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  • It doesn’t get any better than tonight!! Precious friends wanting to celebrate your anniversary with you. We love you more than words can say Chandlers!! Thank you for all the fun, love and encouragement ❤️ #thebodes2018 #ouranchoredlife #anniversarydinner #love #friendsthatarefamily #reallygoodfood #lovethem #datenight #cutestbabybumpever
  • This quote 🙌🏼 and the start of my favorite season 🍁🌻🎃 I know all the Christmas folk will argue but I think this is the most wonderful time of year!! Happy first day of fall everyone 🧡 #firstdayoffall #thebodes2018 #ouranchoredlife #whyisitstill90degrees #pumpkineverything #letsgotoapplehillnow #besttimeofyear #autumn
  • The kids and I visited all of my friends at the Sacramento Life Center today. I drove home from this clinic for years feeling forgotten by God and depressed so much of the time. I desperately wanted to be a mom. Yet, there I was counseling women who found themselves with unplanned or unwanted pregnancies. I stayed a long time, I didn’t quit the 1000 times I wanted to. I actually loved what I did. Even though it was such a struggle for me I am so thankful for such an amazing experience. My passion for the unborn and the sanctity of life was born in those four walls. My understanding and love for adoption grew there. Driving home today, my heart and hands full with the very things I thought I would never have. God had not forgotten me all that time I was there. He was preparing me for my greatest role ever!! I’m so thankful he knows best. Whatever you are in the wait for today know God is right there with you preparing you and loving you. Praying and believing for you friends 💜
  • Here’s a #tbt from last week. I was so honored to guest post on my friend Kiley’s amazing feed @ittakesavillagegirl The post is about adoption. Fellow adoptive moms I would love to hear your perspective on some of these comments!! Have you heard them too? 💜 Through the last several years we have had our fair share of comments and questions regarding adoption and growing our family. Some have been pretty personal questions. Don’t get me wrong, We love talking about our story and educating on how adoption works but sometimes what is asked can be a little insensitive. I originally wanted to do a “say this, not that” kinda thing to help anyone out there who knows someone adopting. Sometimes we just don’t know what to say in situations we are unfamiliar with and need some ideas. Then the more I started thinking about it I realized how different everyone is and how different each person and couple is. So who am I to tell you what to say to someone. What has bothered us might not bother someone else. So here a few of the things We have heard that just didn’t sit right with us. -So you couldn’t have your own children?- I didn’t give birth to any biological babies but I still have my own kids. The fact that they are adopted does not make them any less ours. -Was the birth mom on drugs?- This one is super tough. We’ve had four birth mothers over the last four years and we’ve had some personal experience with this topic. It’s definitely not an easy topic to cover and we’re not sure if there is any benefit to discussing it. This subject could be an entire blog post on its own. Adoptions are not just about our story as parents. It is also our child’s story and there are certain parts of their story that will be left for them to tell. In addition no parent would want to have labels like “drug baby” or other assumptions put on their child at birth based on decisions they had no control over. Continued in comments 😃•••#adoptionbuiltus #ouranchoredlife #lovemakesafamily #family #faith #learning #growing #adoptivemom #adoptionrocks #momlife #motherhoodthroughig #parenthood #miraclebabies #mightymamasbyadoption #livingourdream #thebodes2018 #parenthood #boundaries #patience
  • Mr. Jack Chandler is five months old today. He now weighs in at 14 pounds 👏🏼 Our little guy 💙 He loves rolling over but not the getting stuck on his belly part😕 He’s grabbing his feet and is a drooling machine. Lily is quickly becoming his favorite person and I’m pretty sure Jack is her favorite person 😍 He’s so happy, always smiling and telling us stories. So incredibly thankful he’s ours. #adoptionbuiltus #ouranchoredlife #thebodes2018 #jackchandler #lilyrose #myworld
  • He’s five months tomorrow and this is still his favorite place to sleep 😭😍💙 I wouldn’t have it any other way. #jackchandler #mamasboy
  • My selfie game is strong 👍🏼😉 my sister is here from France, and we spent the day at my favorites house (Aunt Joyce) it couldn’t get any better!
  • “Great marriages don’t happen by accident. They are a result of consistent investment of time, thoughtfulness, forgiveness, affection, prayer, mutual respect and a rock-solid commitment between a husband and wife”-David Willis- This marriage of ours is in no way perfect and for those that really know us they will agree 😂 but I think it’s pretty great. I love you more than I ever thought possible Matt! Thank you for choosing me to be your wife 15 years ago, Happy Anniversary babe ❤️
  • On the super hard days (and today was one of them) I always look at this picture, and am so thankful for tomorrow, a new day and this precious girl. I’ve been given such a gift to be her mama, she constantly challenges and pushes me to be the best I can be for her. To all the moms raising strong willed, little boss babies you have all you need to be the best parent to these little ones, even though it might not feel like it sometimes. You got this 👊🏼💜

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  • It doesn’t get any better than tonight!! Precious friends wanting to celebrate your anniversary with you. We love you more than words can say Chandlers!! Thank you for all the fun, love and encouragement ❤️ #thebodes2018 #ouranchoredlife #anniversarydinner #love #friendsthatarefamily #reallygoodfood #lovethem #datenight #cutestbabybumpever
  • This quote 🙌🏼 and the start of my favorite season 🍁🌻🎃 I know all the Christmas folk will argue but I think this is the most wonderful time of year!! Happy first day of fall everyone 🧡 #firstdayoffall #thebodes2018 #ouranchoredlife #whyisitstill90degrees #pumpkineverything #letsgotoapplehillnow #besttimeofyear #autumn
  • The kids and I visited all of my friends at the Sacramento Life Center today. I drove home from this clinic for years feeling forgotten by God and depressed so much of the time. I desperately wanted to be a mom. Yet, there I was counseling women who found themselves with unplanned or unwanted pregnancies. I stayed a long time, I didn’t quit the 1000 times I wanted to. I actually loved what I did. Even though it was such a struggle for me I am so thankful for such an amazing experience. My passion for the unborn and the sanctity of life was born in those four walls. My understanding and love for adoption grew there. Driving home today, my heart and hands full with the very things I thought I would never have. God had not forgotten me all that time I was there. He was preparing me for my greatest role ever!! I’m so thankful he knows best. Whatever you are in the wait for today know God is right there with you preparing you and loving you. Praying and believing for you friends 💜
  • Here’s a #tbt from last week. I was so honored to guest post on my friend Kiley’s amazing feed @ittakesavillagegirl The post is about adoption. Fellow adoptive moms I would love to hear your perspective on some of these comments!! Have you heard them too? 💜 Through the last several years we have had our fair share of comments and questions regarding adoption and growing our family. Some have been pretty personal questions. Don’t get me wrong, We love talking about our story and educating on how adoption works but sometimes what is asked can be a little insensitive. I originally wanted to do a “say this, not that” kinda thing to help anyone out there who knows someone adopting. Sometimes we just don’t know what to say in situations we are unfamiliar with and need some ideas. Then the more I started thinking about it I realized how different everyone is and how different each person and couple is. So who am I to tell you what to say to someone. What has bothered us might not bother someone else. So here a few of the things We have heard that just didn’t sit right with us. -So you couldn’t have your own children?- I didn’t give birth to any biological babies but I still have my own kids. The fact that they are adopted does not make them any less ours. -Was the birth mom on drugs?- This one is super tough. We’ve had four birth mothers over the last four years and we’ve had some personal experience with this topic. It’s definitely not an easy topic to cover and we’re not sure if there is any benefit to discussing it. This subject could be an entire blog post on its own. Adoptions are not just about our story as parents. It is also our child’s story and there are certain parts of their story that will be left for them to tell. In addition no parent would want to have labels like “drug baby” or other assumptions put on their child at birth based on decisions they had no control over. Continued in comments 😃•••#adoptionbuiltus #ouranchoredlife #lovemakesafamily #family #faith #learning #growing #adoptivemom #adoptionrocks #momlife #motherhoodthroughig #parenthood #miraclebabies #mightymamasbyadoption #livingourdream #thebodes2018 #parenthood #boundaries #patience
  • Mr. Jack Chandler is five months old today. He now weighs in at 14 pounds 👏🏼 Our little guy 💙 He loves rolling over but not the getting stuck on his belly part😕 He’s grabbing his feet and is a drooling machine. Lily is quickly becoming his favorite person and I’m pretty sure Jack is her favorite person 😍 He’s so happy, always smiling and telling us stories. So incredibly thankful he’s ours. #adoptionbuiltus #ouranchoredlife #thebodes2018 #jackchandler #lilyrose #myworld
  • He’s five months tomorrow and this is still his favorite place to sleep 😭😍💙 I wouldn’t have it any other way. #jackchandler #mamasboy
  • My selfie game is strong 👍🏼😉 my sister is here from France, and we spent the day at my favorites house (Aunt Joyce) it couldn’t get any better!
  • “Great marriages don’t happen by accident. They are a result of consistent investment of time, thoughtfulness, forgiveness, affection, prayer, mutual respect and a rock-solid commitment between a husband and wife”-David Willis- This marriage of ours is in no way perfect and for those that really know us they will agree 😂 but I think it’s pretty great. I love you more than I ever thought possible Matt! Thank you for choosing me to be your wife 15 years ago, Happy Anniversary babe ❤️

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