One day you wake up and realize you have a middle schooler. About two seconds ago you were in a …
Blogger Dream Team Fantasy
If you get buried under a pile of toddlers or your laundry room devours you before you make it to …
This is not about Syrian refugees
If your newsfeed is anything like mine, it’s filled with people posting about refugees. Should they or shouldn’t they be …
Words Are Powerful
This morning while my kids crunched cereal and worked on getting their eyelids open enough to get on the bus, …
Why We Have to Talk About Our Periods
A couple weeks ago I had the sex talk with Ana. I told her, “You’re about to start fifth grade, …
This Post Will Make You Grin
I 100% guarantee that this post will make you grin. Even the Grinchiest Grinch cannot watch this video with smiling. …
Missions and Boobs: A Group Project Inspired by the Internet
What led you to this blog? Did you click on a link from Facebook or google something that offered you …
Prevention Isn’t Sexy
Everyone responds in a crisis. When something bad happens, we follow and share and send money and pray and feel …
From Battle Ground to Playground
Have you ever been in a battle? Maybe you’ve actually fought in a battle or you’ve battled with cancer or …
Stripping, Orphan Care, Adoption, Motherhood, and Poo
At our Cupcake Kids cupcake and garage sale last weekend, I found this in a big box of old records …
Fresh Air and an Adoption Update
So…a lot’s happened this week. Rich Stearns told Religion News Service that World Vision had lost “less than 5,000” sponsors …
World Vision, Gay Marriage, and Breaking Off Sponsorship
These are kids reading sponsor mail at our Children’s HopeChest CarePoint in Uganda. The girl in the middle is Miriam, …
WebCam Wednesday – Meeting Bosco
(This isn’t technically a webcam, but “Video Wednesday” just isn’t as alliterative.) After the huge thing that happened last month …
Nurse Christine
Adacar CarePoint in northern Uganda is my favorite place in all the world. There are 41 children there who still …
Sponsorship as Stewardship of Your Parenting
Today over at Intentional Stewardship I share more about what God did in my heart as a parent and wrap …
Subtracting Sarah from the Unsponsored List
Adacar CarePoint in northern Uganda is my favorite place in all the world. There are 41 children there who still …
Brave Girls
I’ve been thinking about brave girls. Last week was International Day of the Girl and also last week Evie and …
Spotlight on Boniface
Adacar CarePoint in northern Uganda is my favorite place in all the world. There are 42 children there who still …
This Summer’s Team to Uganda
For those of you who are interested in our ongoing partnership with Children’s HopeChest and the children at Adacar CarePoint, …
Meet Emmanuel
Our summer team just returned from Adacar CarePoint in northern Uganda, my very favorite place in all the world. Before …
Meet Mirima
Our summer team just returned from Adacar CarePoint in northern Uganda, my very favorite place in all the world. Before …
Five Ideas For Helping From Home
My passport stares forlornly at me from it’s handy travel case. Melanie, I’m getting dusty. Why are you ignoring me? …
10 Things You Need to Know Before Going on a Mission Trip
Summer is approaching and we’re heading into Mission Trip Season. I’ve been on some, I’ve lead a few, and if …
Praise God for the Mattresses in Your Life
Last summer, I received notes from many of the kids at Adacar CarePoint asking for mattresses. They sleep on the …