They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. Mark 8:22-23 The blind man trusted Jesus’ intimate touch of holding his hand and leading him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?” He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like...
Connecting…not a tough word to spell, but it can be a tough thing to do! Even with your family. There are nine members of our family. Mom. Dad. Four sisters. Three brothers. Life can be a whirlwind, how can we connect? Connecting has been on my mind the past couple of weeks. Last week, we spent a week on vacation, just the nine of us. I watched as sisters and sisters and brothers and sisters connected on deeper levels. I experienced connecting with my...
Tuesdays are dedicated to sharing testimonies from some of our grant recipients. May you be blessed through their stories… After spending a week volunteering with our church’s youth group at an orphanage in Jamaica in the summers of 2007and 2008, we felt convicted that we should explore international adoption. After a series of twists and turns, we formally started the adoption process in the fall of 2009. Now, here we are, eagerly waiting to make our second...
I have started reading a remarkable book called Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus and in the forward was a chilling story that I thought I would share with you: “What would things look like if Satan really took control of a city? Over half a century ago, Presbyterian ministry Donald Grey Barnhouse offered his own scenario in his weekly sermon that was also broadcast nationwide on CBS radio. Barnhouse...
Tuesday Testimony – Tuesdays are dedicated to sharing some of the stories of our Katelyn's Fund Grant Recipients – may you be blessed through their stories…. We are so excited and grateful that you are giving us the opportunity to share a little bit about ourselves and how God has led us to start our family through the avenue of adoption. We are from the Pacific Northwest section of Washington. On March...
Tuesday Testimony – Tuesdays are dedicated to sharing some of the stories of our Katelyn's Fund Grant Recipients – may you be blessed through their stories…. Our journey toward adoption has taken many twists and turns over the last few years. We had talked about adopting before we were married but never really took it any other further than that. After we were blessed with our 4 children, we really had thought we were...
An innocent fly buzzed across our table last night only to cause one of our children to practically have a panic attack. This tiny fly brought on tears, screaming, and intense fear. I was stunned and did not really know what to do (it is just a fly after all, right?). I let the fly crawl on me to show our kids that it was harmless. I told them it was a...
I'm a visual person. I like to teach with visuals, and I like to be taught with visuals. So when I read my devo this morning, it really resonated with me. Not just because it was relevant, but also because it was visual. The author shared an illustration of a burial. It could be an offense, a burden, a hurt.
We are currently leading a series for adoptive/foster parents at our church and one of the things that came up was that maybe our churches would like to know better how to come alongside our adoptive/foster families. This was a BIG thought to me – so what we hope to do is ask our families what are things they would find helpful?? Someone to take their kids for a break, help driving to appointments, etc. I am excited about this...
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