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Post adoption

Change of Heart

Ok.  I missed it! Shoot!  I saw it coming, and then let it pass. I thought about writing a post about failure, but I've already written on how I'm a Brat, and on me being Not the Perfect Mom. So, I blog post entitled "I'm a Failure" just seems a little much. But, I was … Continue reading »

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Loving in the Mess

   Jesus commands us “to love our neighbors as ourselves” (Matthew 22:39) and if you see someone in need to help them. When we are obedient to these commands it can get messy.  Whenever we are interacting with people it can be messy because people are fallen creators living a fallen world. But Jesus knew … Continue reading »

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Change

I almost forgot to write my post for today!  Which is quite silly since I’ve been thinking about it for the past few days and had lots of good ideas.  But ‘tis the season of my life to forget stuff it seems!  Not that having 7 kids has anything to do with that. LOL! Actually … Continue reading »

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Speaking of Attachment

  I remember the moment I met her, just 9 months ago.  She was the tiniest 3-year-old I had ever seen.  When I held her, I even thought she might break.  I silently wondered, “What happened to the healthy toddler from the referral picture?” Less than 5 minutes later, our facilitator shrieked, “Look, another one!” … Continue reading »

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When Love Looks Different

  What if love looks different than we expect or imagine?   What if love is hard?   What if many don't understand when love looks different?   When we plan to become parents, we have a flood of emotions, including excitement! Particularly as adoptive parents, because let’s face it, no one accidentally becomes an … Continue reading »

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The Plane Ride Home

  During our trip to pick up our son from Ethiopia, one area of concern that we had was the flight home—the straight 16 hour flight over the ocean home. The flight that we would be parenting a 3 year old boy who did not know us, had hardly ever been in a vehicle (let alone an airplane), and further more … Continue reading »

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This is the Face

  This is the face of Spina Bifida.  It’s not just a ‘condition’; it’s a child! There are thousands of children with spina bifida waiting for a family. The effects of SB are as varied as the personalities of each child. If you are considering medical special needs adoption, would you please pray about adding … Continue reading »

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How the Church Can Help

These paragraphs really hit the nail on the head.  From my own personal experience and talking with other adoptive families, I know the church can really make a difference the first few weeks home with a new child. Exerpt from the book, Orphanology byTony Merida and Rick Morton, pg. 123:     Once a family brings a child home, … Continue reading »

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It’s a Process

The change of seasons brings new colors, but the cool temperatures also bring the end of life to many once beautiful plants.  They will soon wither and turn brown.  But a miraculous thing happens to some plants.  In dying, they produce seed, and next spring there will be new life, multiplied! The same thing happens … Continue reading »

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Praying the Impossible

(reposted from my blog October 13, 2010) One of my devotions had this title today, and it really got me to thinking about 'impossible.' When I finally came to know Christ at 36, I was either too ignorant to know better, too stubborn to conform, or maybe just too ready to be ignited for change… … Continue reading »

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