Preparing Heart Before Home
When our daughter was born, we found out we were chosen to be her parents on a Monday evening an hour ...
Making Room
This morning as I was driving home from the gym, a song popped up in my playlist that caused ...
Ten Things I Wish I’d Known About Emergency Foster Care
Last year, our Department of Social Services (DSS) sent a plea out to foster families in our area: Would ...
A Heart Broken (and Blessed)
I ask a lot of questions. I always have. My desire to understand, to research things, to uncover more ...
God’s Fingerprints
“My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are my ways your ways, says the Lord.” ~ Isaiah 55:8 ...
Children Are Gifts, Not Rights
I have never been big on gift exchanges for Christmas or birthdays. I’m not sure why. I grew up ...
Discernment Anxiety? Be Not Afraid!
Discernment might be the most overrated of virtues. I know those words caught me off guard as well when ...
When Fostering is the Next Right Thing
Like so many, I felt the calling to foster care long before saying “yes.” It was Fall 2016 when ...
Adopting a Miracle
Our adoption journey started early in our marriage when we realized that conceiving a child might not happen as ...
Singing Alleluia in the Midst of Suffering
In March 2020 when the world shut down, my husband and I were almost a year into the adoption ...
