by CarlyGardner | Nov 18, 2014 | Life, Sam Life
Someone important to me encouraged me to share the reality the hardships we are going through, not just all the positive things. To be honest…I have a really hard time with this. Have you ever been asked the question…”If you could have a superpower,...
by CarlyGardner | Nov 14, 2014 | Life, Sam Life
I kept another human alive and healthy for an ENTIRE YEAR! Granted…there were no bottles, midnight wake ups, diarrhea blow outs (that I am aware of) or close calls such as a fall down the stairs! But to us this is no short of a miracle. I wonder if most...
by CarlyGardner | Sep 25, 2014 | Life, Sam Life
Today was a BIG day in our journey through our DSS case. Sam is not longer a ward of the State of North Carolina. I now officially have custody of Sam. WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! This is really great news for so many different reasons. The main one being that we are...
by CarlyGardner | Aug 1, 2014 | Life, Sam Life
Sam begrudgingly attends church with me. He was “bored” at the traditional Lutheran church I was attending. So I decided to take him to Forest Hill to see if that would catch his attention. This is an uphill battle for us because we have so many things...
by CarlyGardner | Jul 6, 2014 | Fun Life, Life
We are in the home stretch of Sam’s first camp experience. I leave Thursday for Raleigh, to pick him up on Friday on the east coast of NC. I could not be more excited to get him back! While quite a bit has changed in our home, in my work, and personal life,...
