Christmas is a wonderful holiday with reason to celebrate!  This holiday was my second Christmas an adoptive mom.  My learning curve is steep and I know I have much more to learn about celebrating sensitively.  A few things I’ve learned:
1)  "Our" culture is obsessed with "whiteness."  White Christmas lights; angels, dolls and princesses with white faces [...]

Because we are Christians, the Christmas season (that is, from approximately Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day) is one in which our family is particularly focused on Jesus.  Traditions my husband and I (both raised in believing families) experienced as children included attending Christmas Eve candlelight service, giving gifts in celebration of Christ’s birth, and gathering [...]

Chapter 6 – Embracing Our True Selves
 
Summary
 
Every day we all – consciously or unconsciously – receive false messages that attempt to define us and tell us who we are. As these messages penetrate our heart, we develop a false self-identity that influences how we view others and ourselves. (74)
 
God wants to replace those false words with [...]

This past Sunday in high school Sunday school, I shared the following devotion taken from “What Really Matters: Reflections on God” by Kyle Dodd. It speaks a powerful message that could be applied to so many aspects of our life.  Without further ado:
 
The little girl tugged on Dad’s shirt sleeve to be granted some attention [...]