Category Archives: travel

I Love Our Open Adoption! {NC – Summer 2017 (Part 5)}

Posted on August 21, 2017 by

Sunday morning we woke up and enjoyed a lazy (if warm) morning in our room. Around 10 my boys started asking if I could take them to a beach with real waves.  I left Anna with Nana, Papa, and Mason … Continue reading →

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Camp Eagle ~ Summer 2017

Posted on July 3, 2017 by

I’ve shared before about my favorite place in Texas, Camp Eagle.  It’s a Christian Adventure Camp that has stolen all of the Hamrick’s hearts. This summer my three oldest had the opportunity to go serve the staffers for a week … Continue reading →

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Leaving Virginia.

Posted on May 2, 2016 by

So, there’s a story about us leaving Virginia… We know who Anna’s birth father is.  He was in the room when she was born, he held her, he comforted Mama with kind words during the times they spent alone with … Continue reading →

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8 days new.

Posted on January 31, 2016 by

Hello there, from inside the Hamrick family cocoon.  We are loving our time off, focused on getting to know our precious gift from God. I have spent very little time online and it’s been nice to have no responsibility outside … Continue reading →

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East Coast Fun

Posted on January 20, 2016 by

The night before I left Texas to drive to North Carolina our friends came over to pray with us.  What a special time that was for me.  I still treasure the words spoken over our journey, our travel-journey and our … Continue reading →

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Adoption musings… (and an update)

Posted on December 29, 2015 by

I have so many thoughts running through my head regarding adoption that there is simply no way a single blog post can contain them. I thought I might list a few of them and see where my list takes me. … Continue reading →

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Home study and a Town-home

Posted on December 1, 2015 by

So much has happened over the past few days that I can barely keep up with what I’ve updated you on. Our home study went really well on Saturday.  As expected, I cleaned too well and stressed too much, but … Continue reading →

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Project Sanctuary, Granby

Posted on November 20, 2015 by

While our visit with friends in Colorado Springs was a highlight of our vacation, our purpose for going to Colorado was because we had been offered a free family retreat by a phenomenal organization called Project Sanctuary.  On the morning … Continue reading →

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Colorado Springs, revisited

Posted on November 19, 2015 by

Living in Colorado Springs was a grande experience.  We loved it from the the day we arrived in 2007 to the day we drove away in 2009. Matt and I have wondered if we would feel the same way about … Continue reading →

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Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo

Posted on November 16, 2015 by

The pictures I have from the Cadillac Ranch are the last pictures I have of Matt and me before we knew about our little girl.  (Gosh, I’m praying that everything works out because in our hearts, she’s already ours.)  These … Continue reading →

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