John Piper and Adoption

You know I’ve never been one to make adoption look EASY. At the end of the day though, after wiping up snotty noses, cleaning up stinky hineys, picking up one more mess, and feeling utterly exhausted, I know that every bit of it counts. Every bit of the love and service I pour out on [...]

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Parent Teacher Conferences

Yesterday Aiden and Emma had their first parent/teacher conferences. Both of their teachers, along with a student teacher, came to the house to do an in home conference, an option we thought was a great idea! Aiden and Emma were so excited all morning. Good thing the visit was at 9AM. Not sure we could [...]

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Buy a 2010 Calendar and Support Adoption!

100% of the suggested donation goes to The Zoe Foundation! Click on the calendar below to order and check out that “cover girl!”

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Backyard Theater- Adoption Fundraiser

Tonight Taylor and Isabelle, along with their amazing cousins Sophia, Michaela and Sona, and super cool friend Breanne Dinsmore put on an INCREDIBLE adoption fundraiser. All of the kids are from adoptive families and have the true “spirit of adoption” burning on their hearts. Their goal is simply to raise funds so they can give [...]

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Very Special Visitors

We have had the honor of maintaining a relationship with Elia’s biological family over the past two years, but TODAY we were blessed with a special visit by Elia’s grandparents, Grandma NeNe and Grandpa Wyett.

Elia connected immediately to them, as did the rest of the crew!

When we started our first adoption, we really were not [...]

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Just Another Thursday Night

It was a quiet evening at the Loux home last night. And if you buy that, you’re more gullible that I thought!
We had company for dinner. The kind of company that I had only met once for 5 minutes. The kind of company that has you thinking, “Oh my gosh, this could go really bad [...]

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Leader of the Pack

Lot of people read about the antics of the toddlers or watch our videos on Facebook and what to know, “Who’s the Ring Leader?” With out a doubt it is this little darlin’.

Yep, this beautiful little princess can come up with the most incredible ideas and has the charisma to pull them off, dragging all [...]

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School Days

Sneaky boy goes to school. That’s Aiden’s “Shhh we have a secret face!” and it’s usually about getting into the chocolate stash with Daddy. Can you believe the cuteness? Aiden is doing very well in school. We have his first conference in two weeks so we shall see! His teacher adores him, but also reports [...]

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It’s OK to Laugh

*Read at your own risk. Some of the content of this post may not be appropriate for readers who are eating, who have naturally weak stomachs, or a general low tolerance for grossness.
We often post videos on Facebook, simply because it’s so much easier than posting them here on the blog. In the comments [...]

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Written on His Heart

Once upon a time, far far away, a beautiful little boy was born. He took his first breath of life and all of heaven rejoiced. The Father looked down on this green eyed, blond haired wonder boy and dance over him with singing.  And then the Father wept. He wept because no one was there [...]

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