As a mom who often has high expectations for her children, this list by Dr. Leman is a good way for me to be pulled back into a healthy perspective. I certainly want to be a parent who guides my children into growth and maturity–not into some standard of perfection. This list drives me to prayer. → ...
Once upon a time a baby boy was born to a couple. It is not clear whether the couple was married or not. By the time the baby boy was 2 years old, his mama was back in prison. His daddy was not able or willing to parent him so the toddler went to live with his grandma. One story is that the grandma was reluctant to keep him, and lived in a run down trailer court and was an...
When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. (Leviticus 19:33-34) As an adoptive mom of internationally born children, I am the mom of immigrants. I am the granddaughter and great-grand daughter of immigrants as well. I sit in the middle of a beautiful sandwich of people who come from other places. We live on a...
The devil has been hard at work stealing my joy lately. I hearby declare that today I am stealing it back. What comes around goes around, dude. In Jesus’ name, I refuse to allow my joy to be taken from me today. Psalm 28:7 says: The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. → ...
Christian orphan advocates must accurately understand and communicate orphan-related statistics. Failure to do so undermines the strength of our advocacy and misguides action. Grasping the true nature of the need provides a strong foundation for an effective, well-focused response. ...
Matthew 6:21 says: For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. This is a familiar verse and many great sermons have been preached on it. I agree with this wisdom from the Lord completely. The prior words warn against storing up treasures on earth……and the ones that come after verse 21 gives more great advice about keeping the eyes healthy, and being light in the darkness. Again…..yes and amen. These are such great challenges from Jesus to...
Kevin and Cherad Cloran family Children: Rachel (3), Natalie (5), Avery (7), and Audrey (9,) Joey (2, just adopted from China) Church: Bedrock Community Church, Bedford, Virginia Our decision to adopt began before we even got married, over 13 years ago! We met in college and dated for 3.5 years before getting married in 2003. Before marriage, we quickly realized we shared a desire to adopt a child one day. Cherad’s love for adoption began on a mission trip to India...
I am leaving this week for a much anticipated mission trip to Honduras with my sixteen year old son. I am excited to spend time with him … much sought after time alone with one child when time is usually split between four kiddos. I can’t wait to work along-side him and hopefully have time to talk about life. He will be leaving all too soon for college and these moments feel like they are slipping away. In the days and...
I want to tell a story about sleep…..or the lack there-of. I have always slept well. Always. I lay down in bed…..and usually I wake up and it is morning with a few exceptions. Early in my marriage, I was working as a hospital RN and when it was my turn to be on-call, I would sometimes get called in to work in the night. No one wanted to call me in because I was so grumpy when I was...
This week I discovered some very tragic news about my Daughter’s birth mom. My daughter is only 5 yrs old and though she knows the name and bits and pieces of her birth mom’s story she is still too young for me to share this news. So, I wrote her a letter that will help me when the day comes to tell her of this tragic news. I have shared my letter below. I am grateful for the little things I...
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