..John and I had a conversation I suspect I won’t forget. To understand the significance of the moment, you need to know a little more about our relationship. For starters we are both first-borns, both as bullheaded as they come. Though we have an unshakeable commitment to each other and a deep love for...
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Romans 8:15-16 Adoption
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A special message from FamilyLife, Focus on the Family, and Shaohannah’s Hope 143 million children worldwide have lost one or both parents … …. from AIDS, war, ethnic cleansing, natural disasters … … and now many are condemned to lives of crime, prostitution, and killing in order to survive. The Orphan Crisis Orphans. The...
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In September I talked about using our 30 Days of Nothing savings to sponsor an AHOPE child. Today I wrote about that child on my Ethiopia blog. And speaking of children who wait, I wish you would all go over and give Avery and Heather your support as their wait for their children to...
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In September I talked about using our 30 Days of Nothing savings to sponsor an AHOPE child. Today I wrote about that child on my Ethiopia blog. And speaking of children who wait, I wish you would all go over and give Avery and Heather your support as their wait for their children to...
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In September I talked about using our 30 Days of Nothing savings to sponsor an AHOPE child. Today I wrote about that child on my Ethiopia blog. And speaking of children who wait, I wish you would all go over and give Avery and Heather your support as their wait for their children to...
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Please send your prayers and thoughts toward the White family whose 2 month old Ethiopian daughter died today in Ethiopia. Life is so precarious for these precious little ones born in 3rd world countries… May she rest in the arms of Jesus.
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I have a new post up at Larger Families: Done?   Go comment… please?? Also, some may be interested in reading my interview with Melissa Faye Greene, author of There Is No Me Without You. 
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Hey, y’all, don’t miss my friend Heather’s post over on Burakaeyae: this morning.  Wow.  Got an empty space in your heart?   I hope so. Also, this morning I’ve picked my Opinion Saturday winner.  (Here’s the original post with comments: Fall Into Reading)  You all recommended so many books that it was hard to pick which...
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