Sit with me for more than two minutes, and you will realize just how passionate I am about adoption. Unlike some, my heart for adoption isn’t about some humanitarian feat, a Hollywood trend, or even a hope at some “works of righteousness” because I believe myself to be some kind of “good” person. My heart for adoption […]
When Fall Brings Loss and The Cross
Fog sleeps deep on our open field, this crisp fall morning. And it’s almost like someone told heaven, the weight of my very own heart. A slippery, unfinished deck, flashes me back to last summer. Memories of sitting there, watching kids play, hearing their laughter dancing through my being. Yet, what was relaxing has now become […]
He is Good, Even in the Storms
Gusts rage against the front of our faces as eyes squint for the big, yellow, school bus, coming up the hill. At only a few feet tall, I see the wind push and pull, take the mighty cedars and bend them low, without question or permission. And I wait, as his tiny voice, resonates through the […]
When God Wants More Than Money In Some Offering Plate
I read a post the other day, describing a statement from a man who aged out of foster care, and spoke at the 2013 CAFO Summit, mentioned by Stacey Jackson Gagnon from Ranson Israel. Here is his quote… “When I grew up in the orphanage it was Christians who came and built nicer buildings. Christians who […]
One Secret to Being a True Disciple of Jesus #UNITE Link Party
The world is filled with religious people. We see them; knees on mats, burning incense, sitting in their yoga positions, trying to relax away their negative energy. But religion doesn’t stop there: Education, money, business, good works, all vy for positons of being their own gods. Just watch any sporting event, and tell me the people […]
When You Don’t Know If You Really Want To See
Thirty seconds. That’s all it took. Turning down by a smaller town nearby me. The first car had vapor, billowing from its windows. Like a chimney on fire, the driver pulls a pipe away from his mouth, from behind the steering wheel. It’s not even lunchtime. Yet, a few cars back, a lady stuffs what appears […]