Several months ago my 7-year-old daughter invited a friend for a playdate. The little girl had not yet been in our home or spent time with our family. As the “princesses” played, our young “prince” (a terrific 2-year-old with Disney-like charm) tried to get in on the fun. The girls sweetly catered to his whims while he enjoyed [...]

Chapter 8 – Denouncing the Powers and Principalities
 
Summary
“According to Paul, principalities and powers are the personalities and forces that dominate our lives and our world.  These personalities and forces are visible and invisible, earthly and heavenly.  They include human rulers, large world structures, angelic beings like Michael, and demonic beings like Satan.” (113)
“These unseen powers [...]

Everyone has something that they purchased that they feel was worth every penny. For my wife, it is a particular pair of shoes. For my dad, it is a particular fly rod. For me, it is a lunch from the place I complained about every day I was in school. Let me explain.
The school my daughter [...]

As Valentines is right around the corner…it got me thinking about LOVE.
I love my kids to the core. Every single one of them. But it took me different amounts of time before I fell in love with them. There’s still one I’m courting.
Let’s start with my biological kids. I was told before I had my first child that as soon [...]

Our family has experienced loss in the adoption process, and as such, I’d like to piggy back of Heather’s post. When our precious daughter died 3 months after arriving home from India, in addition to heart wrenching grief, I remember feeling lost.
Our dreams are often altered. Sometimes God gives us a gentle nudge in a slightly different [...]

Sometimes God has another plan than the one we anticipated.  That is what our family is learning – we could have learned this same thing with our biological children, and may still, but God is choosing to teach us this right now with one of our adopted daughters – that is why I want to [...]