We have been counting down to this day! We are so excited to share that we will be partnering with Healing Waters for the next 10 months to help end the global water crisis. But the best part is we are giving the Making Home Here community (that's you!) an opportunity to join us and greater the impact and numbers of lives changed forever. Why We ...
Service
Adoption + Opportunity to Give
Last night, we hosted a backyard bbq fundraiser for friends of ours who are adopting their second child from China. But what's even more special about this adoption is that the precious 4-year-old boy they are adopting has Down Syndrome. Meet Kai. Kai is one of 3,000 orphans currently up for adoption in China. Prior to 2011, kids with Kai's ...
Blog Mission Statement
The visions for this blog came together over time, but seemed to always have the most clarity when we were traveling together as a family. Trips we take with our kids- whether close by or far away, just for the weekend or for a full week- inevitably became our favorite memories from each year. These trips led to one of the early visions for this ...
Family Mission Statement
When Matt and I first started talking about the vision for Making Home Here, we felt like it was important to first come up with a family mission statement, and then put our attention toward a blog mission statement. Having a family mission statement gives a big-picture focus to all of the day-to-day tasks and teachable moments of ...
