Our older girls (part 1) Our older girls (part 2) On May 15th, 2007, our dossier left for Ethiopia. The next thing we were waiting for was the news that our case had been submitted to the Ethiopian courts. As we waited we were anxious to let our girls get a glimpse of our...
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I’m sooo excited to be attending the Together for Adoption conference! It’s Sept 30-Oct 2nd in Austin, TX. Are you going? Are you thinking about going? If you live anywhere near Austin, please do–I’d love to meet you there! Turning in your registration before Sept 1st will get you the lower early bird registration...
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Our older girls (part 1) Although John and I were in immediate agreement when considering adopting these 9 and 11 year old girls, the journey had its share of obstacles. Money, amazingly, was not one of them. Between a tax refund and the sale of my first book, God had that covered. The first...
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People ask now and then about our adoption stories, and I always refer them to the ‘Adoption’ category/tab at the top of the blog. Not too long ago I skimmed through the category myself and realized that although I blogged some about our 12 and 14 year old daughters’ adoption as it was in...
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Just got done booking a plane ticket and I’m all excited. I’ve been invited to attend the TOGETHER FOR ADOPTION conference September 30th thru October 2nd in Austin, TX. Read here if you want to know more about the vision for this conference, but one big goal is to equip and inspire the church...
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Something here is wrong There are children without homes But we just move along to take care of our own There’s so much suffering just outside our door A cry so deafening We just can’t ignore To all the people who are fighting for the broken All the people who keep holding on to...
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Whether your heart yearns to adopt, or your heart is being torn by the challenges of adoption, this video is worth watching. I’ve listened to it twice in the past month and found it comforting, challenging, and heartening.
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Dark auditorium, crowded with people rocking out to a Christian rock concert. I’m next to my husband and we’re surrounded by most of our children. Leeland begins singing ‘Follow You’. I love the song. It speaks of gratitude and dedication, and it always reminds me of how much I want to serve, to be...
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When you go into adoption, you tend to do it with best intentions. Such clear goals. We want another child. How great it will be to help a kid who needs a family. For many people it’s exactly that simple. At first. And really, there’s nothing wrong with that clarity of focus. It makes...
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I’m being a chicken. On Thursday I was interviewed by Mary Byers on Tricia Goyer’s show Living Inspired. I talked — no, I ran at the mouth– for 54 minutes!– about adoption, food, and family. Friday they put up the link to my show — it’s at the top of her right-hand sidebar, the March...
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