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Roger lives in our little town.  He was born and raised here.  Having recently had a birthday, I know he is seventy-something.  I think almost everyone in our little town knows and appreciates Roger. He rides his bike around town in nice weather and stays home more often when it’s cold, unless someone can give him a ride. At times, we have been blessed to be able to do so. Not only is he considered the high school athletics programs’...

I was able to witness a beautiful wedding ceremony yesterday.  My cousin was married to his beautiful bride in a ceremony that was immersed with the love they have for Christ and one another.  → ...

Remember the story of Peter at the mount of transfiguration?  Overcome in the moment he offered to make shelters for Moses and Elijah.  The author, Luke, said, He did not know what he was saying.  I’m afraid that footnote has been added to my life several times too: She had no idea what she was doing. → ...

Like many in the adoption process (and honestly, like all of us in most stages of our lives), we find ourselves waiting. On the surface, we have been waiting 8 months since we were match with our boys with little progress towards bringing them home from DR Congo. The wait is hard, the wait is long, and yet the wait teaches us.   Most of my journey in the wait has been in asking questions: What does waiting look like? is it...

This week I attended a conference for lactation counselors/nurses/educators.  It’s part of my job.  It was a really good conference and there was a strong focus on neuroscience and the affects on mom/baby being together vs. separated at birth.  Broken down to the chemical and cellular level, there are lasting changes that occur in development depending on which path a newborn takes, whether it is zero separation from mother, or not.  As an adoptive mom of a kiddo who was...

I recently read an older parenting book titled, Shepherding a Child’s Heart, by Tedd Tripp.  I am not really big into reading parenting books and yet from time to time they have been helpful in getting me to think through how my husband and I are parenting. Though, I don’t agree with every idea or perspective in this book, I appreciate the way it gets me to think critically about the how and why’s to the way...

My husband and I recently attended an “Empower to Connect” conference.  It was a great 2-day refresher, relearning  the Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) approach to our parenting that we both appreciate and need.  So tonight, my adopted daughter had a challenging time.  → ...

Ah, May.  How I love your fresh spring breezes (here more often gale force winds, but let’s ignore that), sunshine, flowering trees, and the smell of freshly mowed grass.  Ahhh….   Not to mention enjoying soccer games, track meets, concerts and extra school events…   Ok, I DO enjoy those.  But they tend to get a bit out of hand in May. → ...

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I love spring.  It has always been my favorite time of year.  I just love to go from winter to the melting of snow and then see the grass get green again and the trees budding.  My favorite sport has always been softball … another reason to love spring.  → ...