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I wanted to share a bit from our personal adoption blog.  I had written awhile ago about the ride of adoption and how I often equate it to riding a roller coaster → ...

All of our ten kids have needs that are special, but two of them also have what most people term “special needs”.  Having adopted these two as older kids, we had lots to learn about meeting their specific needs both medically as well as all the other challenges that come with adopting.  I had to deal with my own frustration as life slowed down and priorities were reevaluated. → ...

2 Corinthians 3:4- 6 “Such confidence we have through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant” This scripture is powerful! This truth is transformational when it is grasped! → ...

A friend recently posted on her blog that the Holy Spirit had been nagging her to write a particular statement. Resistant to confess this in writing, she explained how much of her life can be a contradiction to this statement. The emotional roller-coaster, the desperation for the Lord to work in their adoption process, the sense of ownership or control we long to have all kept her from confessing this statement with the conviction she so longed to have. Nonetheless,...

Our daughter Precious was adopted at birth….her birth mom chose us when she delivered her, and after the short week-long waiting period, where birth mom could change her mind, we were able to fly to our baby girl and take her home. → ...

Yesterday, my sixth grader came home and said, “I want to quit band!”    → ...