know god deeply. follow him furiously.
It started when our local Baptist Association hosted an Easter egg hunt for foster families. They were kind enough to nclude prospective foster parents for the event, so I was attended as well. After parking near the other cars, I watched as foster mom’s pulled up in minivans and mega-vans and SUVs, most with multiple kids of different races piling out. I smiled as little ones toddled…
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After Nathan and I changed course to pursue domestic adoption, and then had the surprise visit from the Haitians, we settled into Christmas celebrations and anxiously waited for a phone call from our state agency to fill us in on next steps. We are not good waiters. Not like as in a restaurant. As in waiting. For stuff to happen….
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Baby Girl, I see your self condemnation and it grieves Me. You needlessly hold on to sin and guilt, for I have not required it. On the contrary, I have provided a way for you to be free. I alone possess the key to your chains, but I give them to you. I am not your warden. I am your Rescuer….
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Seven days after I bowed the knee to God’s clear directive to drop international adoption and pursue domestic adoption (read about it here), the unthinkable happened. Anna had been sick that weekend. By Sunday morning she was better, but still not herself. I battled with whether to take her to church and finally decided to keep her home, thinking one…
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December 1, 2013 – We were in Hartford enjoying a visit with my family. The cousins were having big fun together. As the oldest, my nephew Lane was the leader of the pack. His sister Brooklyn was the baby and at almost one, so stinkin’ cute I could have eaten her with a spoon. Both of my kids doted on her…
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By now you’re thinking, “Gah! Will it ever end?” Sorry, dear readers. I’m not known for my brevity.September 2013 – The first picture Nathan sent me from this trip was of the entire group of kids who live at Alex’s House. Can you even stand the cuteness? I wept when it came up on my screen. I looked at those…
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