Katlyn is a winter girl who finds magic in the muck and stories in the faceless. Andrew is a man’s-man who has car oil running through his blood and a hard working heart. They have decided to start over this wintery New Year. 2011 was a trying year; full of heartbreak and scars. After losing three of their unborn babies they starting to realize how truly fragile and breakable life is. So temporary and soft, time has no limit; whether it is short or long time just exists. Katlyn falls in love with characters in books and reads far too often but has only one true love in real-life. Andrew and Katlyn fell in love February 2007 and wed February 2010. At moments they feel like Peter Pan children never wanting to grow up and just live in a fairy tale novel full of adventures. While other times they feel like they have been married and lived over a hundred years as they cling to each other for walking stability. They both are on a new path in life in a land that is unfamiliar and they have no map. There is only a Light unto their feet as they take one step forward at a time into the darkness as they wait for the sun to rise.
They call their three heavenside babies their Glory Babies. This is where the name of the blog came from. They are choosing to Bask in God's Glory no matter where life brings them. They hold hard to their faith and to eachother while on this journey to eternity. Little chocolate faces call to them from across the globe. More at home when they are not here, they know that they are still waiting for their kids to come home. Africa, by the grace of God, is where their children will come from.
Our Story: Two kids met fall of 2006. He was nineteen and she was seventeen. Friends from the start. He asked to take her to see Happy Feet and she said she just wanted to be friends. Close friends from day one they talked nearly everyday.
February 7th, 2007 Andrew took Katlyn to a little ice cream shop where they has sat many afternoons eating ice cream and sharing things about their lives. As they were leaving he got up to the courage to ask Katlyn if he could kiss her. She said yes for the first time.
They are praying about the future God has in-store for them. They know that they want to adopt at least to children, hopefully a sibling set from Africa. Adoption has always been placed on their heart and Africa seems to be calling them but they are waiting for His plan.
Fall of 2008 once again Andrew flew Katlyn to Maryland for Thanksgiving and proposed in front of his family. On bended knee and tears down his face he said, "I had a speech but I forgot what I was going to say. So, I love you, will you marry me?" She of course said yes for the second time.
Originally planned to have the wedding in May 2010 but they soon realized they couldn't wait that long. They settled on the day before their three year anniversary, February 6, 2010. Nearly three years to the day of their first kiss they said, "I do" and promised hold on to each other for the rest of their lives.
As of January 2012 they are living in a one bedroom apartment and enjoying life. They are both full time students and working full time. Andrew is a front end manager at a retail store and Katlyn is a health aide for an elementary school.
In 2011 their first baby Riley go straight from womb to heaven. Just six months later his twin sisters Brielle and Maia followed him Home. Riley went to heaven at six weeks and four days on May 3rd. Brielle and Maia went to heaven at nine weeks exactly on November 4th. Three days later the
twins were born on November 7th.
In 2011 their first baby Riley go straight from womb to heaven. Just six months later his twin sisters Brielle and Maia followed him Home. Riley went to heaven at six weeks and four days on May 3rd. Brielle and Maia went to heaven at nine weeks exactly on November 4th. Three days later the
twins were born on November 7th.
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| The Hudgins family as of Christmas 2011 |
They are praying about the future God has in-store for them. They know that they want to adopt at least to children, hopefully a sibling set from Africa. Adoption has always been placed on their heart and Africa seems to be calling them but they are waiting for His plan.
Tidbits about Katlyn:
- She is in school to be a counselor
- She is a major book worm
- Personality: INFJ
- She blogs about life, Jesus, marriage, her glory babies, miscarriage, and anything else imaginable.
- She loves crafts and is learning to sew
- She has an uncontrollable case of wanderlust
- She spends way to much time online
- She cannot wait to get to Africa
- She has is obsessed with blogs about Africa and adoption
- She is afraid of spiders and adores owls
- She is obsessed with personality traits, tests and how the mind works.
- She is messy organized -don't ask how she does it.
- He is graduating in April with his degree in education
- He has car oil running in his blood
- Personality: INTJ
- His gift is teaching
- He has a thing for old world maps
- He is an artist at heart
- He owns a five foot painting of Albert Einstein
- He is detail oriented
- He is a math nerd
- His second wife is his red '03 Mustang; Lola
- He is very laid back unless it comes to work.
You can find their old blog, We are Under the Same Sky, Here
