As I reflect on the upcoming anniversary of our adoption I know holding our twins, in their orphanage in Ethiopia, was a defining moment in my life.
I like control and often live my life accordingly.  Rather than obedience, I have often chosen a "safer" path – a path with predictability in my narrow comfort zone. 
Adoption had been on [...]

Tonight I have an urge to veer off in a different direction on the Katelyn’s Fund blog, and I hope there are no objections to my detour.  I tend to over-explain most of the moves I make in life, and this is no exception.  This post comes with some trepidation because I fear isolating parents [...]

Some time ago I began reading the book The Heart of Racial Justice: How Soul Change Leads to Social Change by Brenda Salter McNeil and Rick Richardson.
The book intrigued me for two reasons: Brenda Salter McNeil spoke at my workplace, and I was amazed by her grace and wisdom. And, after adopting two children of [...]

Recently I headed to the video store to find a children’s movie for a special children’s event I was helping with. I headed for the new releases hoping that not many of the kids would have already seen the movie I chose. I settled on “Hotel for Dogs”. I didn’t have time to preview the [...]

I must admit: I told a lie…to my pastor nonetheless. Maybe I could rephrase it as I convinced an individual to accept a reality that was not going to happen during the duration that they expected.
It was July 28, 2004. I was sitting at my desk at work when the phone rang. I was slightly [...]

Some adoptive parents focus so much on the adoption and the process of bringing their new child or children home, they neglect planning for bonding with their adopted child. Still other adoptive parents feel that love will simply be enough. Christian parents may feel that prayer will solve all difficulties that arise with bonding.  Still [...]