Blog

01 May

As Long As It Takes

This job of parenting through adoption can be hard, it certainly is different than parenting biological children. It isn’t bad or wrong, it is just different. God has been speaking to my husband and myself over the past couple of months about the magnitude of the job we signed up for. We continue to walk along side our 8 year old as she is full-on processing grief and loss right now. It is hard, it is painful to be a...

27 Apr

Internal Pride Bubbling Up

My daughter is a gifted athlete. She has been given many natural physical abilities from God. From the time she was 3 months old, many people confirmed her unusual strength and her persistent spirit. So, the expectation that she would be a great athlete, if she chose to, has always been there. But, she is also introverted and shy in new environments with lots of people. This made that first gymnastic class extremely tough for me to sit...

24 Apr

Me vs. You

As I woke up today, I asked God to give me some inspiration for this post. By mid-morning,  I wasn’t feeling very inspired.  I was already wound pretty tight, eye twitching, claws bared, not very enjoyable to be around.  And that’s actually when it hit me– that moment of divine revelation. But honestly, it really felt more like the sting of conviction.  It came like a palm to the forehead; reminiscent of a V8 commercial….I should’ve had this light-bulb moment...

17 Apr

I Just Want to be Mad for Awhile

Have you heard the country song, “I Just Want to be Mad for Awhile” by Teri Clark?    One of my kiddos can throw the most spectacular tantrums, especially when she was a three year old.  These tantrums could come out of no where. Sometimes they began when I had to say no to something she wanted. But sometimes, they appeared out of nowhere.   

11 Apr

Teaching Tuesdays

Adopting the Older Child Part 2 of Adopting the Older Child features Darren and Cheryl Macdonald, who share their family’s experience of adopting an 11 year girl from Russia.   ...

08 Apr

a divine appointment with another prom mom

Last night I worked at the after-prom party for my oldest daughter.  She is a junior and that is the job for the parents of the juniors at her school.  We were actually the chair persons for the games committee for after-prom party….but that is a different story.  As I was saying, I was hard at work, from midnight to 3:30am at the afterprom party, supervising the games.  I walked around at midnight to start our part of the prom...

30 Mar

Influencers

We as Christ-followers are called to be influencers. We are called to be set apart and holy (Lev. 20:26, Heb. 10:10) and in doing so influence (Matt. 5:16) the world around us for God’s good.  In my church, we are studying through the bible with a reading plan call Love this Book. I have been challenged again about God’s beautiful design to have His people look different from the other people around them. Different in a way that is intriguing...

28 Mar

Teaching Tuesdays

Adopting the Older Child Part 1 of Adopting the Older Child, features Paula St. John discussing the unique challenges and rewards of adopting older children. ...