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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I wanted to share the story of the Parker family. They’re friends of my friend Jenni. They have a good-sized family already, but have been moved to adopt two most adorable babies from Ukraine who are affected by Down’s Syndrome. Check out the blog and help them reach their goal and get those babies...
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I’ve had a terrible time lately finding time to do book reviews!   In an attempt to catch up on months of neglect in one fell swoop, I’m going to tell you briefly about each of the books I’ve gotten recently. E is For Ethics contains several dozen short stories about various ethical dilemmas...
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One of the biggest challenges of parenthood is encouraging good behavior in kids.  When you adopt older kids who have had difficult past experiences and who don’t start out knowing the family rules and who also need time to bond to mom and dad, that challenge gets even tougher.  Recently I came across a...
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If braids and beads are not a normal part of your life, you may just want to pass this post on by. But with 4 African American daughters, hair is a fairly large component in our life. The following braiding brainstorm is one that I am very happy with. When we do lots of...
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