Joanna Billigmeier, Author at Crafty Nester

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. ~ Maya Angelou

I’ve seen you cringe just a little when someone says your child is lucky to have you. Because you know with all your being that it is the other way around. ~Kathy Lynn Harris

There is nothing wrong with loving the crap out of everything. Negative people find their walls. So never apologize for your enthusiasm. Never. Ever. Never.~ Layla Palmer

We haven’t gotten back into regular crafts since we got back from China, but we did this, and we’ll count it! The kids were making egg burritos for dinner, so they cleaned all the eggshells, and spooned some soil and grass seed into them…less than a week later we had the cutest Spring centerpiece!

Life is short. Break the rues. Forgive quickly, kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably and never regret ANYTHING that makes you smile. ~ Mark Twain

Sweetest, sweetest girl… We built a tiny house… He is scared of the vacuum, and she runs to hold him every time. How will adoption affect the kids already in your home? Paisley’s “heart string is going to her new baby brother. The kids are alright. She’s a dinosaur. All day, every day. For. Ev.…

Today is the day… we appreciate all the thoughts and prayers for our little guy! He will go back around ten and his cath procedure will be around three hours. We will update to Facebook, and also to Instagram (jojobilligmeier) throughout the day!

Our two little ones have had a slew of doctor appointments lately, and we have more coming up… Finn will have his heart cath on the 25th of this month, and they are planning to try some interventions, and prepare him to be in a good place for heart surgery, as well as get a…