I started off this adventure in the big bad world of blogging saying that I would share my story. Well, this is probably going to end up being a sporadic walk through my current lifestyle as well as snippets of my past history & big dreams & desires for the future. I am organized in some areas of my life, but when it comes to hanging pictures on my fridge, I like them all different directions, if you know what I’m saying. With that, this blog is going to look more like my fridge then the order found in my dresser drawers.

So for right now, let me share my current status in life. Just so you can get to know me right where I am currently at, which is a good place to start. Go grab a cup of tea & join me on the couch! Let’s play the whole “meet for hot beverages & catch up” game.

Hello there! I’m Katie.

I am the wife to the most incredible human being on earth, the handsomest one of all. His name is Noah & I love him so.

I am the mama to the two most amazing girls, Eliana is 2 1/2, Cora is 5 months. They are the light of my life & I am living a dream come true being their mama.

We are in the beginning stages of fundraising for our next adoption, hopefully internationally. Adoption is one of our hearts greatest joys! We had the privilege of adopting Eliana domestically the day she was born & Cora Kinsey is our miracle bio babe. (More on our adoption story & miracle baby story later)

We have the cutest dog, Gypsy, who brings boundless energy & joy into our lives as well as hair & dirt from the great outdoors. But she is worth all the extra vacuuming.

I am a daughter to the best parental units ever, sister to the raddest little sister & baby brother & auntie TT to 3 adorable nieces & one handsome nephew.

I am currently a stay at home mama with a dash of one weekly day subbing at our local high school where I get to stay connected with my favorite staff & students there. I spent the last 4 years working as a Special Needs Aide paraprofessional & subbed as well until this summer when I felt like I was moving into a new significant season of staying home (mostly) full time with my girls. I miss being at the high school because it was such an incredible job & the humans there are some of the coolest I know, but ultimately my heart is very full & I am at peace knowing I am right where I need to be, right now, as a mama. It is a healthy place to be. Kinda the best of both worlds. I feel like I won the lottery.

We live in my hometown, are still trying to figure out ways to get a Target & Trader Joe’s but are blessed enough to have Walmart & Starbucks, are almost always guaranteed to run into someone we know wherever we go, wave at our neighbors & go on hikes on a regular basis. We go to church at the church I grew up at which is pretty neat because now all of the friends that I was in Sunday School with are mamas & dadas too & we are now getting to watch our own littles grow up as friends. The great circle of life! Noah leads worship with my sister (who all the “older” people in our church still think is me & even though I couldn’t sing if my life depended on it, I still end up getting thanked & complimented afterwards for such a great job even though I’ve been downstairs in the nursing mom’s room the whole time. It’s always good for a chuckle). Our life calendar is dictated by the school year which is awesome. I imagined my whole life that “of course I would marry an educator & be one myself” because that is the household that I grew up in. And that is exactly what happened! So the traditional summers off together as a family continue. It’s a dream come true. We love to travel & have a goal of (now that we have little people in tow) leaving the country every other year. On the in-between summers we love to spend as much time as possible up at our family cabin in the mountains, swimming in the lake, hiking, backpacking, sleeping under the stars & singing songs around the campfire with s’mores. It’s truly a wonderful life. We are blessed & so grateful.

I’d say that for today, in a medium sized nutshell, an extra large peanut size maybe, that is my current status. I am grateful, I am SO glad to be here, in this season as a whiff & mama bear, learning to grow in new ways everyday. Each day has it’s challenges & rewards. Each day I fail & win. It is definitely an adventure being alive! And with that, I will sign off. Have a beautiful day friends!

Cheers,

Katie