As a mom of three, two adopted internationally, I get a lot of questions about adopting our girls. We’ve completed …
Prevention Isn’t Sexy
Everyone responds in a crisis. When something bad happens, we follow and share and send money and pray and feel …
Deep Loving Means Deep Aching
About a week ago I did period math and realized that the height of my PMS would coincide with A– …
Mel-ah-NEE-ah
(Thank you for your grace with my constant hosting posting. I have so many posts about other topics rattling through …
Speaking of Awkward…
This afternoon, A– and I baked a cake together. She decorated it with frosting and sprinkles, and I wrote her …
The Hills Are Alive
Picture in your mind the most exuberant puppy you’ve ever seen, racing around the yard, rolling in leaves, running circles …
I’m Unprepared For How Good This Is
That’s Elena the bear in on our first hug. I didn’t want the hug to end and now I have …
We Chose Her
The sign says pree-vyet, an informal hello in Russian. Sometimes I wish we could upload programs into our brains like …
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 …
Sveika
Our lives are filled with hellos. Those first moments, when hungry eyes fall on faces and joy erupts. The sighs …