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Sharing Your Own Adoption Story 31 Mar 2013 | 06:35 am
I write a lot about adoption; there's a lot I overthink about adoption. But, the part of adoption that most woos my heart? It's the redemption of brokenness. Through adoption, somehow, a broken interw...
Overthinking abandonment, broken stories, and peace 27 Mar 2013 | 04:48 am
A desperate mother made a desperate choice. She left her baby. Two people—a woman and child, among a large crowd, no doubt—got on the train at Jiujiang Station in Jiangxi Province. And, at some poin...
11 years {his birthday & my celebration} 22 Mar 2013 | 09:15 pm
All my children's birthdays are special. But, there's just something about my first born's birthday that makes it extra special. On his birthday, 11 years ago, I became a mom. Life changed. I changed...
How to cut a cantaloupe 18 Mar 2013 | 10:31 pm
Perhaps fast whacking with a sword is overkill.
First Annual Family Day {Prayer & Encouragement} 18 Mar 2013 | 02:38 am
My dad sent an email out weeks ago with the subject line "Time Together." It started like this: I know that it is important for us to have time together to really hear from each other, to celebrate G...
a letter to my 4 year old on her birthday 11 Mar 2013 | 10:44 pm
My sweet, You are such a big girl now. 4 years old. Wow. You remind me all the time of what a big girl you are. And, I know I always agree with you. But, now that you're 4 years old? You are really b...
Told you so 8 Mar 2013 | 06:49 pm
See? You wanted to wear velcro shoes forever. You said you'd never be able to do it. You told me it was too hard, that your fingers just couldn't work that way. You told me just to do it for you. Bu...
Unprepared 7 Mar 2013 | 09:15 am
I wasn't feeling great tonight. I laid on the couch while Mark managed it all. Scrolling through my inbox, trying to catch up on emails (a task harder than keeping up with laundry) led me to this. I w...
Dear Chick-fil-a... 5 Mar 2013 | 08:05 am
Dear Chick-fil-a, It was Daddy-daughter date night tonight. My husband and my 9 year old daughter got to have dinner together complete with a string quartet in the background at our local Chick-fil-a...
Once upon a time 2 Mar 2013 | 01:11 am
Once upon a time, I spent most of my day managing a little man who struggled with a lot of things. I worried. I tried hard to make things easier for him and often felt I wasn't able. I cried. a lot. E...
