Simply Obedience
#fostercareexitinterview, Part the 3rd. Flashback to 2013- when we were in the licensure process and blissfully unaware of what lay...
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- May 5, 2021
The Broken System
I found it hiding under a chair a few days after he was gone, evidence of D’s developmental stage which includes baby socks scattered...
- Feb 16, 2021
The lament of foster care
3 years ago today. We didn’t know you yet, but God did. He wouldn’t let us walk away from fostercare - because you weren’t with us yet....
- Jan 24, 2021
We are all grieving
A year and a half ago this gavel fell. Nearly seven years ago we were licensed to foster to adopt. Last night I had my first dream about...
- Oct 7, 2020
Sometimes the surrender is the journey.
I’ve been stocking our freezer. It’s one of the little rituals I find myself doing when life gets uncertain- I freezer stockpiled before...
- May 24, 2020
Not Alone
Tonight, T and I read the story of blind Bartimaeus in her story Bible. She kept pointing to the picture and saying, “He’s screaming!...
- Dec 1, 2019
Adorning the Gospel
We pulled out the Christmas tree today- it’s time for the annual work of decking the halls. If I’m honest, it feels like a hassle...
- Oct 17, 2019
Pushcart Rides and the Walk of Faith
This is one of those pictures that captures such a poignant moment in time, far beyond what you see in the image. Three years ago, my...
- Jul 31, 2019
Exhaling Praise
On Monday our dreams came true. After nearly twenty years of talking and dreaming of adoption with my husband, after a five year...
- Jul 7, 2019
Joy and Lament
Today our church family was challenged with the role of lament in our lives. We live in a Christian culture that doesn’t want to sit in...
- Apr 4, 2019
He is big enough for this
Wandering through the science museum I catch my reflection. I’m surrounded by spinning spheres and flashing lights and sound experiments...
- Oct 23, 2018
The honest truth about foster parenting
Yesterday I sat in a courthouse with friends as they celebrated the finalization of their adoption. The journey has not been easy, and...
- Aug 24, 2018
Yes, Jesus Loves Me
If our rocking chair had a odometer attached, I wonder what it would read. How many miles I have rocked on this emotional marathon of...
- Nov 16, 2016
Count the Cost
Perhaps you and your spouse have thought about adoption or foster care for years. Maybe it's a brand new thought but it keeps coming up...
- Mar 18, 2016
When my heart is tired of grieving
This past Monday, my heart trembled a little when our social worker wanted to stop by to talk in person. This isn't my first rodeo - I...
- Feb 10, 2016
Dear baby, with love - from one of your mamas.
Dear baby M- You had your two month doctor appointment today. You did so well, of course - you are just about the sweetest baby ever....
- Jun 16, 2014
Safer in His Arms
Two and a half weeks ago we got the call – our first foster baby. For a little over two weeks we have been transported back in to the...
- May 9, 2014
A Call to Die
‘When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.’ – Deitrich Bonhoeffer I’ve had some interesting conversations with people I love...
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