Gratitude

Once again, I apologize that I am not posting very frequently. Unfortunately, it has been a couple of very long weeks at our house. Our darling Olivia first had a terrible allergic reaction to strawberries last week (we had been trying, by trial and error, to take...

Recap of the St. Mary’s Events-03/15-03/16/09

On the evening of Sunday, March 15, I had a homecoming of sorts. I gave a speech in Storm Lake, Iowa, at the St. Mary’s church. Open to the public, this was the first speech of mine that my adoptive father had attended. In addition, my adoptive mother, aunt,...

My Apologies and An Update

My apologies for saying that I had catching up to do and then not doing it. Of course, now that just leaves me with even more catching up to do! I don’t know where time has gone this past year, although I am sure that everyone else can relate. Our little Olivia...

I’m back and have A LOT of catching up to do!

After a long hiatus, I’m back! Olivia Eva Sophia Ohden joined the world on April 26, 2008 at 1:47 am. She is an absolute blessing! Good natured, beautiful, and full of life, she is the love of our lives! Unbelievable things (most good, some bad) have occurred since my...

Crossing the invisible line

Although getting to sleep each night has become more and more difficult, what with the basketball of a stomach that I am sporting, the night sweats that I have, and the scorching heartburn, I thankfully get a lot of thinking done during all of that late night tossing...