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Have I said this before?   Maybe?   If so, it’s worth saying again.   If you are married, take the time.  Spend time–ALONE–with your spouse.  At least a date night.  Better yet, or weekend or a true blue vacation! → ...

I have been struggling for a couple of weeks after having the opportunity to try and talk with a gal who was facing an unplanned pregnancy.  I first met her when she was 13 – 14 weeks pregnant and was certain that her only choice was an abortion.  I tried as best I could to help her see the other choices; she seemed to listen as we talked through options as well as working through the consequences of choosing abortion. ...

1.  Be honest with yourself and your trusted family and friends.  Things don’t always have to be “fine….good” 2.  Eat good food with health in mind…..whole, pure, non-processed foods like fresh fruits and veggies in season. 3.  Pray more. 4.  Let others pray for you and pray over you. 5.  Carve out time each day for exercise of some kind.  (Still working on this one myself) 6.  Treat yourself to a latte or hot fudge sundae or pedicure or massage….or whatever makes you feel special. 7....

I just spent some time catching up on the Katelyn’s Fund blog. It’s so important to find community with other families on similar journeys. The adoption journey to be incredibly isolating at times. It’s hard to be real about both the challenges and the blessings. That’s why Niki’s post titled, “tied to the heart and not the cord…” was so meaningful to me. → ...

An important message on the great tensions of  adoption:  corruption vs. need, family preservation vs. placement , calculating risks vs. acting boldly.  Let this challenge you today! t ...

I cannot remember a time in my life that I didn’t believe in adoption, advocate for it, strive for it, yearn for it.  As far back as my self-awareness goes, it included a truth that adoption was a part of me.  Who knows why, really…..I’m guessing when I was very small I learned what the word meant and God planted a seed deep within me to grow…… → ...

The beauty of God’s Word is that it is paradoxically both unchangeable and yet new each day. His truths are both timeless and unceasing, as unwavering as our Heavenly Father, and they meet us new each day and in every new circumstance. → ...

Psalm 25: 12, 13 says this.  “Who, then, is the man that fears the Lord?  He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.  He will spend his days in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land. ”  I’m thinking alot about fathers, with Father’s Day coming this sunday.  Earthly fathers, our Heavenly Father…..men who are not yet fathers……and of course adoptive fathers.  Adoptive fathers are unique, because many of them (not all!) have a testimony that says...

I so appreciate Garet and Teresa Wyatt’s blog post June 9th titled “Roger”.  It reminded me of the valuable things in life. It put back in focus that my job as a parent is not to raise a highly successful millionaire, or an all-star athlete, or even the greatest missionary of all time. What matters most is not the talents, skills, or abilities of my children but who or what they choose to worship and serve.   And that is a choose...