Category Archive for 'Journeys'

A Marathon Adoption of Epic Proportions.

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

By: Kelly Krause
Hello Ladies. Back again this month to continue the story about my #2 son in Romania. This particular installment is about our adventure together for the first time as mother and son. The time I spent with Mitch had ups, downs, laughter and a whole lot of […]

A Marathon Adoption of Epic Proportions…Are You My Mother?

Monday, September 17th, 2007

I bet you thought I was on a permanent vacation. Wishful thinking for us all. I did go to the beach with my gal pals in August. It was FABULOUS! I highly recommend R&R for all you ladies. It has done wonders for my outlook on life. When […]

Clean and Clutter Free, So I Can Be Me

Monday, July 16th, 2007

Hello again. Last months post was about the meeting between my 2nd son and I had hoped to continue the story of our visit this month, but alas, life has kept me busy this summer. I thought I would just take a few moments to share about what […]

Journey’s With Kelly…A Marathon Adoption of Epic Proportion

Monday, June 18th, 2007

The Meeting of a Sleep Deprived Mom and an Amazing New Son
Hello readers. I’m glad you’re are back to read another installment of the journey to bring Mitchell Feri home. I trust that as you read about my journey to meet him for the first time that you will […]

Traveling Tips for Your Summer Journeys

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

Hey Moms! Here are some tips for traveling with your kids this Summer. With School ending and year end recitals my plate is full. I say lets gear up for rest and relaxation. I’ll continue A Marathon Adoption of Epic Proportions next month. I hope these travel tips are useful. Feel free to […]

A Marathon Adoption of Epic Proportions…Standing in the Middle of the Hope

Friday, April 20th, 2007

Last month I began sharing with you the beginning of my journey through international adoption. I will continue that thread this month. Maybe I’ll finish, Maybe I won’t, we shall see together. Let me begin this portion by saying again, this is not an article of what to do or not to […]

Journey’s With Kelly… A Marathon Adoption of Epic Proportions

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

Since I began this adoption series on 1smartmom, I have mentioned a few times that we have been in a lengthy international adoption process. I have chosen this month to begin to tell you this story. This is not an article of what to do or not to do in an international adoption. […]

Adoption…Connections: An Important Part of the Journey

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

Many of you that join us here at 1smartmom may have made the decision to grow your family by adopting or know someone who is on the journey. This month we will talk about some of the “in and outs” of private domestic adoption. In a previous post I mentioned that our 2 […]

Journey’s With Kelly … Prayer is Part of the Journey

Monday, January 15th, 2007

This month I had a plan as to the direction of this column. It was all “plotted” out since I would have my hands full with our newest family member. I have tried to sit down and put it in order. It just has not happened. I think the Lord just […]

Journeys With Kelly … Making Memories

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

Remember the smells of your mom’s kitchen after you had just made a batch of cookies with her? Or mom taking out your favorite Christmas ornament to put on the tree? We all have different memories of our mothers. It should make us think about what kind of memories we are making with […]