Read more →