A quiet and discreet announcement arrived in my email Inbox about a month ago. A long-time friend shared that she and her husband were starting the Haitian adoption process. My friend is a veteran at international adoption; she knew the wait would be long and would require great endurance and unparalleled faith, but God’s call was evident… [...]

 
Chapter 7 – Receiving and Extending Forgiveness
Summary
“ . . . we live in a society where ethnic stereotypes abound, false images that are promoted in the media and through selective news reporting. These stereotypes then take root in our hearts and minds, and if we have personal experiences that reinforce them, they can profoundly [...]

As part of my job, I travel on a regular basis to meet with customers and suppliers. As I whittle my hours away in the airport I am always tempted to pick up a book or magazine. More oft than naught, however, I come away frustrated. In addition to not being able to find magazines [...]

As I sit here I am rocked to my core.   Shocked.  Astounded.
A couple months ago I sent an email to a friend, a very close friend, that I hadn’t talked to in over a year.   Yes, I know, that sounds odd.  How could I let a year go by and not talk to a close [...]

I was thrilled to read that THIS month’s Katelyn’s Fund support meeting is on lifebooks.  This is something I have dabbled with now since we brought our first daughter home almost 5 years ago now.  I have never made a "true" lifebook though, but still want to!  For Chloe I made two albums when we [...]